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Cowboys 64-48 victim
Feb. 4
1969
KU reaches 1,000 plateau
By BOB KEARNEY
Kansas Sports Editor
Coach Ted Owens grinned as much in the delight of KU's historic 1000th basketball victory as with the embarrassing rip in the seat of his pants.
Kansas Sports Editor
KU dispelled an "instant death" notions attendant to the absence of Jo Jo White. The Jayhawks, harrassing OSU with a 1-3-1 zone and moving quickly against the Cowboys' normally adhesive man-for-man, shot into early 16-2 command and were never seriously threatened.
Pierre Russell's three-point play at 9:18, started by a nifty baseline maneuver, built the margin to 19:31. Phil Harmon delivered two baskets, a 20-footer and a driving layup—then two free throws at 2:23 for a 29-12 peak.
"It happened early in the second half, then widened as the game went along," Owens revealed, taking good-natured ribbing from a cluster of reporters. "Finally, I had to go with the towel."
Kansas upped its conference ledger to 5-2, following Saturday's 80-70 Colorado conquest. But Colorado stayed a notch ahead (5-1), escaping from Missouri in overtime, 80-79.
Another happening, this one early in the first half and also widening as the game went along, steered the Jayhawks to a 64-48 triumph over Oklahoma State last night.
Oklahoma State, limited to one fielder through the first 11 minutes, chopped it to 29-18 at halftime. But the Cowboys never got closer than eight points as KU held its footing in the Big Eight championship chase.
KU's 6-9 super sophomore, Dave Robisch, once again topped the Jayhawk scoring. Robisch contributed 23 points, a handful above his 18.2 average. Harmon and Russell provided balance with 14 and 12 points respectively, while 6-10 Roger Brown helped KU to a 37-35 rebounding edge with 13.
"Pierre exercised some good leadership," said Owens. "In fact, everybody did. We have to share that leadership now without Jo Jo."
Russell, Harmon, and Bruce Sloan shared duties out in front directing the KU offense. "Revolving and moving, getting the ball inside" Owens felt would be the key to his squad's success—and Owens added, "They did a whale of a job."
MIAMI, Fla. (UPI)—The search for a new baseball commissioner, or what is turning into the Great Keystone Chase, resumed here today when major league owners met again to see if they can find somebody to head their game.
Bid again in search for leader
Johnny McHale of the Montreal Expos, Mike Burke of the New York Yankees, and Chub Feeney of the San Francisco Giants drew the most support in the earlier meeting. But none was able to gain the required three-fourths majority.
They failed dismally in their last previous attempt in Chicago last month. Speculation has it that they will fail again.
Since then McHale has sent letters to each of the other owners notifying them he is not a candidate, and Burke alsc has presumably bowed out.
The names of many candidates, some even outside baseball, have been injected into informal deliberations among the owners since the Chicago session. One of the newest ones is Chris Kraft, one-time mission director for NASA.
Meanwhile, Gen. William D. Eckert continues as baseball's lame duck commissioner Eckert, who was fired in December, has agreed to man the post until a new commissioner is chosen.
Points of concern included KU's free throw shooting. Although the Jayhawks connected on 11 of 18 in the first half, five of those misses came in 1-and-1 situations. KU finished with 22 of 38 from the charity stripe.
From the field, Kansas scored at a 40 per cent clip (21 of 52). Oklahoma State, recovering from a chilly start, had 37 per cent accuracy (19 of 51)—much of that shooting over KU's tenacious zone.
Before a full house Saturday night, Jo Jo closed his collegiate career with a 30-point performance. White received standing ovations from the 17,000 who witnessed his KU final.
The Jayhawks make their annual Oklahoma swing this weekend, journeying to Norman for their first meeting with Oklahoma's Sooners Saturday night—then moving to Stillwater's Gallagher Hall for a Monday night rematch with the Cowboys.
O K L A . S T A T E
(48) -Christopher 1-0-2; Smith
4-3-3; Savell 1-1-5; Hawk 0-0-3;
O'Neal 0-0-4; Grober 7-3-2;
Alford 2-0-1; Mullen 3-0-5; Tate
1-3-5; Carpenter 0-0-0; Miller
0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-10-30.
BOXSCORES
KANSAS (64) -Robisch 9-5-3;
Sloan 2-3-3; Brown 1-4-4;
Harmon 5-4-2; Russell 3-6-1;
Nash 0-0-0; Bradshaw 0-0-0;
Arndt 1-0-1; Lawrence 0-0-1;
natsues 0-0-0. TOTALS:
21-22-15.
HALF TIME: Kansas 29,
Oklahoma State 18.
COLORADO (70)—Meely
9-8-2; Coleman 1-1-2; R. Smith
1-2-3; Tope 7-4-2; Mitchell
0-0-0; Kern 0-0-4; Hutchinson
0-1-1; Wedgeworth 4-0-1;
Richardson 0-3-1; Maulsby
1-0-1; Erfert 1-3-1; S. Smith
0-0-0; TOTALS: 24-22-18.
KANSAS (80)—Robisch 9-2-2;
Sloan 0-1-4; Nash 2-2-4; Russell
5-2-0; White 14-2-2; Brown
3-1-5; Harmon 1-1-0; Douglas
0-0-2; Bradshaw 0-0-2; Arndt
0-1-1. TOTALS: 34-12-22.
Lombardi announces move; asked Packers for release
GREEN BAY, Wis.
(UPI)—Vince Lombardi announced yesterday he has asked for his release from the Green Bay Packers to become chief executive officer, head coach and part owner of the Washington Redskins.
Lombardi, general manager of the Packers for the last 10 years and head coach the previous nine, made the announcement himself as he emerged from a closed session of the Packers' executive committee in a downtown law office.
"I've asked for my release to take a position with the Washington Redskins," Lombardi told dozens of newsmen clustered in the lobby.
He spoke off the cuff and as the committee continued to meet behind closed doors.
Lombardi said they were discussing his contract.
"I will have a substantial piece of equity and the position will include coaching. I will have control of the club-everything"
Lombardi explained that Edward Bennett Williams, president of the Redskins, will continue in that position with Lombardi himself having full control of operations.
He said he did not know what the status would be of Otto Graham, who has been the Redskins' head coach and general manager the past three years.
The Redskins reportedly have promised Graham some job in the organization. His contract, which reportedly calls for $50,000 a year, has two more years to run.
Lombardi, speaking softly and appearing uncommonly relaxed, said he had made no recommendations about his successor with the Packers.
He said the final decision would rest with the executive committee, as would his contract release here. The Lombardi contract had five more years to run in Green Bay.
"There is no ill feeling or anything like that," Lombardi said. "It's been a great 10 years."
Mighty Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPI)— In 79 seasons of football since 1887. Notre Dame teams have won 501 games, lost 138 and tied 36 for a percentage of .784.
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