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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Dec. 12, 1957
Donaghue, Johnson Used To Winning Tradition, So Both Came To Kansas
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Two boys who wanted to come to school where they have a winning basketball tradition, and both from a school where there is a winning tradition, is the story of Monte Johnson and Alan Donaghue, Kansas forwards from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan.
Johnson and Donaghue both pointed out to a Daily Kansan reporter Wednesday night that they came to Kansas with hopes of playing with one of the top teams in the nation.
"The season outcome depends on whether everyone does his best. It will certainly take a tremendous effort to equal last year's record. It will take the combined effort of all the players."
Starting forward Johnson held high hopes for a successful season this year.
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Johnson said that since he started in high school his one hope has been that he could attend Kansas. His high school career must have furthered his desire to play for a winning college. His sophomore year at Wyandotte the school lost three games, all to Shawnee Mission. Their final loss was to Shawnee Mission in the finals of the state tournament. His junior year Wyandotte's only loss was in the final game of
the finals of the state tournament His senior year Wyandotte won the state tournament although losing two games during the season.
"All around our toughest opponent has probably been Oklahoma State," Johnson said.
As for the future, Johnson felt K-State probably loomed as KU's biggest threat to Big Eight domination.
"Kansas State has built up a fine team. They weren't hurt at all by graduation and Iowa State will probably be rough too. For that matter, the whole conference is going to be tough."
As far as comparing last year's team with this, Donaghue said there was "no comparison." He was quick to add, however. "If everyone puts forth everything they've got we're going to have a
Sophomore forward Donaghue termed the Kansas squad in its present state like "a diamond in the rough." He said, "We just don't have the potential of the other Big Eight schools but we may have the fire that can outweigh this."
'We Really Wanted To Win'
Asked for a formula for the Jayhawkers' success this far, Johnson commented. "We've really wanted to win the games because we knew how much it meant to the coach and also to ourselves. We made up our minds to play our best. We knew a good start would help us later in the year."
good club. If we can just win the conference we should be in pretty good shape for the tournaments."
Donaghue said the deciding factor in his making the trip to Kansas was when he met Jayhawker coach Dick Harp. He said the fact that he'd be playing on the same squad with Wilt Chamberlain also had a lot to do with his decision.
Only Four Losses at Wyandotte During his high school basketball career at Wyandotte teams he played on lost a total of only four games. In his sophomore year the only loss was in the finals of the state tournament. His junior year Wyandotte lost two games but still took the state title. During his senior year Wyandotte's only loss came in the finals of the state tournament.
As for the toughest opponent in view, Donaghue agreed on K-State. He commented they were all fine shooters and added the Jayhawkers just couldn't match the Wildcats in the height department.
Donaghue said he felt "deep down" that the season would start the way it did for the Jayhawkers. He added that a lot of people had felt that the Kansans were too green and would lose their first two or three games before getting started.
He gave a great share of the credit for the record this far to Chamberlain. "Wilt has just been indispensable this far," Donaghue said.
MU Officials To Interview Devine
COLUMBIA, Mo.—(UP)—Missouri University officials Friday will interview Dan Devine of Arizona State College for the head football coaching job at MU.
Thus, the question of who will get the job got another whirl in the rumor mill today—with a few facts thrown in. Missouri is looking for a coach to succeed Frank Broyles who quit to take a job at Arkansas University.
The team lost its first match to Kansas State College, Dec. 6, in the KU Student Union Ballroom, matches to 1. Vie Davis was the only Jayhawker to pull out a victory in the opener for the two schools. He took three straight games from Danny Lee of Kansas State.
Cal Serves Notice On PCC Directors
BERKELEY, Calif. — (UP) — The University of California, smarting from last week's rebuff from the Pacific Coast Conference, has all but served written notice on the conference directors it will strike out on its own come 1959.
California, joined by UCLA and USC, attempted to have the conference revise its scheduling requirements and ease restrictions on aid to athletes.
Devine, who has had three successful years at Arizona State and this past season ranked his team among two unbeaten, untied major college elevens, is the first outsider to be interviewed for the Missouri job. The other top team was Auburn.
Rumbles of secession have rolled out of the golden state since last year's football "scandal," which ended with three PCC schools—UCLA, USC and Washington—barred from the Rose Bowl and ineligibility penalties slapped on the cream of USC's and UCLA's football teams.
Clay Cooper, who has been on the MU staff for 11 years also is a strong candidate for the position.
There was still a petition circulating today for MU to hire Chuck Mather, who left his Kansas University coaching job recently.
Missouri officials said last night it probably will be sometime this weekend before a decision as to who will be the new coach will be made. They said another major school coach will be interviewed, but wouldn't say who he was.
Carrying an 0-1 record, the KU table tennis squad will be aiming for victory No. 1 December 19, when it meets the Kansas City Boy's Club in the Student Union Ballroom. The matches start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Don Faurot, Missouri athletic director, also confirmed that Jerry Claiborne, a former Missouri assistant under Frank Broyles, was being considered for the job.
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Claiborne resigned his Missouri position last week to become an assistant coach to Bear Bryant at Alabama.
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Sooners Praise Notre Dame
NORMAN. Okla.—(UP)—University of Oklahoma football players Wednesday unanimously picked Notre Dame, the team that ended their record victory streak, as the best defensive team they faced all season. Colorado was the choice for best offensive team.
The Sooners also named Notre Dame fullback Nick Pietrosante as the best individual player they opposed and gave four spots on an all-opponent team to Irish players.
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