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K-State Opponent Determined Tonight
MANHATTAN — (UPI)— Kansas State basketball Coach Tex Winter claims he isn't worrying about the team his Wildcats will face in the NCAA Midwest Regionals this weekend.
In fact, he doesn't know yet who his first opponent will be.
The Wildcats, fresh from winning their fourth consecutive Big Eight Conference championship, are scheduled to meet either Marquette or Houston in the opening round of the regionals Friday night at Lawrence.
"YOU MIGHT SAY we have a problem because we won't know who we are playing and can't make any definite plans until after tomorrow night," Winter said. "But by then it will be too late."
But the two independent teams must stage a playoff tonight at Houston, Tex., to determine which shall win the single berth still open in the Midwest Regionals. Cincinnati, the Missouri Valley champion, and Texas Tech, Southwest Conference titlist, will meet in the other regional game Friday.
"So we're not worrying about it because it's a question of how we play more than anything else, anyway.
"We'll just play our normal game and let them worry about us."
KANSAS STATE'S "n o r m a l game" since mid-February has been decisive, to say the least. The Wildcats throttled their last six opponents, finished 12-2 in the conference, and 21-4 for the season, and were rated fourth in the final United Press International poll.
Winter said he felt the team reached its peak late in the season, and pointed to 6-5 center Cedric Price as the key to the strong finish.
"He gave us great leadership . set a real fine example with his aggressive, hustling type of play." Winter said.
WINTER, who coached two seasons at Marquette before coming to Kansas State in 1953, said he had no preference between Marquette and Houston as an opening opponent in the regionals.
"They're both fine teams and
Smith, Redick Relay Chairmen
Kansas track Coach Bill Easton has announced the appointment of the 1961 Kansas Relays Committee co-chairmen. They are Elbert Smith, Mission and John Redick, Kansas City, both seniors.
The following freshmen have been selected as new members of the committee:
John Bunggarner, Tulsa, Okla,
Larry Gamble, Pittsburg, Allen
Gribben, Parsons, Bob Gruenther,
Augusta, Bruce Hall, Coffeyville,
Fred Kennedy, Leawood, Bob
Moultrie, St. Louis, Mo., Nick Paris,
Prairie Village, Carl Peck, Concordia
and Frank Thompson, Iola.
The committee has the job of sending out entry blanks to the various teams and individual performers from which they compile the events and publish the program.
It is this committee that organizes the Relays which will be held April 21-22.
The administrative work of this committee will start tonight at 6:30 in the English Room of the Kansas Union with a dinner. Coach Easton will be the speaker.
whoever wins will be ready for us," he said. "We'll just try to get ready for either one of them in our practice sessions.
"WE HAVE NO super strategy here. It's just a case of winning on your own merits, particularly when you play in a tournament.
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"All we can do is play as well as we can. And if we play the kind of ball we're capable of playing, then we don't have to worry."
Two KU Cagers on All-League Team
KANSAS CITY — (UPI) — Runnerup Kansas landed two players on the 1961 United Press International All-Big Eight conference basketball team, but champion Kansas State's Tex Winter was selected Coach-of-the-Year.
Bill Bridges and Wayne Hightower, Kansas' one-two punch, are joined on the first team by Kansas State's Cedric Price, Iowa State's Henry Whitney, and Missouri's Charles Henke.
The second team is composed of Kansas State's Larry Comley, Nebraska's Tom Russell, Colorado's Roger Voss, Missouri's Joe Scott, and Oklahoma State's Fritz Greer.
Bridges, the 6-5 senior from Hobbs, N. M., who holds the all-time conference and season rebounding record in the Big Eight, was chosen Player of the Year. For the three seasons Bridges snared 1,081 rebounds, including 568 in conference games.
Only Done Once
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Henry Armstrong is the only boxer to have held three world championships simultaneously, possessing the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight titles during the late 1930's.
United Press International Ohio State's fabulous Buckeyes, having completed the first unbeaten season in the Big Ten Conference since 1919, now look forward to becoming the fourth team in NCAA basketball tournament history to win back-to-back championships.
Buckeyes Aim For 2nd Crown
Oklahoma A. & M. turned the trick in 1945-46 with Bob Kurland; Kentucky won it in 1948-49 with Ralph Beard and Alex Groza, and San Francisco copped the crowns in 1955-56 with big Bill Russell.
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Now Ohio State comes along with Jerry Lucas, everybody's All-America and the United Press International "Player of the Year for 1961." Lucas led the Buckeyes to a 75-55 victory over California in last year's title game, the biggest margin ever recorded in 22 championship contests.
Ohio State prepped for its second round clash in the Mid-East regionals against the Ohio U.-Louisville winner, by whipping Illinois, 95-66, Saturday. The Bucks' 24-0 record included a 14-0 Big Ten sweep and the league's first undefeated team since Minnesota turned the trick 32 years ago.
Missouri Valley Picks
Wednesday, March 15. 1961 University Daily Kensan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (UPI)—Missouri Valley Conference champion Cincinnati grabbed two places on the first team and its rookie coach, Ed Jucker, was named coach-of-the-year on the 1961 United Press International all-conference basketball team.
Cincinnati forward Bob Wiesenhaban and center Paul Hogue were named to the mythical first unit, along with Bradley's Chet Walker, Drake's Jim Guydon and Wichita's Ron Heller.
BOSTON, Mass. — (UPI) The first Davis Cup tennis challenge round was played in 1900 with the United States sweeping all five matches from Great Britain.
U.S. Took Sweep
KU Network Director Named 'Best in Kansas'
Tom Hedrick, director of the KU Sports Network and the voice of the Jayhawkers, was recently named the "most outstanding sportscaster" in Kansas for the past year.
Hedrick, believed to be one of the youngest recipients of this award in his field, is in his first year as head of the KU network.
HEDRICK SAID he was quite surprised at being chosen for the honor because of the tough competition from other sports announcers in the state.
TOM HEDRICK
"I feel that one of the main reasons I got the award was the tremendous success of the Jayhawks this year, both in football and basketball," said Hedrick.
"Another reason is the great interest in the University. We had
the largest network this past year in the history of the network," said Hedrick. "We averaged about 20 stations per game during the football season and eight a game for basketball."
HEDRICK ALSO said he had a great deal of help from "the best men in the state." He referred to Monte Moore, the network director last year and presently with WDAF in Kansas City. Moore was the winner of this award a year ago.
Hedrick mentioned another reason which he felt was influential in his receiving the honor was the fine cooperation which he got from the Kansas coaches and administrators.
THE AWARD IS given by the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters. Hedrick will receive a plaque and have the opportunity for a trip to Salisbury, N.C.
The winner of the award is determined by the votes of the sports-casters of every station in the state.
Kansas Bowlers Place 2nd at K-S
The Kansas bowling team placed second in a quadrangular meet at Kansas State last Saturday.
North Dakota State took first place with an 11-1 record for the day while KU posted a 7-5 mark to beat Wichita, 5-7, and K-1, 1-11.
The four bowlers for Kansas, and their high series were: Dave Rybolt (584), Lou Kirshner (569), Bill Carey (560) and Kerm Welch (559).
The best individual games rolled by Kansas bowlers were a 231 by Carey and a 222 by Rybolt.
The KU team has two dual meets remaining. It faces Nebraska this Saturday and Iowa State the following weekend. Both meets are on the road.
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