€ dor collect, sports desk, daily oklahoman, oklae city, okal e J ( wedmesiay copy) first reunt pairings wee Nx wednesday 8 Pelle Kansas vSe coleraie 9:45 peme oklahoma vse stanford thudsday 8 pm kenses state vso nebraska 9:45 Pem. iowa state vse miss ourd en lawrence, kKene dete 25 ‘ change dateline to ke) see hubbed by its prolific pachyderm, clyde lovellette, kansas, one of two pre-tournament favorites, yanks up the curtain on the sixth annual big seven basketball meet in municipsl auditorium here weimemix at 8 pele against coloraies oklahoma, once a champion and once a runner-up, tackles stanford, this year's guest team, in tle secon half of the twin-bill at 9845 Pelle the seconi half of first round play will be canpleted thursday with kanses state's defeniing chm pions hitting nebraska at 8 Pelle gad missouri closing against iowa state in the nightcapeo withvfyix semifiials are booked friday night and finals saturday for the four-day event. tusersivx ~osing teams will play in their own precket beginning fridey afternoon with each club entered assured of three games regardless of khax its records : with the final twe ses ions already sotd out, near capacity houses also are expected for the first two nights. pisyersxumixconsiesxwitiv unlike most hlieiamniinitis, ici players and coaches will be intensely interested in the affair's outcome alse. cimxtiuxprex for the previous five derbys have been a close barometer for the upcoming cmference races