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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. March 23, 1960
By Warren Haskin
With the basketball season over, it's interesting to go back and review some of the records set and the statistics for the team.
Of course it's a surprise to no one, but the tall Philadelphia, Wayne Hightower, ended on the top of the Big Eight scoring race with 303 points for a 21.6 average.
The only one to give the Jayhawker's forward a battle was Charlie Henke, Missouri, who finished with 281 points in the 14 league games for a 20.6 average.
Hightower joined an elite all-Kansas cast of sophomore point champions, originated by Ray Ebling in 1934. He was followed by Clyde Lovellette in 1950 and Wilt Chamberlain in 1957. Ebling earned All-America as a senior in 1936 while Lovellette and Chamberlain were two-time selections.
Hightower's 21.6 average far out-distanced Ebling's then record-tying 12.4, although trailing Lovellette's rookie mean of 23.0 and Chamberlain's 25.4 averages, both logged over the 12-game route of the old Big Seven.
Another Kaosas player, Bill Bridges, matched his sophomore level by finishing tenth in the league point race. Bridges' average slipped from 13.2 to 11.8. For the season, the 6-5 center was the second high scorer for the Jayhawkers with an average of almost 11.0 per game.
But it was Hightower who set the records for KU during the past season. He achieved another notable milestone by earning membership in Kansas' exclusive single-season 500-point club. Not only did he break the 500 barrier, but went on to top 600 in the NCAA regionals with 606 points.
The only two Kansas players to reach the 500-point club in one season are Lovellette and Chamberlain. Both attained it as rookies with Clyde hitting 545 in 1950 and Wilt 800 in the '57 season.
The team set another new record when it hit 31 of 35 free throws against Nebraska in the last game of the season. This surpassed the former mark of 23 of 26 which was erected by the 1955 club in a 69-80 loss at Colorado.
All in all, the Jays finished the season with a much better showing than most expected after the Christmas tournament, and the team should be looking forward to next year when both Hightower and Bridges will be back in full swing.
With about four inches of snow remaining on the ground, the varsity and freshman golf teams will hold their first meeting of the year Thursday afternoon at 4:15 in room 4 of Allen Field House.
Golf Prospects To Hold Meeting
All persons interested in golf should report to this meeting according to Jerry Waugh, KU's golf coach. The varysty's first meet will be held in Lawrence April 8 against Iowa State.
Ward, Reamon To NCAA Meet
Eldon Ward and Dick Reamon have set a new Kansas swimming record. No matter how many points they score or what their times are these two are the first Jayhawkers to represent the swimming team at the NCAA meet.
Coach Jay Marklev and his two swimmers left for Dallas, the site of the championships, Monday and they will return Sunday night.
On leaving, Markley's only comment was, "We hope to do well." Markley explained that the major reason for taking Ward and Reamon to the meet was for them to gain experience.
Markley said that in the nationals only the scores of the first three of four teams were true representations. After that, he said, the points are so widely distributed that a good swimmer who wins two of three events can pull his team into fifth place.
This type of performance was not expected from the two Kansans however.
"Both boys are sophomores and this will give them good experience," said Markley.
Ward is entered in the 50,100 and 220-yard freestyle, while Reamon is in the 200-yard individual medley and both the 20 and 100-yard butterfly.
Ward was the Jayhawker's high scorer this year with 100% points with Reamon second with 69.
Kansas' varsity volleyball team will be favored to win the Jayhawk Open Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Robinson Gymnastics
Jays Favored to Win Volleyball Tournament
Kansas returns two All America players from the team that finished second in the National Collegiate tournament at Omaha last year.
This year's squad is led by Bob Russell and Glen Buell, the two returning All Americas and Bruce Wells, a returning letterman. Bob Lockwood, Dick Lee, Lee Abbott, Jim Husser and Bill Harper have moved up from the B team to round out this year's squad.
"We have a very good chance in this year's National because we have a much improved team from last year," said Lee.
The tournament will begin at 10:00 Saturday with all the teams in one bracket. About 6:30 the four teams with the best records will enter the A team final round and the second four teams begin the B team final round.
There are eight teams tentatively scheduled to compete in the fifth annual tournament. Teams representing YMCAs from Wichita; Omaha, Nebr.; St. Louis, Mo.; Kansas City and Kansas City, Mo., will battle with the Kansas A and B teams and a team from Whiteman Air Force Base in Salina for the championship trophy.
There is also the possibility that an intramural team from the Kansas intramural leagues will compete.
Elliott Works on A's Defense; Confident of Better Showing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — (UPI)—Bob Elliott, who doesn't have the most envied job in baseball as Kansas City manager, "snapped it up in a minute" because he was confident he could move the Athletics up a couple of notches.
"I took it because I honestly felt the Athletics could move up, and I don't mean it to sound like bragging, but I think I can help them do it."
Elliott says his first job will be strengthening the team's defense.
"This ball club finished last in fielding last year as well as in pitching," he declared, sitting on the top step of the dugout. "I'm a great believer in defense. You can have good hitting and good pitching and still lose if you have a bum defense."
In that regard, Elliott is doing everything he can to make the A's solid "down the middle."
"I think we have a good start in Bill Tuttle in center field," he
said. "There aren't many better defensive center fielders in the American League.
"We're also pretty good behind the plate with Pete Daley, Harry Chiti and Hank Foiles. The big problem now is shortstop and second base.
"As far as shortstop is concerned, we've gotten some mighty fine reports on Ken Hamlin, up from Columbus of the International League. I guess you know we had a deal with Pittsburgh all set this winter for Roger Maris before he went to the Yankees.
"If that deal would have gone through, we would have gotten Dick Groat and the Pirates, who work with Columbus, would have gone with Hamlin as their no. 1 shortstop."
Elliott prefers ex-Yankee Jerry Lumpe as his second baseman and that's probably where he'll play unless Hamlin won't fill the bill at shortstop. Then Lumpe would go to short and veteran Wayne Terwilliger probably would wind up on second.
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