Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-08
Kansas Wills
Again Without
Chamberlain
Sooners Nose Out
No. 2-Runked Club;
Tor Heels Win l0tl
~ the Associated Press

While Kansas may not have
a one-man team. the Jayhawks
would be in sad way. indeed.
| II they had TO 60 through the
basketball season without Wilt
Chamberlain.
The gangling junior has
missed Kansas last two games
because Of an infection. Until
he was taken Ill. the Jayhawks
were riding along on a 100
record. Last Thursday. Cham
berlain was In the hospital and
Oklahoma State beat Kansas.
$3.50.
Last night. the 7-foot ALL
America still was ailing, and
Oklahoma pulled out a 64-62
decision over Kansas In q Big
Eight game In Norman.
This was one Coach Dick
Harp's lads wanted to win
badly. for the "one-man team"
talk started with their first
defeat. But with just six Sec
onds remaining last night. Ok
lahoma's Gene Hudson hit with
q set shot and 1t was all over.
Ron Loneski tried to carry
the offensive burden for Kan
sas. He wound up with q points
and grabbed nine rebounds.
Chamberlain is expected to be
ready when Kansas plays its
next game. against Colorado az
Lawrence Monday.
Carolina. Virginia Win
While the Jayhawks. second
to idle West Virginia in this
weeks Associated Press poll Of
the country's top teams. lost
their second in a row. third
ranked North Carolina polished
of William g. Mary. 1868. at
Chapel Hill.
Back in business after recov-
Iering from the shock OF hav-
ing their 37-game winning
streak snapped by West Virginia
q couple Of weeks back. the Tar
Heels had no trouble.
Tommy Kearns scored %
points in leading Frank Nc
Cures outfit to its 10th VIC
tory Of the season. The triumph
also was North Cardinals 23d
in a row over three seasons on
its home court.
In another Atlantic Coast
Conference VS.. Southern Con-
ference game. Virginia gave the
ACC another victory by beating
VPI. 5000. ut Charlottesville.
1t was the third straight for
the improving Cavaliers. who
meet North Carolina at Chapel
Hill tomorrow. Herb Busch
scored 30 points to pick up nine
on Pete Brennan of the Tar
Heels in the ACC scoring race.
Texas Tech Red Hot
Upstart Texas Tech. the
baby" Of the Southwest Con-
ference. rolled to an 1910 VIC
tory over Texas Christian. the
favorite for the title. at Lub-
book. A crowd of 9.500---said
to pe the largest gathering ever
TO see a league game-iammed
into the Municipal Coliseum.
This is Texas Techs first year
in the conference. II the Red
Raiders weren't the favorites
to win the championship before
the game. they are now.
TCU won the league tourna-
ment before the Official race
got under way and on the way
to the tourney crown dealt
Texas Tech its only defeat. But
Tech has looked so good that
the rest Of the conference was
counting strictly on TCU to
stem the tide.
Rice. which had been the
choice before the season start
ed. whipped defending cham
pion Southern Methodist. 1874.
and Texas Ann vanquished
Texas. 7i-50. in other league
engagements.
San Francisco. the only
other member Of the top 10
mo. s. to play. had an easy
time with Santa Clara. 65-42,
TO run its record to 81.
indicated st. Johns OF
BROOKLYN won its eighth game,
an 87-64 decision over Rhode
Island. and Richmond came
from behind in the final min
utes TO turn back The Citadel.
$3.50. in a Southern Confer
ence game.