Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1959 University Daily Kansan
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Swordsmen Ready For Cornhuskers
After a two-week diet of nationally-ranked fencing powers, Coach John Giele's swordmen will be host to a milder Nebraska squad Sunday at Robinson Gymnasium at 2 p.m.
KU's ambitious fencing team tangled with some of the best that fencing has to offer on the intercollegiate level when they challenged the Air Force Academy, and the University of Illinois late in January.
The fencers came out second best in a dual meet with the Air Force in Colorado Springs on Jan. 17. Dropping decisions of 24-3 and 18-9 to the Airmen "A" and "B" squads respectively, the Jayhawks' efforts were not entirely futile;
"We gained some extremely valuable experience," explained Coach Giele.
"When we can face this type of competition, I can see the improvement that it has made in our squad. Remember, the Air Force is the Western Intercollegiate Champion," Giele mentioned.
Tennis Squad Begins to Form
With three returning lettermen and a highly-rated sophomore to form the nucleus of this year's tennis team, Coach Denzell Gibbens awaits warm weather to move his team outdoors.
Lynn Sieverling, the only senior on the squad and last year's number one player, Jerry Williams and Dave Coupe are returning monogram winners. Pete Block was the only freshman to win a numeral last year.
The team began indoor practice Monday.
While Coach Gibbens says Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado should be the tennis powers in the Bix Eight this year, he says "KU will have a tennis team in a few years."
"This year I got two of the best freshmen in the area," Gibbens remarked, referring to Pete Woodward and Melvin Karrle.
Other team members are: Stan Allen, a transfer from Wichita Salwit Lekagul, Bill Gochis and Bill Sheldon.
This year's schedule is:
April 2 Wichita ... at Wichita
3 Oklahoma ... at Norman
4 Okla. State ... at Stillwater
7 Kansas State at Manhattan
11 Nebraska ... at Lawrence
15 Wichita ... at Lawrence
12 Washburn ... at Lawrence
24 Nebraska ... at Lincoln
25 Iowa State ... at Ames
28 Kansas State at Manhattan
May 1 Missouri ... at Lawrence
2 Washburn ... at Topeka
9 Missouri ... at Columbia
15-16 Conference meet at Norman
Fort Hays Climbs Into 14th Spot
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Southwest Missouri State remained in third place this week in the United Press International small college basketball ratings, but Fort Hays of Hays, Kan., moved up from 20th to 14th. Fort Haws has a 15-1 record.
Tennessee State remained on top of the list with 370 points this week and Evansville, Ind., held onto second place with 302. Springfield had 246.
Ft. Hays Rolls On, 60-41
ATCHISON, Kan. — (UPI) — Fort Hays, which moved up to 14th in the nation this week in the United Press International poll, boosted its stock further last night with a 60-41 victory over St. Benedict's. Dean Larson hit 19 points for Hays, which led at the half, 31-17. John Ritter got 18 for St. Benedict's.
Hays now leads the Central Intercollegiate Conference with a 6-0 record and has a 15-1 mark for the season.
Sam Aubrey, former Oklahoma State Basketball player, returned to OSU in 1946 after losing his hip in World War II and with the help of a rebuilt hip led the Cowboys to the NCAA title.
KU's next opponent was the Big 10 and National Intercongleague Champion, Illinois. In the first formal intercollegiate fencing contest ever to be held on KU's campus, Mt. Oread's fencers dropped 25 out of 27 matches.
The main bright spots in the KU fencing picture are the ambitious programs of Coach Giele, and the stellar fencing performances of Captain Jerry Old. The best foilman on the squad, Old won 4 out of 5 matches against the Air Force teams.
Franz Ettlin, a Swiss ski instructor, is another proficient member of the Kansas entry in this colorful sport.
Fencing, which is in only its second year here at Kansas University, has a bright future, according to Coach Giele.
"Of course, fencing is not considered a varsity sport. However, we have taken on the best in the country, and there is a great amount of enthusiasm for this new and exciting sport." Giele stated.
