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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Feb. 28, 1963
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Scoops on SPORTS By Steve Clark
--ness and the shooting ability to join Ellison and Gardner as one of KU's best guards.
With Kansas State eliminating the Jayhawker basketball team from any hopes of finishing the season with a winning record, let's turn to more pleasant subjects and the Hawks' potential for next year.
With the KU freshman squad showing lots of promise in its undefeated season, it appears that fans might be flocking to Allen Field House next year to see the Jayhawkers' best team since 1957 when Wilt Chamberlain led KU to a second place finish in the NCAA basketball tournament.
At last, Coach Dick Harp is going to have an overabundance of fine basketball talent, which will cause him one major headache; it's going to be tough to decide who is his best five.
HARP WILL enjoy this type of headache, however, since he has not yet become accustomed to the headaches that are present with a dearth of basketball talent and two losing seasons.
This season was a fruitful one, however, because it proved that 6-7 center George Unseld can compete with the best. Unseld who was slow and awkward at the start of the season, developed much coordination and agility over the campaign and toward the latter part of the season was stealing the ball from opposing centers.
Unshelf, however, is going to present a problem, because there is an equally fine center that will be coming up from the freshman squad in Walter Wesley, a 6-10 product from Fort Myers, Fla. Many around Allen Field House believe that Wesley is capable of averaging close to 20 points in his sophomore season.
If Wesley starts at center, Unseld will probably be shifted to forward and there are several KU players that will provide strong competition at this position. Returning from the varsity will be Harry Gibson, a starter for the past two years, and Al Correll, who will be eligible for the first half of the season.
Up from the freshman squad will be 6-6 Riney Lochmann of Wichita and 6-4 Steve Renko of Kansas City. Renko will not join the basketball team until the completion of the football season since he is regarded as the top candidate for the quarterback position. This is, of course, if Renko does not sign a professional baseball contract. It is rumored that the freshman has been offered a bonus as high as $20,000. Several major league clubs are bidding for his services, one of which is the world champion New York Yankees.
CORRELLI OR LOCHMANN is the logical choice to start at the other forward position if Unseld makes the shift from center to forward. Sophomore Dave Brill will also get a chance at the position.
KU's forte the past two years has been at the guard positions, but it looks as if this will be the Jayhawkers' weakest spot next year. Gone will be Nolen Ellison, who is closing in on Jerry Gardner's record of the most career points for a guard. Ellison, a starter for three years, will be missed sorely and a replacement of his ability will be hard to find.
Delly Lewis, a freshman from Pauline, will probably have the task of filling Ellison's shoes. Lewis appears to have the speed, the adept-
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At the other guard position, it will be either Dave Schichle or Kerry Bolton. Both players, who are sophomores, shared playing time this season with Schichle having the edge at the moment.
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THERE IS A strong possibility that Correll will occupy a guard position at the start of the season, but a replacement must be found for him when second semester competition begins. By that time both Schicktle and Bolton could have the additional experience they need.
Next year's Jayhawkers, although showing much potential, will be hampered by a lack of experience. There is a strong possibility that there will be three sophomores among the starting five. Many times in close ball games, experience can be a deciding factor.
Even though another basketball season is nine months away, it is a pleasant thought that there might be a complete reversal in KU's winning-losing habits.
COACH FLOYD Temple's baseball team has been practicing in Allen Field House since the beginning of the second semester and it appears that this might be the year for a Jayhawker Big Eight championship.
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The Jayhawkers will field a strong pitching attack this year with all of their hurlers returning along with an addition of several fine sophomore prospects. The major loss last year was second baseman Hugh Bumgardner, but this will be overcome by many fine players up from the freshman team.
The Jayhawkers will take a Texas road trip again this year toward the latter part of March as they did last year. This is an invaluable aid, since it is about that time that the Kansas rainy season begins and the baseballers must move indoors. In Texas, however, the sun is shining and the Jayhawkers can get some much-needed experience.
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Wildcats Hold First Place With 74-60 Victory Over KU
Al Peidhman's field goal gave Kansas State an initial 2-0 lead which they never relinquished in defeating the Kansas Jayhawkers 74-60 at Manhattan last night.
The Wildcats quickly built their lead to nine points in the first seven and one-half minutes of the ball game. The Jayhawkers scored only four points, all free throws, during this period. Nolen Ellison then scored the Jayhawkers first field goal as KU trailed 13-6.
