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University Daily Kansan
Monday. Dec. 16, 1957
What started last year in a haphazard, unbusinesslike manner has ended that way.
It was about one year ago that two gentlemen with an idea, Bryce Cooke and Robert Reck, now departed and gone their separate ways, convinced the University and hundreds of others that the way to televise a basketball game was for everyone to donate money into a common fund.
The idea of televising games was, in itself, sound so long as the organization was able to use the money for what it was intended—televising games.
The organization, which was incorporated as the Jay Watchers, did television two games.
Reck and Cooke, however, after reassuring alumni sponsors and donors that the organization would be perpetuated, not only made no plans whatsoever for the group to carry on its activities this year, but, according to Roy Borgen, one of the alumni sponsors, have made no effort to answer repeated correspondence from the alumni.
Early last spring, when the Jay Watchers were being organized, Cooke said, "If the plan is carried out successfully, we hope to be able to spread coverage to football next year and perhaps even to the KU Relays."
But if the organization is to resume operations it must have such essential facts as the bank balance, if any; a statement of profit and loss and some sort of balance sheet showing where and how money was received and spent.
These records are apparently still in the hands of Reck and Cooke.
It was obvious from the beginning that this idea was a flash in the pan. Reck and Cooke were quite willing to work hard on their pet project and, after they succeeded in making it work temporarily, sat back, made a few statements to the press and left a group of alumni holding the bag and an empty one at that.
"I have no idea how much they spent," Borgen said. He added that "I don't know what bank the balance of the organization's money is in either."
The complete lack or organization of the Jay Watchers is displayed by the complete lack of available records.
The alumni, impressed by the soundness of the idea at a time when Kansas was sure to go far in regional and national play, and also impressed by the apparent responsibility of the students involved, were of the opinion then and still are that the Jay Watchers should be left in student hands.
But responsibility of the students involved last year was something synonymous with publicity and when the latter slipped away disinterest took its place as it so often does in student sponsored projects.
It also may be true that the former student chairmen of the Jay Watchers realized the futility of regularly televising sporting events, having to depend on donations for funds.
Aagies Interview Sanders
The Daily Kansan will attempt to contact Reck and Cooke in the hope that the Jay Watchers' records may be recovered and that those persons interested may have something with which to work.
COLLEGE STATION. Tex. — (UP) Texas A & M officials said Sunday night they will interview Henry Sanders, UCLA head football coach, Wednesday as a possible successor of Paul Bryant.
The officials denied however, a report they offered Sanders inducements totaling more than $35,000 to take the job.
The Big Eight individual single-game scoring record is held by B. H. Born of KU, who scored 44 points against Colorado in 1953.
KU Pulls Ahead Late To Defeat Hawks
After trailing until after the half, and not being safely ahead until the last 2 minutes. KU's basketball team won over St. Joseph's College of Philadelphia Saturday night, 66-54.
The Hawks of St. Joseph's were expected to be the weakest team the Jashawkers had met this season, but they played an inspired game and gave the KU team one of its biggest scares of the season.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 31 points before a sell-out crowd in his home
The St. Joseph's team drew the Jayhawkers out of their zone defense early in the game, held Chamberlain by putting 3 men on him and held the ball each time to pick their shots. They got the lead in the first 6 minutes and held it until after ter 3 minutes of the second half.
town to lead the KU victory. He also got 22 rebounds and blocked 9 St. Joseph's shots.
The victory-clinching rally in the last few minutes consisted of 2 free throws each by Bob Billings and
Jayhawk coach Dick Harp benched starter Monte Johnson in the 2nd half in favor of Kindred who scored 7 points, got 5 rebounds, and generally helped pull the team together.
Lvvn Kindred and 2 field goals by Chamberlain.
Only 5 men palyed for KU in the 2nd half, Billings, Kindred, Chamberlain, Ron Loneski and Bob Hickman.
Loneski played his usual outstanding game, getting 14 points and 15 rebounds.
KU outscored St. Joseph's at the free throw line 22, and drew only 11 fouls to St. Joseph's 29. The number of fouls got St. Joseph's into trouble, as 2 of their starting five fouled out after getting only 7 points and 7 rebounds between them.
Playing in his home town of Philadelphia for the first time since high school. Chamberlain was watched by his parents, some of his 9 brothers and sisters, and other relatives.
His parents were interviewed on the air at halftime by Monte Moore, director of the KU Sports Network.
Swimmers In Clean Sweep Of Weekend Meets
Kansas swimmers made a clean sweep of contests over the weekend, winning meets both Friday and Saturday. It began to shed some light on what a few weeks ago seemed to be a dark future for the swimmers. The meets also showed that the swimmers may overcome coach Jay Markley's
one big worry, lack of depth.
The swimmers opened their home season Friday with a dual met with Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Missouri. The Kansans scored firsts in eight of the 10 events, winning 61-25. Saturday the Jayhawks bettered their previous day's mark by defeating Pittsburg State Teachers College 62-24.
In the 20 events over the two davs
of competition, Kansas broke five pool and varsity records. Friday John Jeffrey set a new pool and varsity record in the 200-ward butterfly with a 2:30.6 showing. He bettered that Saturday to establish a new record with a 2:29.5 time in that same event.
James Laidlaw also bettered a record Saturday that he had set Friday. His time was 2:42.6 in the 200-
yard breaststroke.
Jared Piety set a varsity record Friday in the 440-yard freestyle winning it in 5:18.9.
The medley relay team of Bill Matthews, Jim Laidlaw, John Jeffrey and Steve Hill set a new pool and varsity record of 4:31.5.
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