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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1942
Kansas Beats Missouri 34-27 To Take Tourney
Trailing 7 to 18 at the intermission, the Kansas Jayhawks came from behind to defeat the Missouri Tigers, 34 to 27, last night in the Municipal auditorium in Kansas City for their second win over Big six foes in successive nights.
Thus, the Jay hawks became "champs" of the two-day pre-conference basketball clinic which was directed by Reaves Peters, Big Six commissioner. Washburn also had to stage a late rally to down the Kansas State Wildcats, 33 to 28, to even the score between the two teams. K-State held an early season victory over the Ichabods.
Make Good Come-back
Missouri held on to an 11-point lead at the half, with Kansas coming back in the final period to score 20 points to the Tiger's 9. Even the night before when Kansas soundly routed K-State, 62 to 44, the halftime score was only 31-all.
Kansas displayed that same raggedness in the first half they showed against some of the service foes earlier in the month. Big Don Barrington, who scored 28 points against K-State the night before, was held to a pair of baskets in the first half by Tigers' Dan Pippin and Benny Arbeitman. However, "Duck" had his chances to score as he missed tight straight charity tosses before finally hitting one. Barrington counted 13 points to take high scoring honors for the night.
Dr. Allen has at last found a winning combination with Barrington and Lindquist at forwards, Moffett at center, and McSpadden and Stucker at guards. This five-except or the first half last night-performed very smoothly and showed much promise. Lindquist and McSpadden contributed eight and seven points respectively last night and played bang up floor games. Moffett and Stucker, gridmen who were late starters, have been coming along fast. Both are excellent ball handlers.
Ichabods Also Rally to Win
tenabods Also Rally to Win
K-State watched an early lead
lip away as the Ichabods outscored
their rivals in the final half. Coach
Cliff Rock's Wildcats left the floor
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at intermission with an 8-points advantage, 18 to 10.
"SUBMARINE BASE"
Six minutes after the last half got under way, Washburn was out in front, 21 to 18. Seconds later the Big Six team knotted the count at 23-all and again at 25-25, but the Topekans took command with eight minutes to go and never gave up the lead.
From the Sidelines By Bob Bock, Kansan Sports Editor
lead.
Again it was lack of substitutes which cost the Wildcats. The starting five had plenty of speed and scoring punch, but wilted late in the game as it did against the Jayhawks in the opening round. K-State could only collect 10 points in the final half, while Washburn dropped in 23.
Alpha Chi, Corbin Kappa, Delta Gamma Win in Basketball
Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, and Corbin hall won the first four games of the girls' intramural basketball season which opened last night.
I am opened last night.
Defeating the Theta's, 33-15, the Delta Gammas played a fine game. Doris and Betty Bixby played well as guards for the Delta Gamma's, and Leeta Marks was the high-scoring forward.
seeking forward.
Forwards Beverly waters and Audrey Harris scored the 24 points for the Alpha Chi's, which gave them a 24-13 victory over the Gamma Phi's. Bobbie Sue McCluggage and Joanne Johnson, Gamma Phi forwards, scored several points in the second half, after trailing 13-1 at the half.
I at the man.
The Kappa team showed up well against the Alpha Delta Pi team, winning by a score of 30-15. Jean Hoffman and Margaret Butler Lillard scored for the Kappas, and Marjorie Free played a good game as guard for the winning team.
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The hard-driving Oklahoma Sooners crushed the powerful Norman Navy Zoomers—their home town foes—31 to 27 Wednesday night to become champions of the eighth annual Oklahoma City Invitational basketball tournament. With Allie Paine and Kenny Pryor, freshmen sensation from Oklahoma City Capitol Hill, leading the way the Sooners should now rank nearly even with the star-studded Iowa State Cyclones as pre-Big Six favorites. In beating the Zoomers for the second straight time, the Sooners showed much class, for the navy team held victories over the Hutchinson NAS team which licked Kansas and the Oklahoma Aggies, who in turn beat the best in the east on their recent jaunt. Norman NAS, despite the 7-foot Kurland, beat out the Aggies in the semi-finals, 25 to 19. The Ibamen took third place winning 45 to 39 over Southwestern (Texas.)
At Iowa State Coach Lou Menze is indeed a happy man. The All-American Price Brookfield has broken into his starting lineup and will start in the next game against Drake. Three regulars from last year's team—the Wende twins, Roy and Ray, and Gene Oulman, 6 ft. 3 inch center—are back besides regulars from other college quintets. Bob Sauer was a guard on the Washington U. (St. Louis) team last year, and Lyle Naylor held down a berth with Drake. Ray Wende was high scorer for the Cyclones last year, and, coupled with Brookfield, this combination should really keep the baskets swishing. The latter alone should be enough for that. As Dr. Allen commented, "Give Coach Louis Menze, powerful lefthanded 6-foot 5-inch, 230-pound, All-American Price Brookfield, an agile co-eed, and a versatile Phi Beta Kappa, and he can defeat a majority of the wartime Big Six cage teams this year."
One of the most important developments at the recent Big Six conference meeting in Kansas City was (continued to page two)
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Cage League Schedule Made
The Lawrence Community basketball league will begin its 1944 schedule at 7:30 Wednesday night when Mayor C. B. Russell, Lawrence, throws out the ball to start the contest between V-12 and the S.O.W. Ads. in the Lawrence Community building.
Following the V-12-S.O.W. game, the Ship's Company will oppose the Blanks in the second game of the evening.
flower Ordnance Works, the Ads and the Techs, will, along with the Irish Rascals, a town team, and the Blanks, a hill team composed of students and instructors, uphold the civilian honors in the schedule.
Seven teams are included in the 42-game schedule arranged by Chief Yeoman George C. Starkey of the Naval Training School. Three Navy teams, V-12, Machinists Mates, and Ship's Company, will find plenty of competition in the four civilian teams in the schedule, according to Chief Starkey. Two teams from the Sun-
Chief Starkey said that the Army was invited to participate, but its evening study hours prevented acceptance.
"The teams appear to be evenly matched" Chief Starkey commented, "And although the Machinist's Mates were undefeated last year, I do not expect them to repeat."
The schedule, to be finished March 15, calls for two games every Wednesday and Thursday night, forcing the teams to play consecutive nights several times, and, in a few instances, requiring a team to play a double header.
do not expect that Ensign Ware will coach the V-12 team, Chief Hantze and MM, and Chief Starkey will guide the Ship's Company team. Robert M. Nelson, 1611 Tennessee street, will coach the Blanks.
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