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Monday, Feb. 11, 1963 University Daily Kansan
University Daily Kansan SPORTS KU-OSU Game Matches Rival
The long rivalry between Dick Harp and Hank Iba continues here tonight.
Harp, KU basketball coach, has competed against Iba, Oklahoma State coach, on three different levels—player, assistant coach and head coach. Harp's Jayhawkers and Iba's Cowboys meet at 7:35 in *Allen Field, House*
Scoops on SPORTS
By Steve Clark
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Colorado university students are doing their best to make ex-National League player-manager Leo Durocher's philosophy of "Nice guys finish last" an accurate one.
Boulder, Colo., is by far the worst place in the Big Eight conference at which to play a basketball game. This is not our opinion alone, but is echoed by the KU players and coaches.
ALTHOUGH SITUATED among the beautiful Recky Mountains in northern Colorado, the atmosphere inside Colorado Fieldhouse is far from picturesque.
There gather imports from across the nation whose interest in CU is far from an educational one. The Buff followers pride themselves in harassing visiting teams. As a result, the Buffaloes have a psychological advantage over visiting teams.
The KU cheerleaders arrived at the game shortly before the Jayhawkers took the court for the pre-game warm-up, and the Colorado students booed and hissed. The Jayhawkers got worse treatment when they ran onto the court.
DURING THE GAME when a Jayhawker would step to the free throw line, the students would start counting "1,2,3,4." Of course, there was no such nonsense when a Colorado player was awarded a free throw.
To what degree this affects a visiting team cannot be pinpointed. If we let facts speak for themselves; Colorado has not lost a home game in 20 appearances.
Jim Dumas, who was the first Jayhawk to step to the free throw line, said that he was really not bothered by the chanting. "I really didn't know what they were saying," Dumas commented. "I know they were saying something, but I was concentrating on the free throw so I did not hear them."
NOLEN ELLISON, who was the prime object of the CU students' wrath, said that the students behavior definitely gives the Buffaloes a home court advantage. "It's bad because the crowd is so close to the court. It's noisy at Iowa State, but it isn't quite as bad because the people are not so close to the court."
Frank Howard, Colorado Daily sports editor, takes an approving stand on the subject. "The students do it because it's fun," said Howard shrugging his shoulders. "They do not mean it personally. It's just fun."
This writer takes a more critical stand. While the CU spirit is strong, it goes beyond the acceptable range of school spirit. The harassment is one of a technical violation, but referees seem unanxious to utilize this approach. As a result, Colorado has gotten away with this absurd practice for three years.
Such treatment of visiting teams should not be allowed at any Big Eight school. Some method of control must be exercised. Whether by the conference, the referees, or by the school officials, something must be done.
The Jayhawkers are now in seventh place in the conference with a 2-5 record. Oklahoma State moved into second place Saturday night with a 5-2 record following its 54-50 victory over Iowa State.
Harp, who first battled Iba as a starting guard for KU in 1938, holds a 18-15 edge in the rivalry.
As a guard for Phog Allen, Harp played on a team that beat Iba's Cowpokes twice in 1338 by scores quite low by today's standards, 21-15 and 25-19.
HARP SCORED on a long two-hander the next year with a minute left in overtime to give KU a 45-43 victory over the Aggies in the NCAA playoffs.
Harp's record as a player against Iba was 3-3. He gained an edge in the rivalry as an assistant coach under Allen. The Jayhawks were 8-5 over O-State when Harp was an assistant.
Harp and Iba stand 7-7 since the former became head coach in 1957. Tonight the tie will be broken.
IF IBA WINS, not only will he gain the series' lead, but will also gain another distinction.
Oklahoma State will enter the contest with a two-game victory streak against the Jayhawkers in Allen Field House and a victory tonight would give them the longest opponents' victory streak in the fieldhouse.
Track Victory String Continued
Southern Illinois had its all- Americas. Pittsburg State had its surprises. KU had its depth.
Relying heavily upon the field events, the Jayhawkers won their 17th consecutive indoor dual-triangular meet over Southern Illinois and Pittsburg State Saturday night in Allen Field House.
Each of SIU's all-America's, Jim Dupree, Brian Turner and Bill Cornell, had a first place in at least one event. Dupree and Turner alone accounted for all but 16 points of the Salukis total output.
