Thursday, Dec. 1, 1960 University Daily Kansan
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By Bill Sheldon
The Daily Kansan prognosticator's final tabulation for the football season's predictions was 29 right, 9 wrong for just under 77 per cent.
Tonight starts the basketball campaign, and the crystal ball is back on the desk awaiting the magic caress.
Tonight's games feature league teams facing rather weak opposition. Oklahoma hosts a rebuilding Texas Western team. The Sooners should win easily.
Missouri and Nebraska Favored
Probable Big Eight cellar dweller Nebraska plays even weaker Iowa Teachers.
Washington of St. Louis faces the Missouri Tigers. An improved Tiger squad hopes this is the year for them to sneak into the championship picture. A win for the Tigers seems more than likely
The favorites for the conference crown, Kansas and Kansas State face challenging foes, Northwestern and Texas A & M. The Kansas teams should be too strong for their out-of-state opponents.
UCLA should topple the Oklahoma State Cowpokes tomorrow night at Stillwater. The only other game involving a league team is the Colorado-Arizona tilt. The Golden Buffaloes, who also have hopes of cracking the Kansas-Kansas State hold on Big Eight supremacy, should win easily.
The strength of the Oklahoma Sooners will be better known after their game with Minnesota. The Sooners, picked third in the league, should win this one.
Saturday night will be the first big night of the season as seven league teams go to battle.
Colorado plays Arizona again and the result should be another convincing Buff victory.
The best game of the night should be the Arkansas-Missouri engagement in Columbia. The choice here is Arkansas in a close battle.
Kansas Over Northwestern
Texas Western moves over to Oklahoma State, and they will probably go home with another defeat.
Three Big Ten teams face Big Eight teams Monday evening. Minnesota moves to Missouri where they should meet defeat. Iowa State opens minus star Vinnie Brewer and should lose to Wisconsin. Indiana, ranked third in the nation, should humble Kansas State by a large margin.
Colorado will remain in the Southwest Monday to tangle with New Mexico. The Buffs should return home boasting victories over two rather weak opponents.
KU will test Southwest Conference hopeful Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, Monday. Fourteen point winners over the Red Raiders last year, Coach Dick Harp's charges should begin their bid for the top spot in the nation with an easy win in preparation for their next game in New York City against St. John's.
The KU gymnastics team will embark on its 1960-61 season at 3:30 Saturday afternoon when it meets Northwestern Oklahoma State in a dual meet in Robinson Gym.
Gymnastics Team Opens Season With Dual Meet Here Saturday
This season's Jayhawk team will feature nine participants including Bob Lockwood, Lawrence senior, the squad's playing-coach.
Saturday's meet will be the first of 11 scheduled performances. The team will take part in nine competitive meets and two exhibitions.
freshmen; Don Makela, Great Falls,
Mont., senior, Don Clifford, junior,
John Rupf, senior and Dick
Richardson, freshman, all from
Wichita.
Representing KU in Saturday's meet will be Lockwood, Clayton Lang, Emporia senior and team captain, Mike Zwink, Charles Breit-haugen and Jim Bodin, all Lawrence
"We'll have to have superb performances from our new members as well as consistent showings by the team veterans to win this one." Lockwood said.
Lockwood was pleased with the team's showing during practice sessions and said that with normal improvement plus the addition of Bill Steele, San Marino, Calif. senior, and Jim Hammond, Larned freshman, next semester, they should develop into a fine team.
He praised the ability of team captain, Lang, saying that Lang is probably the most improved gymnast on the squad, and one of the finest parallel bar performers in the Big Eight conference.
Zwink, who will compete in four of the seven events Saturday, is especially adept on the horizontal bars. Lockwood said.
Lockwood is the squad's anchor man, who, in addition to coaching, participates in six of the seven events. He has led KU in scoring in every meet for the past two years.
The remaining home meets are with Kansas State, Jan. 13, and Nebraska, Jan. 21.
OU Rates 3 Hawks In Top Opponents
Although Oklahoma held them to a 13-13 tie, Coach Jack Mitchell's Kansas Jayhawkers, 1960 Big Eight champions, landed three positions on the Sooners all-opponent team and three more on the second team.
Quarterback John Hadl, halfback Curtis McClinton and center Fred Hageman were honored on the first team.
KU tackle Stan Kirshman and guards Elvin Basham and Benny Boydston rated the second eleven in the Sooner balloting.
The Sooner all-opponent team consists of: ends, Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (27) and Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (15); tackles, Fate Echols, Northwestern (23) and Harold Beatty, Oklahoma State (19); guards, Joe Romig, Colorado (29) and Monte Lee, Texas (20); center, Hageman (14); quarterback, Hadl (24); halfbacks, Norris Stevenson, Missouri (19) and McClinton (17); fullback, Tom Watkins, Iowa State (15).
The final game of the season for Women's Recreation Assn. basketball will be played at 7 p.m today in Robinson Gymnasium. Lewis Hall will meet Gamma Phi Beta for the championship title.
WRA Game Today
Hadi was also selected as the most outstanding backfield performer of the season. Missouri's All America end, Danny LaRose, was picked as the Lineman of the Year.
KU's John Hadl was chosen today as the Player of the Year in the Big Eight Conference by the United Press International.
The honor of Coach of the Year went to Missouri's head coach Dan Devine who guided the Tigers to a 9-1 season record and a return trip to the Orange Bowl.
Among those selected on the allconference first team, Joe Romig, Colorado, Fred Hageman, Kansas, Tom Watkins, Iowa State and Curtis McClinton, Kansas, were named for the second consecutive year.
Hadl Named Player of Year
KU led the voting for first team members, placing four on the squad. The Jayhawkers also had a second team selection in Bert Coan at halfback while Sam Simpson, end, and Benny Boydston, guard, were chosen on the third team.
Hadi and LaRose were the only unanimous choices.
Here is the 1980 United Press International All Big Eight first team
Ends: Dan LaRose, Missouri; Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado
Tackles; Billy White, Oklahoma;
Rockne Calhoun, Missouri
Guards: Joe Romig, Colorado; Elvin Basham, Kansas
Center: Fred Hageman, Kansas
Backs: John Hadl, Kansas; Tom Watkins, Iowa State; Mel West, Missouri; Curtis McClinton, Kansas.
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