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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Feb. 15, 1957
Tigers Especially Tough In Own Lair
The University of Missouri basketball team will await the Kansas Jayhawkers in Brewer Fieldhouse at Columbia Saturday night.
Brewer Fieldhouse has always been a nemesis to the Jayhawkers. And even now, with a No.2 rating in the nation and Wilt Chamberlain galloping over the boards, Kansas can expect that the Tigers will be ready to live up to their reputation of being able to cope with any team on a given night.
The 1952 NCAA champions, for instance, required a teetering righthander from Dean Kelley in the final 20 seconds to pull out a 60-59 victory. The 1953 NCAA runners-up trailed until the final seven minutes when Kelley's heroes again fueled a 69-60 victory.
The title bound Jayhwakers had to settle for a tie for first in 1954 because the Tigers defeated them, 76-67, in the final game of the season.
Kansas' last two visits to Brewer Fieldhouse have been disastrous. Last season Missouri won, 76-54, and in 1955 the Tigers thrashed the Jayhawkers, 90-71.
Saturday night, however, Sparky Stalcup and his Tigers will have a chance to view first hand the zone defense which Kansas used to squeeze Nebraska, 69-54, and Oklahoma A&M. 62-52.
But Dick Harp say, "This game presents one of our most serious problems. Given a good shooting night from the field and with their usual great free-throwing (Missouri is second on the latest NCAB major college statistics at .749) the Tigers can defeat Kansas or any other team."
Another new item which will confront the Tigers is $6 - 4\frac{1}{2}$ forward, Ron Loneski who sparked the 75-41 Kansas victory over Iowa State in his first starting assignment.
For the moment, at least, the Jayhawkers have shaken all pursuit save defending champion Kansas State in the race for the Big 7 title. Kansas could place tremendous pressure on the second place Wildcats by winning Saturday.
K-State must play three of four games on the road before entertaining KU on March 6. These assignments include Iowa State twice and Nebraska and Missouri.
The Kansas-Missouri game at Columbia Saturday night is the big one on a three-game conference card that finds Nebraska at Iowa State and Oklahoma at Colorado.
WebbSeeks Boost Toward Crown
NEW YORK — (UF) — Spider Webb of Chicago, hottest contender in the middleweight division, seeks his 18th straight victory tonight in a 10-rounder with Neal Rivers of Las Vegas, Nev., at Madison Square Garden.
It will be televised and broadcast nationally by NBC at 10 p.m. (EST). Webb, ranked fourth among 160-pound contenders, and Rivers, eighth, are making their Garden debuts in a bout designed to boost the winner toward an ultimate title shot. Each belies he can beat champion Gene Fullmer.
King Solomon didn't have a cent to his name, although he was the wealthiest man of his time. Money had not been coined in Palestine during his reign in the tenth century B. C.
The 25-year-old Spider, an exceptionally balanced boxer-puncher, is favored at 13-5 because of his skill, punch and ruggedness. While beating 19 of his 20 professional opponents, he knocked out 12.
The Great Barrier Reef of Australia, 1,250 miles long, is the world's largest coral structure, the National Geographic Society says. Most of the reef's 80,000-square-mile area lies underwater.
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NEW OBSTACLE FOR MU-
Ron Loneski, 6-4/12 Jayhawker
forward shown here hooking a
left hander, will be a new obstacle in the path of Missouri's
upset hopes when Kansas meets the Tigers in Brewer Fieldhouse
Saturday night.
Two Unbeaten Squads In Badminton Playoffs
KU Swimmers Meet Colorado
Saturday afternoon's playoffs in the badminton doubles will match Beverly Warner, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and Diane Hays, Kansas City, Kan., junior, against Mary Jean Waltersheid, Coffeyville senior, and Molly Godwin, St. Louis, Mo., junior.
The Kansas University swimming team will be out to extend its winning streak to four Saturday as they meet Colorado at 3 p.m. in the Robinson Gymnasium pool.
Coach Chuck Edwards said last night that the team has improved greatly after losing its opener to Oklahoma. "Our times are improving with every meet, and we're looking especially good in the sprint and backstroke events. It's hard to say how the meet will come out—the two teams seem to be pretty evenly matched." Edwards said.
The lowest official temperature, 70 degrees below zero, ever recorded in the United States occurred at Rogers Pass, Mont., in 1954. The second lowest official temperature, 66 degrees below zero, occurred in 1933 near West Yellowstone Ranger Station in Yellowstone National Park.
Both teams are undefeated.
Colorado is strong in the distance races, which have proved to be a Kansas weak spot in past meets.
Edwards, who is also a team member, said that existing pool records in the medley relay, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard breaststroke are threatened.
The team has meets with Kansas State, Iowa State, Emporia State, and Nebraska before traveling to this year's Big 7 meet at Norman, Oklahoma.
KUOK PROGRAMS
Eight presidents, Washington. John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, and W. H. Harrison, were born British subjects.
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Coming to work for the University in 1954 after 30 years of farming, Mr. Parsons was first janitor in Snow Hall before moving into Allen Field-House with the team in 1955. Since then it has been his chief domain.
MIAMI, Fla., — (UP) — Right-handed Pitcher Lou Kretlow of the Kansas City Athletics, the defending champion, was the solid favorite today when a field that included "most valuable players" Mickey Mantle and Don Newcombe opened play in the National Baseball Players Golf Tournament.
You have probably seen him more than any other man in the basketball court, but the sports writers fail to mention his part in the game in their glowing write-ups.
"My chief duty is chasing dirt," he said, but office employees in the building said that Mr. Parsons is always on hand when an emergency arises and is always willing to do a favor.
Sportswriters Don't Mention This Allen Field House Star
A's Lou Kretlow Heads Golf Field
He's Al Parsons, custodian of Allen Field House, the man behind the broom, who sweeps the court at half-time. Except on days before and after the games Mr. Parsons is the only custodian working in the field house.
An avid sports fan,Mr. Parsons said basketball is his favorite sport.
closely on the radio. Now that I'm janitor of the field house it's my responsibility to be here for all the games. In the last two years I have missed only two or three games," he said.
The greatest enjoyment of his job, he said, comes from the contact he has with the football, basketball and track coaches and teams.
"When I was on the farm I never made it to town for any of the games, but I always followed them
An 18-hole medal round was scheduled today and then the field of 111 will pair off into match play by divisions for two rounds each on Saturday and Sunday.
Kretlow's chief rivals in the 39-player big league division were expected to be Shortstop Alvin Dark of the St. Louis Cardinals, manager Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox, and Pitcher Johnny Gray of Kansas City, last year's medalist.
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