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NINTH ANNUAL BIG SEVEN TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Monday :
8 Peme Colorado vae ‘klahoma
9:45 Peme Nebraskavse Missouri
Tuesd sy
8 Peme Kansas vse Iowa State
9:45 pem. Kansas State vs» “al ifornia

Free throws records will be in most peril when
Big Seven toumamat baske thal teams hit the planks of Kansas City's
Munic imal auditorium in their ninth annual post-“hristmas extravaganza
which begins a four-day run Monday.

This isa logical consequence of the new bonus rule which
gives the ximex offended player a second free throw chance if he sinks his
first charity off a one-shot foule

Ska ig vivx for Under direct fire will be the single
tour emen t mrk of 28 gift flips muowvieidxbyx esta blished by iowa State's
6-8 center, Yelmar Diercks , in 1952; mmt the career record of 47 , erected
py nother pivot, Bil | Jomson, of Nebraska over the past three years ,
ani the single geme team ceiling of 36 wrought by Sansas against Oklahoma
in last year's finals.

Lun vaen iomxviomwxyeur vaemvx Oklahoma's senior sharpe
shoo Sein Lester Lane, is certain to press both individual marks. Thru the
Sconers' four pre-meet games he is sveraging an even nine charities per
start, having flipped thru 36 of 55 tries. He needs only to lift this mean
a fraction to overhaul Diercks' tourmment marke And since he already
maxx las xeimvx net ted 29 free throws in three previous toumanetse..-.
he is om of a hmdful of playes who will take part in their four th
tumynux meet..... he can average considerably less than 9-per-game and

still topmle Johns on's career figuree

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