Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1956 University Daily Kansar
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KU Is Ranked No.1 In Nation
NEW YORK — (UP) — In an amazing tribute to a basketball player who had yet to appear in his first college game, the United Press board of coaches today chose KU with Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain as the no. 1 team in the pre-season national ratings.
Louisville, winner of last year's National Invitation Tournament and still boasting six-foot-eight star Charley Tyra at center, was picked second in the ballots and North Carolina nosed out Illinois for the third spot.
The board, made up of 35 outstanding coaches whose ratings have become accepted as a standard in the game, thus put an unqualified stamp of approval on Chamberlain, the 7-foot Philadelphian who is so good that a professional team drafted him while he was still in high school.
The coaches cast their ballots before any games had been played this season—before Chamberlain made his brilliant varsity debut Monday night by setting school records of 52 points and 31 rebounds in an 87-69 rout of Northwestern.
Kansas received the first-place votes of 19 of the 35 coaches, while Louisville received 13, and one each went to North Carolina, Illinois and Cincinnati.
Dayton, runner-up in last year's NIT, nabbed sixth place as the only other squad to top the century mark in points with 103. Temple took seventh place as San Francisco, national champion for the last two years, sank to no. 8 with the graduation of All-Americans Bill Russell and K. C. Jones. St. Louis was a close ninth and Western Kentucky edged into the top 10.
Loneski Sidelined With Foot Injury
Ron Loneski, the Jayhawkers fine sophomore forward, suffered a foot injury in his Monday night debut against Northwestern and will be out of practice at least a week, possibly two and maybe even five or six, depending on the extent of his injury.
Dr. Kollbjorn Jensen, team physician, said that following the game Loneski complained of tenderness and soreness of the second metatarsal of his right foot. X-rays failed to reveal a fracture, but Dr. Jensen said that breaks usually don't show up for a week or two.
The doctor said that the 6-5 Calumet City, Ill., star, who opened his varsity career with eight points in Monday nights 87-69 victory over Northwestern, will have to miss practice for at least a week and that it might be even two weeks before the fracture shows up. If a fracture is discovered at that time, Loneski will be unable to play for five to six weeks. That would mean he would be on the sideline for nearly the whole first semester of the 1956-57 season.
Hornung Awarded Heisman Trophy
SOUTH BEND, Ind., — (UP) — Paul Hornung couldn't believe he had won the Heisman Trophy, given annually to the nation's top college football player, because "I thought they were kidding me."
Hornung, a 20-year-old T-formation quarterback from Louisville, Ky., won the trophy with 1.066 points against 994 for Johnny Majors of Tennessee and 973 for Tommy McDoneld of Oklahoma. His victory was by the narrowest margin ever in the history of the 22-year-old trophy.
Phi Gamma Delta and Tau Kappa Epsilon posted victories yesterday in opening day play of the fraternity "A" team basketball intramural league.
Fiji's Upset Phi Delt,36-29 As IM Basketball Play Opens
Phi Gam 36. Phi Delts 29
Phi Gam 36, Phi Delties 29
Phi Gam downed last year's Hill "A'champion, Phi Delt, 36-29 behind John Pepper's 14 points. Wally Strauch and Jim Tierney each hit 6 points to aid in the scoring. Ray Johnson hit for 9 points to lead the Phil Delta Theta scoring.
TKE 46. Triangle 24
TKE blasted Triangle 46-24 as Ron Tebo dumped in 14 points to take game scoring honors. Triangle took a 18-14 halftime lead but was held to only 6 points in the last half as TKE came storming back.
Yesterday's Results
Fraternity "A"—Delta 2, SAE 0;
AKL 2, Delta Chi 0.
Fraternity "B"—APA 22, Theta Chi 6; Phi Psi 28, ATO 20; KAI Psi 34, PiKA 14; Delta Sig 34, SAE 25; Phi Delt4 44, Phi Kappa Tau 27; Delta Chi 26, Kappa Sig 24; Phi Kappa 35, Beta 25; Acacia 17, DU 16; Sig Ep 22, Delts 18; Sigma Nu 2, AKL 0.
Today's Schedule
Fraternity "A"—Sigma Nu vs. Phi Psi, 4:15 p.m.; Sigma Chi vs. Kappa Sig, 5:15 p.m.; Lambda Chi vs. DU, 6:15 p.m.; ATO vs. Sig Ep, 7:15 p.m.
Fraternity "B"—Phi Psi vs. Phi Gam, 4:15 p.m.
Independent "B"—Jim Beam vs. Geology Club, 4:15 p.m.; Cats vs.
Wichita Rallies To Get 64-47 Win
WICHTTA — (UP) — A chilled Wichita University basketball team warmed up sufficiently last night to defeat Arkansas 64-47.
The Kansans found the basket only once in the first ten minutes of play and trailed 11-2. However, they began to find the range and squeezed ahead 22-20 at halftime.
Joe Stevens of Wichita, who never scored a shot in the first half, wound up with 20 points to lead all scorers.
Don Henry, 5.00 p.m.; Nu Sig Nu vs. Newman, 5.45 p.m.; Basketeers vs. Stephenson, 5.45 p.m.; AFROTCvs. Foster, 6:30 p. m.; Battenfeldvs. Pearson, 6:30 p.m.; Hicks vs. UVO. 7:15 p.m.
Fraternity "C"-Phi Gam 2, vs. SAE 2, 5:00 p.m.
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