MU. Tht hd Makes Them the Favorite in Big 7 Cage Tourney. ee se aS we ; 4 z ; i |. Fielded a Crew With Such ae Potential Power. — © (This is the first of a series | of analyses of team personnel of the clubs which will partict- | pate in the annual Big Seven ‘| conference tournament. The day affair opens December 4 27 in Municipal Auditorium.) -\. TIGER SCOREBOARD. - Record to date—44, Illinois 77; 64, 'j.Indiana: 61; 97, Iowa 94; 67, Wisconsin toe 7. Arkansas 58—Won 4, lost 1 f Returning lettermen (8)—Charles Denny, “¢: Lioyd Bimore, g; Gary, Filbert, 2; Lee Fowler, f; Med Park, f; Red Reichert, - Bob Reiter, c; Norm Stewart, f. 1954 Big Seven Finish—Third, 6-6; all ames, 11-10. 4 ed ‘ Previous Tournament Finishes—1946, seventh; 1947, sixth; 1948, sixth; 1949, first; 1950, seventh; 1951, second; 1952, third; 1953, third. (14 W. 10 L. .583). wees Pre-tournament Schedule— December 23, Houston at Houston. First Round Opponent—Nebraska, 9:45 p. m, December oT. Barring a defeat of Missouri by Houston Thursday in Hous- ton, the Tigers will come into the ninth annual Big Seven tourna- ment a perceptible favorite. The 4-day extravaganza opens De- cember 27 in Municipal Audi- torium. There is little doubt now that the present Bengal edition is Sparky Stalcup’s best in his 9- year tenure at Tigertown, One is obliged to look back fifteen years, in fact, to find a Mis- souri squa it. George Edwards had Blaine Queen 1 al A A i Et i a: Sm Nite ls SPT a tay 3 Se EEE Ry EE 8 8 -© Currence, Haskell Tison, Clay]. * » Cooper, Marty Nash, John Lob- » siger and Herbie Gregg in those *days and won co-championships gevith them in 1939 and 1940. “'« M. U.’s known qualities were ‘Impressive even before the * season started. Its early record » is equally imposing. The Tigers * qwon their fourth game in five ' Starts, all from well-regarded . opposition, last Wednesday with 4 a 77-58 thumping of Arkansas ‘“. at Columbia. Previously they ‘Achained together three consecu- “tive Big Ten scalps, most prom- wAinent of which is Iowa. The eos fell, 97-94, at Colum- ia, as the Bengals established a new single-game scoring high. Indiana was nipped, 64,61, on the ' front side of the Iowa‘wictory; - Wisconsin, 67-56, on thésback, side. : oF A Potent Combination. _ Stalcup’s present club is built of veterans of proven ability and youthful talent of blooming strength, Bob Reiter, the 6-foot, 9-inch center with the sweeping ambidextrous hook, and Med Park, the 201-pound backboard hercules, are playing their fourth seasons—they were good enough to. letter as freshmen. “= Norma Stewart, who likely will ‘go down as one of the finest 4 it Impressive Record of Tigers CLUB IS SPARKY’S BEST Not Since 1939 ‘Has Missouri d that compares with} /\averaged only 2.6 last year and pressure. Only eight men played in the victories over Indiana and Iowa. The Wisconsin and Ar- kansas. decisions were under control all the way and the 44-79 loss to Illinois so wide that ten- sion was removed, Denny Must Improve, The sécond-line problem is un- steady only at the pivot, however. If Réiter is victimized early, or losf# altogether on fouls, the Wgers will drop off sharply at Mhat spot. The 6-514 Denny is not close to Reiter in finesse, rebounding or defense, Behind him are two sophomores, Arnold | Kaestner, 6-642, and Tom Gra-' ham, 6-6. as Filbert and Fowler can hold the fort capably behind Stewart and Park. With Elmore side- lined, Stalcup must turn to four other rookies—Truman Black- man, Gary Rust, Eddie Ronsick and Bill Ross—for - backline depth. pever to wear the Black ‘and - Gold, mans the forward opposite | Park. As a sophomore regular ‘last year he ranked with K. U.’s “Dallas Dobbs as the class of -the Big Seven's rookie crop, / averaging slightly over twelve _ points a game. He also is a fine ‘defender and play maker. : Redford Reichert, who made 58 