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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Mar. 2. 1960
Kansas Tied for First After Impressive Win
Kansas' bearing-balanced attack and devastating defense demoralized Oklahoma, 63-52. last night and boomed the Jayhawkers back into a tie for the conference lead.
It was the third victory of the season over the Sooners, but the first by more than a single point, Kansas had captured contests from the Oklahomaans by 54-33 and 55-54 counts, but after the first ten minutes the Jays proved that it was no night for another nerve-racking game.
Kansas led by 12 points at the half, increased its lead to 62-44 with two minutes to go, then coasted home by clearing the bench.
The win boosted the Jayhawkers back into a tie with Kansas State for the league lead and just about buried the Sooners' chances for a share of the crown. Oklahoma had entered the game deadlocked with Kansas for second place after K-State bombed O-State last night, 74-65.
The Jayhawkers and Wildcats (each 9-4) have but one game to play apiece.
Seniors Lose Close Game
Joe Spurryne's two free throws in the final 30 seconds enabled the Juniors to nip the Seniors, 47-46, Tuesday night in the annual Senior Class Intramural All-Star Basketball Challenge.
Dick Lee, of the Phi Gams, pumped in 18 points to pace the Seniors, but the effort couldn't overcome the balanced attack of the Juniors. John Peterson, Betas, paced the winners with 12 points while Roger Hill, ATO, and Kent Berkley, DU, each had nine.
Bob Krisco, Hawks, backed Lee with 10 points.
Neither team managed a lead of more than four points in the encounter. The Juniors led at the half 27-25.
Carol Heiss Leads Again
VANCOUVER, B. C. — (UPI)—Pert Carol Heiss, the defending Women's Champion, held a commanding lead today in the 1960 World Figure Skating championships.
The 20-year-old Olympic gold medalist from Ozone Park, N. Y., gained the lead yesterday after the first two of six compulsory figures. Competition in the remaining figures started this morning.
Miss Heiss led in unofficial scoring in both figures, posting scores of 131.7 and 134.4 Both figures had a factor of three.
Her total was 266.1 points, bettering by 13.1 the performance of Olympic silver medalist Sjoukje Dikstra of the Netherlands, who was in second place after her scores of 126 and 129.
Unsettled Conditions
ST. LOUIS —(UPI)—The 1951 St. Louis Brown's had six different men playing first base, six different men at second, six different men at third and six different men at short.
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Balanced Attack
If the Jayhawkers had heard of the awesome defense Oklahoma used to crush Kansas State, 58-35, Saturday, they displayed no regard for it last night. Once again the Kansans rolled to victory with a balanced attack that saw three players hit in double figures.
Bill Bridges and Jerry Gardner led the scoring parade with 15 points apiece while Wayne Hightower garnered 14.
Although Oklahoma got 76 shots in the game, many of the attempts were off-balance or else partially blocked by an aggressive Kansas defense. The Sooners hit only 23 fielders while Kansas hit 24 of 61 tries from the field.
"We did fine after the first ten minutes," a relaxed Coach Dick Harp said after the game, "and our defense was good all the way through."
Kansas captured the game at the foul line by sinking 17 of 27 attempts. The sticky Kansas defenders committed only nine miscues with the Sooners countering on six of the foul tries.
After the game, Harp had plenty of praise for the Kansas basketeteers
"Tonight Bill showed why he is the best center in the league. He teamed up with Wayne to give us great rebounding."
Gardner Hot
Against the Sooners, Bridges and Hightower plucked off 30 rebounds and slipped in a total of 29 points. Much of their effectiveness was helped by the outside shooting of Gardner, who hit seven fielders, all from long-range.
In the opening minutes of the game, the Sooners tried to employ their sinking defense on Bridges and Hightower, but Gardner's gunning soon forced the Oklahomaans to cover up outside. When this happened the Kansans put together some fine assists that threaded the Oklahoma defense for close-in scores.
As soon as the game ended, K-State cage coach Tex Winter stepped into the Kansas dressing room to talk to Harp about a joint scouting on one of the Big Eight champions' Southwestern conference NCAA opponents.
Kansas State meets Nebraska at Manhattan Saturday, while the Jayhawkers take on the Cornhuskers Monday night in Allen Field House.
KANSAS' DICK GISEL goes high in an effort to take the rebound away from Oklahoma's Brian Etheridge in last night's game. Other Oklahoma players shown are Warren Fouts (53), and George Kernek (3).