THE VICTORY gave the Wildcats a solid grasp on first place in the
Another intramural basketball season comes to an end today as fraternity and Independent champions in the "B" and "C" leagues compete for the Hill title.
Two Hill Title Battles Today
The JRP Jocks had little trouble winning the Independent C Championship with a 34-21 victory over the Scrocs. Bob Ried led the JRP Jocks with 10 points. Charles Ress was high for the Scrocs with 12 points.
In a 4:15 p.m. game in Robinson Gymnasium Beta Theta Pi meets the JRP Jocks for the Hill "C" championship. At 5 p.m. Kappa Alpha Psi meets MBA for the Hill "B" championship.
The Betas won the fraternity C championship at the expense of Sigma Chi, 28-23 yesterday. The Betas led by as many as 10 points, but saw their lead whittled to three in the final minutes of the game. The Betas regained their poise to seal their win.
Jack Brady, a deadly jump shooter from 15-20 feet, was the game's high scorer with 11 points. Center Norm Schwartzkopf led Sigma Chi with nine points.
Big Eight. Kansas State with a 9-2 record is a game ahead of second place Colorado which has a 9-3 record for the season.
Kappa Alpha Psi won its Fraternity B championship with a 35-30 victory over Beta Theta Pi. Football player Mike Shinn led the KA Psi's with 12 points. John Grantham, who was held to four points in the semi-final game, led the Beta scorers with eight points.
The Jayhawkers record now stands 3-9 in league play and 10-13 overall and with last night's defeat they lost all hope of ending the season with a .500 won-lost record. The Jayhawkers face Missouri Friday in their last game in Allen Field House this season.
Ellison came within eight points of tying Jerry Gardner's record of the most career points for a guard. Ellison's 19 points, placed his career total at 1022. Gardner's total is 1,030.
THE WILDCATS capitalized on a three-man scoring attack. Gavin Marriott was the game's high scorer with 22 points. Willie Murrell scored 17, and Roger Suttner put in 13 before he fouled out with 6:34 remaining in the game.
A scoring battle between Suttner, Kansas State's 7-0 center, and KU post man George Unseld ended in a draw. Unsheld also scored 13 points when he, too, fouled out of the game with 8:09 left to play.
The Wildcats lost one additional man due to fouls. Joe Goffreid left the game with 11:40 remaining. KU's Allen Correll also fouled out, as he left with 3:58 remaining.
The Wildcats smallest margin was three points with about four minutes remaining in the first half. Murrell, Marriott and Suttner led a Wildcat rally to build a 33-25 halftime lead.
THE JAYHAWKERS never threatened in the second half. The Wildcats jumped off to a nine point lead which they held until the final five minutes of play when they built a 19 point margin. The Jayhawkers whittled it down to 14 points in the last two minutes of play.
The Wildcats hit 28 of 66 shots for 42 per cent while the Jayhawkers hit 19 of 59 for 32 per cent. The Jayhawkers were hurt by a large
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number of mechanical errors throughout the game.
At one point during the second half, Ellison won a victory over the vociferous Kansas State crowd. As Ellison stepped to the free throw line, the crowd started chanting "1, 2, 3, 4." When the noise became too great, Ellison handed the ball to referee Alex George, who attempted to quiet the crowd.
Only minutes later Winter's heroes were forgotten as the K-State coach was given his first technical foul of the evening. Winter was standing near the courtside and yelling to his players, protesting the officials' calls. The referees ruled his actions abusive, and sent the coach back to the bench.
An extra reward was given the Kansas State student body as a result of the victory. Midway through the last half, it was announced over the public address system that closing hours would be extended until midnight and that there would be a dance in the student union.
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THIS TIME Wildeat coach Tex Winter stepped out and motioned for the students to stop. Ellison then stepped to the line and made his free throw.
George handed the ball gack to Ellison who stepped to the line again. As he bounced the ball several times, the crowd started its chant again. He raised the ball as it to shoot and then handed it to George once more.
KU Coach Dick Harp also was off the bench several times during the hard-fought contest.
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KU is rated slightly below Nebraska and Missouri on the 1963 Big Eight Indoor track and field form chart. But if the Jayhawkers successfully defend their championship they'll add to a record which now shows 11 conference indoor titles in the past 13 years. Nebraska's last crown was 1951.
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