place for himself midway ‘ through last season as a sopho- “more, and Lionel Smith, 6-2 ‘ sophomore from Madison, handle ‘the backline. The latter is cut from the natural mold like Stew-|1 art, high in playing instinct and ' versatility. These five starters averaged * sixty-six points the first five games, enough to win a lot of \ é -games with no bench help con-| ‘ ‘sidering the usually tenacious ‘Tiger defense. * Reiter, who trailed only Colo- -rado’s Burdette Haldorson in the *eonference individual scoring \ derby last year with a 21.0 aver- -age, leads this parade with aj ‘five-game mean of 16.0. Stewart eis rolling at 15.2, Park 13.2, *Reichert 11.6 and Smith 10.0. : K. U, Remembers Well. > Reiter at 411; Stewart, 256; - Park, 199, and Gary Filbert, the ‘radar-eyed long-range shooter, ‘were the top four pointsmiths last year when the Tigers fini-|' ‘shed third by clawing Kansas ‘into a co-championship and out}. “ef the N.C. A. A. tournament}, swith that memorable 76-67 vic- wry at Columbia. It also should be noted that Pe Tigers are moving well even without Guard Lloyd Elmore, ‘player around the league, He will iss the, tournament because} of a knee injury. f Charles Denny, reserve center, and Lee Fowler, second- line forward, are the other returning letter winners. Only serious| fosses off last season’s squad, were Bob Schoonmaker, the|| hustling three-sport battler, and}. Bill Holst, substitute center. Hence, it is no surprise that} _Missouri has moved stoutly|, -through the early going. ~. Staleup has not enjoyed as -™uch opportunity as he would ‘Tike to temper his reserves under we came along so rapidly . inl. te season that he was regarded by many as the most improved] Year. Name, Pos. 1933 Lester Lane, ae team he likes . . Team 1947 2 SW Tucker, c l Waters, c 1950 Clyde Lovellette, c., K 1951 Clyde Lovellette, ¢., Kansas 1952 Dick Knsotman, c g., But Staleup has the type of . searing scoring power from the pivot, staunch S |ability off the backboards and an agile and experienced defense. _ M. U, won Its only tournament crown in 1949 when Guard George Lafferty led a pulsating rally in the final minutes to edge Oklahoma, 44-42. The Tigers also reached the finals in 1951, bowing to Kansas, 65-75, TOURNAMENT BeORING CHAMPIONS. TP, Sune ,. Oklahoma.......... 64 Ci, Wat es speccaceek 8 Gene Petersen, ee 4 sas 39 i949 Clyde Lovellette, c., Kansas 64 76) Kansas State... 71 ‘Okishoma selesteveises 64)" KEY IN VETERANS rado to Better Best Previous . Big Seven Meet Finish. BUFFS MEET 0, U. FIRST Last Season’s Scoring Champion, Burdette Haldorson, Is Back - to Spark Attack. (This is the seventh of a se- ries of analyses of team per- sonnel of the clubs which wilt _ participate in the annual Big Seven conference tournament. - The 4-day affair opens Monday in Municipal Auditorium.) BUFFALO es . _ Record to -~ e w. 88, BYU ee 65, BYU 46; 66, Se dea A. & M. : 4 44. Gattornte 57; 46, Peliiotiin: 59; Ti ounning ‘lettermen—(11)—Mel__Coff- James Grant, g; Burdette Hal- dorson, ¢; George Hannah, c; Tom_Har- Folds si “er meenserey™ f; Charles Mock, 54° rison, £; Bill see £3 _ ‘angios. f; Walt Wilbert. 4 Big Seven Finish—Ist’ fa ), 10-25 all aniee: -11. Previous tournament finishes: 1946—did —8th; 1948—5th; i ; 1951 6th 1952 th; 1953—7th. (W. 6, 15, .285.) —— Pre- Snbaanscal Games— First ai aa Opponent—Oklahoma, 8 Pp. . Im Monday. Experience is Colorado’s sharpest weapon in its bid for the Big Seven tournament cham- pionship of 1954. The Buffaloes, never higher than fourth in this field, are accorded, a chance of winning the ninth annual meet when it opens Monday in Munici- pal Auditorium. Consider the Herd’s experi- ence bin: (1) It returns more 4-year men than any competing squad, three; (2) It returns eleven lettermen, more than any . other tournament team, and (3) It returns an entire starting line- up