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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 7.
By BILL CONBOY
Gerald Tucker told us Tuesday night that Charley Black is "by far the best" man he has been pitted against all season.
After the game, we asked the Sooner scoring leader to name both the toughest individual and the toughest team he has faced this year. He unhesitatingly named Black as the standout among the men he has guarded.
Tucker chose Texas university as the top team he had played against. The Longhorns handed the Sooners a 62 to 40 drubbing in the game for third place in the Oklahoma City Invitational tournament. The night before, Kansas had defeated Oklahoma, 51 to 46, and the Oklahoma Aggies had squeezed past Texas by the margin of one free throw.
Bruce Drake, Oklahoma coach, had told us before the game Tuesday night that Texas was his choice for the outstanding team his charges had faced. Drake emphasized, however, that he was judging the Longhorns only on the basis of the one game in Oklahoma City. He said the Texans simply could do nothing wrong in that contest.
The Sooner coach cited several standout performers on non-conference teams engaged by the Norman club. He mentioned Hargis of Texas, Cook and Selbo of Wisconsin, Jastro of Denver, and Bennett of the Oklahoma Aggies as having starred against his charges.
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The 65 to 43 lacing which Notre Dame handed St. Louis university Wednesday night complicates the post season tournament situation.
Before the game, St. Louis stood a good chance of receiving an invitation to the Madison Square Garden tourney in New York. The loss, however, practically squelched hopes in that direction.
Now the big question is who will represent the fifth district in the western regional playoffs at Kansas City. St. Louis, Missouri Valley champion, and Oklahoma, Big Six winner, will decide that issue in a single game soon. Judging by comparative scores, either team could win by a comfortable margin.
Using Big Six teams as the measuring rod, Oklahoma would appear to have the edge. Missouri and Kansas both defeated the St. Louis team, the Jayhawkers having taken a decisive 49 to 35 decision.
Since the Sooners took the measure of the Tigers twice and the Jayhawkers once, it would appear that the Billikens from St. Louis are in for a hard time when they take on the men from Norman.
Turning to the Oklahoma Aggies, however, we get another picture. The Aggies fell before the St. Louis team, 38 to 20, down in Stillwater. To prove that victory was not a fluke, the Billikens turned in a second decision over the Cowboys, 31 to 29, in St. Louis. The Aggies showed little respect for the Sooners, on the other hand, by handing the Big Six champions a defeat on their home court in Norman a few weeks back. These figures would seem to give the Billikens a decided edge. Time will tell.
That 38 to 20 conquest by St. Louis was the worst defeat an Oklahoma Aggie team has suffered since Hank Ba took over the coaching reins at the Stillwater school.
Up until Wednesday night's defeat by Notre Dame, the worst beating St. Louis suffered this year was at the hands of the Jayhawkers. The Billikens also lost to Missouri, Minnesota, Purdue, St. Mary's of California, Long Island University, and Louisville, in non-conference games, but the 15-point loss to Kansas was the most decisive.
Oregon Has Eager Beavers
Eugene, Ore.-(UP)—A beaver is threatening a bridge near here. Fred Smigley, county road master, has asked hunters to go after one of the furbearers, which has partially gnawed through a large tree. When the tree falls, it probably will take out the bridge.
If We Beat Missouri Tonight, We'll Get Conference Position
A spot in the conference first division will be at stake for the Kansas Jayhawkers when they engage the Missouri Tigers in the closing league clash at Columbia tonight.
Iowa State rests in third place with a record of 5 won and 5 lost. Kansas needs one more victory to reach a .500 average and tie the Cyclones. The Iaquahokans have
The Jayhawkers have won at least one game during the season from each conference foe except Missouri. A triumph tonight would complete the cycle.
The Tigers are the only team to defeat Kansas on the Hoch auditorium court this season. Coach Howard Engleman's charges hope to return the compliment down at Columbia.
In Kansas' opening conference clash, Missouri went home from Lawrence with a 39 to 34 victory. Forward Dan Pippin paced the Tigers in that contest with 17 points on 6 field goals and 5 free throws. Charley Black led the Jayhawkers with 12 scores on 2 field goals and 8 free throws.
Spacious Brewer field house will be closed to spectators for the game tonight. An influenza epidemic on the Missouri campus caused university authorities to ban all collective activities except class and library work. Only newspapermen, radio announcers, team members, and coaches will be admitted.
Two radio stations, KFRU of Columbia and KCKN of Kansas City, are scheduled to broadcast the contest.
