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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
By DICK WALT
(Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
Well, from where we sit, things look pretty good.
The Jayhawkers have made it through their first two tests of the young Big Seven basketball season in fine style, although the amazing Oklahoma Sooners did provide a few anxious moments Monday night.
But the Jayhawkers are off and running, with an 11-0 record for the season, the undisputed No. 1 ranking on all three national polls, and a healthiap Ron Loneski getting ready for action.
And if Jayhawker Coach Dick Harp can manage a feeble smile despite the prospect of taking on Kansas State and Iowa State within a 3-day period this weekend, Coach Sparky Staleup's Missouri Tigers might be the reason behind that grin.
The Tigers have had a poor season, all in all. They started fairly well, showing considerable promise on a West Coast tour and against Big Ten opposition. They entered the Big Seven pre-season tournament as one of the favored squads, but proceeded to drop three straight games and finish eighth in the tournament for the first time in history.
After the Jayhawkers had drubbed Colorado in the finals of the tourney, Stalcup was called upon to present the championship trophy.
Sparky advanced to the microphone, and was greeted with a chorus of boos. He stopped all the noise by dryly remarking, "You don't have to boo me. I'll be back."
Monday night Sparky Stalcup came back. His Tigers applied a thorough 77-59 shellacking to the Iowa State Cyclones, dumping the Iowa Club out of the "chief contender" role for the moment, at least
It was only the second loss the Cyclones have suffered this year. The first came at the hands of KU, 58-57, in the semi-finals of the pre-season tourney, but it took a 20-foot one-hander by Gene Elstun in the final six seconds to bring that win.
Colorado also joined the ranks of the upset victims by falling before a previously-weak Nebraska club, 74-52, at Lincoln Monday.
These two upsets, added to Oklahoma's 69-67 squeak past Kansas State Saturday, mean that the three teams which were expected to give the Jayhawkers the most trouble have each lost one league game.
And the Jayhawkers have won two and lost none. But it's a long, long while from January to March, and the games get tougher when the pressure mounts. But our money is still in the same place it was when the season opened, and that's about seven feet higher than the rest of the money floating around the league.
The Oklahoma football team has come out with an all-opponents club, although some observers feel that no one offered adequate opposition to the Sooners all year.
Guard Don Pfutzenreuter and fullback Homer Floyd were the only KU players mentioned. Both received second team rankings.
The Sooners voted Orange Bowl champion Colorado as the top team they faced all year. The Buffs polled 31 of 36 votes as the top offensive club and 20 as the best defensive team.
Jim Wood, Oklahoma A&M's sophomore end, was voted the outstanding player Oklahoma faced.
Texas placed three men on the all-opponent squad—Fondren, end Bob Bryan, and guard Louis Del Homme. Colorado and Notre Dame had two each—the Buffs landed tackle Dick Stapp and halfback Bob Stransky and the Irish placed quarterback Paul Hornung and center Ed Sullivan.
Nebraska also had two places—fullback Jerry Brown and guard LaVerne Torezon, while Missouri tackle Chuck Meher—a person we'd like to forget—landed the remaining tackle slot.
But it's basketball season now.
And it's a blessing
MV Rally Fails; Central Wins, 70-67
FAYETTE, Mo. — (UP) — Central College's basketball team displayed scoring balance last night to defeat Missouri Valley 70-67 in an MCAU conference game here.
Central held a 39-30 halftime margin, but Missouri Valley deadlocked the count in the closing minutes and the lead changed several times.
ATCHISON —(UP)— St. Benedict's went in front at the start and maintained a slight margin throughout to defeat William Jewell 77-72 here last night.
St. Benedict's Holds Lead To Win, 77-72
It was 37-31 at halftime.
Jewell's Bob Carsen took scoring honors with 27 points. Dan Rupp was high for St. Benedict's with 16.
NEW YORK — (UF) — Brooklyn Dodger slugger Duke Snider had a brand new $41,000 contract today and the boss' best wishes "to edge out teammate Roy Campanella as the National League's most valuable player."
"Every other year is supposed to be Campy's year," said Dodger president Walter O'Malley after Snider, National League home run champion, telephoned his acceptance of the new pact from Fallbrook, Calif. "But this year I'd like to see the Duke edge him out for the award."
