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team, will not Stkaxz bec klines containing two men under six feotess.. OF »
in th case of Coborado, one uniier 6-0, ami anotler at that level.

; This ‘rend can be traced to three points: 1) The
niftier , nimbler little men can bring the bell up quickly and more efficiently —
agatx especially againt various pressing defenses; 2) The Little men car,
Play the front line on defense, against the enemy's smal ler men > tms
keeping th» big players against the wmidx board for rebounding . “his serves
a dual outlet for th fastebresk 3; 3) The advent of inereased importance of
speed in the gane has forced all coaches to Sexpivgvx employ more samkkx
small, dusive . cooters «

‘ime wes when the league was loaded with tewering
guards e Fifteen years ago Nebraska floored perhaps the tallest backline
tanden tle conference ever has seen in Don Fitz ami Don thld , both 6=4.
Missouri had the 6e4 Jchn Lobsiger in its rear eennaes Iowa State boasted
th 6-5 “arcl Sclmeider. “ansas State cerried the 6e3 Sorry Beaumont.

Claude am Bill Hougland, 6=4
Since the war ferermv Gatude Hoaghin, 6-5, of Kansas, ani * view hiangagvelex
aryvienedvewverx Towra State, s Jim Stange, 6-7, who also played center,
have bem notable backliners, :
| In contasrt,the tallest guards slated to start
in next week's tourney ave 6-1 Frank Hess of “alifomia and the 6-1% “1onel
Smith of Mis sourle |
As reflected in Lane's 1953 tournament scoring
chan pionsh &p » the sheeting short Lee are not without imposing credentials.
Thru games of Dece,ber is, that sane “ane leads all tournament scorers
with a 24.5 averegee This has been accumulated -n 98 prints in just four

games, all of which the Somers mve lost.