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Page 1 BIG SIK BASKETBALL
This is Bruce Drake, speaking from station W. HN. Ae De Norman, Oklahoma — ‘

with the resul ts end comments on the current Big Six basketball season.

| Yes, it was Kensas University, coached by the one and enty Forrest C.
"Phog” Allen, that dominated basketball again in the Big Six this season. By
eweeping all. opponents without a set-back, Kenesas became the third team in the
history of the loop to make a clean sweep of all ten games. Oklahoma
accomplished this feat in 1929, and Kensas again in 1936.

"At the finish line, Kansas was well out in front of th rest of the field
with ten wins and no deseces ©. oy

Oklahoma was second 7 and 3.

Missouri and Nebraska tied for third with 6 and 5.

Towe. State finished fourth with two won ont eight lost, while Kansas
State, who lost their young coach Jack Gardner to the armed forces, finished
last with a single win and nine losses..

Build around such veterans as Charlie Black, Ray Evans, and John Buescher,
coach Allen added two sophomores, Ole Schnellbacker and Armand Dixon and built

en “Iron Man” five that, not only swept all genes in the Big Six, but also
on their Eastern, trip to Madison Square Garden as well. ‘hey bowed only twice 1 :
this season to a oollege ‘team, with Creighton University supplying the knook m
out punch after Kansas was etagcered with the loss of four of their ater ting |

five to the armed forces « Creighton ineidently were champions of tie Missourt

Valley ond also finished their league undefeated.

at the. very etart of the league gamed, records started ‘tambl ing and een Wianes

« fel. ‘roughout the sane In the opening Big. Six cane, 3 Kansas omuped

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