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KANSAS THUMBNAILS (Cont.)
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Dater, Eddie—Comes in with reputation comparable to that of
Harold Patterson, brawny forward on the championship clubs of
1953 and 1954 . . . Like Patterson, a graduate of Garden City
Juco . . . Experienced gained in backcourt will be valuable seeking
starting berth . . . Second-team Junior college All-American last

year.
Bobbs, Dallas—Captain for 1955-56 and two-time All-Big
Seven guard . . . Greatest backline scorer in Kansas history . .
His 270 points as sophomore regular with 1954 conference champ-
ions . . . Topped all rookies in league play that year with 15.2
average . . . Raised ceiling to 317 points as junior . . . Ranked

12th among conference pointsmiths with 159... Injury kept him
out of one league contest, the first meeting with Colorado . . . Has
been starter since opening game of sophomore season . . . Deadly
righ-hand shooter off set or jump . . . Scored 36 points in 78-68
win over Kansas State at Manhattan last year, most a Jayhawk
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who scored: 36 points on K-State, 23 on Oklahoma A & M and 25
on Oklahoma within a week last February . . . Collected more
than 20 points in three games as sophomore . . Tied school
record of 12 free throws against Kansas State at Manhattan last
year . . . Maneuvers well to get off shots and will pump any time
he’s open . . . Notched shooting percentage of 42 from field as
sophomore; 35 last season . . . Fine dribbler and adequate play-
maker . . . Owns good speed and quickness . . . Genuine all-
American candidate . . . His 587 points ranks him ninth among
KU’'s all-time career scorers.

Flannagan, John—Scott City sophomore who carries some all-
round potential . . . Must learn to relax under stress of game con-
ditions to improve.

Hollinger, Blaine—Improved considerably over final three weeks
of sophomore season, earning letter . . . Great speed and quickness

. If he can minimize ball-handling errors and improve shoot-
ing technique, could be starter and fine backliner . . . An honor
student in pre-med . . . Doubles as Broad-Jumper in track, leaping
24-678 for third in 1955 Big Seven Outdoor meet.

Johnston, Ron—Earned letter at guard last year, but may be
shifted to forward this season . . . Good rebounder and fierce com-
petitor . . . Fair shooter and ball-handler . . . Normal improvement
would lift him to Big Seven standards.

Parker, John—Part-time starter last season as sophomore, break-
ing into all 21 games . . . Tremendous battler . . . Hustling ball-
hawk and defender . . . Good dribbler . . . Owns all the tools to be
fine backcourt player . . . Normal improvement would lift him to
Big Seven caliber . . . Doubles as javelin thrower being consistent
200-footer as sophomore last year . . . Flung 203-6 for fourth
place in 1955 Big Seven meet.

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Kell, Art—Stocky, little sophomore guard who played his high
school basketball at Friend Consolidated school near Chickasha,
Okla. = .-5-10,-175, 20 <=. Good speed: + . ballshandler = ..
lettered four years in basketball at Friend high school under Coach
Clint Hightower . . . also lettered in baseball . . . son of J. H.
Kell, who farms near Chickasha.

Blankenship, Jap—junior squad man from Clinton, Okla. who
played very little last year . . . left-hander . . . fire only once from
the field all last season but hit it . . . made highest grades on squad
last year with 3.22 grade point average (between A and B)...
20, 6-2, 165, majoring in geology . . . high school coach: Otis
Delaporte . . . son of Roy F. Blankenship, Clinton school supplies
salesman.

McClure, Charles—sophomore guard from Muncie, Ind. E
good outside shot with two hands . . . lettered three years each in
basketball, football and track at Royerton high school, Muncie,
Ind. where his coach was Charles Posey .. . 20, 6-0, 170. .
son of Oral McClure, farmer living near Muncie, Ind.

Hood, Fred—Springy-legged sophomore forward from Wheat
Ridge high school, Denver, Colo. . . . plays end on Oklahoma’s
football squad . . . ran the 440 in 50 seconds flat in high school
and could make letters in all three sports at Oklahoma . . . a big
kid standing 6-4 tall and weighing 200 . . . because of his ag-
gressiveness and his bounce, should make a good rebounder . .
majoring in physical education . . . was a four-sport standout per-
former at Denver Wheat Ridge where he played under Coach Mel-
bourne Schwartz . . . son of Mrs. Maffie Mae Hood, Denver clerk.

 

 

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