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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Dec. 9, 1957
While the United States' top candidate for outer space honors, the Vanguard, was travelling only four feet straight up before exploding and the Russians publicly chortled over Ike's kaputnik, one Frank Broyles decided that elbow room at the University of Missouri was a bit cramped.
Broyles, whose reasons for leaving MU were partly because of that school's restrictions on recruiting, is now in a state where the elbow room is adequate (Arkanas) for all but revenoowers, out-of-state recruiters and anti-Faubus radicals.
Both Broyles and one of his assistants, Jerry Claiborne (who resigned last week to work with Bear Bryant at Alabama) felt that Missouri would not be able to compete with other Big Eight teams by relying on in-state recruiting, especially with the lack of emphasis on sports by many Missouri high schools. MU recruits players from Missouri only.
Bryles moved to Arkansas because he considered it a "definite advancement"—about $1500 per year more advancement although MU alumni and officials agree that Bryles was offered an increase to $15,000 but it was too late.
Broyles, 33 and definitely outspoken on such matters as the letter of intent for the Big Eight and on alumni pressure on Kansas' Chuck Mather, did not seem like the type of coach, once he has proved that he could win, to sit around and wait for the state of Missouri to produce an occasional top football player.
Arkansas is certainly the place for a coach with a future. The Razorbacks play some of the country's top teams and their athletic facilities include a fine new athletic dormitory, a renovated stadium, a new field house with new dressing room and movie facilities.
Missouri has some new practice fields which were not completed in time for Broyles to use this fall. There was no place to take the Tiger team for closed-door workouts and no dressing room facilities have been provided on the new field.
Broyles had a 5-4-1 record at Missouri. He started the season by tying Vanderbilt, then went on to defeat SMU, Iowa State and Colorado while losing to Texas A & M. The team then lost three straight, however, to Oklahoma, Kansas State and Kansas.
A hint that something may have been amiss in the Missouri athletic department was dropped by William A. Toler, a member of the university's board of visitors when he said, "I knew of no friction within the Missouri athletic department but everything is very confusing at this point."
It seems that what has become a highly deplorable situation involving player recruiting among the big schools has now extended to coach recruiting.
The school offering the most lucrative "fringe benefits" has the upper hand.
The situation is progressing to the point where a school, after enjoying one or two good football seasons, can look forward to a new coach—their present one either moving to greener pastures or back to his home state, a job he has always sought but never been in a position to contend for.
So the merry-go-round continues and to top it all off Chuck Mather was reported in Columbia over the week end.
Rosewall Downs Hoag
SYDNEY, Australia—(UP)—Ken Rosewall scored a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Lew Hoad and Frank Sedgman defeated Pancho Segura, 6-4, 6-0. Sunday in professional tennis matches.
League Teams Post.700 Mark
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(UP) Big Eight teams posted a respectable .700 mark in the first week of play, winning 14 of 20 games with not a single team dipping below the .500 mark.
Kansas, as expected, led the way with three straight victories while Kansas State won two straight. Both toppled Big Ten foes Saturday night, while Missouri and Nebraska bowed to Big Ten teams. Over all however, Big Eight teams have split 3-3 with the Big Ten in the intersectional games.
One thing that can be deduced from the first week of play is that Kansas found adequate replacements for four departed seniors. Coach Dick Harp came up with a sophomore, Bob Hickman of Terre Haute, Ind., (Clyde Lovellette's home town) who may turn out to be one of the top players of the season.
Harp didn't have to replace Wilt Chamberlain, however, and the "big dipper" has hit for an average
of 29.6 points in his first three games,
the same as he averaged all last season.
Hickman, a hustling 6-1
guard, got a starting assignment
against Northwestern Saturday night
and took 12 rebounds as well as
hitting eight points. Kansas won, 71-
65, after a 30-30 halftime tie.
Dozen Games On Tap
KU Found Replacements
Big Eight teams have an even dozen intersectional games scheduled this week, starting with three tonight — Kansas at Marquette, Kansas State at Purdue and North Dakota at Missouri.
Purdue defeated Missouri, 76-49,
Saturday while Michigan topped
Nebraska, 81-57, for two losses to
the Big Ten. Kansas State defeated
Indiana 66-61 for the other victory.
In other games, Oklahoma State defeated
Texas Western, 65-43, Colorado
topped Montana State 77-60 and
UCLA defeated Oklahoma, 65-53.
ALL GAMES
The Standings:
ALL GAMES W L Pct.
Kansas 3 0 1.000
Kansas State 2 0 1.000
Oklahoma 2 1 ..667
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