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the first six games, is experiencing greif with both its defense and
personnel and is taking a fearful whipping off the backboards.e

The Jayhawkers have outerebounded only Northwestern
and SMU +. + the latter by one carom in the sheir second game, while
falling far short - against its other four opponents. This is traceable
to two factors +... Hs Lack of a modern-day giant ° ani a. An attitude
of noneaggresal one | | | 7
| : Lew Johnson, holdover varsity eanter, ‘ts 6862, not
lefty by modern post standards. %e is the Hawkers". tallest regular, which
prackets them with ‘kd shome. am Missouri in. that department. fhe unaccounte
able docility of ‘this. year's edition is a far ory from all rextnwkx previcus
Jayhawk editions of this decade.

| ‘Another unlooked-for ‘eal is absence of bench
strengthe Phog Allen, starting his 39th season at “t, Oread, thought he
was going to be able to empbioy ten men at the outset of the seasone Ine
stead six or seven are carrying the entire loeade Until some of the
second liners arrive, ieunpasx the Ole Kinghawk of the Kaw will be playing
with as little ne as any ¢lub in the league save Oklahoma.
| Even with their weaknesses showing, the Jeyhawkers

own enough potential éo ahoot down any tournament teams Their backline
fire-power from Sart. Patias Debbs and the rising lisuriee King is second
only to that of Hissourt' 8 New Stewart at Lionel smi th( 29.3 points per
game acainst 3548) The revolving pivot offense places an added burden
on the defense. eince all starters save Dobbs can work well out of what
once was called the. ‘heyusie. And the gone defense thay have employed the
last two games seldom offers a shooting gallery for any teame The latter
also helps kha this club off the avavasx defensive boards where it
can present no 200-poundmr regular as well as no real loft.