- By Gregg McBride

It’s all over but the shouting in
the Big Six basket ball race.

- When Kansas outshot Nebraska
in a 55-53 thriller at Lincoln Sat-
urday night, the Jayhawkers as-
sured themselves af a or of the!
championship. |
¥ Phog Allen’s boys now need to
win. over Iowa State or Oklahoma
and unless the Cyclones and Soon-
ers improve K. U. will take ’em
both.

Iowa State had to break a 31-31
tie in the closing minutes to get
past Kansas State, 36-33. Okla-
homa, only conference team to
trim the Jayhawkers, floundered
at Missouri, 42-61.

Held Matches K. U. Ace

With 24 points against Nebraska,
Howard Engleman, Kansas, boost-
ed his total to 153 points for eight
games. Sid Held, who matched the
Kansan’s performance, shot into
second with 97 for 10 games.
Leaders:

Engleman, Kansas . 8
Held, Nebraska -...10
Nicholson, Iowa St.. 9 34

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Held Tops Huskers

| Held’s scoring also put him
|}ahead of Don Fitz in een

scoring. Finish:
Ce F.G. F.T. P. F. Pts.
Sid Held seereseeeeed8 33°— 22) 7168
all it 2 86
John Fitzgibbon. eee 66
John Thompson ....18 ae

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Les’ Lunch cagers
Council Bluffs C. Y. O. team at St. |
Francis; 40-23. Rosenbaum led tho
Omahans. |