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University Daily Kansan Friday, Dec. 9, 1960
Hightower Has Chance To Battle an Old Foe
Two All America basketball players will oppose each other when Kansas meets St. John's tonight in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Wayne Hightower, junior, 6-8 forward who was selected as a third team All America choice last season and on many second team selections in this year's pre-season predictions is looking forward to a head-on battle with one of the nation's leading college players, Tony Jackson, 6-4, St. John's forward.
Hightower said he has been looking forward to tonight's game since last summer when he first heard of the New York trip.
Jackson was picked as an All America following his sophomore season and was on most All America squads last year.
Friends to Come
The slender Big Eight scoring leader from Philadelphia said, "It is really going to be great playing back East, especially in the Garden. About everybody I know is going to be there to watch us play. I've received from 10 to 15 telegrams from people who say they will be there. I've also heard that about 2,000 students will be at the game from my high school (Overbrook in Philadelphia). My family will also be there for the game as will the
friends and families of Al Correll and Ralph Heyward (both former Overbrook stars) now playing for KU."
Hightower explained that he, and the other two Philadelphia players.
U.S. Takes Early Lead In Davis Cup Play
PERTH, Australia — (UPI) — Young Earl B胆holz of St. Louis, Mo., defeated Orlando Sirola, 6-8, 7-5, 11-9, 6-2 in a rain plagued match today to give the United States a 1-0 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final, but Barry MacKay of Dayton, Ohio, trailed Nicola Pietrangiela, 8-6, 3-6, 8-10, 5-5 when play was halted in their match because of darkness.
MacKay, the 25-year-old veteran of the U.S. squad who had been expected to carry most of the load, won the opening set of his match with the unperturbable Pietrangeli, held up 45 minutes by rain in King's Park Courts, and appeared headed for a straight set victory when he took a commanding 3-1 lead in the second.
But Pietrangeli, his passing game working to perfection over the water soaked court, turned the tide completely by winning five straight games for a 6-3 triumph that stunned MacKay. In the marathon third set he appeared to have suffered a reinjury to his groin muscle while stretching for a shot near the baseline.
MacKay's game lacked sting from there on and it appeared to be only a matter of finishing out the match when despite the late hour (6:30 p.m. local time), the two team captains decided to take the usual 10-minute break following the third set.
The respite seemed to help Mac-Kay who battled a little more de-
have been playing since they were 13-years old against some of the St. John's players. They have also faced each other frequently in summer basketball games throughout the East for the past eight years.
Although the game will feature two of the country's top teams, Hightower feels the contest could easily develop into an individual battle between himself and Jackson.
"He is an All America, and that is about the best way I have of judging his play," he said.
Individual Battle
KU Coach Dick Harp has assigned the Kansas star to guard Jackson. Hightower said about the only choice St. John's has is to put Jackson opposite him.
Worry Jackson
terminally to stave off defeat, batting match point five times before finally tieing the score at 5-5. Then the captains agreed to call it a day and to finish the match tomorrow before the doubles. The postponement is expected to help the Americans since it will give MacKay a chance to rest his injury.
Lefty's Record
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Whitey Ford's two victories over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960 World Series raised the New York Yankee southpaw's total to seven — a record for left-handed pitchers.
"I hope to talk to him and get him rattled because if he isn't playing well it will affect the entire St. John's team" play. If I can block a couple of his shots it would really help."
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Hightower, who is usually depended upon for a good share of the Kansas scoring, couldn't say much about the St. John's star's defense. He just said, "When I played Jackson before he didn't really try to play defense, but I've heard that he is pretty good defensively."
Psychological Factor
"The game could easily turn into a psychological duel. If I can handle Jackson and Hall (Willie), a forward who Hightower says gets mad easily) blows up we should be in good shape. The one thing we have to worry about is playing in the Garden and the so-called Garden Jinx
"I think we have an advantage defensively because we play a better defense here in the Midwest than they do in the East," the KU forward said. "But they will probably have the overall advantage because of the site, crowd and the probable partialness of the officials."
Hightower will have his chance to prove his All America status to his friends from Philadelphia. But most of all, Hightower wants to help the Jayhawkers roll to their season's third straight victory in the first performance for any of the players in the capital of the sports world, Madison Square Garden.
The longest any head coach has been at the helm of a Jayhawker football team is seven years. A.R. Kennedy coached the Crimson and Blue from 1904 through 1910.
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By Bill Sheldon
The opening weekend of the basketball season was well forseen by this column. Of the 17 games predicted, 15 choices turned out to be correct. This establishes an 88 per cent mark to flirt with for the second group of selections.
In other games tonight, Kansas State will be thoroughly tested, but it should be a win for the Wildcats against UCLA and Oklahoma, twice winner, should breeze past Brigham Young.
Tonight may be the biggest night of the pre-conference season for the Kansas Jayhawkers. They travel to New York City to battle 10th rated St. John's. This one should be a top game and could go to either team. But, the Jays have shown a fine offense and a capable defense thus far and are therefore picked to continue their undefeated mark and possibly improve upon their number four rating.
Tomorrow will see five Big Eight teams on the court against non-league foes.
Probably the best game of the night will be the Iowa State-Wichita contest. In a real close tussle, it looks like a win for the Missouri Valley Wheatshockers.
Kansas State stays on the West Coast to play Southern California. K-State will have a tough time in this one, but will probably come back home with a win.
Another West Coast team, Oregon, travels to Colorado to meet the so far undefeated Buffaloes. But this will more than likely be the first loss for the Colorado squad.
Oklahoma State will have its hands full against Tulsa but should win.
Missouri plays Northwestern. The strong front line of the Tigers should be enough to off-set the outside ability of the Wildcats.
The schedule is light for Monday night. Here is how these games look: Kansas State over New Mexico, Indiana over Missouri, and in a real close battle, Colorado over visiting Illinois.
Kansas Football Stars Are Honored
Two Big Eight teams recently re- | back Curtis McClinton. leached thereto all.
Two Big Eight teams recently released their all-opponent teams which included Kansas players.
Nashville Kansas players. The Oklahoma State selection included fiery KU guard Elvin Bashem, center Fred Hageman and half-
The Iowa State Cyclones gave John Hadl unanimous support on their all-opponent team. Other Jayhawkers on the squad were Hageman and McClinton.
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