Law-men whip Beta's for Hill title
By Ron Hanson
For the first time in 11 years, an independent basketball team has won the A league intramurals championship as the Law team defeated Beta Theta Pi yesterday 52-45 in Robinson Annex.
In a game marked by pressing defense and fast-breaking offense for both teams, the Law squad led from the first basket as the Betas could come no closer than three points the entire game.
SCORING on both teams was balanced as the Betas had four men in double figures and the Law team had two men with nine points, one with 10, and one with 17. Law-man John Wolf, Overland park graduate student, led all scorers with 17 points. High for Beta Theta Pi were Mike Manning, Wichita senior, and Bill Williams, Topeka junior, who both had 13 points.
The coach of the Law team,
Hawk's ratings hold steady
Kansas' 110-73 victory over Nebraska had a holding effect on its national press ratings this week as the Jayhawks remained the same in both polls. KU is still ranked fifth by United Press International and sixth by Associated Press.
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Points
On the other hand, Nebraska's defeat caused them to drop completely off the UPI list and they lost one position on the AP poll, going from eighth place to ninth.
1. Kentucky (30) (23-0) ... 345
2. Duke (1) (20-3) ... 267
3. Western (2) (22-0) ... 240
4. Loyola (Ill.) (20-2) ... 201
5. KANSAS (20-3) ... 184
6. St. Jos. (Pa.) (1) (21-4) ... 158
7. Vanderbilt (21-3) ... 123
8. Providence (21-3) ... 105
9. Michigan (15-6) ... 86
10. Cincinnati (1) (20-5) ... 45
The United Press International major college basketball ratings with first-place votes and won-lost records through Saturday, Feb. 26, in parentheses are:
Tom Hamill, Colby second year law student, who also plays for the team, said, "I've been here for eight years, and cannot ever remember any independent team winning the basketball championship; naturally I'm pleased and particularly since we went through the entire season undefeated."
SECOND 10. 11, Utah; 31; 12,
San Francisco 26; 13, Nebraska 22;
14, Oregon State 16; 15, Syracuse
15; 16, Dayton 13; 17, Western
Kentucky 9; 18, University of Pacific
8; 19, Oklahoma City 7; 20
tie, Boston College and Michigan
State 6.
But the Lawyers maintained this lead the rest of the way and in the final minutes increased it to seven points. Beta Theta Pi never came back again.
a 20-9 first quarter lead, but through the efforts of Williams, Manning and Harold Dresser, Leavenworth graduate student, the Betas came back at the half to trail only 27-24.
OTHER MEMBERS of the 1966 champion Law team are: Al Hardy, Lawrence second year law student; Doug Dusenbury, Anthony first year law student; Harlan Burkhead, Marysville first year law student; Dave Adams, Wichita first year law student; Dan Denk, Shawnee Mission first year law student; Tom Prelock, Lawrence first year law student; Lance Burr, Salina first year law student; and John Light, Lawrence second year law student.
this year's A league intramural play, but the lower leagues will play their championship games tomorrow.
LAWRENCE defeated the Swahili, 38-26, last night to win the Independent B league semi-final and the right to move into the B league finals against the Beta Theta Pi's, who won the Fraternity B semi-final last night by downing the Kappa Alpha Psi's, 38-34.
The final for the C league crown will be fought out between Law #4 and Deta Upsilon #1. In their semi-final victories last night, the Law team downed the Lodgers, 37-32, and the DU's beat Phil Delta Theta #1, 33-20.
12 Daily Kansan Tuesday, March 1, 1966
This game marked the end of
THE LAST TIME an independent basketball team won the A league intramural title was in 1955 when the now extinct "Cats" beat Phi Gamma Delta, 41-37. Since that time Beta Theta Pi and Phi Gamma Delta have dominated A league play as they have won four and three championships respectively. Last year, Delta Upsilon defeated Phil Delta Theta for the championship.
In yesterday's game, it looked as if the Lawyers were going to blast Beta Theta Pi as they had
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