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Ovary, Missouri is one of the xeaguex few league
teams not endowed with a genuine big man in the pivot. Venny, a 6-5, :
4s the tallest regulare However it wk Xexthexmnkux te Viteet veiw does
not list a single: midget 9 even in the backline and is resplendent with
brawn, xin which has come to be an important item under the boardge
Yenny scales 223. His replacement, John Stephens, is 6-5i by 207. Ron- :
siok weighs 1943 Meichert 180; Ross 185; ant Smith 182, ant Noger Sngelnoff,
best prospect: off last year' s frosh 3 1896 |
: | Staleup was concerned at the outset over ‘the paves from
at co team scoring last year on an 18.0 average” and topped the
rebound department as welle orf early indications, however, it appears:

that Denny, a iways a willing werkhorve who puts out 100 percent end”
Stepgzhens , will ‘pateh that g-gap wekterx even better than. insane.
foulepnone through his first two years, hasn't drawn five in a game yete

The backline with Stewart and the versatile “mith |
is the league | s ‘dest. Ross, after scoring only aa points in xvmt fx 16 :
games last year, has “advanced _ to the point: where Staleup is mounting
three capable. forwente~ Ronsick and Reichert are the other tWwoOe Engelhoff
may be a fourth solia hand bef ore the geaso n is fer aX advanced.e

Only. two items can hurt the *igers. ‘owned Yefensing
@ x good pivotman of 6=8 or taller,. and 2) back of. enough xupvarsingx
scoring support around Stewart; especially when he runs into those tunvit
imevitery® ood: nights.

: Missouri is facing a xoxdx tournament. hoodoo. that. says
no champion. repeats, But the *igers are. in the ment position. to. defend.
since Kansas State’ 8. 1961 edition dropped a 90-88 overtime semi final |
to Senses in quest of its second straight.

BIG SEVEN TOURNAMEN? DEFENSIVE RECORDS
Fewest points yielded game - 33 by Oklahoma A & M vae

Iowa State, 1947