Cornell and KU's Gale Sayers were the meet's only double winners. Cornell set a meet record in the 600-yard dash and returned three events later to win the 1,000 yard run.
KU COMPILED 80 points compared to Southern Illinois' 39 and Pittsburg State's 31 points.
SAYERS, AN all-Big Eight half-back, set a meet record in the broad jump in addition to winning the 60-yard low hurdles.
Pittsburg State pulled a big upset in the meet's final event with a victory and new meet record in the mile relay. The Gorillas also dominated the 440-yard run as Jerry Brown and Gary McClure finished 1-2.
Seven meet records were set, one tied, and an Allen Field House record broken during the meet.
Dupree, defending NCAA 880 champion, bettered the field house mark in his specialty with a 1:544 time, two-tenths of a second faster than Lowell Janzen's performance for KU in 1957. Jayhawker Ted Riesinger ran under the old record in finishing second.
Boos,Hisses Directed At Hawks During 62-52LossToColorado
By Steve Clark
The rolled out carpet was far from red and the welcome mat far from welcome for Coach Dick Harp's Jayhawkers at Boulder, Colo., Saturday night.
From the minute the Jayhawkers stepped onto the floor they were crucified by boos and hisses, a practice by the Colorado students that is extended to all Big Eight teams not just the Jayhawkers alone.
TO MAKE THE EVENING even more unpleasant, the Jayhawkers could make 36 per cent of their shots, while the Colorado Buffaloes hit a torrid 57 per cent to defeat Jayhawkers 62-52.
The Buffaloes utilized on a three man offensive attack of Charlton, Milt Mueller, 6-6 forward, and Jim Davis, 6-8 center, to command a substantial eight point lead at halftime.
THE SECOND HALF was disastrous for the Jayhawkers. They scored only six points in the first 10 minutes of the play while Colorado scored 18 points to lead 52-32, its largest margin of the game.
The score however was not indicative of the game's tempo. The Buffaloes first gained control of the game when Ken Charlton, the Big Eight individual scoring leader, scored on a layup with five minutes remaining in the first half, giving CU 22-21 lead, its first since the opening minutes of the game.
George Unseld and Nolen Ellison led a KU rally the last 10 minutes of the game to narrow the Colorado margin to 10 points, quite respectable considering the Buffaloes are leading the conference and ranked seventh in the nation, while KU was in sixth place. The Jayhawkers never gave up, applying a full court press late in the game.
Ellison tied with Colorado's Mueller for game scoring honors with 19 points. Unseld scored 18 for KU, while Davis and Charlton scored 17 and 11 points respectively.
Charlton had been the primary
Jayhawker menace in the two previous games between the teams. He scored 20 points against KU at the Big Eight tournament and 35 points, his season high, against the Jayhawkers at Lawrence. Hampered by a knee injury, the 6-6 forward did not play one of his better games. The Colorado star re-injured his knee when he was knocked to the floor by Unseld as the two fought for a rebound.
THE GAME dropped the Jayhawkers to seventh place with a 2-5 league record.
Swimmers Lose To Cyclones
Only two KU swimmers won first places as the Iowa State Cyclones swamped the Jayhawkers 65-27 in a dual meet at Ames, Saturday.
meet record in the 200-yard breast stroke.
KU's Mike Calwell set pool and meet records in the 500-yard freestyle. Bill Murdock, the other Jayhawker first place finisher, set a
Coach Dick Reamon, despite the loss, was pleased with his team's performance. He commended the performance of diver Ron Marsh who came within four points of the defending Big Eight champion Fritz Hagen.
WHERE THE STUDENTS GO
BARBER SHOP "CAMPUS"
Just North of Student Union
No Long Waits
"5 Barbers"
Good Princetons & Flattops
Be sure to apply for the special Blue Cross-Blue Shield hospital, surgical, medical program being offered to all regular Kansas University students.
Look for the Blue Cross-Blue Shield registration desk in the basement of Strong Hall, during Fee Payment Period, February 12 through February 16. Blue Cross-Blue Shield Representatives will be on hand to answer your questions and to help you join this outstanding supplemental Health Plan.
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