Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-31 | Page 21 | Kansas Drops Close One to Oklaggies

Kansas Drops lose Close One J 0 NEW V YORK Jan 31 UP UP- UP UPHolding Holding Holdin gigantic Clyde Lovellette Lovel- Lovel LovelI Lovel-i I lotto lette of Kansas to less than 20 points for the first time this season gave ga ga the Oklahoma i their greatest triumph of the current basketball campaign The best defensive team in in the nation upset Kansas 49 45 at at atS at'S S till Still Stillwater w water ate r Okla Wednesday night to boost their I cage stock to a new high for the I year I The didn't exactly stop Lovellette for the hefty 6 ft It 9 in Kansas star swished 18 points through the hoop But that hat was considerably below the 27 point a game average that has made him the highest individual scorer in the nation It could be that he was was hampered hampered somewhat b by a leg injury for he favored his left knee after scuffling for fora a loose balL Lovellette was stopped slopped almost cold in the fourth period however however however how how- ever when the held him to two free throws As it was Kansas ranked No 4 in in the nation suffered its second straight loss after winning its first 13 games For the Agg es who are almost certain to gaina gain gam gama a high national ranking as are a le- le result sult of this win it was the victory in m 15 games rebounding from a loss to St Sl Louis While Kansas was upset several sev soy eral oral other ranked high-ranked teams teams- Duquesne Seton Hall West VIrginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia and St. St Johns John's scored Johns scored important im important im- im victories