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te rying the paradox further, neither sx Herd edition
of the last two seasoms @uld finish in the tournament's first division.
They were fifth last year and seventh the year previouse

Mact is, tke Buffs outrank only Nebraska in the meet's
all-time compswx composite standings , and have landed among tt first
four only onee in eight yearse cus tourney high is a fourth in 194.96
It has been last twicee

If Colorado is to continue this strang@ pattern this

year's club should at least equal the school's all-time tourney highs

The Buffs are capable of such estate, despite the most murderous
gradation losses among conference teams.

Gone are Center Burdette “aldorson, two-time Big Seven
scoring champion; Bob Jeangerard, possibly the loopts all-roum best
through ths 1955 season, and those two canny guards, Charles Mock
and Tow “b rrolde

Only holdovers are Mel Coffman , 6-3 ex-marine, and Jim
Ranglos, the high-leap ing Greek » who also measures 6-3. They shared
a poeular ‘forward berth opposite Jeangerard last season as the Mu Moun-
taineers bagged their first undisputed league cage title since departi ng
the old Skyline confederacy.

“ Tournament fans will see a club a few cuts below the
champions of the past two years. But no-one need shed tears over Bebe
Lee's gange It carries adequate size, balance, and depthy Quite likely

: c tourmney's Experience s not as absent
bé whl hiphéssw@bnt ial thes, ball-control £aukizgx

| Although ‘anglos and Coffman necessarily are the corner+
stones, the key man is George “annah, 6-7, 205-pound center who

in releif for Haldorsone
has earned : two letters