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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Feb. 11, 1960
Dick Harp Sits Back and Laughs But Only After Narrow Victory
By Gabby Wilson
Winners sit back, laugh, and tell jokes, while losers just sit there and say "Deal."
Coach Dick Harp spent a restless night on the KU bench last night before he was able to stride happily into the training room and drop into his chair with a big smile on his face.
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Reporters began to crowd around him. He moved to the front of his chair and clasped his hands together. Questions came from every side. The smile never left his face. He seemed to relax and let the
Harp seemed to relax and let the knots drain from his body.
"It's a great win. It was great for the kids, And my neck wouldn't stand another stretching," he said with a chuckle.
"If we hadn't won this one tonight, they might not have settled for hanging a dummy. They might have got me."
The smiling, joking, relaxed Harp who sat in the training room was a
different man from the strategist who for two hours, earlier in the evening, had piloted KU *to their first victory over K-State in four games.
All in Spirit
He rebounded every ball with Bill Bridges and Wayne Hightower. He shot every shot with Dick Gisel and Bob Hickman. He set up plays with Jim Hoffman and Butch Myers. He dove to the floor for a loose ball with Jerry Gardner. He dribbed through the K-State press with Al Correll. He did it all with motion and anxiety from the side line.
From the opening tip-off Harp was in a constant state of agitation.
Harp's first display of emotion came with the game less than a minute old as a smile broke across his face as Gisel put KU ahead 2-0 on a jump shot.
Seconds later he was frowning and shouting, "Oh no!" as a foul was called on Bridges. He clapped his
hands and pointed then sat down and clasped his hands together.
Tension Eases
Throughout the first six minutes he kept hollering for the defense to set up. He also kept pointing out mistakes to the remaining men on the bench.
Myers hit a jump shot to make the score 26-16 and the coach laughed and said a few words to those around him and then glanced at the clock, 7:30 left in the half.
The crowd began to go wild as they screamed. Soon the stands shook with the power of the San Francisco earthquake as KU fans began their customary stomp.
The coach began to calm down a little as he saw the score grow to 47-27 at the half. Then at the buzzer, which ended the half, he quietly walked off the court.
Fans of both teams rushed for the exits in search of something which would revive their voices and soothe the ravaged throats.
White Sox Lead Winter Race In Pre-Season Ticket Selling
United Press International By Milton Richman
Business is booming at a majority of major league baseball box offices with the Chicago White Sox leading a general upswing in pre-season ticket sales, a United Press International survey revealed today.
The White Sox, far and away the best ticket-sellers in the "winter League," are running 55 per cent ahead of last year in their advance sales for an all-time club record, and their cross-town rivals, The Cubs, report an approximate increase of 20 per cent over a year ago.
Eleven of the 16 Clubs said their advance sales are up from last year. Only the Yankees reported a slight decrease but pointed out that last year's sales established a club record.
The White Sox, despite their World Series loss, have sold 400.- 000 tickets so far, and already have $1,010,000 in the till compared with a total advance sale of $651,000 prior to opening day in 1959. The Club
began its advance sale six weeks earlier than it did a year ago, undoubtedly because the White Sox played in the World Series last October and there was far more interest in the team this winter ever though it lost the world championship to the Dodgers.
One Cub official attributed the increase in his team's advance sales to the winter deals made with the Red Sox, Reds and Phillies.
"It looks like the trades didn't hurt us any," he said in reference to the boom at the box office.
The Red Sox were the only team in the American League to show a decrease in their total home attendance last season, dropping 92,945 admissions from 1958, but they look in good shape for this year. Ticket manager Paul Cunniff said the club's advance ticket sale is eight to 12 per cent higher than a year ago this time.
Charles Morris, ticket manager for the Reds, announced their sales are running about 10 per cent ahead of last year's, and although the Dodgers, who were box office
champs of the majors last season, haven't put their ticket applications in the mail yet, business manager Harold Parrott said the sales should be at least 10 per cent better than a year ago.
The Cardinals are up "about five per cent" with $500,000 in tickets already sold or committed and a team spokesman said he considered that "very good in view of the fact we finished seventh last year."
The Pirates also disappointed their followers last season but are doing quite nicely insofar as advance sales are concerned. Their advance sales number 336,000 tickets compared with a record total of 350,000 which were sold before opening day in 1959. Pittsburgh expects to sell 400,-000 advance tickets this year, which would break last year's record.
Advance sales for the Tigers' home games are up "approximately five per cent," and slight increases also were reported by the Indians, Athletics, Giants and Senators.
The Braves have sold 714,000 advance tickets, about even with last year's total.
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The coach sat quietly through the first part of the second half, but the pressure began to stir Harp into action with 9:31 left in the game. He began to clench his fists and wave directions to his players. He shouted and pointed.
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With 5:01 left he looked at the score clock. 59-58. He wiped his face. His lead had melted to one point. One minute later his lead was gone and he began to squirm and fidget. Now he was three points behind.
From everywhere the KU fans began to voice a letdown:
"We play hard, come close, and lose."
Harp was like a jack-on-the-bench for the last two minutes and thirty-eight seconds as he saw Hightower score and the ball butter-fingered around the court by both teams.
"They always win 'em this way, they do it every time."
Then the Tower scored again to put KU ahead 63-62 with 42 seconds left in the game. The crowd went wild again, stomping and screaming. Harp clapped once and sat down.
He sat there as the ball was batted around the court and each time a K-State player touched the ball every heart in the KU section stopped.
Finally, with 15 seconds left Bridges was fouled and stepped to the free throw line. The crowd was on its feet. Harp sat. Bridges scored. Half of the crowd screamed and yelled. Half moaned. Harp sat.
Fifteen seconds later, as half of the crowd went out to celebrate and half start a long, sad trip home, the coach rose to his feet, shook his head, smiled, shook Tex Winter's hand, and headed for the training room. He smiled, laughed, and joked on the way. He had the right, too, he was the winner.
Snow Hampers Olympic Practice
SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. — (UPI)
—The 650 Olympic athletes at Squaw Valley turned out early and eagerly today, determined to get in as much practice as possible before another snowstorm reaches the area.
Squaw Valley came to life yesterday as a storm which had dumped six inches of rain and 28 inches of snow on the area finally abated. Slalom skiers crowded the slopes, and the jumpers were able to leap for the first time, using the 60-meter hill.
All teams had planned vigorous sessions again today.
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