Monday. March 10, 1958 University Daily Kansan
KU Teaches KS Lesson In Basketball
Big 8 Champs Fall,61-44
The Kansas Jayhawkers ended their 1957-58 basketball season Saturday night by giving the nation's No. 1 team, Kansas State, a lesson in basketball in winning, 61-44. The Jayhawkers had control of the game all the way and only once did the Wildcats show any signs of catching up.
It was the Kansas zone defense that completely baffled K-State.
The game, which was supposed to be a close match between two intra-state rivals, turned into a runaway for the Jayhawkers. They led by 15 points at half-time. With 5:15 to go in the game, K-State pulled to within five points of Kansas. KU then took control again and scored 14 points in the remaining minutes while limiting K-State to two.
Hickman, Billings Star
It was clearly Hickman and fellow guard Bob Billings that made a difference in this game. With nine minutes to go in the first half, these two had accounted for 16 of KU's 26-13 lead.
The Jayhawkers jumped off to an 8-0 lead in the first two and one-half minutes on three goals by Wilt Chamberlain and one by Bob Hickman.
TWO AGAINST ONE—Jack Parr takes a rebound from Al Donaghue (45) and Monte Johnson (35).
Midway in the first half Wildcat forward Bob Boozer fouled KU's Al Donaghue. K-State coach Tex Winter walked out on the floor to dispute the call and was promptly told to take his seat by one of the officials. He refused to do so and a technical foul was called against K-State.
Staab is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Staab, formerly of Ellin-
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the Student Council and as a member
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GIMME-Monte Johnson tries to take the ball from Hayden Abbott and Jack Parr. -(Daily Kansan photos by Joel Saren)
Kent Staab, All-Arizona guard from Phoenix St. Mary's has informed KU football coach Jack Mitchell he will accept a Kansas football scholarship next September.
Mitchell, upon receiving word of Staab's plans, said:
"Kent was sought after by many major schools. We are proud and happy that his decision is to come to Kansas."
For KU Chamberlain scored 24, Billings 16, Hickman 9, Loneski 6 and Donaghue 5.
All-Arizona Guard To Enroll At Kansas
Staab plans to study medicine at KU.
In the second half, KU was troubled with their shooting and the Wildcats began to narrow the Jayhawkers' lead. It was guard Roy DeWitz that helped the Wildcats most. He hit 10 points from far outside to help boost K-State. His last goal brought K-State within five points of Kansas.
DeWitz had 11 for K-State while Boozer scored 10. Jack Parr scored only 4 points.
During this time the Jayhawkers had played slow-down ball which angered the crowd. Harp said after the game the Jayhawkers had set a slower pace in hopes of keeping guard Bob Billings, still recuperating from a back injury, in the game.
At this point, with the score 47-42 and five minutes to go in the game, the Jayhawkers began to make every shot count while K-State went cold. Donaghue hit a free throw shot. Billings scored on a lay-up and Chamberlain dunked one to increase KU's lead to 52-42. Then Wally Frank scored K-State's last point of the evening with three minutes to go in the game.
Billings then picked up two free throws and Ron Loneski scored two baskets in less than 30 seconds. Two free throws by Donahue and one by Chamberlain put the finishing touch on the game for Kansas.
Strange Quiet In KU Dressing Room
Bv EOB MACY
(Assistant Sports Editor of
The Daily Kansan)
A tremendous effort on the part of his two guards and getting control of the game early is what Jayhawker coach Dick Harp credits the winning of KU's final game against the nation's No.1 team, K-State.
Harp and his team had just finished their season with a 61-44 victory over the team that took the Big Eight title from them. It was a sweet victory for the Kansas team that had suffered three of its four losses when a key man was out of action.
It was sweet revenge for the Jayhawkers but in their dressing room there was a strange quiet. This was the dressing room of a team that was of proven championship quality—a team that had ended their season with a resounding victory over the squad that would be their conference representative to the NCAA playoffs.
There was no loud talking or
cheering—no shouting or laughing. Everyone just seemed to want to get dressed and go home.
JACK PARR
... guards Chamberlain?
On a table in the center of the room lay guard Bob Billings. He was getting a rub-down, trying to ease the pain of his injured back. Billings had played most of the game with his back paining him.
Billings' play drew this comment from Harp: "Billings is a fine player. He demonstrated tonight that he has a lot of courage."
Billings' 16 points were second in the game only to Wilt Chamberlain's 23.
Later Billings was standing, straightening his tie. He was asked to comment on his back and how it felt. He refused, praising instead the work of his teammates.
Monte Johnson sat on the bench on one side of the room, slowly buttoning his shirt. Asked what he thought of the game, Johnson just grinned and said he thought the boys worked well together. He then struck tip a conversation with mate Al Donaghue.
Donaghue said the Jayhawkers didn't play "half as hard in the, K-State game at Lawrence."
Donaghue praised guards Billings and Bob Hickman for their fine play, discounting the fact he was second high rebounder for the evening.
Harp walked over, patted forward Ron Loneski on the shoulder and complimented him on his play.
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Loneski said the performance of Billings and Hickman was the "best of any two guards I've ever played with."
Slowly the players began to leave the room—by themselves, in pains, some with friends or relatives. Behind them was the sweaty odor of the dressing room, the halftime talks, the high pitched tension of the game and the relaxing with a coke afterwards. Behind them were the little kids waiting 20, 30 or 40 minutes outside the room to get their autographs.
Harp and his staff walked towards the dressing room door. They stopped when they noticed a K-State jersey on the bench. They looked at each other and grinned. Someone said, "Just leave it there." Then they walked out slowly, closing the door and the 1957-58 season behind them.
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