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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

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