Show Wyoming Loses in J 1 By Skipper Patrick KANSAS CITY March Marc 20 Two UP-Two t teams anu with speed to burn and the will to burn it Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- Kansan sas san States State's Wildcats and Baylor university's Bears meet in the thc western regional N C AA playoff finals Saturday night The he winner will get t a spot in the Olympic trials and a shot at the eastern N MCA C A A representative at New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Tuesday for the national J title Holy Cross defending national champion and towering Kentucky will settle the eastern squabble in Madison Square Garden Saturday night The Kansas State-Baylor State loser meets the Holy Kentucky Cross-Kentucky loser oscr Tuesday in a preliminary to the championship Big Seven champion Kansas State rolled up an early lead then coasted to victory 58 48 over the University of Wyoming in the opening western round game Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night 17 1 Points Behind Baylor treated the p packed house of fans to an almost fantastic rally by shaking of off a point 17 handIcap at one stage of the first half to win over the University of Washington Huskies 64 Popping the net from tram every angle anglen In n the first half halt Washington appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap on its way to an easy win with a 34 17 lead after 15 minutes of play But Baylor after shooting miserably mis mis- miserably miserably at the start trimmed Wash- Wash Washington's ington's lead to 11 points 37 26 at atthe atthe atthe the half The Bears' Bears Bill Johnson Jackie Robinson Don Heathington and Jim Red Owens warmed up Inthe in inthe inthe the second half halt The Bears caught up at 44 after 7 minutes then outlasted the Huskies in a furious finish Big Bg State Lend Coach Jack Gardners Gardner's Kansas State club swept to a 23 15 lead over Wyoming Increased it to 39 21 five minutes after the Intermission then turned things over to second stringers Baylor's Johnson and Mack Peyton Peyton Peyton Pey Pey- ton of Wyoming shared scoring honors for lor the header double-header each getting nine fielders and two free Iree throws for lor zor 20 zu u points throws for lor zor 20 zu u points Coach Everett Shelton of Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming ruing predicts a Kansas State win Saturday night I believe Kansas State can do doa a better job of stopping Baylor's fast breaks under the basket than said Washington did Shelton Both are great teams Washington and Wyoming clash clashIn clashIn In In Inthe the consolation game at pm p.m. CST followed by Kansas State and Baylor at The box score Wyoming f m o KII i G F PF P O F PF P 6 1 3 13 5 2 2 12 g 5 9 2 2220 2 20 r f Vr 1 1022 0 2 2 1 1153 1 5 3 Rude 1 1002 0 0 2 o 0 0 0 0 Cotton c Langton 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 1 0 Thornton f 0 a O a 1 0 1 1113 1 1 3 3 2 5 8 1 1557 5 5 7 ch 3 2 0 8 1 1022 0 2 2 Bloom t Deang 5 S 2 22 2 12 KroneK 0 00 0 0 Shannon 4 6 2 14 0 0 1 C 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 19 48 Totals 22 2214 14 15 16 58 Half Halftime time eon Z Kansas Kaiu State 23 Wyoming Wyo minI ming 15 Missed free fru throws throw Wyoming Doty Doty 2 2 Reed Lanon Larson Pitch PUch 2 State State State- Harman Langton Brannum Dean Krone Baylor WU l G a F Pt Tp 3 B R 3 12 Ow 6 2 25 5 14 13 o 0 0 2 0 DeWitt 0 0 1 a 0 1 1012 0 1 2 White 4 3 3 0 2 8 6 BIrd 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 12 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 20 6 5 5 17 a 0 0 0 0 Pulle Pulley 0 0 1 0 3 5 6 3 12 Robinson 3 0 1 8 6 I 1 1436 4 3 6 TAylor 3 2 2 8 En 0 0 1 0 23 18 15 64 Totals 23 23 62 Halftime Washington score Washington 37 31 Baylor Baylor Baylot Bay Bay- lor lot 26 6 Missed free throws throw Washington wahIngton While 2 Baylor Baylor w Hickman 2 ton 4 |