which was good enough last winter to share the conference championship with Kansas, Buff strength, of course, does place ‘to start down the glory road! «i. Haldorson leaped from obscu-| rity to the league point crown! last season on a 21.3 average in| ‘lconference play and a 46 per| cent. accuracy pace from the} field over all. In so doing he| edged more established aces| such as Missouri’s Bob Reiter, B. H. Born of Kansas and Bill Johnson of Nebraska. He is av- eraging 18.6 through C. U.’s six pre-tourney games. Behind him is George Hannah, | 6-7 lettered junior, who scored| eighty-two points in twenty} games last season as a sopho- more and is rated highly im-| proved this term. This pair may be as good a pivot punch as| Kansas State’s Jerry Jung and/| Roger Craft. ' Four Fine Forwards. The frontline quartet includes} Jeangerard, Juniors Mel Coff-| man and Jim Ranglos, and Bob Yardley, 6-3 navy returnee, who. is listed as a senior. J eangerard was the Buffs’ second-high scorer last season at 12.8 and is one of the finest defenders in the conference. He averaged 11.7 through the early going this sea- son. Coffman and Ranglos both, are veterans of established worth. Yardly has come along) swiftly following. his 2-year serv-| ice hitch. Harrold is nidying his third] season as a regular. He was the Buffs’ fourth-ranking pointsmith on 174 last year and has few peers as a ball-handler and de- fender. Mock is shooting for his third letter. A fine dribbler, his 206 points last year was third) high on the club, This pair has been drawing creditable help from Sam Morrison, lettered junior, Sophomore Wayne Mans. field, and Dave Mowbray. ; Colorado’s pre-tourney record of 3-3 is not impresive on paper, particularly since all three de- feats were suffered on the road. However, the third loss, a 62-65 defeat at the hands of U. C. L. not end merely with a coterie of veterans. Coach Bebe Lee ‘owns the indispensible big man in 6-7, 207-pound Burdette Hal- dorson, defending league scoring king. His stable of forwards pos- sibly is the loop’s best all-around to a depth of four men. Hi backline tandem Charli ball-handling unit,. -A Strong Finish. This is the Cinderella gang that leaped all the way from a last place finish in 1953 to a co- title in ~’54, the school’s first Since joining ‘the old Big Six in 1948. This was a double boot- strap act since. -C€. °-U. also dropped its first seven games last season, a sorry beginning for a team that was to vault into the N. €, A. A. regionals at Stillwater at the season’s end. The Herd has designs on something even better this win- ter. Haldorson, Harrold and Forward Bob Jeangerard are playing their fourth seasons. , phere are four other seniors on ‘this squad. It must shoot the works, for-its losses will be ter- rific at the season’s end. The “tournament would be a _ good her title contender, 86- Bf; -game series with San Fran-| cisco, newly-crowned All-College}|: .|tournament monarchs. The U.S. F. loss is the lone blemish on the Bruin record at this writing. And C. U.’s showing in the Bruins’ home ‘den followed a pair of 13-point defeats at the hands of California, the tourna- ment guest team, Mental Boost for Buffs. Aside from the talent and ex- perience, Colorado will carry a psychological weapon all season. The Buffs would like to give the lie to the label of ‘‘a 1-shot champion playing over its head.”’ If they reach the semifinals against Missouri : . . and both are heavy, first-round. favorites - . » there:is going to be con- siderable vibration. For the Herd started its surprise title march last year by nipping M. U. 66-62, in the conference open- er at Columbia, then repeated with\ an 80-69 pasting in Boulder. Past Big Seven tournament champions; Champion and. Runnerup. 