Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-15
Bon|1an1 HELPS
BearcatsP Pass
First Big Test

| BY the ASSOCIATED Press .r.'f
Now that he's survived the
famine Cincinnati's Ron Bon
ham is enjoying the feast.
The 6-foot-5 Bearcat junior
hasn't exactly starved himself
into stardom by trimming 20
pounds off his big frame with
a rigid diet, but he's made a
large enough dent in the
avoirdupois department to
tighten the load Of the Ma
tons top-ranked basketball
The Skinned down ZOO
FOUNDER pulled the Bearcats
out of trouble against Kansas
State last night along with
George Wilson. scoring ~
points as the two-time NCAA
champions whipped the Wild
cats. 1851. as-
The victory in the first game
OF the annual Sunflower
double header, was the I'M
defeated Bearcats' fifth in
succession this season and 23d
over a two-season span. In
the opener at Manhattan,
Kans., Arizona State U. won
its fourth, 71-62 over Kansas.
The teams move to Lawrence,
Kans., tonight and switch OPP
ponents. ..N
Oregon State Bows
While the Bearcats were able
to pass their first serious test,
ninth = ranked Oregon State
flunked again. The Beavers,
still trying to get along with
out Liberty Bowl-bound football
star Terry Baker, were beaten
by California, 61-59, with the
ballhawking Of Don Lauer and
Dick Smith making the diff
ference.
In a couple of other form
reversals. Minnesota got a "a
point performance from Eric
Madam and handed Bradley
its first defeat. 1858, and
Providence hit SO per cent of
its shots to upend st. Louis,
64-57, behind the sharpshoot-
ing trio of Ray Flynn, John
Thompson and Bob Kovelski.
On the holiday tournament
scene-just getting underway
and headed for its usual hectic
windup Christmas week-Du-
quesne and Pittsburgh quail
fled for the Steel Bowl final
at Pittsburgh for the eighth
consecutive time. The Dukes
belted Boston College, 57-45,
while the Panthers clawed
William & Mary, $3.50.
' TrOjans Win Sixth
In the knights Of Columbus
: Tournament at Portland, Greg,
: Tennessee State defeated Uni
: versity Of the Pacific, 1878,
and Portland edged Los Angeles
Loyola, 1859. Presbyterian
nipped Stetson. 1000, and Mid
die Tennessee downed Rollins,
1851, in the Halter invitation
al at Deland, Fla.
Elsewhere, Bill Green's 81
points led Colorado State, U.
to a 1896 decision over Ari-
iona, Wayne Durham pulled
Wichita to a 67-6l triumph
over Brigham Young, UCLA
overwhelmed Oklahoma, 10l-64,
and unbeaten Southern Cali
fornia made 1t six in a row
by beating Missouri, TITO.
A capacity crowd Of 1880
watched at Manhattan as the
Wildcats pulled in front and
held the lead until the 7h-
minute mark before Wilson put
Cincinnati ahead at 1912. Just
before the end Of the half, Bon
ham and Wilson led a surge
that ballooned a 1892 lead to
40-S4 and 1t was all but over.
Wilson wound up with % points
while Willie Murrell had % for
Kansas State.
In the opener. Arizona State
used the scoring and rebourd-
ing proves of 6-8 Art Becker
and 6-5 Joe Caldwell to sub
due Kansas. Becker finished
with 10 points while Caldwell
added is and grabbed IL re-
bounds.
The California Oregon State
game was tied 10 times before
the Bears put 1t away, despite
a 29-point output by 7-foot Mel
Counts. Lauer. with is points,
and Smith. with IA, made the
difference as they continually
stole the ball from a Beaver
squad missing the sure hand
of backcourt general BakerA