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“WESTERN UNION
fineh nite tea PRESS MESSAGE _

W. P. MARSHALL, PRESIDENT

Bi ee city ,mossdec. 27ees letting out the leash only

on occasions, kansas state's defending champions crashed convineingly

a into the semifinals of the “nt sixth amual big seven basketball tournm ent

here thursday night, burying nebraska under a record total of 87 points

for a 20-point tu umphyiuxthexfivstrxyamsvarx. 17, the idea game of

8 final first-round double-bill.

a missouri, led by their mscle-plated center a bill
stuffer, won the final half of skievx afraip with, & 49-2 victory

over towa states

cae by whaling the quintet huskers state moved against

arcierival kansas in an 8 pem. friday battle that many are

for so enillng ag the fimeiux t tle decider, snax phog allen's jayhawkers
will put an S«game winning streak on the line, after punokttngx pummeling
colorado, 76=56,in wednesday opening session.

missouri tackles oklahoma in the remaining sm irinal
at 934.5 in another tussle ‘that takes shape as a tight fit. the
sooners stunned heavilyntewered stanford, FE etneny to gain
‘the round of four. ‘

avsermaun all but one of jack gardner's 15 squad members

played a scoring hand as @ near-capacity evawdvofx mmnioipal auditorium
throng of 9, 226 watched kansag state control the backboards with
their superior heft and height and cut nebraska's defense to kattore
with. 18 crips off their fast break and drives decir the poste

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