4946S. M. Yi. 49; Kansas, 46.. eeeseenee eer Teams Champion Pts. Op. Pts. | ease bok epee 1947—Kansas State, 50; Oklahoma A. and M., 43. SF aicsaion 1948—Oklahoma, 52: Kansas, 49 eeeeeeen eeereeeosn eeeeeees 163 1949—Missouri, 44: Oklahoma, Be cub aneasnnecgesese.cr boo 1950—Kansas State, MOS AVEIRDESOES, OF: ss scswcciepereasalot 4951-—Kansas, (9; 7MISSOUrI, G2 <5 0s cccececcscsssseces cal 1952—Kansas. State, 93; Kansas, 87 pas Lede ds coke es see OD 1953—Kansas, 82; Oklahoma, Hoaesiheats weevctWiae cnt 230 Sorts Herd. non vw: A.S.U.C. ATHLETIC NEWS BUREAU 104 ESHLEMAN HALL BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA BOB RUBIN, Director AShberry 33-4800, Ext. | and 25 ‘ ie ~ 7 Lely Cm2, G-10,18,19, Sp=3, N-2, Re2 y M-1,2,h, Release Noe 34.9(5h) BERKELEY, Dece 13---Intersectional basketball comes to Berkeley this weekend, when California's Bears entertain the strong University of Colorado Buffaloes at the Gymnasium for Men Friday and Saturday nights. Starting time for both gaes is 8:30 peme Both California-Colorado games will be televised and heard over radio. The radio schedule shows Doug Pledger broadcasting over KSFO Friday and Bill Laws at the mike over KLX Seturday Friday's telecast will be over KOVR, with Jay Jacobus describing the play, and on Saturday it will be Jack Shaw over KGO-TV, The Bears will be definite underdogs to the Buffs, who are coached by HeB. Lee, former Stanford stare The Colorado invaders were Big Seven co=champions last season and have won their first three games this season, They have beaten Brigham Young twice, 88 to 66 and 65 to 6, and defeated Colorado A & M, 66 to 7, to dates Wheelhorse of the Colorado five is Center Burdette Halderson was the Raffaloes! leading scorer last season when he tallied 367 points in 22 games for an excellent 1607 average for the years The invaders! other big threat is Bob Jeangerard, 6-foot, 3-inch forward who was the Coloradans' second leading scorer last year with 282 tallies and a 12,8 average, In all, Colorado has its nine top scorers of last season returning, a strong indication that the Buffs will have a considerable edge in experience over the Bears. One newcomer has moved into a starting job for Colorado. He is Bob Yardley, a 6-foot, 3-inch forward. Yardley is the younger brother of the great George Yardley, former Stanford scoring ace. Coach Pete Newell's Bears, though still showing their inexperience, have surprised their fans to date by winning three of their first four tilts. while All-American candidate McKeen is unmistakably California's chief threat with his great post play, the -more= California fields 42 teams in 22 sports in 497 contests yearly — the greatest intercollegiate athletic program in the United States Release Noe 349(5h) 222022222 2222222222 Bears are achieving balanced scoring under Newell. Forward Larry Friend is Cal's leading scorer after four games with 65 points, followed by McKeen with 61 and Forward Bob Blake with 9. Newell is still trying to develop depth for conference play, and Guard Gabe Arrillaga and Forward Ev McKeen gave evidence last weekend that they may be ready by Januarye The condition of Duane Asplund, reserve center who suffered a knee injury two weeks ago, will not be known util next week. He still has a cast on his leg, and it will be removed in approximately a week, Preliminary games this weekend find California's unbeaten freshmen facing the USF yearlings Friday and Oakland Junior College Seturdaye Both games will be played at the Gymnasium for Men at 6330 peme Following.. are the tentative starting lineups for California and Colorado: COLORADO POS. CALIFORNIA Larry Friend (6=)) Bob Blake (6=2) Bob McKeen (6=7) Mike Diaz (5-11) Frank Hess (6-1) Bob Jeangerad (6-3) Bob Yardley (6<=3) Burdette Halderson (6-7) Tom Harrold (5=11) Charlie Mock (6-0) Qaqa yy big seven tournament ' for ke star no. 2 of & oklahoma SOONER SCOREBOARD Record to date = 64 Baylor 803; 66 Wisconsin 