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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1965
Page
12
Missouri led by Ned Monsees visits Allen Fieldhouse to face Kansas in a Big Eight Conference opener. Kansas, riding a 9-3 mark, seeks a sixth straight win as Missouri aims to extend a recent string against the Jayhawks. Leadership features Walt Wesley for Kansas and Monsees for Missouri as tipoff set for 7:35 pm.
Gary Williams, a 6-8 junior from Peoria, Illinois, quit the Kansas State basketball squad. Coach Tex Winter will start 6-5 Lou Poma at forward when K State plays at Colorado, with Roy Smith, Jeff Simons, Sam Robinson, and Dennis Berkholtz in the starting lineup. Williams had started 11 of 12 games and averaged about 9 points per game and was the team’s No. 3 rebounder.
Central Junior High led 18 14 at half but could not hold the edge. Tom Bernhardt scored eight and Steve Mingos seven to pace Central which drops to 1 3. Coach Dan Jaimes cites rebounding and size as key issues after the loss. Next game comes Tuesday against Ottawa at home.
Harry L. Hart, 76, longtime sports and wire editor of the Winfield Courier, died Thursday. He served on the paper’s staff for 54 years and originated the "Wheat state" slogan used for Kansas license plates.
The South All-Stars led by Craig Mortori Gale Sayers and Larry Elkins are slight favorites over the North in the Hula Bowl tonight in Honolulu. Len Cassanova withdraws from the North, weather forecast calls for showers, and Morton of California meets Rhome of Tulsa and Berry of Oregon in a high pace passing duel. The 19 year old game airs nationally for the first time and will be tape delayed to Los Angeles for Saturday TV.
New Mexico’s Bob King squad extended their win streak to ten as Dick Ellis led with 16 points in a 69-48 home victory over Arizona State. Kansas remains the lone defeat for the Lobos this season, with Davidson and St. Joseph’s also achieving 10-game runs in college basketball action.
Jim Ryun 17 year old miler and youngest U.S. Olympic track team member announced he will appear at the Los Angeles Invitational indoor meet on January 23. The Wichita star last year became the first prep to break four minutes in the mile with a 3 59.0 clocking at the Compton Invitational.
Kansas University freshmen basketball hosts Arkansas City Junior College in Allen Fieldhouse at 5 20 p m Saturday as a prelude to the Kansas Missouri Big Eight clash. Coach Bob Mulcahy plans a lineup featuring Bo Harris or John Carter at center, Bohnenstiehl Yarnevich at forwards, and Williams Lang at guard with Carter coming off the bench after Harris foul trouble. The Frosh then face Missouri yearlings in Lawrence January 14 and Columbia February 3.
In Miami Irvin Gene Robinson aged 155 from St Augustine Florida outpointed Linnes Johnson 156 of Opa Locka Florida in eight rounds. In Bangkok Apides Sithiran 146 of Thailand stopped Eliseo Aranda 147 of the Philippines in the first round.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association begins its 59th annual convention in Chicago with 3 000 delegates as it weighs issues with the Amateur Athletic Union over amateur athletics control and a standard for NCAA sponsored competition. It also considers rules on premature pro signing by football leagues and a potential enforcement plan mirroring NCAA recruiting penalties.
East Davidson defeated NYU 82 to 73 and Rhode Island beat Holy Cross 98 to 75. St Joseph’s topped Lehigh 84 to 65 while Florida State edged Georgia 64 to 55. Maryland beat Clemson 67 to 65 and Miami defeated Jacksonville 86 to 82. Utah over Arizona 86 to 84 and Wyoming 60. Bradley won 73 to 69 over Tulsa.
Kansas seeks six game streak at Missouri in Lawrence while Kansas State travels to Colorado and Oklahoma State hosts Nebraska in the Big Eight nine game TV slate. Oklahoma and Iowa State meet at Norman after narrow openings. Kansas aims to extend road success including a 66 56 win at Lincoln. Coach Ted Owens praises effort and practice. Missouri overpowered Colorado 63 58 in Columbia with a late surge. Tex Winter ponders K State forward position after a 71 69 win at Manhattan.
Lawrence High School coach Bob Rector’s team improves to 4-0 in duals with a 62 49 victory over Atchison. Pete Pierson leads with three first places in free exercise parallel bars and still rings. Other Lions place in trampoline horizontal bars and tumbling as Whitaker Hemphill Maness and Dibble score. Next action at Olathe and home Jan 22 vs Wichita East.
West A-team edged by Leavenworth 33-29 in overtime after leading 29-26 with seven seconds left. Dan Lamb tops West with 11 points, Dan Kahler adds 6, Dale Stanwix fouls out. West B-team wins 26-13 as Charles Beckman scores 8.
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