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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1964
Page
8
Walter Wesley shines for Kansas in scoring terms but aims for team wins. Chamberlain’s record legacy looms as Kansas State’s Boozer and Lovellette hold tourney totals. coaching notes praise Ted Owens and guards Lewis and Lopes guiding KU. The Big Eight tourney debates continue amid fan fervor and revenue.
Tobin Rote, veteran quarterback, says the AFL and NFL are near same level overall. He notes NFL depth in defense but AFL gains in younger players and depth, while acknowledging the NFL edges in gate receipts historically. Rote retires after the Chargers versus Bills AFL title game.
Coach Bob Devaney at Dallas Cotton Bowl site calls Arkansas the best balanced team Nebraska will face. He notes Arkansas 10-0 and Nebraska 9-1 records, but says bowl score predictions are useless. Nebraska plans two workouts in Dallas with films and scout reports guiding preparation.
Olympic heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, 21, still has a cast on his left hand and no steady job but is buoyed by offers and gifts. After a newspaper story highlighted his unemployment, Philadelphia Mayor Tate offered recreation work and a food-chain PR post followed, with Christmas gifts including cash and food pouring in.
In El Paso Texas Tech hosts Georgia in the 30th annual Sun Bowl. Both teams bring veteran bowl experience to the matchup.
Joe Lapchick, 65, in his final St. John’s season, impressed Kansas’ young boss Ted Owens after a 71-56 upset over the Redmen in New York. Owens recalled Lapchick’s brief bench visit and gracious goodbye as a defining moment between basketball generations.
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney leads the Cornhuskers toward the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas after four days of drills in Brownsville Texas. He states the team believes it can win and notes his eight year record of 63 14 5 includes three bowl appearances.
Silverberg, Kansas steeplechaser who made the final U S Olympic Trials last summer, will run in the Sugar Bowl 5 000 meters in New Orleans on December 29. His chief foe is rival John Damien of Emporia State. He clocked 14 28.0 for second at the National Federation Games in Corvallis last June, fourth under Wes Santee’s 1952 Big Eight mark.
Walt Wesley, 6-11 from Fort Myers Florida, holds the best conference scoring average at 21.3 and 8.0 rebounds per game as Kansas meets Iowa State in the 19th Annual Big Hight Tournament in Kansas City. He wears number 13 once worn by Wilt Chamberlain and explains the connection while coach Ted Owens notes his defense and improving all-around game. Wesley, 19, discusses early struggles, shooting touch, and growth this season.
All America star Bill Bradley of Princeton deserts pro basketball for law school after two years at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. Bradley, 6'5", leads the Tigers while averaging over 27 points per game. He will enter Oxford in September and plans to return to the United States to study law.
Jerry Lucas of the Cincinnati Royals ranks in the NBA top ten in four categories and stars Friday night. He scores 29 points and grabs 28 rebounds, including five points in overtime to seal a 130 125 victory over the St Louis Hawks before 6411 fans in Cincinnati.
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