KU's fencing schedule includes future matches with Kansas City University, the University of Nebraska, and the Kansas City Fencers Club.
The present squad includes:
Foil squad: John Dillard, captain;
Duke Fleckenstein, Floyd Dillard.
Epee squad: Jerry Old, captain of
team and Epee squad; Monte, Seewald,
Stan Patterson, Franz Ettlin.
Sabre squad: Meredith Wilson, captain;
John Mallory, Herb Kasold.
Fraternity A Leaders Win
Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu both protected unbeaten records in intramural play last night. Sigma Nu defeated Ph Kappa Tau, 26-19. Beta Theta Pi was edged out by Sigma Chi 38-32.
In other Fraternity A games Phil Delta Theta defeated Tau Kappa Epsilon 42-32, despite Del Weightman's 15 points. Sigma Alpha Epsilon forfeited to Delta Chi.
Tomorrow's Schedule
Fraternity A — Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Phi Gamma Delta, 4:15; Delta Upsilon vs. Alpha Tau Omega, 5:15; Alpha Kappa Lambda vs. Lambda Chi Alpha, 6:15.
Fraternity B — Phi Delta Theta vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon, 4:15; Sigma Chi vs. Delta Chi, 4:15' Alpha KappaLambda vs. Phi Kappa Sigma, 5:00; Phi Kappa Psi vs. Theta Chi, 5:00; Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. KappaAlpha Psi, 5:45; Phi Kappa Tau vs. Beta Theta Pi, 5:45; Delta Tau Delta vs. Delta Upsilon, 6:30.
Independent B — Nu Sigma Nu vs. Foster, 6:30; Oreadites vs. Burro's, 7:15; Rochdale vs. Jolliffe, 7:15.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — (UPI) — The Missouri Tigers didn't let Coach Sparky Stalcup down last night in the game that meant the most to him. They whipped Oklahoma State, 51-44, and cracked their 11-game losing streak.
Missouri Downs OS
The game had special significance to Stalcup because it was his second venture in 25 years against his own team. He tank Iba, the Oklahoma State boss.
In the first game, in 1933, Stalcup's Maryville (Mo.) College team defeated Iba's Colorado squad.
Gary Thompson dominates the Iowa State scoring records by scoring the most points in one season, 475: in one game, 40, and in career, 1,253.
The Jayhawkers take a 4-2 conference record to Manhattan tonight for a meeting with the front-running Kansas State Wildcats.
The Wildcats are unbeaten in Big Eight play and have lost only one game this year. They are currently ranked third nationally.
KU Meets KS Tonight
KU enters the game in third place in the Big Eight behind second place Colorado which has a 5-2 record.
The Wildcats have trounced the Buffaloes twice, the latest victory coming at Boulder Saturday by a 70-59 score. The Buffaloes edged KU at Lawrence two weeks ago.
Big Bob Boozer, the Wildcats' leading scorer, had plenty of support in the Colorado victory. Boozer hit 18 points, Cedric Price scored 16 and Don Matuszk added 12.
Boozer currently leads all Big Eight scorers with a 25-plus point average.
The Jayhawkers will try to forget Saturday's 82-74 loss to Louisville and shoot for the big victory of the year in this one.
The favored Wildcats will have to overcome a jinx dating back to 1953. KU goes into tonight's game
with a six-game victory string in the Wildecats' Ahern Field House. The Jayhawkers have lost only twice in K-State territory since the Wildcats moved to their new floor.
Coach Dick Harp probably will start Ron Loneski and Al Donaghue at forwards, Bill Bridges at center and Bob Hickman and Bob Billings at guards.
Forwards for Kansas State probably will be Wally Frank and Steve Douglas, Boozer will be at center.
and the guards are Matuszak and Bill Guthridge. Douglas may play at guard to make room for Price.
Game time is 7:35. A five-station television network will carry the contest with local viewers having access to WIBW-TV in Topeka and KMBC-TV in Kansas City.
Oklahoma State has had 92 all- Americans and national champions in the history of their school.
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