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Vickers Open Season Against Russian Crew
The Wichita Vickers, A.A.U. champions last year, will officially open their basketball season Saturday night in Allen Field House when they take on the All Star Russian team.
The Vickers-Russia game will be the second game in the international cage doubleheader. The Wayland Baptist College Queens, from Plainview, Tex., will tackle an All Star Russian women's team in the preliminary contest, slated to get underway at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 3,1959 University Daily Kansas
In their previous games in this country, the Russians were defeated by the Phillips 66 Oilers from Bartlesville, Okla., 70-59 in a game played in New York, and lost to the Peoria Cats 67-63 this week in Chicago. Both the Bartlesville and Peoria teams are members of the N.I.B.L. along with Wichita.
THE RUSSIAN TEAM is composed of players from all over the U.S.S.R. and is basically the team that will represent that country in the 1960 Olympics.
Both contests will be played under international rules adopted in 1956 by the International Amateur Basketball Federation following the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
The rules differ slightly from any other set of rules in use in the United States. The most controversial change from American rules is the offensive 30-second rule where the offense must shoot within 30 seconds after gaining possession of the ball or lose possession.
Adding international flavor to the contest, A.A.U. officials in Kansas City announced this week that one official from Costa Rica, one from Canada and two from Mexico will be used in the games.
A WIDE FREE THROW LANE is provided for— being 19½ feet wide at the base line. This serves to keep the big men away from the basket during free throws and is coupled with another rule to equalize height whereby the offense cannot remain in the lane more than three seconds at a time or lose possession of the ball.
Free throws are not given the defense when an offensive foul is committed unless the game officials consider the foul to be deliberate.
Tickets will be on sale at the Field House through Saturday although the A.A.U. anticipates a capacity crowd. Special student tickets of $1 are available to KU students at the Field House.
WRA Point Totals Undergo Change
By Carrie Edwards
By Carrie Edwards The next two weeks will bring changes in women's intramural sports tournaments and in the WRA point totals.
Women will play final matches in badminton singles and golf and will begin competition in badminton doubles this week. Many others will swim in the Robinson Gymnasium pool to improve stroke form and speed for the women's swimming meet Jan. 12.
Changes in the WRA point totals will be made after student intramural managers and Ruth Hoover,
professor of physical education, figure the points earned in the badminton singles, tennis singles and golf contests.
Lenora Prosser, Kansas City, Mo.
junior, yesterday won the tennis
singles tournament when she
whipped Elizabeth Wooster, Salt
Lake City junior, 6-1, 6-0. Miss
Prosser was also the tennis singles
champion lst year in the intramural
program.
Karen Schull, Kansas City, Mo.
junior, will meet Sharon Foster,
Birmingham, Mich. freshman in the
badminton singles finals.
Also in the championship golf flight final playoffs, Miss Schull will compete against Beverly K. Cronkite, St. Joseph, Mo., senior.
To help women prepare for the swimming meet, the physical education department will reserve the Robinson Gymnasium pool for them at 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and at 11 a.m. Saturdays until Jan. 12.
At the meet woman will earn WRA points through participation and winning events in relays, diving, racing and stroke form. A special swimming trophy will be given.
Jayhawker Thinclads Working Out Indoors
Bv Dick Kline
Kansas "Track Coach Bill Easton said today that the Jayhawkers have an "equal" chance of retaining their Big Eight Indoor track title for the ninth consecutive time this winter.
"Our team has always had a great pride in record and performance which has always stimulated them to come through with the championship." Coach Easton said.
The Jayhawkers opened their indoor season Monday afternoon and are working out for their first time trials in Allen Field House tomorrow afternoon.
Returning from last year's championship squad are Charlie Tidwell, Darwin Ashbaugh, Paul Williams, Bob Okerstrom, Bill Driver, Bob Covey, Clif Cushman, Bob Tague, Billy Mills and D兰Ralston.
All of this season's indoor meets will take place during February with dual meets scheduled with Oklahoma and Missouri, and the Michigan State Relays and the Big Eight Championships in Kansas City slated.
Alumnus Gets $1000 For Rocket Design
A KU alumnus has won a $1,000 graduate study award for his design of an atomic powered rocket.
Gordon H. Miller, class of 1936,
received the money last week in
Washington, D.C. at a meeting of the
American Rocket Society. Mr. Miller's home is in Glenham, N.Y.
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