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
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by many as the most improved]

Year. Name, Pos.

1933 Lester Lane,

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1947 2 SW Tucker, c
l Waters, c

1950 Clyde Lovellette, c., K
1951 Clyde Lovellette, ¢., Kansas
1952 Dick Knsotman, c

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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,
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