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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1945
Jayhawks Lead Big Six After Wildcat Defeat
Big Six Standings
W. L. Pct.
Kansas 6 2 .750
Jewa State 4 2 .667
Oklahoma 5 3 .625
Kansas State 3 4 .429
Misseuri 3 4 .429
Nebraska 1 7 .125
By virtue of their 33 to 31 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats Friday night and Oklahoma's loss to the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday night, the University of Kansas Jayhawkers now lead the Big Six with six victories and two losses, just ahead of Iowa State with four victories and two losses.
two losses.
Although the winners led through-out the game, the Wildcats almost won in the final seconds. Leading by a 22 to 31 score, the Jayhawks decided to freeze the ball. With 50 seconds of playing time remaining, Kirk Scott was given two free throws when an intentional foul was called on Dick Spencer, who had tackled Scott in an attempt to get the ball.
Spencer Scores for the Aggies
Missing the first attempt, Scott, who was game captain for the Jayhawkers, elected to take the ball out of bounds instead of shooting the second charity toss. The Jayhawkers kept the ball for 25 seconds before the Aggies stole it. Dana Atkins dribbled down the court and passed to Spencer under the basket. Spencer made the shot and the scoreboard read 33 to 32 for the Aggies. When Herb Heim attempted to bring in the ball from out-of-bounds, several Wildcat coeds pushed him to the floor and John Lance, referee, called a technical foul on them.
Overlooked in the uproar, however, was the other referee, Eddie Hogue, who had blown his whistle on an earlier play but had been unheard because of the roaring crowd. Hogue called a double dribble at Atkins. This gave the ball to Kansas out-of-bounds, nullifying b o t h Spencer's goal and the technical, aq placed the Jayhawkers in the lead again.
Peck Scores Final K.U. Point
As Owen Peck was dribbling into the clear for a setup, two Aggie players hit him from the rear, knocking him into the crowd at the end of the court. Peck made the first free
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Manhattan tans are getting on the thrilling finishes this year. The basketball game there Friday night brought memories of last fall's football game. John Lance was the official who called back Charley Moffett's last-second touchdown run, letting the Aggies win by an 18 to 14 score. This time no one questioned the referee's decision. No one seemed to doubt the fact that Atkins had taken a double dribble. They hadn't seen that. All Aggie fans knew was that after seeing the score board read in their favor, the referees had gone to the scorer's table and erased the lead.
Three-way Tie Is Possible
Even Kansas players were surprised to find themselves in the lead. Kirk Scott made several trips to the score's table and the officials to find out exactly what the official score was before deciding whether to shoot his last free throw or take the ball out of bounds.
The race could easily end up in a three-way tie for first place. Should Iowa State lose to the Oklahoma Sooners at Norman and Kansas lost to Iowa State at Ames, the three would end the season with three defeats apiece. Kansas State may trouble the Iowans at Manhattan.
K.U. Nearly Loses on Free Throws
R. C. Hearty Loses on Free Throws Kansas almost lost the game on free throws. They made 5 of 7 the first half, but made only 4 of 15 chances the last half. Leading 28 to 25 with eight minutes to go, the Jayhawkers missed their chance for a comfortable lead as Scott missed five free throws, Heim missed four, and Peck missed one.
Kansas took 50 shots, making 12 for a 24 per cent record. Kansas State hit 10 of 44 for a 22.7 per cent average. Only 11 of the Aggie shots were made from 10 feet or closer to the basket, while 26 of the Jayhawkers' shots were made from inside this circle.
throw, and the Jayhawkers took the second one out-of-bounds a n d stalled the remaining two seconds.
Immediately after the gun, a mob of Wildcat students, alumni, and Manhattan townpeople swarmed around the scorer's table. They wanted to know why the Kansas State goal had not counted, and why the referees had delayed so long before cancelling it. Explanations were impossible in the face of the milling.
angry crowd. Fritz Knorr, Wildcat coach, and E.C. Quigley, K.U. athletic director, aided by some of the players, assisted the two referees to their dressing rooms, but not before the fans had torn Lance's shirt off and created quite a tense scene. Crowd Waits Outside Gym.
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With one victory and two losses to their credit, the Kansas trackmen began preparation today for the Big Six indoor meet in Kansas City March 3. Beginning at 1 p.m., preliminaries will be run off in all events except distance runs and relays. Competition will begin in the evening.
Salvaging the only uncontested first out of 12 events, Norval Jackson broke the tape in the 60-yard low hurdles as the Jayhawkers bowed to the Missouri track and field team 74-30 in an indoor dual meet at Columbia, Saturday. Second place in the hurdle went to another Kansan, Dean Datterson.
In the pole vault, Furnish, of Missouri, and Harvey Morrow, K.U. V-12, tied for first.
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A large group stood outside the gymnasium for a half hour after the game waiting for the two officials to appear. After Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen and President Milton S. Eisenhower of Kansas State had spoken repeatedly asking the fans to go home, they finally dispersed. On the way, however, they removed the valve cores from Dr. Allen's tires.
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Gordon Reynolds and Owen Peck led the Jayhawkers with 8 points each. Kirk Scott and Herb Heim turned in a well-played defensive game, Everett Hill scored six points and also captured several rebounds during the game. Kansas led 19 to 14 at the half.
KU Bows to MU In Track Meet
Kappa's, Theta's Win Table Tennis Doubles
The Kappa's triumphed over the Gamma Phi's in table tennis doubles Friday afternoon, winning three sets. The Theta's automatically won their match with Locksley when that team forfeited.
The winning Kappa teams were Morrill and Free who won their sets 21 to 9 and 21 to 14 from Shirley and Hendrickson, Gamma Phi's, Tibbett and Jones won their sets from Nelson and McCluggage, Gamma Phi, 21 to 17 and 21 to 6. Nelson and McCluggage won 1 set 21 to 12. Churchill and Smith won their sets from Pile and Moorthear, Gamma Phi, 21 to 15 and 21 to 14.
Hudson Called for Induction
John Paul Hudson, advertising assistant on the staff of the University Daily Kansan, has been notified to report for induction into the army by the Pittsburg draft board.
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