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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1948
By COOPER ROLLOW Daily Kansan Sports Editor
The two best football teams of the 1947 season—as rated by the Associated Press—are at each other's throats again.
It all started when the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were named the top team of the nation, in an AP poll conducted at the close of the regular grid season. Michigan didn't like it, Michigan supporters didn't like it, and the issue came to be regarded as one of those sports puzzles which are never solved.
The whole thing might have been forgotten had not the Associated Press decided to conduct another poll, this time after the Wolverines had trumped all over Southern California 49 to 0 in the Rose Bowl. Michigan won the second poll, and was given the title "best team at the completion of the post-season games."
Upon accepting the Williams trophy—representing the original AP vote—at a dinner Monday night at South Bend, the Rev. John H. Murphy of Notre Dame conceded that the Wolverines were a "great team," but quipped that "championships should be won on the field."
During the regular season the Notre Dame team had offered to meet Michigan "any place, any time." The Wolverines rejected the invitation, probably satisfied to rest on their merits gained against regularly scheduled opponents, without taking the chance of a defeat at the hands of the Irish.
The ideal Bowl game would have been a contest between these two games. It would have been a football fan's dream. But Michigan threw cold water on the idea. The Irish—to all appearances—still weren't afraid of anybody.
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The Big Seven is rapidly gaining prestige as one of the strongest basketball leagues in the nation. In 52 games against non-conference foes played already this season, Big Seven teams have brough home 34 victories, a percentage of .654.
Coach George Sauer returned to Lawrence Monday, tired but apparently happy. In the last six weeks, besides his regular coaching chores, the Kansas coach has zoomed across the country three times to Los Angeles, Miami, and New York—on football business. Yesterday he left for some speaking engagements in the state.
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Bolstered by seven lettermen and a group of outstanding newcomers, the Drake Bulldogs will invade Hoch audiorium tonight for a battle with Kansas. Coach Fordy Anderson can put an all-veteran club on the floor, but probably will string along in favor of a quintet that includes one or two newcomers most of the time.
At the forward positions, the Bulldogs again will have Gene Ollrich, All-Valley selection last year, and John Rennicke, a 6'2" newcomer. John Prichard, just a small boy at 6'9", will handle the center slot, and the guards are likely to be Bill Evans and Lyle Naylor, both veteran ballhandlers.
Among the reserves Coach Anderson can call on will be Marty Carlson, Bill Sapp (not the one you're thinking of), Gene Saucke, Don Sweet, and Ev Cochrane. All have seen action in games this season.
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The Associated Press now is the only news service still referring to the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association as the Big Six. The AP is conducting a poll among its members at present to see whether sports writers favor joining the other news services in calling the conference the Big Seven.
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Missouri will gladly settle for third place in the Big Seven at this point, Clay Cooper, freshman cage coach at the Columbia school, said Monday. Cooper said that Tiger Varsity Coach Stalcup believes that the league is so tough the eventual winner probably will be defeated five times.
LIU Loses To St.Louis
New York. Jan. 14-(UP)—The Midwest, which takes its basketball seriously—and usually with good reason—could look the east in the eye again today because St. Louis university only "froze up" for 10 minutes in its Madison Square garden game with Long Island University.
The pass-happy Billikins couldn't get started in the opening minutes prepared to watch another favored visitor go down before a combination of Eastern basketball prowess and garden "jitters." Then St. Louis, led by 6-foot, 8-inch Ed Macauley, began to outshoot, outmaneuver and outthink L. I. U. and won 68 to 57
The Blackbirds kept two men on Maccaucei but he took scoring honors with 15 points and also managed to control the L. I. U. backboard. Guard Dan Miller showed the home team some classy pivot shooting and was runner-up in the scoring with 15 points.
City College Wins
In the opening game of the doubleheader, City College of New York led from the first minute of play to a beatful Syracuse team, 61 to 53. Phil Farbman of C. C. N. Y. and Harry Schulz of Syracuse, each scored 16 points and shared scoring honors.
At Boston Garden, Captain George Kaftan led Holy Cross, the 1947 N. C. A. A. champion, to a 43 to 42 victory over Harvard.
In the other Boston Garden contest, Boston College made all but 20 of its points on long shots and upset favored Manhattan college, 65 to 75. Tom O'Brien, with 20 points, and Frank Higgins, with 12, led the Boston college point makers.
In other feature games in the east LaSalle of Philadelphia and New York university added to their unbaten streaks. LaSalle swamped Scranton, 73 to 48, for its 11th victory, and N. Y. U. posted its 10th triumph by beating Cornell 58 to 53 to 53.
Marquette Loses
Michigan State, led by former Kentucky player Bob Brannum's 19 points, beat Marquette, 57 to 54, in a bitter contest in which the lead changed hands 19 times.
Texas, Baylor and Arkansas today were atop the Southwest conference basketball standings with two victories and no losses apiece as the scramble for places idled until the weekend.
Baylor virtually eliminated Texas A. & M. from title contention, 57-41, in tightness at Waco. It was the third straight loss for the Aggies against no wins.
The Baylor Bears moved into a quick lead and were never threatened. Their ace guard, Jackie Robinson, who was closely checked in Baylor's first conference outing against SMU, was able to shake loose his opponents last night to lead scoring with 18 points.
Bill Batey, A & M guard, was second in scoring with 15 points. Bill Johnson of Baylor was close behind with 14.
versity 57
Boston College 66, Manhattan 57
Michigan State 57, Marquette 54
Missouri Valley 63, Ottawa 61
Kansas City J. C. 55, Wentworth
Academy 48
All conference teams are idle until Arkansas and Baylor plays Rice.
New York 58, Cornell 53
Holy Cross 48, Harvard 42
C. C, N. Y, 61, Syracuse 55
St. Louis 68, Long Island Uni
Basketball Results
University High Eagles Win,
27 to 23, From DeSoto
mary 39
Baylor State ch 65, Furman 64
Baylor State 75, Texas A & M 41
Oregon State 59, Idaho 39
Montana State 69, Nevada 67.
Academy 48
Washington & Lee 51, William &
William
Joe Dunham scored 11 points to lead the University High Eagles to a 27 to 23 basketball victory over De Soto yesterday. The non-league game was played at De Soto.
The Eagle "B" squad was unable to duplicate the feat of their big brothers, losing to the De Soto seconds, 25 to 17.
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