Lester Lane among tournameni
personnel, which includes Cali-
fornia, the 1954 guest team.
Dobbs is an artful dribbler and
one of the finest jump shooters
the league ever has contained,
either off the break or set of-
fense. He trailed only Born on
last-*year’s team scoring list,
which means he outscored the
likes of Al Kelley and Harold|
Pattérson over the full season’s,
haul. ©
Allen has surrounded his quick}
ace with promising young tal-
ent. *'Teaming with him in the}
backline is John Parker, stout-
legged 5-11%, 178-pounder, who|
has distinguished himself in the}
early games with ball-hawking,
rebounding and defense.
Elstun Moves Up Sharply. |
Gene Elstun, angular 6-3)
Shawnee-Mission product; is on|
the verge of establishing himself)
as a forward of Big Seven
dimensions, He not only owns|
the ¢lub’s second highest aver-
age at 12.5, but he trails only|
Johnson in the rebound depart-}
ment on an 8.8 per game mean. |
In the first game against Rice]
he hauled down nineteen|
caroms. Another rookie, Mau-|
rice .King, from Kansas City’s}
R. T.-Coles, is shooting 48 per}
cent, highest among the regu-
lars, at the other forward.
Johnson is the fourth starting]
sophomore. He owns no hook]
like Born or Lovellette, but he is|
a tireless tipper and rebounder.|
He #8: averaging a respectable
8.3 points and 13.0 rebounds. He
may be a year away, but he
possésses the desire and tools to}
become a marked performer for}
the future. And Allen is going all
the way with him, which means|
ue is receiving a rapid temper-!
ng.
Behind his starting five, Allen|
owns-ten reserves who are-good|