Snider Signs For $41,000
The affable O'Malley hastened to explain that he's got nothing against Campanella.
"It's just that Campy has already won three MVP Awards and Duke has yet to win one," he pointed out. "So, this year I'd like to see Duke get it because I think he has the all-around ability to rank as the league's outstanding player."
Snider never has won an MVP award although he finished a close second to Campanella in the 1955 voting. At that time even Campanella said he "soughta wished Duke had got it." Campanella previously had won the award in 1951 and 1953.
Be Prepared, Her Motto
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — (UP) — Mrs. Judson Corkum who says she'll live to be 200, celebrated her 101st birthday today by calling up the hairdresser. She wanted to look her best, she said "in case any men might come to visit."
Quill Club Staff To Meet
There will be a Quill Club staff meeting at 7:30 p. m. today in 311 Fraser. Pictures will be taken.
Liquid-type insecticides should be stored where the temperature stays above freezing.
Lambda Chi Alpha played steady basketball to defeat PiKA 50-20 in a third fraternity game
Lambda Chi 50, PiKA 20
The big gun behind the Lambda Chi attack was Dick Walt, who hit 26 points. H. C. Palmer hit 10, Jan Holman connected for 6. Dave Paulding scored 2, and Bob Ohmart made 5 to better than double the Phi Kappa score.
Other results Tuesday:
Gary Fenity sparked the Sig Eps to the lopsided victory with 17 points. Bob Kerr aided the cause with 12 points while Terry McIntosh scored 8, Mike Swanson hit 7, Jim Crawford sank 4, and Jack Beverley dunked 3 to round out the Sig Eps scoring High scorers for Phi Kappa were Tom Kennedy with 8 and Al Gardner with 4.
Sig Ep 55. Phi Kappa 20
Fraternity C—Beta (1) by forfeit over Phi Gam (14); ATO (2) 36, Phi Delt (1) 26; SAE (4) 28, Sigma Chi (3) 4; Phi Psi (1) 32, Beta (2) 12; ATO (3) by forfeit over Phi Delt (5); Sigma Chi (1) 20, Sigma Nu (1) 13; Phi Delt (3) by forfeit over Delta Chi (4); SAE (1) 41, Beta (3) 13; Phi Gam (1) by forfeit over
Sigma Nu led 15-3 at the end of the first quarter, but Lee Meyer and John Husser caught fire to bring the Phi Gams into a 18-17 half time lead. Husser was high scorer for Phi Gam with 14 points. Lee Meyer followed with 13 points. John Pepper-corn hit 10, Wally Strauch scored 7, and Jim Tierney dumped 5 for the remaining Fiji scores.
Sigma Phi Epsilon won an easy 55-20 victory over Phi Kappa in another fraternity A game.
Delta Chi (1); Du (2) by a forfeit over Sigma Chi.
Phi Gam overcame an early lead to down Sigma Nu 49-30 in a fraternity A basketball game at Robinson Annex Tuesday.
Games today:
Bethea Favored In Return TV Bout
**Fraternity C—ATO (1) vs. Delta Chi (2), 5:00 p. m., east; Phi Gam vs. SAE (5), 5:00 p. m., west; DU (10) vs. Phil Delt (3), 5:45 p. m., east.**
**Independent C—Army vs. RHM, 5:45 p. m., west; Rockdale vs. Navy (2) 6:30 p. m., east; Cats vs. Knots, 6:30 p. m. west; Liahona vs. Hoopoes, 7:15 p. m. east; McCook vs. Navy (1), 7:15 p. m. west.**
Fiji, Sig Ep, Lambda Chi Take Lopsided Victories
SYRACUSE, N. Y. — (UP) Heavyweight Zora Folley goes hunting for his seventh straight win and Wayne Bethea seeks revenge for a one-point loss tonight in their nationally-televised 10-round return bout at War Memorial Auditorium.
New Yorker Bethea wants to overturn his split decision loss to Foley, of Chandler, Ariz. and the odds makers, who installed Bethea as an early 6-5 favorite, seem to think the 24-year-old Bethea has the staying power to do it.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
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Also Small Group of Sweaters-Pajamas-Jackets
Reductions From 25% to 40%
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