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are Norm Stewart, strapping 6-4 junior who rmked with Kmsas' Pallas
Dobbs as the loop's finest sophomore last season; Red Richert, lettered
juater, and Lionel smith, talented 6-14 sophomore, who man the bec lines |
Previous to the Arkansas game Wednesday , Stewart,
a ‘tethen Festi, ard 4 ichert were travelling among the top fifteen scorers
‘oft ourra ment entries... this includes California, the 1954 guest teame...
thus gtving the Bengals more men in this select circle than any other
clube
Stewart tok a 1665 average into the Porker
of &ir, good enough for fourth x place on tle composite listings. *eiter wa s
tenth of a 1369 man; Pork and R@ichert tied for eleventh at 125+ This
is an impressive listing. Furthermore, Staleup's teams always play stoutly
on defense... they mve won four Big "even team defense titles since
Saprky assumed comand in 1947.... mye and are wicked off the keakuoxdavx
backboard 3 e |
Col orado and Califor ia both are regarded as
bett @ than the two Kensas schools too. How good both might be likely will
be reflected tm fra andlysis of their weekend series at Berkeley.
: MU and CU are clustered in the tourney's upper
brecket which means, ofcourse, that only one of them can reach the
fimals » Only one of tle Sunflower entries can mske tle king-row too, since
the are grouped in the lower brackets K-State meets Sal in the final first
rouml geme Decanber 28 , and the Bears could make their mark right theres
Could be they will Smitx eliminate both Kansas clubs. The Jayhawkers meet
Iowa State in the first lower bracket gme ani will be fave ed to win
tit one.
Absence of a Sunflower champion or finalists will
fumish a strange sight indeed. The ants ey hawks won last year and in '51,
with State interspersing championships in 1952 ani 1950. "at is, the

Yeys ani Cats have captured all but three of the previous eight titles