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kansas city,moe, dece 30... lesterkwmmayx lane@,
quite likely the finest small man bruce drake has developed at oklahoma,
will be shooting at two: tournament records here friday when che
surprising sovners battle iowa state for whird place in the final
night of the ninth annual big seven aleeke in municipal auditorium.

most coveted within lene 's range is the single -
tournament scoring mark of &% 82 , which kansas ' old mastadon,
clyde lovsllette, has held since 1950. the jump-shooting sooner guard,
_mow playing his fourth tournament, will move against che cyclones with
a tuo-game eet total of 58 pointse this means he'l need 25 points
to Werte lovelle:te's present standards and at the nhte he's sean:
cvavelling all season that isnt asking too muche

lane's two-game average here against colorado.
and missouri, a € euliie « his overall mean for six games, four of
them pre-tournament losses, now is 26. |
| | second record in his sights is bill johnson's
Romer tournament free throw record of lb7 , compiled by the 6-7 erstwhile
cornhusker center, over the past three years. lane has scored Ly. charities
to date to lift his tourney total of 3s he , of course, has had the
advanaage of an oxtyi three games, since he is one of a handful of
four~year men now seeing their final tourney action. the purcell gunner
mischt own this new marx by halftimese

: | lane also is striving for retention of his mee t

scoring championship, which he won last wt december on 6l, pointse &hsx
no previvus scorer 4, save lovelile te, who oa that crown ali thres years

of his ec mpetition, ever has scored a repeat of this bauble.