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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1958
Page
13
Kansas seeks its 18th win as Kansas State visits Manhattan for the final regular season game. Tipoff 7 35 pm. State title on the line in heated Sunflower State showdown as KU leads in head to head since 1907 with 50 wins to K State 45.
The United States Basketball Writers Assn named the first sportsmanship recipients. Bill Hougland of Bartlesville Oklahoma earned the player award while Bruce Drake of Wichita Kansas received the coach honor and the Peoria selection took the team prize.
K State and Kansas enter the regular season finale evenly split in their intrastate series with KU holding a slight edge in overall record. Hayden Abbott sidelined by flu, while Bob Boorer leads Kansas State as they seek a win to solidify conference hopes. Wildcat star Parr back from illness for pivotal clash. Also notes Maine and New Hampshire use wood chips as a sustainable substitute for timber.
The ACC and Southern Conference post season openers showed favored Duke and North Carolina advancing in Raleigh and Maryland, West Virginia, George Washington, and William and Mary winning. North Carolina State also moved on though in NCAA eligibility issues loomed for NC State. Wyoming missed a berth bid in a Skyline clash, while Utah upset Wyoming 1 74 in overtime as Colorado State and Montana battled for the conference lead.
Tex Winter, coach of the No 1 Kansas State Wildcats, was named coach of the West squad for the 18th annual Ararat Shrine East West all star basketball game in Kansas City on March 3.
Detroit star George Yardley poured in 49 points to break the NBA single season scoring record of 1,932 set by George Mikan. Yardley, who trails in the fight for second in the Western Division, also set a free throw record with 63 made this season. The Pistons defeated the Lakers 132 116 as Cincinnati’s Clyde Lovellette and Jack Twyman combined for 61 in a separate night game.
Kansas State coach Tex Winter, still anxious despite a rapid clinch of the Big Eight title with a win over Oklahoma, reflects on Cincinnati and Oscar Robertson as he guides the Wildcats toward NCAA regional play. The longtime coach, born in Wellington Texas and a USC standout, faces the pressure of potential matchups with Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson.
Haskell Indians basketball coach Rupert Thompson remains optimistic for next season despite losing six seniors including two first team all league players. He points to a strong freshman class that went 10 2 this year under assistant coach.
From the third place Jayhawk finish Thompson loses all conference selections Bob McCosar and Ken Bailey. McCosar, a unanimous first team pick, averaged 17.9 points though hampered by a thigh injury late season. Bailey, also a first team pick, ended with 14.4 points per game, noted for ball handling and leadership. The Indians lose several seniors but return Bunny Carter, Hen Carpenter, Edmund Coon, and others. Ken Taylor leads from the fresh squad with Dan Little AxeJoining and Dan Mallory expected to fill key roles. Thompson optimistic about transfers and continued improvement for 1958-59.
In Florida the Kansas City Athletics held a second intrasquad game with Jerry Boxer Duke Maas and Wally Burnette delivering strong starts Boxer allowed one hit and struck out three over two innings Maas allowed a lone hit in two innings while fanning seven Burnette showed excellent control in the inankuicker a misspelling in source on the phrasing. The A’s posted a 3 1 victory to keep momentum for the upcoming exhibition against Washington Tomorrow is a light workout before the Washington game.
Lawrence High suffered a 45-34 defeat to Atchison in a regional Topeka game. Galloway hit four of 13 with the Lions shooting just 20 percent, missing 19 straight shots to fall behind early and fail to mount a rally before halftime.
Redmen jump to 13-2 lead as Lions rally late but miss key baskets. Gallo and Hadl lead Lions with 12 and 11 points while Flachsbarth scores 15 for Lawrence, who stays in the chase before rubber match with Highland Park. Dolly Varden trout tale ends with Dickens link.
Wilt Chamberlain risks a late-season surge as Kansas faces Kansas State in Manhattan. A win would seal his third straight Big Eight scoring title, with 53-point target and a 288 point total already near the crown. Boozer, Crawford, Parre and others trail in the race while state rivalries decide series outcomes and runner-up spots.
ST. PETERSBURG Fla Fred Hutchinson of the St. Louis Cardinals has made permanent his plan to move Alvin Dark to third and keep Fiddie Kasko at short. Kasko will remain at short from now on after smooth play behind second base in a recent pepper drill. Dark, a veteran hitter, will compete at third against Ben Valenzuela and Curt Flond as spring training continues. Coffee forms the main basis of income and economic development in 14 of the 20 Latin American republics.
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