.
Monday, Jan. 13, 1958 University Daily Kansan
Page 5
Hick-
ore Al
two
5. Jim
1.5.
ounds,
kman
Hoff-
from Wed-
work and a
y. A
l tod for they season major should victory
te
points,
al half.
game.
kes, 26;
II 21;
0 for-
forfeit.
alat III
i Kap-
Alpha
i Delta
28, Phi
Frank Leahy's ulcers are now giving Iowa State a pain in the neck.
It all started when Bear Bryant decided Texas was becoming too crowded. So he went to Alabama to coach his football.
nop
Frank Leahy, whose Notre Dame teams were among the finest, let it be known that he was available but when the offer did come he turned it down on the advice of his doctor.
That left Texas A&M without a football coach in a time of year when other major college coaches are out beating the bushes for talent.
That is where Iowa State's troubles began. After an interview with Aggie officials, Jim Myers, Cyclone coach, announced he would take the Texas A&M job if offered—meanwhile silence from the Aggies.
So Iowa State, mindful of the quick exit which many football coaches have been making of late, put the squeeze on Myers. An Iowa State athletic council told Myers that it must have his decision by Tuesday morning and already assistant Cyclone coach LeRoy Pearce has said, "I am very much interested in the head coaching job here."
So Myers, whose main claim to fame this season were victories over Kansas, Nebraska and Kansas State, is finding himself in much the same situation that a coach's sudden departure often places a school.
No Wrath Like Student Scorned
And so the merry-go-round continues as head coaches go skipping from school to school and where it will end nobody knows.
There is a popular saying that says there is no wrath like a woman scorned but the man who said that did not fully evaluate the critical eye of the college student.
When thousands of KU students arrived at Allen Field House for the California-Washington doubleheader there were, sitting in the middle of the student section, thousands of persons holding $3 tickets.
There was, of course, unhappiness and even outspoken criticism because students had to watch Their Beloved Heroes play from the bleachers and aisles high above the floor.
The students' money, already safely put away, doesn't speak as loud as that extra buck which the alumnus waves. So when opportunity knocked (students were not expected to attend the pre-holiday doubleheader en masse) the young scholars were deposed from their traditional section.
The athletic department, sensing an air of hostile feeling among the students, did not try the same thing in the OSU game during Christmas vacation but only 1500 students attended as compared to about 9,000 paid admissions.
An interesting and much debated question comes up, however. Does a student, by buying an ID card which includes entrance to athletic events, in effect, pay for a seat which is his just as if he had bought a reserved seat ticket?
If so the student can do with that seat as he wishes—sit in it, leave it empty or give it to someone else.
But all is not that simple. If the students could give their seats away ticket sales at athletic events would fall, students of visiting schools would occupy a large percentage of KU's student body section (this may have happened at the California-Washington doubleheader) and in general a student would be abusing his right to attend athletic events by virtue of being a KU student and paying a cheap rate.
But there is dissatisfaction with the present system.
Time For Action?
There seems to be a need for a survey by the ASC to determine what the students want then to try and propose something to the administration which would be both acceptable to KU from a financial standpoint and to the students.
K-State Unimpressive In Victory Over Big Eight's Cellar Dweller
All Big Eight teams, with the exception of Kansas, were in action Saturday night. Kansas State, Iowa State and Oklahoma all picked up conference victories but no team made what could be called an impressive victory.
Kansas State started off its 12-game pull to replace Kansas as the Big Eight champion by downing the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 74-59. The Wildcats were described as "unimpressive" in their victory over Nebraska. The Cornhuskers now own a 5-8 record for the season while in conference play they stand 0-2. This is the first conference game for the Wildcats and they have an over-all record of 11-1.
Such action, however, will be postponed while the ASC sends letters to the Governor, sends delegates to national conventions to discuss youth's great challenge in the world today and sends the public from its meetings so that it may deliberate in private the great, mysterious problems it faces.
So let's get with it, boys.
Try Kansan Want Ads, Get Results
Kansas State, to many, didn't seem to have it's usual fire. The Walcat offense seemed to fail quite often and the defense leaked badly at times.
Nebraska jumped off to a 7-1 lead in the opening minutes of the game but the Wildcats hit three quick goals in less than a minute to put them ahead 8-7. The entire game seemed to be played in spurts for the Wildcats.
The biggest lead for the Wildcats in the first half was eight points. Toward the end of the game the Cornshuskers narrowed the score to 58-53, but then a hot spell put the Wildcats ahead to stay.
half and slamming in eight points in less than a minute at the end of the game helped Iowa State down surprisingly strong Missouri 62-55 at Ames.
Hitting 50 per cent in the first
Oklahoma continued to open a lot of eyes. They downed Colorado at Boulder, 51-41. Oklahoma, last year's conference cellar team, is now leading the pack with a 2-0 record in league play.
Oklahoma State continued its winning ways, downing Tulsa 51-43. So far the Cowpokes have only one blemish on their record, that being the season's opener loss to Kansas. Since then the Oklahomaans have repaid the Kansans by downing them 52-50 at Lawrence.
Kansas State and Iowa State are following close behind, each with 1-0 records. Next in line is Missouri with a 1-1 record. Then comes Colorado and Kansas with 0-1 marks. Holding down the bottom spot is Nebraska with a 0-2 record.
The standings:
ALL GAMES:
ALL GAMES
Team W L Pct.
Kansas State 11 1 .917
* Oklahoma State 10 1 .909
Kansas 10 2 .833
Oklahoma 9 2 .818
Iowa State 7 4 .692
Missouri 7 5 .583
Nebraska 5 8 .385
Colorado 4 7 .364
Not eligible for conference title.
CONFERENCE GAMES:
Team W L Pct.
Okahomba 2 1 0.00
Kansas State 1 0 1.00
Iowa State 1 0 1.00
Missouri 1 1 1.00
Kansas 1 1 .00
Colorado 0 1 .00
Nebraska 0 2 .00
Oklahoma State — — —
Today
Colorado at Kansas.
Iowa State at Drake.
Oklahoma at Nebraska.
Oklahoma State at Wichita.
Iowa State at Nebraska,
Kansas at Missouri.
Kansas State at Oklahoma.
Sticklers!
GOING WEST? There's one thing you can't go without. Wash-and-wear chaps? Shockresistant Stetson? Foam-rubber saddle? Nope, nope and nope. What you need is plenty of Luckies! (Figured we'd say that, didn't you?) Luckies, you see, mark you as a man who really knows his brands. Have 'em handy,and you'll be considered a Shrewd Dude! Dubious distinction, maybebut you've still got the cigarette that's light as they come! Luckies are made of naturally light, wonderfully good-tasting tobacco, toasted to taste even better. Try 'em right now!
WHAT'S A TENDERFOOT WHO ALWAYS HAS HIS LUCKIES?
( SEE PARAGRAPH AT LEFT )
STUDENTS! MAKE $25
Do you like to shirk work? Here's some easy money—start Stickling! We'll pay $25 for every Stickler we print—and for hundreds more that never get used. Sticklers are simple riddles with two-word rhyming answers. Both words must have the same number of syllables. (Don't do drawings.) Send your Sticklers with your name, address, college and class to Happy-Joe-Lucky, Box 67A, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
LIGHT UP A light SMOKE-LIGHT UP A LUCKY!
( @ A. T. Co.)
Product of The American Tobacco-Company - "Tobacco is our middle name"