Show Kiss Kansas State Favored Over Mighty Kentucky MINNEAPOLIS l March larch 27 Wi At I Kentucky the nations nation's No 1 ranking basketball team goes up against Kansas State the No 4 team Tuesday night in the Blue BlueGrass BlueGrass Grass state stale squads squad's drive to become become be be- come conic the first to win three National National National Na Na- Athletic championship champion champion- ship ships Thursday nights night's final linal to fol follow follow fol- fol I fol-I low Iowa a preliminary ame came between I Oklahoma A M lI and nd Illinois for third p pIa place 1 a c e will be Kansas Kansa States State's first shot at a title tille And it appeared Jack Gardners Gardner's crew was all primed to make the most of it iL Gardner warned the team as it left Kansas City after winning inning the western play-off play over Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa A M iI by a aery very ery respectable respectable respectable respect respect- able score that it was not making the trip for the time buggy ride He has lived up to that promise promise promise prom prom- ise by keeping close tab on the teams team's condition and exhorting them that Kentucky cant can't be tougher than an any one of several teams weve we've met this year Gig Big Chance Members of the team themselves themselves them them- selves feel that they've been working for the chance for some sometime sometime sometime time and are determined to make the most of it On the other hand Kentucky's coach Adolph Rupp the insurance insurance insurance school man-farmer-ex-school teacher teach ance er can be depended on to bring his squad to the floor o 0 of Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams arena on the University of Minnesota 1 campus in the best shape both mentally and physically physically cally that is possible Rupp does feel that his team is tired from extensive travel We Ve haven't played a good goodgame goodgame goodgame game in the last nine times out out he said Lets hope that we come up with a good one against Kansas State May Miss liss Both teams have reported possibilities possibilities possibilities pos pos- that one of their stars might not be available for full dut duty duly tonight Kentucky's ace forward Cliff Hagan showed up I with a sore throat and a temperature temperature temperature temper temper- of 99 8 Monday He lie was ordered to bed under a doctors doctor's care and treatment Whether he can start tonight wont won't be known until game time Rupp said Kansas States State's star guard and captain Ernie Barrett has a left shoulder injury suffered in the western final and may not be up to playing a full game In that case a six foot tall high scoring sophomore Bob Rousey will be used by Gardner J Kansas ansas State apparently on its substantial victory over Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa A M the he No 2 ranking team and its walloping of Illinois recently was made a three to four point favorite by local odds- odds makers That Rupp said was an unusual unusual un un- un usual situation for his team because because be be- cause its the first time in my memory of 10 years or so that well we'll go into a game the under under- dog doe I I A sellout crowd of over was ryas expected to watch tonight's games One of the spectators will willbe willbe willbe be Senator Carlson R R. R Kans who will fly to Minneapolis 1 Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day and return to Washington immediately after the game j |