Thursday, March 7, 1963 University Daily Kansan
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TULANE'S STAR SWIMMERS—Freshman Pam Hayes (left) and sophomore Martha Leveritt (right) are the first coeds to compete in intercollegiate athletics in the Southeastern Conference. The league has a new ruling allowing women to compete.
Tulane University's swimming program has been revitalized as a result of a new Southeastern Conference ruling.
Coeds Lead Victory
The ruling allows women to compete in intercollegiate athletics.
THIS YEAR, two coeds, Martha Leveritt, Decatur, Ga., sophomore, and Pam Hayes, Bryan, Texas, freshman, tried out for the Tulane swimming team and made it.
Although nicknamed the "Green Wave" Tulane has never been able to manage more than just a splash in swimming competition.
Prior to the two girls joining the team, Tulane had lost 19 consecutive meets. So what happened in the girls' first meet? Tulane defeated Emory University of Atlanta 62-33.
THE TWO GIRLS attracted a crowd of 1.000 spectators the first meet they entered. Previous attendance averaged 200-300.
The Big Eight conference does not permit women to compete in intercollegiate sports. According to KU athletic director A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg the league directors have not discussed a contrary ruling.
Diving On Agenda For Marsh Today
Losing his semi-final match in the National Golden Gloves tournament in Chicago last night is water under the bridge for KU football player Ron Marsh, who today, tomorrow and Saturday will be diving in the Big Eight swimming meet.
Following his loss to Harley Cooper, a 28-year-old Air Force sergeant who has not lost a fight since 1957, Marsh boarded a plane for the league meet which is being held in Manhattan. The all-round athlete from Kansas City is KU's number one hope in the diving event.
COOPER. WHO IS originally from Savannah, Ga., and now stationed at
Ohio State Kansas State Bid for NCAA
Ohio State and Kansas State go for broke Saturday in final attempts to land NCAA basketball tournament berths.
By United Press International
Fourth-ranked Ohio State, desperately seeking an opportunity to win the NCAA title after losing to Cincinnati in the final round two years running, kept a one-game lead in the Big Ten conference by crushing Minnesota, 85-65. Tuesday night.
KANSAS STATE carried its narrow lead in the Big Eight conference down to the wire in defeating Iowa State, 78-71 the same night.
The situation stands this way. Ohio State must beat Indiana Saturday to gain the title outright. A Buckeye loss and an Illinois victory would create a tie and send the Illini to the NCAA because Ohio State won the last two trips to the tournament. Illinois, a 79-73 victor over Northwestern Tuesday night, can kiss its tourney hopes goodbye if it loses to Iowa Saturday.
THE BIG GAME Saturday night at Manhattan, pits front-running Kansas State against second place Colorado, the defending champion.
K-State, with an 11-2 mark, will get the crown and an NCAA regional berth with a victory. If K-State's Wildcat's lose, as they did earlier on a trip to Colorado, they will share the crown with Colorado, and Colorado will go to the NCAA regionals here next week.
Omaha, Neb., won his 49th straight victory before 11,000 persons.
"This guy (Marsh) is the toughest guy I've fought in a long time," Cooper said after the fight. "It was a real good fight and I'm happy to have met him."
Marsh scored the only knockdown of the fight. Early in the second round, Cooper threw a left and a right to Marsh's stomach, but Marsh surprised him with a hard left hook, his favorite punch, which floored Cooper. Although stunned, Cooper made it to his feet by the count of three.
THE KNOCKDOWN was the first for Cooper in eight years.
Marsh was forced on the defensive in the final round when Cooper began to score heavily on his blows. Cooper landed a right and opened a cut over Marsh's left eye. The streaming blood made it difficult for Marsh to see. Cooper continued to jab at the cut until the end of the fight.
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