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Thursday, Dec. 15, 1960 University Daily Kansan
The Jayhawkers should emerge victorious from the Big Eight Christmas tournament in Kansas City.
By Gabby Wilson
Although the tourney is often marred with upsets and many times fails to produce the future Big Eight champ, this year it should.
Other than the Kansas victories which should come according to schedule, the rest of the league is so balanced that a bad pass or reckless shot could mean the difference to the other squads.
The opening game finds Kansas State and Oklahoma State in what should be a very close contest. However, Cedric Price and Larry Comley should carry the Cats home.
Colorado will defeat Oklahoma in the second contest of the evening.
The Sooners who are one of the better teams in the league will probably lose by 12. Brian Etheridge and Eddie Evans are the Okies to watch.
Kansas will open with Nebraska Tuesday.
The Huskers represent what will probably be the easiest game for the Hawkers. Nebraska has no one who can break away with a big night and other than Jim Kowalke and Jan Wall, few Huskers have the potential to score over 10.
Kansas' balanced attack should push the point spread to 20 or above.
In the second evening game Missouri, through the strength of Charlie Henke and Joe Scott, should edge past Iowa State. Only a hot night by Henry Whitney and Mary Straw can save the Cyclones.
The point spread should be around 10.
In the semi final Wednesday, Colorado should host Kansas State.
In the semi-final Wednesday, Colorado should beat Kansas State barring a 20-point night by both Price and Comley, by 6 or 8 points The Jays should dump the Tigers by 10.
This will bring the Buffs and the Hawkers together in the final. Once again balanced play by Wayne Hightower, Gerry Gardner, Bill Bridges, Dee Ketchum and Al Correll should put Kansas in front in a very close contest.
The scoring title is between Henke, Hightower, Gilmore and Gardner.
Final results:
1. KANSAS
2. Colorado
3. Kansas State
4. Missouri
5. Oklahoma
6. Iowa State
7. Oklahoma State
AKL Downs PiKA 40-26 in IM Play
Alpha Kappa Lambda amassed 40 points last night to down Pi Kappa Alpha, 40-26, in fraternity "A" basketball. Sigma Phi Epsilon was also victorious as they beat Delta Chi, 45-35.
Lambda Chi Alpha lost to the team from Phi Delta Theta. 40-23. Also in the fraternity "A" division Phi Gamma Delta team defeated Sigma Nu. 48-23.
In a low scoring contest Triangle came out on top with a 16-12 victory over Phi Kappa Theta. Tau Kappa Epsilon forfeited to Sigma Nu.
In the fraternity "B" division Sigma Chi beat Beta Theta Pi, 41-34. The Phi Delts won their second game of the night by touncing the Phi Kanna Psi's, 48-18.
The chemistry department defeated a team from Carruth-O'-Leary, 42-32, and AAA beat Concordia, 32-12. The Gunners downed Navy, 32-27.
The highest scoring and most lopsided game of the evening was in an independent "E" division game when the Ringers smothered Ace Pearson. 64-9.
Templin defeated Battenfeld Hall,
56-23. JRP forfeited to the Cisabs.
The schedule for tonight's games is:
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FRATERNITY "A" — Kappa Sigma
ma vs Delta Tau Delta — 4:15.
Omega — 5: 00, Kappa Sigma vs
PIKA — 5: 45, Sig Ep vs Alpha Phi
Alpha — 5: 45, Delta Upsilon vs
AKL — 6: 30, and Acacia vs Sigma
Alpha Epsilon — 6: 30.
INDEFENDENT "A" — Hawks
vs C&O — 5:15, GDIA vs One —
6:15, and JRP No. 3 vs JRP No. 1
— 7:15.
FRATERNITY "B" — Theta Chi vs Delta Tau Delta — 4:15, Delta Sigma Phi vs Delta Chi — 4:15, Phi Gamma Delta vs Phi Kappa Tau — 5:00, Kappa Alpha Psi vs Alpha Tau
FRATERNITY "C" — Delta Tau
Delta No. 1 vs Sigma Alpha Epsilon
No. 2 — 7:15 and TKE No. 2 vs
Beta No. 4 — 7:15.
Doubleheaders Open KU's Pre-Tourney Vacation Slate
Kansas's once beaten basketball team moves into the last stages of its schedule Friday in Manhattan against Michigan State in the opening game of the fourth annual Sunflower doubleheader. The Jayhawkers will come back to Lawrence Saturday to play North Carolina before moving west for two games.
Dec. 20th and 22nd will see Coach Dick Harp'sarp facing
NORTH CAROLINA — Doug Moe and York Larese, both All Americas last season, led Coach Frank McGuire's Tar Heels to an 18-6 mark last season.
DAVE FAHS. Michigan State captain
The big asset appears to be the overall size, both in height and weight departments for the Tar Heels. Moe is 6-6, 220-pounds and center Dick Kepley stands 6-9 and weighs 227 pounds.
KU lost to North Carolina last year, 60-49, with Larese hitting 14. The main weakness seems to be the lack of good reserves, especially in the backcourt.
NEBRASKA — Coach Jerry Bush's team has already recorded a major upset, downing a strong Utah State five. But the Cornhuskers' lack of a good tall man will hurt them against KU.
Gary Earnest is also considered a man to watch for the Cougars who lost to KU 93-64 last winter.
BRIGHAM YOUNG — Coach Stan Watt's Cougars are led by 6-5 Dave Eastis who averaged 20.1 points per game last season and is a top rebounder.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dons have lost only one starter and the west coast team has a very good chance of improving on a meager 8-17 mark posted last season which included a 73-42 loss to Kansas.
The Huskers, who had a 7-17 mark last season, are weak aside from Kowalke. The best newcomer is Independence, Kan.. Junior College transfer, 6-1 Tom Russell. Russell won JUCO All America honors last year.
The lack of a good big man is the main problem but 6-8 Fred Bruener may solve that problem.
Bob Gaillard, 6-1 guard, is the kingpin for coach Pete Palletta who is in his first year at the USF helm.
The outstanding player for Nebraska is senior Jim Kowalke. At 6-3, Kowalke is said to be the "complete" basketball player.
San Francisco has a strong defense and good bench strength.
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The Tar Heels of North Carolina will be the greatest test for the Hawkers. Although they lost to Kentucky Tuesday, 70-65, they are still considered one of the best teams ever to come to Allen Field House. North Carolina was ranked fourth in the latest United Press International rankings.
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Probably the weakest team which KU will face will be the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the opener of the conference tourney. Nebraska has posted a surprise win over strong Utah State but is not considered to be a threat.
Here is how the five KU vacation opponents stand at present:
MICHIGAN STATE - The Spartans, coached by Forrest Anderson, lost the best rebounder in Eig Ten history in Horace Walker and are depending upon 13 sophomores to improve upon the 10-11 mark of last season.
Dave Fahs, 5-0 senior, is the MSU leader. He averaged 12 points a game last season. Teaming with Fahs at guard will be 6-1 junior Art Schwarw.
This will be the first meeting in history of the two teams.
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