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Even their most optimistic backersx did not expect
a 500 Buff reading at this date. Among the victims are two defeniing
conference shampions, Oregen State, mn of the PCC, and Iowa of the Big
Tene “ebe “ee's medeover clube..++ Jim “anglos ani “el Coffman whe shared
one forward spet last year are kha represent the only starting returnees
wien tumbled State , 6353, at Corvallis, and edged Zewax the Aawkeyes,
6e57, Monday in Bouldere
The latter conquest , of course, was the most significant.
For it marked Iewa's first defeat in three starts. It should be noted
the Hawkeyes lost only one regular from last year's fourth-place NCAA
finishers, and are favored over Illinois ani Iniiana to repeat. Furthermore,
the Buffales were without the services of one of kheteviiwerx there
regular guards, Mick Mansfield, who wrenched a knee at Corvallise
In between these wins, Ci overran Oregon, 68-496
, Cokerado is winning with ball-control, scoring kaxnzex
balancs, and the same resolute defense that has ylelded the Big “even
championship of that department the past two seasonse
Phe Buffs put up xmtyx an average of only 55 shots
per game in their first three. They have scered fewer points than any .
other songs Domne 191, but restristed the enemy te SSs0x an average of
53 eO6. TevmexmamsxOn? mam, Ranglos, and Bill Peterson, an unheralded senier
guard, are sailing 8 the Top Fifteen preetournament svaexsxwithvx scorers
respect ive averages of 1303 and 1200.
CU runs inte another x sugged test Friday and ‘Saturday
in a ‘ies set with Spt gham Young, @ightheranked in the latest AP

poll, at Provo.