WWW.WWW.WWW.
Short Shots
2wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
By STEVE SHRIVER
Assistant Sports Editor
Kansas coach Ted Owens was understandably pleased with Monday night's basketball results. While his Jayhawks were polishing off pesky Oklahoma State, 69-58, Iowa State waltzed past league-leading Kansas State, 80-64.
Thus, KU and Missouri, who beat Oklahoma, 55-47, were both able to inch within one game of the Wildcats in the loss column. The 'Hawks meet K-State in a showdown this Saturday in Manhattan in a regionally televised game.
"It will be necessary to beat K-State twice to win the championship," Owens stated flatly in the locker room after the Cowboy game. "We could be sure, if we won them all."
"This win tonight definitely puts us in the race," Owens said, "but Missouri and Nebraska only have three losses apiece, too. Colorado's only two games back and so is Iowa State. You can't even guess who might win it."
The only thing definite about Owen's appraisal of the Big Eight race, or anybody's for that matter, is his last statement. Any one of six teams could take the crown with a solid stretch run. After this Saturday's action, if KU could knock off K-State, first place would be deadlocked in a three-way tie with the Kansas schools and either Missouri or Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers must face still-potent Colorado tonight in Boulder and return home to host Missouri Saturday night. If the Tigers can get by Nebraska in Lincoln they could be tied for the lead, while NU must win both its games this week to have a chance to tie.
Oklahoma State was all but eliminated from the race with this defeat as the 'Pokes now stand at 2-6. But, Kansas must face them again in Stillwater where they could turn spoiler, seeking revenge.
Owens paid tribute to the Cowboys after the game. "It's hard to shake them. They're a tough team and they really hang in there.
"The high-court press helped us (into forcing 26) 'Poke turnovers') and the zone helped us later, too," he said.
Owens singled out reserve
Feb. 10
1970 KANSAN 7
Photo by Ron Bishop
Aggressive defense pays off ...
Chet Lawrence (hands in air) and Pierre Russell (No. 44) move out of their zone defense to put the clamps on an unidentified Oklahoma State player with the ball as Dave Robisch (No. 40) and Rick Cooper (No. 55) watch. The tenacious 'Hawk defense forced 26 Cowboy turnovers.
Roger Brown as a major factor in the outcome. Brown came off the bench early in the second half and played through the rest of the game, finishing with 9 points and 10 rebounds. He hit three of five field goals, three of four free throws, and blocked several shots in one of his better performances of the season.
Despite the murky look of the conference race, one thing remains certain. A team that meets the challenge and wins it all, will be a team of championship calibre.
UPI Top Twenty
Team Points
1. UCLA 34 17-0 349
2. S. Carolina 17 1-1 294
3. Kentucky 1 17-1 274
4. St. Bonaventure 15-1 237
5. N.M. State 18-2 178
6. N.A. State 17-1 124
7. Jacksonville 17-1 92
8. N.Carolina 14-4 65
9. Pennsylvania 19-1 66
10. Drake 16-4 36
11. (T) Iowa 11-4 22
12. Davidson 16-3 22
13. Houston 15-3 19
14. Winning 15-4 17
15. (T) Marquette 14-3 16
16. Notre Dame 14-5 16
17. Santa Clara 15-3 13
18. (T) W. Kentucky 15-2 11
19. State 18-2 11
20. (T) Ohio University 15-3 9
21. Illinois 12-5 9
EAT LUNCH ALL DAY:
Well, practically, anyhow. The Captain's Table cafeteria is open from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday Saturday. Grille opens at 2:30.
Rifle team hits for 2nd
reg. $5.99
Simon and Garfunkel
Records & Stereo Malls Shopping Ctr.
Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Kansas men's rifle team took second place with 1,071 points in the NRA Intercollegiate Sectional Smallbore Bike match Friday and Saturday at the University of Missouri at Rolla.
$3.99
KU's men's and women's teams will be on the road this weekend, firing at a match at the University of South Dakota at Vermillion.
Scoring for the team was Rick Daly, St. Louis senior, 288; Mike Jenkins, Salina sophomore, 270; Linn Covey, Ft. Leavenworth freshman, 259; and Mary Arnold, Holton junior, 254. Miss Arnold placed second individually in the women's division with a score of 258 out of 300 points.
Both the team and individual matches were quarter internationals consisting of one target each of prone, kneeling and standing positions with 300 points possible. The University of Missouri at Rolla won the match with a score of 1.121 points out of 1.200.
SUA
Special War/Anti-War
Film Series
THE
RED BADGE
OF COURAGE
February 10
John Huston, USA, 1951
Short: OLIVER THE VIII,
Laurel and Hardy
Woodruff Aud., Union
7:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Steve McQueen "The Reivers"
Paravison*Technicolor*
A Cinema Center Films Presentation
A National General Pictures Release
Mat. 2:30
Sat. & Sun.
Eve. 7:15 - 9:20
M12
Use Kansan Classified
STUDENTS AND FACULTY MAKE AND SAVE MONEY BUY
LP RECORDS AUDIO EQUIPMENT PRE-RECORDED and BLANK TAPES MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and ACCESSORIES FROM THE INVENTORY OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RECORD, TAPE and AUDIO DEALER AT YOUR WHOLESALE PRICES
EARN
- MONEY for YOURSELF on EVERY SALE YOU MAKE
- SAVE MONEY for YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS and FACULTY
COMPETE WITH ANYONE For full details contact Mr. JACK COHEN
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF
SAM GOODY, Inc.
46-35 54TH ROAD
MASPETH,N.Y.11378
(212) 361-3088