Monday, Jan. 14, 1957
University Daily Kansan
Page 5
Everything At Stake As KU Meets Cyclones
"Kansas will not play dead with us," says Coach Bill Strannigan of Iowa State, and this could be the understatement of the year in basketball.
So far, Kansas, the No. 1 team in the nation, has not played dead for anyone although 17,000 persons in Allen Field House Saturday thought the Jayhawkers were fading from the unbeaten ranks until the last five minutes of the game.
But Kansas will not play dead tonight in Ames, nor will the Cyclones. Strannigan's squad showed itself to be full of life in the first game of the Big Seven tournament in Kansas City when only a last-second field goal by Gene Elstun gave Kansas a shaky, 58-57 victory.
The Jayhawkers, who are gaining the reputation of being the slowest starting team in the top college ranks, have come back late in the game so full of life that three news services have ranked them No. 1 since before the season started.
Don Medsker, Chuck Vogt and John Crawford will concentrate on holding down Wilt Chamberlain (they were successful in holding Chamberlain to 12 points in the tournament game) while Vogt, and Gary Thompson take care of the offensive duties for the Cyclones.
After Missouri drubbed the Cyclones, 77-59 last Monday night Stranngigan admitted that it was one of the poorest games his team had played but also admitted that his team could think only of Kansas and how this time they might be on the long end of the score.
In keeping close tabs on Chamberlain tonight, the Cyclones will allow sharpshooter Maurice King, John Parker and Gene Elstun more freedom. With some fairly accurate outside shooting by these players, Iowa State's zone could be quickly neutralized.
Iowa State, like Kansas State Saturday, will probably throw up a tight zone and proceed to play a slow control type basketball game.
Ron Loneski will also be on hand for KU along with Lew Johnson, Ronnie Johnston, Blaine Hollinger and Lynn Kindred.
For Iowa State Medkser at 6-8 will probably start at center, Crawford (6-5) and Vogt (6-6) will start at forwards and Lyle Frahm (6-2) and Thompson (5-10) will start at guards.
Iowa State will be the scene of the greatest press, radio, TV and fan coverage in the Cyclone's home basketball history. More than 8,000 fans will be jammed into the gymnasium tonight, nearly a million persons will be watching over WOI-TV and 21 radio stations will be carrying the play-by-nlay.
Cage fans can be almost confident that it will be a "live" game with "lively" teams. Chamberlain, who has averaged about nine blocked shots per game, throws off the offensive play of all opposing centers and practically owns the defensive rebounds, will probably be one of the greatest players Iowa State fans have seen.
Oklahoma's national collegiate football champions will receive two national championship awards in February. The O'Donnell trophy, put up by Notre Dame, will be presented to the Sooners Feb. 1 at the Skirvin hoted in Oklahoma City. The Grantland Rice trophy, presented by LOOK magazine upon vote of the football writers, will be presented to the Sooners before a student assembly Feb. 14.
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A quick glance at the faces of the 13 men who saw action in the near dead-heat basketball contest between KU and Kansas-State Saturday night showed one thigh.
Not Satisfied Poll Indicates
Neither team was satisfied with its performance.
KU, led by Wilt Chamberlain was convinced that it will have to play a better brand of ball tonight to beat Iowa State on the Cyclones court and K-State, a team that had the ball game won for 37 minutes only to lose 45-51 had only the "ifs" to reflect on.
Bob Boozer, the Wildcats' 6-7 center, was even more firmly convinced in that belief. "Chamberlain is good, but next time we are going to beat KU," Boozer said.
"We weren't afraid of Kansas and I still believe someone is going to beat them, K-State coach Tex Winter, said with a sigh after the game.
KU coach Dick Harp called the K-State effort one of the best he had ever seen put forth by the Manhattan club.
"We feel fortunate to have won," Harp said after a short man-to-man business session with the KU team. "When you don't shoot well and are behind most of the game like we were you are very fortunate to win." Harp said. In addition to the performances of Chamberlain, Gene Elstun and Johnny Parker the only three scorers for Kansas, Harp also had praise for a good defensive job by forward Lew Johnson.
"We lost control of the game initially and once that happens you are always on the defensive. That of course, is not a good position to be in. Harp added.
Harp hedged a bit on what the possible outcome of the game might have been had both Jack Parr and Boozer remained in the game in the closing minutes.
"That's just part of basketball," Harp said. "It was to be expected that if they were going to try to cover a big man like Wilt, they were going to make fouls."
Chamberlain, obviously the victim of something more than gentle handling by K-State, did not complain of the treatment after the game.
—(Daily Kansan photo)
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Reichichar, the man with the talented toe from the Baltimore Colts, was the difference with his kicking Sunday as the West defeated the East, 19-10, to go ahead in the series, four games to three.
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One of his three-point boots was a S2-yarder that tied the distance record for the pro bowl set earlier in the game by Sam Baker of the Washington Redskins for the East.
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West Defeats East 19-10 In Pro Bowl
A WRESTLING MATCH-KU's Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain comes down with a rebound and several hangers-on during the KU-Kansas State game Saturday in Allen Field House. Chamberlain topped the Jayhawkers with 30 points, leading the team to a 51-45 triumph over the Wildcats.
Rechichar was voted the outstanding back of the game by sports writers and the East's Ernie Stautner of Pittsburgh won the award as outstanding lineman.
He termed Parr and Boozer two of the toughest players he had ever met on the court and called the game probably tougher than the one-point triller the Jayhawks wrested from Iowa State at the Big Seven pre-season tourney in Kansas City.
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