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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. Jan. 19, 1960
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Oklahoma State Stalls To 62-49 Victory
By Chuck Clark
Basketball's founding fathers probably spent a restless night Monday.
For Oklahoma State was making another of its famous attempts to kill off intercollegiate athletics and in the process just about killed off any Kansas hopes for a Big Eight basketball title.
The Cowpokes stalled, scrapped and shot their way to a 62-49 upset over the Jayhawkers in Allen Field House. The loss was the second in four conference starts for KU.
Kansas State, meanwhile, continued on its merry merry toward another pennant with a 68-66 squeeze past Iowa State.
Iowa State Next
The situation gets tougher for Kansas before there's any chance of it getting better. Saturday afternoon the Jayhawks meet Iowa State in a regionally televised battle at Ames. The Cyclones already hold a decisive victory over Kansas on a neutral court.
Monday's final count was not indicative of the night's play. The Cowpokes, it must be admitted, played their delay game to perfection. And if those first peach baskets were hung for decoration then Oklahoma State must be the best cage club on any court.
Kansas, after a miserable first half that gave the Jayhawkers score only 15 points to 23 by the Pokes, tried to raise a game out of it after intermission. But the Pokes wouldn't coocciate.
Finally, in desperation, the Jayhawkers went into a tough forcing game and OSU cashed in on 10 uncontested layups—to say nothing of 19 second-half free throws.
A Rough First Half
KU couldn't have put up a very stiff battle against any team in the first half, and that kind of play is fatal against the Pokes. The Jayhawkers tried only 24 shots from the field in that period and hit on just five.
Wayne Hightower tried to spark the Kansas in the second period, hitting 13 of his game-high 22 points, but received support only from Bill Bridges. The closest Kansas came in the second half was five points.
Bridges hit 10 points. No other Kansan had more than four.
OSU hit 53 per cent from the field in notching 20 of 38 attempts and nine Pokes broke into the scoring column. Dick Soergel led the visitors with 13 points.
Tennis Importer
NEW YORK—(UPI)—Credit for bringing the sport of tennis to the United States belongs to Mary Ewing Outerbridge. After a visit to Bermuda, Miss Outerbridge introduced the sport at the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club in March of 1874.
By Gabby Wilson
This is the time of year when all the experts begin to look into their crystal balls and predict the outcome of all sports which are active during the year.
(Editor's Note; This is the final article in a series of three dealing with the past and future in sports.)
But so far this year no one has gone out on the limb, so not being modest, I don't mind being the first one out. After all it is the early worm that gets the bird.
The best way to start this crystal gazing would be with the sport that is in season at the present, basketball.
Cincinnati Sun Top The best bet for the NCAA championship is Cincinnati. Most people won't disagree with this, although a few may feel that Bradley is the best pick.
Cincinnati Still Ton
As far as the Big 8 is concerned, the team to beat is still Kansas State.
Now we come to the most exciting sport, the one which justly deserves the title of the national pastime, baseball.
In track KU should continue its reign over the indoor Big 8 teams. Then once they are outside they should again become the national champions.
In the Big 8 we should see the KU team climb into the first division, and with a few breaks they could take the title. But Oklahoma State is still the team to beat.
The major leagues will probably see red hot races in both leagues again this year. The long, unbalanced, American League is finally evening up, and the National League is getting tighter.
The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Yankees should battle down to September with the Yanks and Orioles dropping out then. Then with two weeks left the White Sox will fade and the Indians will be the new American League Champions.
Poor Yanks
The big surprise in the league should be the Yankees finishing in fourth place. The reason for such a low finish is the Kansas City Athletics. The A's have pumped so many second division minded ballplayers on to the Yankee squad that they will be doing good to finish ahead of the fifth place Detroit Tigers.
The National League in its typical alley-fight finish could come up with a new champion, one that hasn't been in a World Series since 1927, the Pittsburg Pirates.
All the Pirates need is a few breaks and they will be in. But for that matter if any team in the league (other than the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs) get a break it could take the pennant.
Season Nears For Defending Track Champs
Football this year will seem strange, because KU should be going to the Orange Bowl. But Syracuse will again be the national champs.
The first indoor meet is just three weeks off. So the Kansas Jayhawk's defending champion track team is working hard to get ready for the indoor season.
When asked about the progress of the team Coach Bill Easton said:
"We had our first time trials since Christmas last weeked. Some were good and some were bad; I would say that we were about ten days behind schedule."
Coach Easton went on to explain that the team needed some high jumpers and asked that anyone with experience in this event and interested in track contact him. Easton also reported that with Bob Covey, Ames, Ia., junior, injured, Paul Rearick, Wichita junior, is the only available quarter-miler.
Lots of Rookies
In addition to the returning lettermen, Coach Easton will be counting on sophomores Bill Dotson, Jamestown, and Bob Lindrud, Moline, Ill., in the distance events; Dan Lee, Pittsburgh, Pa., Clarence Peterson, Great Bend, Charlie Smith, Junction City, and Curtis McClinton, Wichita, in the hurdles; and Kenneth Olson, Van Nuys, Calif. in the pole vault.
Coach Easton said:
"McClinton has reported for track now that his shoulder injury has healed." Brien Siebert, 440, Wichita and Charles Smith, 440, hurdles, are also expected to give the team a lift.
The Jayhawks open their indoor season Feb. 8, with a dual meet against Oklahoma at Allen Field House. They travel to Lansing, Mich. Feb. 13 for the Michigan State Relays and then return to Lawrence to meet the Missouri Tigers Feb. 19 in their final meet before the Big Eight Indoor at Kansas City on Feb. 26 and 27.
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority women walked off with six trophies and the Hill Championship following the Hill Championship playoffs for KU women bowlers Saturday.
Hill Championship To AOPi Bowlers
The Alpha Omicron Pi second team knocked down a total of 2180 pins, compared to 2082 by the Lucky Strikes team and 2030 by the Setups. The Alpha Omicron Pi first team claimed 1900 pins.
Each of the four winning team members received small gold-plated trophies. The Alpha Omicron Pi second team had also won the KU women's Wednesday bowling league, and was awarded their team trophy Saturday too.
Other trophy winners were:
Mary Shillerton, Kansas City, Mo., junior, another member of that sorority, played on the team which had won the Tuesday bowling league. She carried her trophy home after the playoffs.
Joanna Challman, Galva graduate student, for high series and for high average within both leagues, and Carolyn Elliott, Overland Park junior, for her high game score of 207.
Cellar Dwellers
PHILADELPHIA—(UPI) — The Phillies and Athletics each has finished in last-place 19 times, more than any other team in the major leagues. The A's finished last 18 times while in Philadelphia and once in Kansas City.
BALTIMORE, Md.-(UPI) - The press box at Pimlico Race Track has wall-to-wall carpeting.
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