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University Daily Kansan Friday. Feb. 12, 1960
Kansan Tops Swim Field-
Ward Eyes Double
By Robert Gilchrist
Coach Jay Markley claimed today that Eldon Ward, KU's free style swimming specialist, should grab two first places in the conference swimming meet.
Coach Markley commented, "We had never won a swimming event from Oklahoma since I've been at the University until Ward won his two in the 60 and 100 yard free style races."
Ward, a big man with short black hair and an easy smile, was named swimmer of the week for his sensational performance against Oklahoma last week.
Kansas had three swimming meets the week before spring semester started and Ward set two new pool records and tied a third. He set records of 2:15.5 in the 220 and 522 in the 100 last Friday. Saturday he
tied the pool record of :29.0 in the 60.
Teams Ton Scorer
At present Ward is the team's high point man with 61 points,19 more than the second place Jayhawker point winner and about 25 more than average.
"There is quite an argument about the value of the flutter kick in free style swimming, but I feel it would be of great advantage to him," Coach Marklev said.
Ward has been criticized for not using his legs to improve his times
Ward's arms are so powerful that he pulls himself sideways through the water, the youthful coach said. This of course creates a great deal of drag, he pointed out.
"We have overcome a lot of the drag," Coach Markley said, "And as a result his times have greatly improved. However, part of his improvement is the result of better competition."
As a freshman, Ward was KU's high point man in the postal events. He held the same three records in the freshman competition that he now holds in varsity.
"He has improved remarkably this last year." Markley said, "and I think he'll continue to improve next year."
Ward had his two best times in practice this year. He swam the 60 yard free style in :28.6 and the 100 in .51.4. Last year his best time in the 100 was .53.2.
Still Room to Improve
"It gets hard to go any faster than 50." Markley said. "The national champs are only down around 49, but a boy who is already an effective swimmer cannot improve nearly so easily as one who has some defects to work on."
ELDON WARD . . . ace free styler
Fencers Face AF Academy
The Kansas fencing squad opens its season at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon against the Air Force Academy in Robinson Gymnasium.
John Giele, instructor of Sociology,
coaches the Kansas fencers who lost
last year to the Falcons, 24-3, at
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Featured in the foil is captain John Billard, Floyd Dillon and Loren Fleckstein. Team captain Jerry Old, Stan Patterson and Stan Pherson once in the cpe matches.
Saber match captain Meredith Willen, Herb Kasold and Steve Corsen fence saber for the Kansans.
Dillard is the only new man on an otherwise veteran squad.
Kansas has fenced a no-decision, warm-up meet with the Wichita Fencing Club, and the Jayhawkers next scheduled meet is with the University of Illinois.
Brewer Eves Scoring Mark
Vinnie Brewer, high scoring Cyclone sophromore, has bagged 257 points this season. If he maintans his 15.7 average for the remainder of the season, he will surpass the all-time sophomore scoring record set by Gary Thompson, 339.
Jayhawkers Seek Revenge Tomorrow Against Aggies
Given another chance at the conference crown, the Jayhawkers left late this afternoon for Stillwater Okla., where they collide with Oklahoma State at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow.
The Kansas - Oklahoma State basketball game will be televised over WIBW-TV, Topeka, at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow.
When Kansas meets the Cowboys in Gallagher Hall, they will be playing in one of the last strengthholds of "come-and-get-it" basketball in the Midwest. Cowboy coach Hank Iba forged a tradition of deliberate play early in his career, and O-State's opponents have been walking in their contests with the Cowpokes since then.
Oklahoma State used their deliberate game in drubbing Kansas here earlier in the season, 62-49, and the Cowpokes perennially are tougher in their home corral.
"We aren't expecting them to throw anything different at us down
there," said Coach Dick Harp. "When you play Oklahoma State you know what the game's going to be like anyway."
Saturday's game is the 50th meeting between the two rivals with Kansas holding the edge in the series, 27-22.
Last year OSU whipped Kansas 63-55 at Stillwater.
"We knew what Oklahoma State was going to do when we played them here," Coach Harp commented. "But there wasn't too much we could do that night to stop them."
Cowboys Hot Against Kansas
He continued to say that the Cowboys played one of their best games against the Jayhawkers, hitting a sparkling 57.1 per cent of their efforts from the field.
"We were real sorry; they simply controlled the game against us," the coach said.
The Cowboys have defeated Okla-
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homa and Nebraska while dropping a decision to Colorado since they played the Jayhawkers. Kansas has also won two games and lost one since the earlier encounter.
Win without boasting. Lose without excuse. —Albert Payson Terhune
Swimmers Meet Wildcats Today
David Hinderliter, a free styler, is K-State's only strong point, he said. "Our main objective will be attempts to set some records."
KU's swimming team will meet Kansas State in what should be an easy Jayhawk victory at 4 p.m. today in Robinson Gymnasium.
Public opinion always is in advance of the Law. -John Galsworthy
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