773 79 Baylor 86.6 -‘Keturning lettermen € 8) = Larry Samilton, g; “Lynn tant, £3 Leste “ane, g; J.D. YeConnell, f; Joe Mobra, f3 Fred Muller, fs Jerr y Newman, g; Sam thompson, ¢ | 1954 Big 7 Fihish - 6th, 2 4-83all games - 8-15 Previous tournament finishese 1946= 5th; 1987 = 5th; 1948 = lst: 1949 - 2nd; 1950 = Sth; 1951 - 4th; 1952 = 8th3 1955 = 2nd ( 14W 10L .583) mats : Remaining pre-tournament games - Dec. 18 Ohio State at Norma First round opponent - Coloralo, 8 peme Pec. 27 * seapseanaeange ae Oklahoma , the traditional upset team of Big Seven tournament history, will again wear that guise into the ninth anmal meet , which opens a four-day run in Municipal auditorium next Monday. The Sooners can hope for nothing elsee They do not own the size nor a bility to cope with the likes cof Missourf, Colorado and Californias Furthermore, they will come into tle affair carrying four consecutive losses. pat est was @& hammering by Ohio State last “aturday in Norman ( fill in score )e Before that they fell to Baylor, 64-80, and 79-86, and to Wisconsin, an easy victim for Missouri, 66-77. Complicating this misery is the fact that three of those decisions went dow the drain on their home plankse Significant is the fact that they played Saylor tighter at Wacose... seven points.e... thm thy df at Norman...+-16 pointse All this adds to a perfect upset cloake Sees tan a | Regardless of record or physique, other conference teams have learned to be wary of OU's tournament thrustse They wrought one of tl biggest in meet annals in 1951 by dumping xz Stanford's faste breaking Indians, 77-71, in a first roudn game which saw Forward Sherman Norton notch a single -game record of 359 points. Bruce Dreke s band cut the Cardinals to ribbons that night for 13 layups off their famed Simffle. | In 1949 they clipped favored Kansas State, 55-50, in the second round, and the f-l owing year , when the Wildcats had their NCA ruaner-up club, they scored a near miss in tle first round before vim Iverson’slate basket pulled out a 5553 verdicte Drake will prtng athex symak Westvx floor the smallest team in the tournamente Tallest man on the roster is LeRoy Bacher, 6-5 zentvayx sophomore center , who will not be elighble until the second semester. Fred Muller, 6-3 converted forward, and Eq Abbey, 6-4 sophomore, will hmdle most of the post playe | One happy item in this lack os size - that poxtx tall pivot play is not essential in the Shuffle sime ou. s — often operate from high in the keyhole. But it is a wicked ned icap on the boards e Koaxtxdamgervunsx If this tean owned firebrand speed oes Which its doesn't o... it would maxx closely resemble the famed Boy Scats of the late thirties, finest fast-break squad the league ever has habored e It will mount one dangerous sharp-shooter, tho, in Lester ~ _ane, the prolific little guard from Purcell, Oklas This 5-10 senior won tle tourney indi viduel scoring championship last » .cember on 64 vilute, snap ping seven straight years of dominance by towering centers. Thru his first three ganes, bane was continuing the same tatooe He leads all tournament personnel with a 23.0 averages G GRovn d. Pleys BE ois See he Ry She ee Ss , 8/Pewe |. (%e Powe a ) Ne VSS. | ad . Sifonen, @a)e v-91 | a3 In his junior seasm Lene set three new Socner records, 18.8 points per game; 7.5 free throws per game, and 15 consecutive free throws in a single games “e's th only retuming regular from a five good enough to go all the wey to the finals last year against Ken sa.s6 Lost were Forwards Ron Blue » ani Sterling Jones; amk Center Bob Waller, the league's sixth=ranked scorer, ami Guard Dink McEacherne . Pairing with “ane in the Redshirt backline is Jimny Peck, 5<9 » 145-pound s ophomore. This will give the Sooners m the mosb artful dri bbling end satlliing tandem in the meet, an important item if OU can gain a late -game lead. This is doubly true because of fane's free throw reader ing andvitevuenx Lynn “art, 6-20... a three-lettered veteran like Lieneess+. is maming one forward; Sam Thompson, 6-3 madeover center, the other i Save for fene 's\playemaking, shocting , and dribbling, this is not an imposing club. But Drake have proved several times he is most dangerous when his shoulders are near the uw mat.... witness last winter | s stunning 63-60 upset of Oklahoma A& Mat Shillwater....