“Yigers Are impressive.

- Since rebounding from the 49-
77 holacaust at Illinois, to clip
‘Indiana, 63-60, at Bloomington,
the Tigers have added two more
“Big Ten victims in impressive
fashion. Saturday they outshot
“Iowa, 97-94, in a record artillery
“duel at Columbia. They fol-
lowed by blowing down Wiscon-
“sin, 67-56, Monday. Iowa was
second-ranked in the United
“Press poll when it came into
‘Tigertown. Illinois now is rated
third in the A. P. and U. P. polls.
» Off the strength of this string,
‘M. U. has vaulted all the way
to sixth in the latest AP ballot-
ing; ninth in the UP.

The Tigers are expected to
write a tighter grip high in the
‘polls by overrunning Arkansas
tonight in Columbia. That game
will close M. U.’s pre-tourna-
ment play. :

Until Colorado: establishes. it-
self against California, Kansas
“must be regarded as the only
other early muscle-member of
‘the league, The Jayhawks broké€
‘Tulsa’s 4-game victory \, sting
‘Jast night in Lawrence, (3-66.

Earlier Phog Allen’s club had|;j

“flashed unexpected power in de-
“molishing L. S. U., 83-57, in its
opener.

Lester Lane, Oklahoma’s nifty
senior guard, maintained his
bulge over the
‘scoring field by throwing in 22
points in the defeat by Wiscon-
“sin and 23 more against Baylor
last. night. This gave him a

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Rex Ekwall, f, Nebraska ..... 2 8 14 7 30 i360!
Bob Blake,f, California ........ 4 22 12 6 36 ino
Gary Thompson, g, Iowa State ui 11 8 7 36 15,0
Bob Friend, f, California . Be: 20 18 8 25
Bob Reiter, c, Missouri ... wf 19 17 15 38 139
Red -Reichert, g, Missouri co 13 23 16 33 739
ed ‘Park, f, Missouri ........ SRA PSS 19 12 is is'3
Bob Jeangerard, £, COOLOV ROG os soos sistas cesecsins ecneses 3 a3 10 3. 36 133
Lyn Hart, f, Oklahoma ......ccscsse 3 9 18 1 36 is 0

 

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MOVE TO SAVE A TEAM. _delphia Phillies dropped the fran-
Terre Haute Fans Raise $11,000 ie and Heer the lease on
in $62,000 Drive. e Terre Haute ball park at the,

a oa end of the 1954 season,
‘Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 15. Se
(AP)—The Terre Haute Fans oe sa 7. eo the needs!

; si - lof hundreds of homes and offi
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