The Tigers, with a record of 9 won and 3 lost, already have clinched second place in Big Six standings. They will be out to regain prestige lost in their 42 to 36 defeat by Oklahoma on the home court last Thursday.
Gerald Tucker, Sooner center and conference scoring leader, hit 7 field goals and 8 free throws for 22 points in that game. The Tiger defense will be primed tonight to try to see that Charley Black, the Kansas "Hawk", does not repeat such a performance. Probable starting lineup.
atable state Kansas
Black
Schnellbacher
Peck
Evans
Clark
F F C G G
Missouri
Jenkins
Pippin
Rudolph
Smith
Lorrance
60 Are Candidates For Engineer Degrees
Sixty students are candidates for degrees, work for which was completed last semester in the School of Engineering and Architecture. Mrs. Allie Collins, secretary, said today. The mid-term class is the largest in recent years. The candidate
Alfred W. Addis, Don E. Albert,
Jack W. Anderson, John N. Baker,
David C. Ballard, Clifford A. Bates,
Morris E. Beck, Charles T. Black,
Bert L. Brown, William F. Breaker,
linger, Richard V. Brown, Albert L.
Comer, Ronald R. Cook, Wesley E.
Copeland, Harry A. Dalby, Richard B.
Deffenbaugh, Charles F. Delano,
Bernard R. Egbert, Charles R. Elder,
Donald R. Faulkner, Louis A. Goehring,
Willard C. Hargiss, Herbert A.
Heim, Wilbur E. Johnson, Edward J.
Julifl, Morris R. Keysor,
The candidates are:
Billy B. Lash, Eugene D. Lea,
Edward H. Matthews, Kenneth C.
Mattley, Wellman W. Nusbaum,
Francis C. Osborn, Jacob Adam Petrie,
Robert L. Prewitt, Donald L.
Reid, BUford J. Roney, Howard
A. Ryan, James W. Sargent, Perry
T. Schuerman, Howard A. Shrocky.
Draun, F. Mailley, Donald R.
Stockdale, Harry Stucker, Frank A.
Stuckey, Lloyd J. Swoboda, Allan D.
Talbot, Paul T. Tieremer, Kenneth F.
Troup, Richard J. Wilson, Dean D.
Wampler, James A. Weatherby,
Billie D. Weldon, Bruce C. Ewells,
Willard G. Widders, Philip C. Wikoff,
Joseph R. Wilson, William H. Wilson,
John F. Williams.
Chief causes of fire are matches and smoking, which account for 30 per cent of all fires from known causes.
Oklahoma Declines New York 'Feeler'
Norman, Okla—(UP)—A strong "feeler" to play in the national invitational basketball tournament in New York City's Madison Square Garden next weekend was declined today by athletic director L. E. (Jap) Haskell of the University of Oklahoma.
The preliminary "bid" was extended to coach Bruce Drake and his 1947 Big Six (Midwest) conference champions by Asa Bushnell, commissioner of the Eastern C llege Athletic conference. The telegram asked Haskell if he would be willing for O.U. to be considered for an invitation.
In thanking Bushnell for the consideration and declining the bid, Haskell pointed out that Oklahoma already had qualified for the regional playoffs of the National Collegiate Athletic association.
The Sooners will play St. Louis university, champions of the Missouri valley conference, probably in Kansas City, but no definite word of agreement on a date has been received by Drake from the Billikens' athletic director, Dukes Dunford. It had been reported previously that the Midlands play-off game would be March 18, but Drake said he had received no confirmation of the date from Dunford.
Oklahoma spent considerable time yesterday in practice for their regularly scheduled return match with Oklahoma A. and M., 1946 national collegiate champions at Stillwater Tuesday night. In an earlier game at Norman, the Aggies defeated the Sooners, 47-42, in an overtime period.
This Modern World
Columbus, O. —(UP)— The Ohio State Athletic Board has been asked to approve a proposal that coeds be permitted to be cheer leaders.
OWL 11:45 SAT. & Sunday, Five Days GRANADA
Beta's, Phi Delt's Win Intramural Games
Beta Theta Pi finished the regular intramural basketball season without a loss by defeating Delta Upsalon last night 37-21. Phil Delta Theta won from Theta Tau 37 to 18 while Alpha Tau Omega and Pi Kappa Alba won by forfeit from the Po Dunks and Army.
The Beta's were behind only in the first minutes of play and led at half time 18 to 7. Wood, DU forward, was high scorer with 16 points.
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