- and can be expected to nit ‘his first round.’ fe, Goloradoy with kytekeryx some new form of trickery. a. ‘These two. ‘clubs win, ring ip the curtain on tie oo“ uUet. te “A (7 i holiday show at 8 pies Monday ow ieee 4 oh TOP 1955 TOURNAVENT SCORERS ( returnees in caps) 7c di’ F TP EVSVEVK VAWEYX a VOK KA OM LESTER LANE, g, OKLAHOMA 3 6 Ne Dean “arsons, ¢ Washington ss. 9 @& Jesse Prisock , f, Kensas State 25 ll 1l 61 CHUCK DUNCAN, c, IOWASTATE 18 BOB JEANGERARD, f, COLORADO 17 Don Weber, f, Nebraska 20 BOB REIT, c, MISSOURI 21 BURDETTE HALDORSON,c, COLORADO 19 Btll Jomson, c, Nebraska 14 Bob “aller, c, Oklahoma 17 - 50 @» 19 <2 De® 6 13 11 Ss i i260 oad 20 8 11 11 55 888 a 45 een 3 hs sen Gi A ‘ 7 fass ~ heft. G6 Re) ¥S°3 aq PA = Tiger Scoreboard Record to date = 44 Illinois 77; 64 Indiana 613; 97 Iowa 94; Wiseaust m 67 Wiscons in 56; 77 Arkansas 58 o+«- Wvx¢x Won 4 Lost 1 Pet.= °800 ‘ , Returning lettermen = ( 8) - Charles Denny,c3 Lloyd Elmore, g; Cary Filbert, gs Lee Fowser, f3 Med “ark, f3 Red Reichert,g; Bob Reiter,c; Norm Stewart, f | 1954 Big Seva finish» 3rd , 6-6 3 all games: 11-10 Previous tournament finishes # 1946= ‘th; 1947 = 6th; 1948 @» 6th; 1949 = Ist; 1950 -7th3 1951 e 2nd; 1952 - Srd ; 1955 -3rd( 14We 10L- .583) | Kemaining pre-tournament schedule = Dec.» 23 Houston at Houston pick up lead soreor ae -wORR® big seva ee preview fA pe tone series mis souri Barring a west coast sweep by Coloradoe... the Buffaloes tackle UCLA Tuesday in the windup of a three-gane toures+. ani a upset defeat sxx of Missouri »%y Houston Timrsday in Houston, the Tigers will come into the ninth annual Big Seven tournament a perceptible favorite. The foureday extravaganza Spaem opens “ee ember 27 in Muncipal auditoriums - : There is no doubt now that the present Peneal ‘edition is Rx Sparky Steleup's best in his Yqyear tenure at 14 certowne One is obliged to Look back 15 years , in fact, to find a Missouri squad that compares with ite thax George Edwards hed the likes of Blaine Currence, Haskell Tison, Clay Cooper, Mor ty Nash, Jom Lewidser’,. am Herbie Gregg in those days and won two co-championships with them in 1939 and 1940. 3 MU's known qualities wwre impressive even be“ore the season startede Its early record is equelly impos inge The Tigers won their fourth game in five starts, au from well -reg rded opposition, last Wednesday with a 77-58 thumping of Arkansas at Columbiae Previously they chaired together three ecnsecutive Sig Ten scalps , most imposing of whieh is Iowae The Hawkeyes fell, 97-94, at Columbia , as the Sengals established a new single-game scoring highe Indiana was nipped, 64-61, on the front side of the Iowa victory; Wisconsin, 67-54, on the back side. Even before the Arkansrs win , Miss uri had Lenped into sixth place in the Coaches’ United Press poll and ninth in the Writers8 AP bal lottinge 7 Staleup'spresent club is built on seasoned experience of proven ability and youthful talaat of blooming strengthe Bob “eiter, the 6-9 center with the sweeping ambidextrous hook, and Med ark, the 201-pound backboard hercules, are playing their fourths seascomse And they were good enough to léter as freshmen. OSs Gee Met oe ee oe a a se ey ee L953 et AT dO ick, acukies Mok GaAs Somos maar oe) Nal cal hy :. Bo “e: me, 3. | . a oe 7 Your quotable opinions concerning teams or /and players in coming season: , 1952 Poll