WISCONSIN BASKETBALL SEASON OF 1955-56 So. Methodist Game WISCONSIN FIELDHOUSE, MADISON, DEC. 12, 1955 • ,~~~~~-Wisconsin Meets SMU Tonight--~--"'! Tonight. a touring Southern Methodist Univer­ teams to control the boards on both e nds of the sity b<~Sketball team meets Wisconsin's Badgers court here on the Cieldhousc floor. The Mustangs. as Krebs has scored 56 points in the two games he they are nicknamed. were Southwest Conference has played against Big Ten !oes, hitting 20 against champions last yea1 with a 9 won. 3 lost record, Iowa on Friday night. and 36 against Minnewta a nd comoilcd an overall l5·9 record !or the season. Saturday night. They have a record of four wins and a lone loss, K rog. who stands 6-3. is the best rcbounder on to Iowa. Bii Ten champions. this season. and they the team. and set a school mark in that department feature a team that has good height, speed. and last year with 280 in 24 games. He is a good scorer, good shooting ability. Wins have been posted ovcr too. with 270 points last ye<1r to rank third on the North T exas State, 82-67, Austin Col\t.'gC, 94 - ~. '•earn Texas Wesleyan. 65-42, and Minnesota. 82-81. in a At the other forward is Larry Show alter (6-3). thrilling overtime game Saturday night. who is an exe;ellent outside shooter. and a fine Coach of the Mustangs is E. 0. "Doc" Hayes. passer. He is ins"rumental in setting u p scoring sta rting his ninth year at Southern Methodist. H is opportunities for Krog and Krebs with h is accurate teams in eight previous seasons complied a mark passing. of 95 w ins. as against 91 losses. His untiring efforts Ron Morris (6- 1) and Bobby Mills (6-0) hold down with limited material have won Southern Mctho the guard spots for the Mustangs. with Mills rated dist favorable recognition nationally on the bas· the fastest player eve r to play on a Mustang ketball scene. and last year his e!lorts resulted in basketball team. He can score well from the out­ SMU"s first Southwest Conference crown since side. and his ability to drive in results in many 1937 easy shots. He scored 264 points last year. Morris Hayes has seven returning lettermen around is a good defensive player, and is the director of w hich to build this year·s team. and they possess the SMU plays. He scores well. and last year good height. speed. and good shooting ability. The made 207 points. team overall has depth. and has experience. Reserve strength is available in forwards Carl Top man in the SMU attack is 6-8 center Jim Scharffenbcrger (6·4), a good hook shot artist. Don K ress. w ho last year led the team in scoring with Carter <6-4!. and sophomores Rick Herrschcr (6-3), 555 points. a total exceeded in tha t area only by and Herschel O'Kelley (6-il. T exas Christian's Dick O"Ncal. who tallied 676 At center, 6-6 Tom Miller givu able relief to points. Krebs is quick for a big man, and possesses Krebs and. though he is not the scorer that K rebs a Cine right handed hook shot , which scores for is. Miller is a good rebounder. Also a t center is him consistently from either side of the basket. He Bob McGregor (6-5). w ho is an aggressive man is a good rebounder. and with Captain Joel Krog. on the backboard OFFICIAL PROGRAM !Sc PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY THE NATIONAL "W" CLUB (An Alumni Orge nintlon of Wi1con•in Major Leltermen) University of Wisconsin Winter Sporls Schedules BOXING WRESTLING Friday, Feb. 10- All-University tournament Friday. Dee. 2- Wis. 15. Wheaton College .... 