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Those twits Sunflower basketball powers, Kansas
and Kansas State , face the slimmest chance of ‘poaching the Big”

Seven tournament finals since 1949 when the-tenth annus dribble

derby unwinds next week in Kansas city's Munteipal, auditor! ume

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The absence of one or the other of ‘hens clubs in

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the king rew is almost unique in meet historye Only once, kexvktayex in

the event's £k previous nine years, has there been a final not snyet vans

one of them. Missouri edged Ol sh ome : 44042, tn the 1949 title rounde

“efore and since » the Jayhawkers hieve moved into the home stretch
five times; the Wildcats four » In 1062" they" played for the” crown with

State rolling to a 935-87 victory, the highest winntiig score and highest

combined score ever erected kx in the finalse Yetween them, the Sunflower

tandem has cornered five championships, State in ‘47, "50 and '523 KU

in '51 and '536 Ye Lotsatmm |
| Kansas lost , 46=49, to ‘SMU: in the '46 finals; +n

Oxkahomax and to Oklahoma, 49-52, in 1948, Sn-eddttion to its 1952 loss
to Anta The vate toppled, 71-89, to Missourd, last years

D ° om State faces the stitfest opening test when the

siaeeic opens a ‘four day run Tuesdays xe It has drawn Iowa State, ranked

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only behind Missouri in pre-mest forecasting | *y in the nightcap of a twee

game one whieh ‘sends, Oldahona against Colorado's: ieePénding conference

champions at 7250 peme o> ace, orti--=sdaeb

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Thé Cyclones’ come in with the best won-lost record,

5-1, of any tournament team. Most recent , ami significant conquest,
previously

was an 87=-76 win over unbeaten Vanderbilt Friday night in Ames ¢

Only a 62-65 defeat at the hands of Yenver at Denver, seperates the Iowans

from a perfect pre-meet slate.