Thursday, March 13, 1958 University Daily Kansan
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Nation's Two Top Teams Play Friday
NCAA Hopefuls Arrive In Lawrence Today
By GEORGE ANTHAN (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
With the elimination of West Virginia from the list of teams trying to reach Louisville, Ken. March 21, the Kansas State-Cincinnati game here Friday night looms as the one which may decide 1958's collegiate basketball champion.
All eyes, of course, will be on that game as K-State's faltering Wildcats throw their well-balanced attack against Cincinnati's high scoring sophomore All America player, Oscar Robertson.
The teams, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Kansas State and Cincinnati, arrive in Lawrence today. K-State will practice in Allen Field House at 4:30 p.m., Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. and Arkansas at 8:30 p.m.
The second game Friday pits the Oklahoma Cowpokes against the winners of the Southwest Conference, Arkansas. The Cowpokes win games by playing Hank Iba's typical ball-control tactics, by playing a very good floor game and by fine floor and free throw shooting.
12 Others Play
Also on Friday night 12 other teams will play for the right to travel to Louisville.
At Charlotte, N. C., Maryland winner of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament over conference champion Duke, meets Temple and All America Guy Rodgers.
Temple has power at every position but center and Rodgers is probably the best playmaker in the nation.
Maryland plays a fine floor game and is deliberate on defense. The team is very well drilled defensively.
Manhattan, winner over the nation's No. 1 team (in the final poll) West Virginia, meets Dartmouth in the second game at Charlotte.
At Lexington, Miami of Ohio plays Adolph Rupp's Kentucky in the first game and Notre Dame, the surprise among the independents, plays Indiana.
Kentucky, led by Joe Crigler, has its usually strong defense but lacks over-all height. The Wildcats play a single pivot offense.
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coached by Phil Woolert, should win although a second round upset by nationally ranked Seattle is very possible. The Dons, led by Mike Farmer, are well seasoned and have a well-balanced scoring attack.
Kansas State's Tex Winter, concerned about his slumping Wildcats, put them through a fast practice Monday in which forward Hayden Abbott injured a finger. Abbott may be replaced by 6 foot eight inch Wally Frank who gives the Wildcats more rebounding power but is not as fast or experienced as Abbott.
Winter and his Friday night rival from Cincinnati, George Smith, feels that K-State's Jack Parr is the key to that team's failure or success. K-State lost two of its games this season while Parr was ill. But Winter reports that the 6 foot 9 inch Parr appears to be rounding into playing shape. Parr saw only limited action in Saturday's 44-61 K-State loss to Kansas.
"Parr looked great in practice Monday night," Winter said. "If we can get up to game time without his having a relapse we'll be all right."
Winter said "the difference between our winning the championship and finishing third or fourth is Parr. We just about break even without him."
K-State Tall. Seasoned
But although tall and experienced K-State will present many problems to Cincinnati's Smith, he too has his hatfall of tricks, topped by fast and shifty Robertson whose favorite shot, a 15-footer, is reminiscent of Gary Thompson's. Connie Dierking, 6 foot 9 inch center for the Bearcats, will
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The Fighting Irish, although having defeated such teams as Indiana, Purdue and Northwestern, also have not played too tough a schedule.
Winter will probably assign his best defensive man, Roy DeWitz, to Robertson. DeWitz is 6 foot 3 inches tall.
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also present problems to K-State It will take a Parr at his best to come with Dierking.
The Big Question
Kentucky plavs on its home court and should advance to the second round. Notre Dame will win a close one over Indiana and advance to the finals by defeating Kentucky.
At Charlotte, Temple, with Rodgers and Jav Norman, should defeat the ACC's Maryland although the Owls' schedule has not been tough enough to draw comparisons.
Out Of Gas-We'll come a runnin'
Taking Winter at his word and assuming K-State is ready to play basketball, we pick the Wildcats for a trip to Louisville.
When, on the night of March 22 in Louisville, the national champions get their gold watches, they should be asked: "Could you have defeated Kansas?"
Basketball Results
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AAA Far West Regional Plavoffs at Berkeley, Calif. (first round) Idaho St. 72, Arizona (Tempe) St. 68 Seattle . 88, Wyoming . 51
Evansville, Ind. (tournament at St. Michael's (Vt.) 84, Grambling St. Michael's (Vt.) 84, Grambling
South Dakota U. 63. S.W. Mo. Tehrs 84.
South Dakota U. 62. Mo. Tehrs 64.
Evansville U. 82. American U. 82.
NAIA Tournament af Kansas City,
M. (second round).
West Virginia.
Washington.
Mo. (second round),
West Virginia Wesleyan 93, Indiana
93.
West Virginia Wesleyan 93, Indiana
93.
West Virginia Wesleyan 93, Indiana (Pa.) Techs. 82, Michigan Cavaliers 80
Coe 105. Western Montana 69
Tennessee St. AJ7 77, Anderson (Ind.)
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Youngstown 74, Platteville (Wis.)
Tchrs. 63
Texas Southern 91, Drury 61
Teague Illinois 83, Pasadena Col 60
Tampa Bay 52, Pasadena (S.D.)
Texas St. 63, Northern (S.D.)
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Carruth, Oread Drop Wednesday's Games
Two games were scheduled for Intramural A volleyball Wednesday, but neither was played. Carruth forfeited to Liahona and the Chicken Pickers' opponent, Oread, withdrew from competition.
Other results:
**Fraternity B**—Beta 15, 15, Delta Chi 3, 8; Delts 3, 16, 16, Sig Ep 15, 14; PKS 2, ATO (forfeit); PiKa 15, 9, 15, Triangle 4, 15, 4; TKE 2, Sig Chi 0 (forfeit); DU 15, 15, Phi Psi 4, 6.
Independent B—Whipits 15, 6, 15,
Rochdale 0, 15, 7; McCook 15, 10, 5;
Battenfeld 13, 15, 7; Foster 15, 10, 5;
Carruth 12, 15, 13; Stephenson 15, 15;
Sig Gam Ep 10, 12; Pearson 15, 15;
Grace Pearson 7, 10; Fig Pluckers
15, 7, 15; Templin 3, 15, 0.
Fraternity C—Beta II 14, 15, 15, Phi Gam II 16, 6, 9; Sig Chi II 15, 16, Delts II 7, 14.
Independent B—Templin vs. Stephenson, 4:15 W; Sig Gam Ep vs. Grace Pearson, 5 E; Fig Pluckers vs. Pearson, 5 W; McCook vs. Foster, 5:45 W; Battenfeld vs. Rochdale, 6:30 E.
Games scheduled for Friday:
Fraternity C—SAE III vs. Beta IV, 4:15 E; Phi Gam I vs. Sig Nu I, 4:15 W; Sig Ep vs. Beta III, 5 E; Phi
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