11 finals Sat urday. Dec. 3 - Wis. 22, Illinois Normnl 7 Saturday. Feb. 18-Syracusc at Madison Saturday. Dec. 10- Wis. 26, Northwestern 5 Saturday. Feb. 25-Washington State at Madison Friday. Jan 13-lowa at iowa City Mar. 2- Houston at Madison Friday, s ~ turday, Jan. 14-Iowa S ~ ate Teachers at Cedar Saturday, Mar. 10- Michigan State at East Lansing Falls Saturday, Mar. 17- Idaho State at Pocatello Wednesday, Feb. 1 - Purdue at Lafayette, Ind Saturday, Mar. 24-Quantico Marines at Madison Thursday, Feb. 2 - Michigan State at East L<Jnsing Thursday, Mar. 29-Michigan State at Madison Saturday, Feb. 11-Indiana at Madison Wednesday, Apr. 4-Louisiana State at Baton Rouge Monday, Feb. 13-Minnesota at Madison April 12, 13, 14--N.C.A.A. tournament at Madison Friday, Feb. 17 - Iowa State at Ames, Iowa Saturday, Feb. 25-lllinois at Madison Friday, Mar. 2 -Big Ten meet at Iowa City tAJso March3) FENCING Friday, Mar. 23 - NCAA meet at Stillwater. Okla. \Also Ma rch 24) Saturday. Jan. 7- Wls. 17. Shorewood F.C. 10 Saturday, Jan. 14- Iowa & Detroit at Madison Saturday, Feb. 4 - Ohio State & Wayne at Columbus BASKETBALL Saturday, Feb ll- lowa & Michigan State at Iowa Non-Conference Game' City Thursday, Dec 1- Wis. 63, Butler 67 Saturday, 18-Northwestcrn & Chicago at Monday, Dec 5 -Wis. 70. Notre Dame 66 Evnnston. TIL Saturday. Dec. 10- Wis. 66, Kansas _ ___ 74 Saturday, 25 - Tll'nois & No're Dame at Monday, Dec 12- Sou'.hern Methodist at Madison Madison Monday. Dee 19-Nebraska at Madison Saturday, Mar. 3 -Big Ten meet at Columbus. Wedner;day, Dec. 28-· Washington at seattle Ohio T hursday, Dec. 29 - California at Berkeley Mar. 23-24- N.C.A.A. meet at Naval Academy. Friday. Dec. 30 -Stanford nt Palo Alto AnnapOliS, Md Wes1ern Conference Games Monday, Jan 2 - Purdue at Madison s~turday, Jan. 7- Indiana at Madison SWIMMING Monday, Jan. 9 - Illinois at Champaign Saturday. Jan. 14- 0hio State at Columbus Saturday. Jan. 7- 0hio State at Columbus Monday, Jan. 16 - Michigan nt Madison Saturday, Jan 14- Michigan State at East Lansing Thursday, Feb. 2- Illinois at Madison (First Semester Recess! Saturday, Feb. 4 - Northwestern at Madison Saturday, Feb. 11 - lowa at Iowa City Saturday, Feb. 4- Northwestern at Evanston. 111 Saturday, Feb. 18- Purdue at Madison Monday, Feb. 6 - lowa a t M adison Saturday. Feb. 25- Minnesota at Madison Saturday, Feb. 11 -Minn~ota at Madison Thursday. Mar. 1-Big Ten meet at Lafayette, Monday. Feb. 13- lndiana at Bloomington Ind. (Also Mar_ 2-3) Saturday, Feb 18 - Iowa at Iowa City Mar_ 29, 30, 31- N.C.A.A. meet at New Haven, Conn. Monday, Feb. 20 -Ch:o State at Madison Saturday, Feb. 25 - Miehi,!lan at Ann Arbor Monday, Feb. 27-Northwestern at Madison Saturday, Mar. 3- M:chigan State at East Lansing TRACK Saturday, Feb. 11- Michigan State Relays at East FOOTBALL RESULTS Lensing Sept. 24- Wiscoru;in 28. Marquette 14 Saturday. Feb IS- Minnesota & Purdue at Oct !- Wisconsin 37, Iowa 14 Madison Oct. 8-Wisconsin 0. Purdue 0 Saturday, Feb 25 -low ~ & Northwestern at Oct. 14--Wisconsin 21. Southern California 33 M&d'.son Oct. 22-Wisconsin \6, Ohio Shte Friday, Mar. 2- Bi.e: Ten m eet at East Lansing Oct 29-Wisconsin 0, Michig~n S tate 27 (Also Mar. 3) Nov. 5- W!sconsin 41. Northwestern "'14 (Dates not yet announced !or Milwaukee Journal Nov. 12-Wisconsin 14. Illinois Relays a nd Chicago Daily News Relays in Ma reh) Nov 19- W Osconsin 6, Minnesota 21 Won4, 1ost 5 " GYMNASTICS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Saturday, Jan. 7-Minnesota at Minneapolis Saturday, Oct. 15-Wisconsin 30. Minnesota 25 Saturday, Jan. 14-0hio State & Iowa at Madison Saturday, Oct. 22-Wisconsin 34. Iowa 22 Saturday, Feb. 4--Chicago at Madison Saturday, Oct 29-Wisconsin 43, Mich. Stale 16 Saturday, Feb. 11- Northwestem at Evanston. Ul Saturday, Nov. 12-Wisconsin 43. 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