oe’ 1946 mentees ’ tied for onsen in the sokthvest
conference rece of £948 behind texas! western, neaa kimyx runners-ups kansas
stabe upset cklshom a & m in the 1947 finals, then sped. on to grab their first
league champions hip since 1919. eklahoma beat kansas in '48 then tied nebraska
| for the big seven crowne kestate cane bac lk last year , clubbing minneset} |
dn th finals >» then reared te the finals of the neaa. in minneapoliss — :
= missowt 's 1949 champions, which anbushed oklahoma,
aire the bone exception to the toirnament rhlee the tigers tailed off badly
after their ken sas eaty mune bo finish in sixth place in the title chase
at 4-8. =
_ beth eclerade and oklahoma face unbeaten fives in their
opening eigagementso ect tie twe wins at the tallend of iast seasm, kansas
will carry a nine-game streak tukextimxtuurmeyx on the kansas city planks.
although mxypxyesskx slew off the mark, phog allen's jaylawks have been
Ampress ive against their stoutest oppisitione they fleered telenteleaded
denver y 84-53, in amassing a new school records they Bam hand ed southern
cal its werst beating of the season last dua? 1b 76-55, in lawrenceo
: lovellette, fxm course, poses the most vexing individual
defensive problem in league history. now carrying 244-pounis, the great white
whale of mte oread is ringing the scoring bell at ‘ fast pase even for hime
he tessed in 50 points against the burly teejens to lift his season, S average
te 2867x 281, _ among neaa qintet ss : : ;
cu's only man of cemupdbie stature is freshman burdette
rlacsoen, 6-8, 195-pound @ « cmuruxbabevienx however, the buffaloes played ka
kway kongiy dest xtonsv x this — to twe tough decisions last year -
aibx before lesing and huankxbesteny x been ‘beaten bat this yeare in dropping
five verdicts in seven games , cu has lest by an average of only six points per

starts tb schaex ‘coach uxbx bebe lee has zoned kansas capably UMSVIESEXTHE* |
in the last two games the two teams have played and & can be expected todo |

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