wildcats Roll Over KU In 'Bloodless Massacre'
Life was full of surprises last night at Manhattan.
Suprise No. 1: Not a drop of Jayhawker blood was shed! The only "massacre" occurred on the basketball court as Jack Gardner's free-wheeling Wildcats shellacked the visitors from Lawrence, 48 to 29.
Surprise No. 2: Hardly a "boo" was heard all evening in the jammed
By BOB DELLINGER Daily Kansan Sports Editor
It looks as though the first Big Seven basketball champion will be the team which never won one, or even came close to it, when the Big Six was still alive.
The Kansas State Wildcats really have it this year, with a well-rounded offense, a good defense, and capable reserves. If the impending loss of Clarence Brannum doesn't hurt their attack too much, we see the Aguies as 1948 champs.
And Manhattan students really are backing their title contenders. At 1 p. m. Wednesday, lines began to form at the entrances to Nichols gymnasium, a field house in slightly worse condition than our own Robinson gym. By 3 p. m. lines were growing rapidly, and at 4, still three and a half hours before game time, the lines extended three or more blocks in five directions.
Student Bob Parizo of Manhattan was first in line, as he started his six-hour vigil at the doors at 1 p.m. Sorority members put up sack lunches for those in line, and fraternity men served them. There were more bridge games in line than cards in a deck.
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All the ugly rumors circulated before the game were based on the usual foundation of rumors - air. The K. U. soudu received a tremendous hand when it made its first appearance on the court, and when Coach Phog/Allen walked in a few moments later, the gym rocked with cheers. Otto Schnellbacher received an ovation when he left the game on fouls with a few minutes remaining.
The crowd was sportsmanlike to the utmost, even at the start when the Jayhawkers refused to let go of the ball and played the old-time delibereate freeze. Kansas took only three shots in the first half, making one at the 6-minute mark, one at the 12-minute mark, and missing one as the gun sounded.
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Five radio stations handled the game, KOZY-KCKN of Kansas City,KVGB of Great Bend,WIBW of Topeka, and KSAI of Salina. Larry Stanley, sports editor of KFH, Wichita, was in the stands, but left his microphone at home.A recording of the game was piped to the Aggie student union building as the game progressed.
Thirty-five press representatives and three photographers completed the official staff, but flash cameras were numerous throughout the crowd, and bulbs kept flashing as the Wildcats drove in for baskets. One ardent camera fan devoted himself to taking pictures of the K-State cheerleaders.
Overweight Causes Sore Feet In Army
Fort Lewis, Wash.—(UP)—Overweight soldiers at this army base are going in for the "new look" by subscribing to a diet consisting principally of lettuce, salads and leafy vegetables.
The army explained the mass reducing followed discovery that of the 25 men who reported on sick call with sore feet, each was about 50 pounds overweight.
Army officials said the reducing plan was guaranteed to take off from four to six pounds a week.
renzy-filled Nichols field house; nearly all of the 3,000 Aggie students cheered the Kansas team and Phog Allen as though they were cousins of Milton Eisenhower. They cheered each Kansas starter as he was announced on the loud speaker, and they gave 15 special cheers for Otto Schnellbacher when he left the game on fouls.
Surprise no. 3; Dr. F, C. Allen's strategy in the first half of the ball game, which amazed Kansas followers as well as Aggies. With the surprise insertion of Gib Stramel into the starting lineup for Jack Eskridge, Phog had his cagers playing an exaggerated version of Oklahoma Aggie basketball that bewildered the Wildcats for the first six minutes of the ball game, and built a 3 to 0 lead
K-S Tightens Guard
But then things went haywire, Gardner tightened his defense and this forced the Jayhawkers to make mistakes that Kansas State quickly turned into scores. Still the Kansas strategy continued to slow the game. After nine minutes the score stood at 5 to 3, Wildcats, and after 12 minutes it read 7 to 3 as Shannon hit. The home club clung to that lead until halftime, when the score favored them by 14 to 9.
Harmon Goes Wild
But in the second half came the explosion. Rick Harmon, rangy Wildeat forward, potted a free shot and shook his guard for two easy setups in the first two minutes to give the Purple a 19 to 9 advantage. The Kansas offense quickened its efforts somewhat at that point, which left them vulnerable to the vaunted Kansas State fast break.
Hal Howey, Harmon, and "Dud" Branum split the cords successively to add to some occasional free throws and hike the lead to 29 to 12 after eight minutes had clicked off in the last half.
Kansas State tossed in an amazing 14 out of 15 free throws in the last half, and seldom missed from the field as they passed and criss-crossed a pattern under the Kansas basket that resembled the workings of a Swiss watch. Game Is Clean.
The tenor of sportsmanship at Manhattan was reflected on the court as well as in the stands. Only 17 fouls were called on the Wildcats and 21 on the Jayhawkers. Not a single player-feud marred the contest as the ten athletes and two officials conducted their chores with business-like precision.
Jerry Waugh's sparkling play was the most cheering sight for the few from Mt. Oread. The slim quarterback cooled Hal Howey to one field goal for the evening while pacing the impotent Kansas attack himself with two beauties from far out and five free tosses.
Fitchburg, Mass. — (UP) — For a while the faithful customers of barber Joseph Di Santo could be identified by their shaggy hair.
Men Go 'Long Hair' But Not Over Music
Not that Di Sando is a poor barber. He just got tired of snow and cold weather and went off to Florida, leaving a sign in his one-man shop:
"Save Haircuts for Me
"I always come back."
Fuel Oil 'Delivery' Costly
Winthron, Mass.—(UP) “Two“deliverymen” arrived at Dr. Wallace Haley's home in a tank truck, and ran a robe line into the cellar. After they had departed, the doctor discovered they had siphoned off 150 gallons of his precious fuel oil.
Times, In Emporia
Ray Evans, all-American Jay-bawker halfback, sat through a triple feature at Emporia Tuesday, and was a star in each production. Evans made the trip to show the K. U.-Georgia Tech Orange Bowl movies.
At noon the Rotarians viewed the films and in the afternoon Evans commented on the pictures before a student audience. Last to see the performance, according to an account in the Emporia Gazette, was the Kiwanis club at its night meeting. Kansas lost all three times.
Daytime noise on the average busy American street is loud enough to impair a person's hearing by 25 to 33 per cent, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Bob Karnes, Hal Moore, Hal Hinchee, and Bob Morris, composed the team which gave Kansas the cross country title. The jackets will be similar to those worn by K: U's championship football team.
Members of the Jayhawker cross country team, winners of the Big Six championship this season, will be awarded varsity letters, jackets, and gold track shoes, Coach Bill Easton said today.
Easton also announced today that Clifford Abel of Perry; Dwayne Crowl of Bethel, and Dave Bresidental of Kansas City, Mo., will receive freshman numerals. These men qualified by running the local two-mile cross-country course in 11:15.
Two-Mile Champs Will Get Jackets
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