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Page-4 University Daily Kansas Monday, March 4, 1957
KU Grabs Share Of Big Seven Crown
Kansas all but wrapped up the 1956-57 Big Seven Conference basketball championship with a 68-57 victory over Colorado Saturday as K-State was losing to Iowa State.
The Jayhawkers' victory gave them a 9-1 conference record compared to 8-3 for the Wildcats. Kansas needs only one victory in its last two games against K-State and Colorado to win the crown outright.
However, the Jayhawkers had their hands full with a fighting Colorado team that was spurred on to a tremendous effort by a screaming, program throwing crowd of 7,000 in Colorado Field House.
The Buffaloes tried the usual means to stop the Jayhawkers. With a tight zone defense and a deliberate offense as basic weapons, Colorado hammered away at the Jayhawkers all night.
It was the rough play that finally led to the Bucks defeat. Colorado was assessed 24 personal fouls to the Jayhawkers 15. KU outscored the Buffs 32-17 from the free throw line.
CU Hits 46 Per Cent Colorado led most of the way in the first half, shooting a blistering 46 per cent from the field with sharp passing and quick striking patterns setting up easy goals.
CU Hits 46 Per Cent
Kansas tried a zone defense, similar to the one that stopped the Bufs in the Big Seven pre-season tournament earlier this year.
However, with a good zone pattern producing easy shots, the Buffaloes forced Kansas to abandon the zone and take up a man for man defense with five minutes to go in the half.
A last minute Buff spurt shot put them into a 33-27 halftime lead as the Jayhawkers' cool 29 per cent shooting average hampered their efforts.
Wilt Finds Range
Wit Chamblelain, held to 8 points by the rugged Colorado defense in the first half, began to work loose for his jump shots shortly after intermission and his turn jump shot tied the game at 39-39.
Kansas finally pulled into a 4- point lead at 45-41 on another Chamberlain two pointer. The Jayhawkers managed to stay in the lead on the shooting of Chamberlain until the Buffaloes got their last tie with 5:45 remaining.
With five minutes to go, Don Walker, 6-6 Buffalo center, fouled out of the game and with his departure went the hopes of the Buffs and the Colorado fans.
Jim Cadle, former Newton high school star, grabbed Chamberlain around the waist and was immediately ejected from the game. Seconds later Dick Nichols committed a technical foul and the Buffs were headed downhill.
Bob Billings, 5-11 sophomore guard from Russell, played most of the game, turned in his best performance of the season and may have earned a starting role with his fine defensive play and sharp passing.
Behind Chamberlain's 31 points, Gene Elstun scored 12 points and Ron Loneski 11 for Kansas. The Buffaloes had a balanced scoring attack with the top scorer hitting only 12 points.
Box Score
SITTING THIS ONE OUT — Wilt Chamberlain (No. 13) and Don Walker, 6-6 Colorado center seem to be resting during the rough action in the game at Colorado Saturday night. The
Jayhawkers clinched at least a tie for the Big Seven championship by downing the Buffs 68-57 in a game marred by two technical fouls.
IM Swimming Preliminaries Set For Tuesday, Thursday
The women's intramural swimming meet preliminaries will be Tuesday and Thursday.
Eighteen houses are entered in the meet which includes two relays, form swimming, racing and diving.
Each house may enter four girls in each event. Each woman may enter three events and one relay.
The finals will be next week.
The winner in each event will win
an award and the house with the
most points will win a trophy.
Houses entered are Alpha Omicron Pi, North College, Gertrude Sellards Pearson (F), Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Douthart, Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Delta Pi.
Sellards, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Corbin, Gertrude Sellards Pearson (U), Chi Omega and Jayettes.
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Tennis Meeting Tuesday
A meeting of all students interested in varsity tennis will be held at 7 p. m. Tuesday in 106 Green Hall, coach Charles Crawford said today.
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