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Only one veteran, Missouri's gliding sievily
Norman Stewart, is within easy range of the charmed circle of Big Seven
tournament elmite as conference teams head down the stretch toward their
tenth amual ednatave in Kansas City's Municipal auditoriume
As a twoevear regular, the 64, 199-pound blon*s

has scored 98 tournament points+“e collected only 35 as a sophomore, but
fired 63 last Pecember,km a total exceeded only by Iowa State's brawny
center , Chuck Duncan, and Oklahoma Gusrd Lester Lene es

All this means he is only 22 points away from
the lower rung of the meet's Top Ten career scoers « One of last year's
“Stewart teammates, “ed Park , now holds thet position on 120 pointse
The way Stewart has been shooting he will surpass that ceiling in the
opening game against Nebraska which rings up the curtain on the second
set of firts -round gares Wednesday night.e For his average through the
Tigers' first six games is 2662.

‘(eka vizavkeamx His 157-pcint total has been
garnished by salvos of 36, 51 and 30, the former figure a new &£ *engal
single-game marke If the nifty seniorcan maintain his mean through the
three tournament games ne not only will rocket all the way to second
place -n the all-time lists at 177 points, but will endanger Clyde Love
ellette's ximykex one-tournament record of 82, which the old Kansas
Leviathan established in 1950+

Simple arithmathe shows Stewart would scoré 78.6
points in tourney play by matching his current average. An increase of
1e2 points per game on his presentkmean would allow him to displace
Levellette's five-year-old ceiling. With 98 points in two previous wine.
Stewart to unseat “ane as the all-time runnerup by three points if he
can match his pre-tournament firing figuree km And “ene, like Burdette

Haldorson, Colorado; Bob “eitery Missouri, and Fark, enjoyed an extra