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University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 8, 1957
KU-Buffs Saturday Last Home Game
The Kansas Jayhawkers, having already won the Big Seven championship in Manhattan Wednesday, will take on Colorado in Allen Field House Saturday night in their final home game.
This will be the last game at home for eight KU seniors. They are Gene Elstun, John Parker, Maurice King, Lew Johnson, Lee Green, Ed Dater, Harry Jett, and Blaine Hollinger.
Only prestige is at stake in the meeting with the Buffalooes; the game will not effect KU's conference standing in any way. The team, however, cannot afford a loss if it is to retain its Number 2 national ranking.
KU rolled over Colorado 80 to 54 in the finals of the Big Seven tournament, and by virtue of a 68 to 56 victory at Boulder Saturday clinched a tie for the conference championship.
The Buffaloes, Big Seven champs in 1954 and 1955, have a good chance to finish in last place this year. A loss Saturday, coupled with a loss to Oklahoma Monday, would place them on the bottom rung.
Colorado's starting lineup Saturday will be quite different from what coach Russell "Sox" Walseth wants it to be. Both center Jim Jochems and guard Bob Helzer have been plagued by ankle injuries all year and will be replaced by shorter and less experienced men.
Jochems, a 6-8 junior, will be replaced by 6-6 sophomore Don Walker, Sophomore Gerry Schroeder will fill in for Helzer, a 6-2 guard who started in every one of Colorado's 21 games last year.
The Kansas lineup may be altered too. It is still doubtful that Gene Elstun can go at full speed with his present thigh injury.
If this is the case, 6-61/2 senior Lew Johnson will probably assume the starting role.
No Hit Pitching Will Continue
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - (UF)— Don Larsen of the Yankees said today he will attempt to keep pitching perfect ball "for as long as possible" during the spring exhibition season.
Larsen, who hurled his classic perfect game in the fifth game of the world series against the Dodgers Oct. 6 and hasn't faced a rival batter since, sees no reason to ease up in the forthcoming grapefruit league games.
"I'm gonna try to get 'em all out for as long as I can," he said.
"Why not? It'll be fun to see how long I can go before someone gets to first base against me.
"Oh. I know someone is gonna get a hit or a walk off me eventually, but whoever it is will really have to work for it."
'Playboy' Charge Denied By Haney
BRADENTON, Fla.—(UP) —Fred Haney is burned up over the growing tendency to classify his Milwaukee Braves as "the play boys" of the National League.
According to Haney, the label is "absolutely unwarranted." He said it stemmed from erroneous reports that he had fixed a curfew violation fine of $500.
STAR OF STAGE, SCREEN AND COURT — Wilt Chamberlain, KU's 7-foot center, will appear on the Ed Sullivan television show Sunday night with the other members of the Associated Press all - American basketball team
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Wilt To Make TV Appearance
Wilt Chamberlain, KU basketball sensation, will broaden his achievements to the field of television Sunday.
The 7-foot sophomore, who was been chosen to the Associated Press all-American basketball team, will appear on Ed Sullivan's television show with the four other all-American selections ta 7 p. m. in New York City.
Waterfield To Help Coach
Wilt is the only player in history to make the team as a sophomore.
TORONTO — (UP) — Bob Waterfield, former Los Angeles Rams quarterback, has agreed to help Toronto Argonauts coach Hampton Pool at the team's training camp which opens on July 8. Waterfield wound up a brilliant professional career in the National Football League in 1952.
The squad members will be introduced by Sullivan and then will receive their awards from the AP general sports editor, Ted Smits.
"The Dipper" must play against Colorado's Golden Buffaloes Saturday night, and then rush to Kansas City in order to make plane connections for New York.
IBC Guilty of Law Violation
NEW YORK — (UP) — The International Boxing Club of New York and its Chicago affiliate and others were found guilty of violating the anti-trust laws today by federal judge Sylvester J. Ryan.
Kansas land has lost much fertility because of floods and erosion.
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