Results Forecast Finish ' Actual Finish Vi Pot. Oklahoma 834 Oklahoma S28 4.298 —— _ 3353 Missouri Sk ee Colorado 2004 | Nebraska ee eae Nebraska 295 Kansas 2.8 i ee Mlissouri | 3378 | Sebecaae 2 Z 2.» «500 Iowa State 385 Iowa State Lio) 0 4 lee Kansas State Los Kansas State 9 6 Q .000 22222 Norm Stewart, who likely will go dowm 2s one of the finest Black and Gclds of all-time, mans th forward opposite Parke As a s ophomore weunline last year he ranked with KU's Dellas Dobbs as the class of the Sig Seven 's rockie crop, averaging slightly over 12-points per gamee 4a is a fine defender ami playmaker tooo | Redford Xeichert, who made a place for himself midway thru last season as a sophomore, ami Lionel Smith, 6-2 sophomore from Medsion, hendle the backline. The latter is nemamiedx cut from the natural mold like Stewart, high in tusb ine Playing instinet and ability. These five starters averaged 66 points between *hem ns the first five games, gmuadvanx 2 lofty enotigh total to win a Lot of games with no bench he lp co nsidering the usually tenacious Tiger defensee Reiter, who trailed obly C-loraio's Burdet te Haldorson in the eonference individual scoring derby last year with a 21.0 average , leais this parade with “ five-game mean of 16.0. Stewart is rolling at 15.2 3; Park 13.23; Reichert 11.6, and Smith 10.0. | Reiter at 411; Stewart 256; Park, 199, ami Gary Filbert, the radar-eyed long-range shooter, were the top four pointsmiths last year when the Tigers finished third by clawing Kansas into khx a co- champhip out out of the NCAA tovrnament with that memorable 75-67 victory at Columbia e : | “ should be noted too that the ‘igers are moving well even without Guard Lloyd Elmore, who care alomg so rapidly in late seascn that he was regarded by — as the most improved player around the leaguee He tax wil miss the tournament because of a knee injury. Charles ONLY 5 reserve center, and Lee Fowler, seconde line forward, are the other returning letter winners. Only serious losses i off last yeason_s squad, were Bob Schoonmaker, the hustling three-spirt sport battler, Gnd Bill Holst, substitute center, who often spread ccne sternation in releife 1953 SEORTSWeisERS-GPOaTS-acTaho OLL Preéicted 1953 Bic Svan football finish: so | roe a # 6. 3. | 7. ke : Your quotable opinions concerning teams or /and players in coming season: 1952 Poll Results Forecast Finish Actual Finish 3 ne ea Oklahoma 833 Oklahoma ee ee ee Kansas 1353 Missouri eee Colorado = 2003 ‘Nebraska 3.2 1 °° Nebraska 295 Kansas > a 500 Missouri 3372 Colorado 7. 2. ae Iowa State 385 Towa State 1. .§ 2 ae Kansas State 08 Kansas State 9 6 0. .000 55533 Hence, it 1s no surprise that Missouri has tax moved stoutly thra the early goinge , } , Stalcup has not enjoyed as much chance as he would like to temper his sumhonx reserves under pressurée Mly eight men played in the wins over Indiana end Iowa. The Wisconsin ard 4rkansas decisions yere under control all the way and the 44-79 loss to tliinois so wide that tension was removed e ce . Maskv imporvantvitmuxuszvang The second-line probien is unsteady only at the pivot, however. if “elter is victimized early, or lost altogether on fouls, the Tigers will drop off sharply at that sput. The 6@5% Denny | averged only 26 last year ani zanuptx is not close to Reiter un finesse, rebounding or defenses Behind him are two sophs, Arnold Kaestner, 6-64, and Tom Grsham, 660 Filbert ami Fowler can hold the fort capably behind Stewart and Farke With Elmore sidelined, Staleup must turn to four other rockies, Truman Blackman, Cary Rust, Eddie Ronsick, and Bill Ross, for backline depthe But Staleup has the type of team he likestvkeavxx esses SOMing scaring power from the pivot, kwawx staunch off the backe boards, ami agile end experienced enough to play the defense well. MU won &ts only tournament crwon in 1949 when Guard George Lerferty led a pulsating rally in the inal minutes to edge Oklahoma, 44842. The Tigers also reached the fiaals in 1951, bowing to ~ _ Kansas, 65-756 Missouri record to date 44 jlinois 177 64 Indiana _ 61. 