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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
JANUARY 6,1947
K.U. Still Slight Big Six Favorite After Hard Vacation Cage Schedule
Kansas still rates as a slight favorite for the Big Six title as the Jay-hawkers prepare to open defense of their championship tomorrow night
The initial Kansas game of the 1947 conference season will get under way at 7:30 in Hoch auditorium as the Jayhawkers take on the Missouri Tigers. ◀
The Tigers are now in a two-way tie for first place in the Big Six, their 1-0 record being equalled by Kansas State.
Missouri opened league play Friday night by dumping Iowa State, 36-25, at Columbia and the Wildcats rang up their first victory Saturday by downing Nebraska, 63-54.
The Jayhawkers have had a busy time of it outside the conference for the past two weeks, playing six games and coming out with an even split.
On Dec. 20, the Jayhawkers suffered their second loss of the campaign, bowing 37-47 to last year's national champs, the Oklahoma Aggies.
The game was fairly even during the first period, but the set shot artistry of Aggie guard Joe Bradley pulled the Cowboys away in the second period. Bradley accounted for 17 points, while Charlie Black led the Javahawks with 10.
After spending Christmas day en route to Oklahoma City, the Jayhawkers started off their part of the All-College tournament by downing the Green Wave of Tulane, 65-33.
Otto Schnellbacher, Charlie Black,
and Ray Evans were the front line
men in the game accounting for 18,
16, and 12 points respectively.
Oklahoma A. & M., Texas, and Okla-
hamia also took first round victories
with the Texans accounting for Missouri.
65-46.
In the second round of the tournament, played on Friday, the Jayhawkers showed a spurt of real power. Oklahoma under by a 51-45 count.
While the Sooner scoring leader, Gerald Tucker, was being held to six points, the Kansas "Big Three" poured in 32. Evans counted five goals and two freezes before fouling out, and Black and Schnellbacher hit for 11 and nine respectively.
In the other semi-final game of the night, the Oklahoma Aggies barely edged Texas on a late free throw. In the consolation bracket, Missouri defeated Rice, 57-53, and Baylor edged Tulane, 69-65, in an overtime contest.
On Saturday night, Missouri had been relegated to sixth place in the bracket by a 51-58 loss to Baylor, and Oklahoma had been dumped into fifth by Texas' 62-40 victory when the Jayhawkers and the Aggies took the court in the finals.
The Jayhawkers still had trouble in penetrating the iron ring of the Cowboy defense, but managed to stay within shooting distance during the first half by sinking free throws.
The Aggies led, 20-16, at the half, but couldn't pull away. Kansas pulled up to a 38-38 tie and Black's loss put the Jayhawkers out in front.
With two minutes left, A. L. Bennett, shifty Aggie forward, slipped in for a goal which provided the winning margin. Two frees by Bennett as the Aggies stalled and were fouled, pushed the final count up to 42-39.
Bennett, with six goals and five freees, led the Aggies in scoring while Schennbhecher with 17 points and Black with 12 naked Kansas.
The Kansas club returned home only to be pushed to the limit by a game Stanford club in annexing its victory. The Jayhawkers led almost all the way, but had to stave off a desperate rally by the west coast team to haul in a 54-52 triumph.
Otto Schnellbacher became the first Jayhawker of the year to cross the double-ten mark as he put seven goals and six frees together for an even 20. Black hit six and one for 13 points, and Evans dumped in five and one for 11.
The Jayhawkers dropped their final pre-conference game to Colorado, 52-50, but fought into overtime before losing.
Kansas came back from behind to come up to a 44-44 tie at the end
of regulation time, but late goals by Horace Huggins and Lee Robbins in the overtime period put Colorado out in front.
Schnellbacher and Black again accounted for 20 and 13 points respectively.
The Jayhawkers open the Big Six race with a record of eight wins and four losses which doesn't compare statistically with the 11-2 record of Kansas State, but which ranks high when the opposition is compared.
The Oklahoma Aggies, by virtue of a surprise victory over powerful Kentucky, now rates No. 1 in the country and two of the four Kansas 'osses have been to the Cowpokes.
The worst Kansas loss of the season was to the Aggies, 37-47, but the other three losses were of three different teams in a two-point overtime margin once.
The "B" squad rolled on unde-
feated after bouncing Kansas State
"B" for the second time with little
trouble.
The Kansas record to date:
Won—8
Lost—4
Pct.—667
Total Points—590
Opponents Points—534
Average per game—49.17
Defensive average—44.50
Derby Explains Insurance Refund
A number of former prisoners or war in this vicinity are mistaken about GI insurance refunds, according to Sherwin L. Derby, Lawrence VA representative.
Former prisoners are not entitled to a refund unless they were totally disabled for six or more consecutive months, he explained.
A refund of premiums paid during a period of total disability is made upon approval of the Veterans administration. The policy applies equally to men who were prisoners of war and those who were not, he said.
Boston. (UP)—The first large shipment of caviar since the war was landed in Boston by the Swedish freighter Selma Thorden. It comprised 37 tons valued at more than $1,000,000.
Caviar To The Bostonians
Back Leads Macksville Cagers To Tournament Victory
Robert Bock, College junior, who was elected to the state legislature in the November election, led the Macksville basketball town team to victory in a 12-team tournament during vacation.
Macksville defeated St. John's, Kinsley, and Byers to take the team trophy. Bock, center for the winners, was voted the outstanding player in the tournament.
Kansas State Leads Big Six Basketball
Kansas State, co-leader of the Big Six with Missouri, also tops the league's teams in all games played. Kansas State and M.U. won their opening league games, downing Nebraska and Iowa State respectively. Argies lost their two gamer
The records:
The Aggies lost their two games to Southern Methodist and Iowa.
W L
Kansas State ... 10 2
Oklahoma ... 10 3
Missouri ... 9 4
Kansas ... 8 4
Nebraska ... 3 8
Iowa State ... 2 8
Results last week-Kansas State 42, Washburn 40; Kansas State 63, Nebraska 54; Missouri 63, Texas Christian 36; Missouri 36, Iowa State 25; Oklahoma 55, City College of new York 62, Oklahoma 64; Iowa State 14, Drake 35; Nebraska 53, Louisville 68; Nebraska 53, Western Kentucky 74.
Games this week—tonight, Oklahoma at Nebraska; Tuesday, Missouri at Kansas, Iowa State at Drake; Friday, Kansas State at Iow State; Saturday, Ottumwa Naval at Nebraska.
Flame You Can't See Offered Campers
Wilmington, Del. (UP)—When you go camping next summer, you'll be able to cook your hamburgers and over an "invisible flameless" flame.
At least, that's how Dupont describes its new tablet fuel made from trioxane, a form of formaldehyde.
The fuel, being produced for the first time on a commercial scale, ignites instantly with a non-luminous flame not easily blown out by wind. It was used during the war in 1942 and again in 1945 to fuel to heat field rations without disclosing positions of front line troops to the enemy.
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