in Columbia. Sparky Stalcup’s
_ band raised eyebrows in both its
-first two outings, absorbing a 49-
(7 thumping at the hands of
Illinois last Saturday in Urbana,
then rebounding with a 63-60
‘victory over Indiana on the
“Hoosiers’ ‘home court.
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Indiana “ ‘rated sixtM in the
latest A. P.ypoll; Ilifois four-
‘teenth. “The ‘defeaty at Urbana
wasn’t a surprigé, but the
‘enormity of it was. The word
is that the Tigers played good
_enough all-round basketball but
‘simply couldn’t get the _ ball
‘through the twine. They didn’t
register a field goal until nine
minutes deep in the first period
and shot only 18 per cent for
_the night.

Off that pettorifaricd M. U,

 

scarcely was accorded a victory}

chance at Bloomington, although
regarded good enough to make
it tight. Nobody thought the
Bengals’ inherent all-round ex-
cellence .would allow another
debacle. But they weren't pre:

pared for a_ victory on_ the

oosiers’ home floor, one of the
‘Kougnest spots in the land for
visiting fives. But M. U. broke

rough 11 ties and six lead
exchanges for the conquest, If it
an blow down Iowa it certain-
by must be accorded high-rank-
ng in the national polls, The
Hawkeyes ‘currently are ‘travel-
ing.in fourth place. They'll
come into Columbia unbeaten in
three games. Nebraska was the
latest victim, 61-84, Monday,
lowa. previously ran over Wash-

ington of St. Louis, | 80-61, and}

Loyola of Chicago, 80-79.
Furthermore, it is the Big Ten’s
ranking pre-season favorite,
: Some Other Surprises.
_ Tilinois’s wide triumph over the} -
Tigers was no less surprising
than U. C.-L. A.’s fearful 86-57
whacking of Kansas State Satur-
day and Kansas’s unexpectedly
easy 83-58 lashing of -L. S. Uz
Monday in Lawrence.

 

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U~ S. re; and, aithoueh favored Bob. Pett®, its all- America een-
over the Wildcats, was not ex-|ter, was rated’even with Kansas,
pected to hand the Kansans such{which stapted four sophomores.
a drubbing. State hung close to} Moreoyér the Bayou Bengals
the Bruins ony anew the ra wee beaten by second-ranked
six minutes, ~ ~~ 4a entucky -only sixteen points

‘NS: ‘U., although bereft “Of Saturday. K. U.’s edge was

 

 

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