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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948
Jayhawkers Out Of Race As K-State Clings To Top
By PAUL ZEH Assistant Sports Editor
The Kansas Jayhawkers were eliminated from the Big Seven title chase Saturday when they dropped their fifth conference tilt in a row to Oklahoma, 50 to 46. The Kansas State Wildcats extended their league lead with a 55 to 53 victory over Missouri.
In the tight conference race the one game out of the cellar. Oklahoma, Missouri, and Iowa State are the only teams left with an outside chance of overhauling the torrid boys from Manhattan.
Sooners Are Only Threat
he Jayhawkers are tied for fifth only
Courty answered his team's alarm after the Okies had trailed at the half and battled uphill for eight minutes of the second stanza by sinking a free toss to give the Sooners a 33 to 21 lead. Then Pistol Paul looped in almost a point a minute, cornered most of the rebounds, and footed it all over the court menacing the Jayhawkers. When Courty's fervor died down the Sooners had a 46 to 40 lead, and they kept that margin in the closing minutes.
Waugh's Flay Is Brilliant
Oklahoma's improving Sooners locomoted as the lone threat to Wildeat supremacy this year as they overpowered the Jayhawkers at Norman, thanks to fireman forward, Paul Court, one of the greatest competitors in Sooner court history.
The only player on the court to match Courty's all-around brilliance was Jerry Waugh, Kansas' first-year quarterback. Waugh tallied 12 points and, like Courty, plagued the oposition all evening. Claude Houchin was the leading Kansas scorer, however, as he dunked 13 on six from the field and a free throw. Houchin's rebounding work was also a highlight of the game.
At Manhattan, the Wildcats and Tigers put on the show of the year for title-crazed Aggie fans, with the 'Cats winning out in the last second on Clarence Branum's despair heave, the game ending 55 to 53.
The Bengals put in a strong bid to move ahead of the Staters in the
conference scramble, leading at the half, 19 to 15, and fighting the Wildcats down to the wire. Rick Harman hit 17 points and Brannum sank 13, while Red Haynes and Thornton Jenkins paced the Missouri team with nine markers apiece. Howey Is Banished
Hal Howey was banished from the game, an act which brought wild protest from both the fans and the Aggie coach, Jack Gardner, adding to the excitement of the evening.
Nebraska turned back the Iowa State Cyclones on their home court, 62 to 57, in the third weekend basketball thriller. The contest was rough and fast, with 53 fouls being called as four players pouled out.
Paul Courty Heads Scoring Leaders
Player, Team G Pts. Aver.
Courty, (O) 8 102 12.75
Jenkins, (M) 9 97 10.78
Harman, (K-S) 8 86 10.75
SCHNELLBCR, (-) 8 84 10.50
Waters, (M) 8 84 10.50
Pippin, (M) 9 94 10.44
Shannon, (K-S) 8 78 9.75
Merchant, (O) 8 72 9.00
WAUGH, (K) 8 70 8.75
Ray Whede, (IS) 9 73 8.11
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