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University Daily Kansan Monday, March 15, 1965
Wichita Edges by Cowpokes To Cinch Spot in NCAA Finals
Wichita University downed the Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday, 54-16, to capture the top spot in the N.C.A. regional play-offs.
The Shockers turned the tables on the Cowboys and utilized a ball control game to hold the lead against the 'Pokes. This same sort of strategy had become almost a trademark for the Oklahoma State squad as
they romped through the Big Eight teams for their first conference championship.
The victory, which will send the Shockers to the N.C.A.A. finals competition, was sweet for the WSU squad. They made it to the semifinal competition last year but were edged from the finals by Kansas State's Wildcats.
Wyandotte Wins Again, Wraps Up 2nd AA Title
The performance, before a record crowd for a Class AA title game, rounded out the season for the Bulldogs with 24 victories and no losses. In addition, it was the eighth Wyan-dotte crown in 11 years and their ninth in class AA competition.
Wyandotte high school of Kansas City continued their domination of Kansas basketball Saturday when they defeated McPherson in Allen Field House for the Bulldogs' second class AA championship in as many years.
McPherson appeared to give the Bulldogs some trouble early in the game as they leaped to a 6-0 lead less than two minutes into the first quarter. Wyandotte appeared to overcome their early shooting and rebounding difficulties, though, and managed to capture a 10-9 lead with 2:27 remaining in the first quarter.
Wyandotte only lost the lead two times after that. Both deficits were in the second quarter. Although the Bulldogs were on the right side of the score for the rest of the contest, the game wasn't really "in the bag" until the final gun.
The Shockers were working against some strong odds as they went into the competition. They had lost All-American Dave Stallworth at the end of first semester when his eligibility ran out. In addition, Nate Bowman, 6-10 center, was dropped from the squad because of difficulties in the scholastic department.
M. U. picked up five points for Lingle's victory and earned its other points on Gene Crewe's third-place finish in the shot-put; Earl Denny's fourth in the broad jump; Charlie Brown's fourth in the 60 and Steve Herndon's fourth in the high jump.
Hadley finished far ahead of the pack in the two-mile run and dashed across the line with an 8:56.4 time.
Central Snares N.A.I.A.Crown
The swift-striking Central Ohio State squad flattened Oklahoma Baptist in the N.A.I.A. basketball championships Saturday in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. The Marauders breezed to their victory behind a hot 63 per cent shooting for the first half.
Hayden of Topeka rolled over Wichita East, 62-49, to nail down third spot in the standings.
Morgan State set an American mile relay record of 3:15.6 before a capacity crowd of 9.553 in Cobo arena. The previous record of 3:16 was set in 1957 by Villanova.
The Shockers pulled a surprising switch from their usual active offense and went into a deliberate game style and seemed content to play catch until the sure shot opened up for them.
Wichita, which had had trouble from the free throw stripe in Friday night's game, used the line to their advantage all during Saturday's contest. Free throws were especially useful in the stretch as the Shockers continued to capitalize on fouls by the Cowboys as the Pokes tried to gain possession of the ball.
A crowd of 8,500 watched the Central Ohio team become the first undefeated team to win this national championship for small colleges.
KU had one man finishing first in an event. Herald Hadley was first in the two mile run. Charlie Greene of Nebraska was responsible for the only other Big Eight first place show. He ran the 60-yard dash in :06.1.
for KU by placing sixth in the all-around title. Dobbins racked up 21.5 points out of KU's final total. He placed sixth in the high bar, seventh in the floor exercises, eighth in the long horse, and tied for eighth on the trampoline. Dobbins also placed tenth on the parallel bars and the rings.
Iowa State's gymnasts dethroned Nebraska as Big Eight conference champions with a winning total of 178.5 points. Host Colorado was runner-up with 126 points and defending champion Nebraska captured third with 112 points.
KU placed fourth in the Big Eight championship gymnastic meet held Friday and Saturday in Boulder, Colo. KU accumulated 30.5 points behind Iowa State, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Jayhawks Take Fourth in Big 8 Gym
Missouri totaled 14 points for the meet. Finishing second behind the Tigers was a second Big Eight school, Oklahoma State, with 11 points. Kentucky State finished third followed by KU in fifth.
The Missouri Tigers, with Robin Lingle finishing first in the 1,000-yard run, captured top honors in the first N.C.A.A. indoor track championship Saturday in Detroit.
Three teams in the Big Eight did not compete. Kansas State took fifth place with one point. Missouri, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State did not appear at the meet.
Kent Dobbins was high point man
After leading the field for most of the race, Lingle broke the tape at 2:09.9. His performance was 1.7 seconds short of the American record set in 1955 by Pittsburgh's Arnold Sowell.
MU Tops In Indoor Track
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