7 Torn 9 9 67 Wisecnsin 56% 77 Arkansas 58% 1953 SPORTSWRITERS-SPORTSCASTERS POLL — Predicted 1953 Big Seven football finish; Ai 5. 2, 6. iD all Ts le Your quotable opinions concerning teams or /and players in coming season: ‘ 1952 Poll Results: Forecast Finish ) Actual Finish : W oe Pct. Oklahoma 833 Oklahoma ses Kansas 1354 Missouri Ss. 4...8....55) Colorado 200$ Nebraska ,. 2.2... Nebraska 295 Kansas 2 4. 3%... Missouri 3373 Colorado = 2 oe «500 Iowa State 385 Iowa State . So wae Kansas State 1,08 ,. entas State @ 6 0 000 4444r # home games INDIVISUAL BIG SHV EN TOURNAMENT SCORING C MMPIONS 1946 “eraia Tucker, ¢ , Oklahoma 64 1947 Bil! Waters, c, Oklahoma 40 1948 Sane F etersen, Cy, Kensas 51 1949 Clyde Lovellette, c, a 64 1950 Clyde Lovellette, c, Kansas 82 “1951 Clyde Lovel Lette, cy Kensas (766 PRR Dick . Knsotman , Cy Kansas State 7° 1953. » Lest er Lane, | Ss Homma OlcLa hone 64 te Se DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS LAWRENCE . Dear Sir: ' This is your letter for the eighth annual Big Seven football’poll. - There has been .considerable interest among writers, sportscasters, coaches and fans during the first seven years of this project. We hope that you will help to maintain this by filling out the enclosed blank at your earliest convenience and returning it to me. If you have not participated in the poll previously, this is an invitation for you to take part, Here are the previous poll results: YEAR PICKED TO WIN TP CHAMPION 194.6 Missouri a Lo Kansas-Oklahoma 1947 Kansas j1 Kansas-Oklahoma 194.8 Missouri Oklahoma — 194.9 Oklahoma 1g Oklahoma 1950 Oklahoma 24 Oklahoma 1951 Oklahoma 9 : , Oklahoma 1952 Oklahoma 83 Oklahoma Sincerely, . Don Pierce Sports Publicity Director Sports Mews ron we AS.U.C. ATHLETIC NEWS BUREAU 104 ESHLEMAN HALL BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA BOB RUBIN, Director AShberry 3-4800, Ext. | and 25 December 7, 1954 Mr. Don Pierce Sports Publicity Director Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Don: Enclosed please find the box scores of California's first two basketball games of the 1954-55 season, Hereafter they will come to you immediately following our weekend games, Although he did not score tremendously in our first two games, McKeen is definitely our top boy. Coach Pete Newell is really high on his all-around play, and says he did not see any centers in the Big Ten who can do as many things as McKeen can, There's a slim possibility that I'll accompany our team to Kansas City. I certainly would like to, as that's one place ] have yet to visit. It would be fun-to see you again. Also Bob Busby. Best regards, Bob Rubin, Director ASUC Athletic News Bureau California fields 42 teams in 22 sports in 497 contests yearly — the greatest intercollegiate athletic program in the United States Doe * 19 S+ 3 Dee G 19o¢ : fe 5 ' i f | >. GOLORADO vs, KANSAS Memorial Stadium, Lawrence October 2, 1954 LINE - UP 3 ae Colorado . LE - Letz, Leahy, Balicsh Se ae regen 2 a ee i Sika Aas Lt «. Golder, Kucera LG - Stapp, Joslin, Giek RG - Uhlir, Jones, Branby, ‘Thompson RT - Salerno, Javernick, Smith, Sctmeiter RE - Merz, Schlagel, Vest, Lusk QB - Maphis, Lamont LH - Hardy, Middlemist, Jenkins RH - Bernardi, Neary FB - Jenkins, ee topex, tole Kansas ae LE - Martin, ecaitin, Held LT - Vignatelli, Rogers, Drake, seats, Preston 1G - Buirich, Preutzenreuter, Gibson” © ~*, CG - Reich, Black, Redd ee RG - Hubbard, Remsberg, Todd, ¢ Ree RT - Knowles, Bla si, Bower 7. Ue RE - Anderson, Bell, Fiss QB - Buller, MeFarland, Sandifer = .. * LH - Moody, Conn, Dinsmore _ RH - Blowey, Sullivan, Forsyth, Handley FB - — Rohde, Webb | 1.