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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1957
Kansas Swimming Team Returns Only 3 Lettermen
Kansas can count on only three lettermen when they open their 1957-58 swimming season against Southern Illinois this Saturday at Carbondale. The three include Captain Jon Poort, Bill Matthews and Steve Hill.
Some of the top sophomores coach Jay Markley will be counting on include John Jeffrey, Jared Piety and Ed Poort.
The squad lost four lettermen from last season's squad.
The schedule:
December 7—Southern Illinois at Carbondale.
December 13—Missouri Mines at Lawrence.
December 14—Pittsburg State at Lawrence.
December 21—Jayhawk Relays at Lawrence.
January 11—Nebraska at Lawrence.
January 15—Kansas State at Manhattan.
February 8—Oklahoma at Lawrence
February 15—Nebraska at Lincoln.
February 21—Iowa State at Lawrence
February 22—Emporia State at Lawrence
February 28—Air Force Academy at Denver,
March 1—Colorado at Boulder
March 7 and 8—Big Eight at Ames
KU Starting Strong For All-Sports Title
Kansas is getting off on the right foot in defense of its Big Eight all-sports championship.
The Jayhawkers were first in cross country, their 11th consecutive title, and finished second in football, their highest position since their tie for first with Oklahoma in 1947.
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Wichita Tops Wyoming
WICHITA —(UP) Both teams made a lot of mistakes, but Wichita University cashed in Tuesday to take its opening basketball game, 66-54 over Wyoming.
Wichita made fewer miscues as Joe Stevens scored 23 points to lead the Kansans' attack. The Shockers led 34-26 at the half, but had a battle on their hands for the first 10 minutes of the second period when Wyoming came up with 10 straight points to go ahead 37-35—five minutes after the intermission
But Wichita bounced back to a 39-37 lead and never trailed the Cowboys again, although the Wyoming club was often just two or three points behind.
Top scorer for Wyoming was John Bertolero, a sophomore making his first varsity appearance. He netted 13 points.
Wildcats Down Texas Western 78-31 In Opener
Kansas State all but blasted Texas Western out of Ahern Field House at Manhattan as the Wildcats took their season opener 78-31 before 9,000 fans Tuesday.
By UNITED PRESS
The University of Missouri Tigers started slowly but came through with an easy 73-62 win over South Dakota.
Missouri's superior height and the deadly shooting by Sonny Siebert and Rodger Egelhoff handed the Dakotans their second straight setback.
Siebert tallied 21 points and Egelhoff backed him up with an 18-point effort.
K-State Coach Tex Winter cleared the bench as it was obvious from the start that the smaller Texas Western team was no match for the Wildcats.
The K-State mainstays-Jack Parr, senior center and Bob Boozer, junior forward—led the Wildcat scoring with 18 and 11 points respectively.
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"The team wanted to win and fought to do it." Coach Harn said.
The Kansas basketball team seems to have taken up right where the Jayhawker football team left off. In their season's opener Monday night they displayed the same spirited drive which lifted the football team out of a seemingly miserable season and enabled them to chalk up victories in their last four games.
After watching the poor showing the KU varsity made against the freshmen Nov. 22, it seemed that the loss of such stalwarts as John Parker, Maurice King, Gene Elstun and Lew Johnson might be too much for this year's team to overcome.
Improved Monday
Forward Monte Johnson chipped in seven points and rebounded well in his first starting assignment. A newcomer at guard, John Cleland, displayed skillful rebounding talent and played an outstanding floor game.
But the new Jayhawker strength didn't stop here. Two sophomores, Al Donaghue and Bob Hickman, filled in like veterans against the Cowpokes. Donaghue exhibited excellent rebounding ability and Hickman's defense handeuffed his opponents when he was in the Kansas lineup.
Guard Bob Billings, an alternate last year at the end of the season, proved that he has the ability to furnish Kansas with the essential playmaker that every good team must have.
Two Sophomore Sparks
But Monday night they proved that it might not be. They faced a team which last year dealt Kansas one of its three losses during the season. Oklahoma State had four regulars back this year to spark their attack.
Of course, any team which has all American center Wilt Chamberlain leading the attack, is bound to be above average. Ron Loneski also proved his ability as a regular last year.
But other than these two, Kansas is starting almost from scratch this year. It takes more than two men to make an outstanding basketball team.
If the Jayhawkers can continue to improve and display the same desire and spirit they showed in their first game, by the time the tough conference games roll around, KU might once again have a veteran team which will overpower its opponents.
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