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Kansas State has some of the powrest material in cage
history there. The Wildcats! new coach, Jack Gardner, is starting
from Hock. bodton.

Ervin Reid, center, is the only regular reuirning ton
last year's cellar team and the new sophomores include no exceptional
prospects. Three reserves from last year, Robertson, Graham and Miller,
appear likely to win starting berths. The other starter at present is
Horacek, a sophomore forward.

An unusual feature of the Big Six season should be the
number of tienes tall. players in action. Every team in the league,
eseene bucks: will have a player at least 6 feet 6 inches tall.
| Missouri has a 6'7" man, Wison, and a 6'5" center, currence.
Nebraska boasta a 6'7" center, Randall, and a 6'5" sophomore, Dunker,
Oklahoma has a 6 foot 6 inch center, Ford. Iowa State's sophomore center,
Situs tier, is 6'6" tall and Kansas State has a 6'6" sophomore. : |

Kansas has its smallest team in history. The tallest men on
the squad are two reserves who are 6'34" tall. Neither of these men is
expected to get to play any this season. The tallest of the men playing
much at all is John Kline, 6 foot 24 inch guard.

Oklahoma A. & M. should have things all its owng way in the
Missouri Valley conference. The Cowboys have won or shared in the con-
ference championship the past four years.

This year Coach Henry Iba expects to have one of his best
teams. Graduation took only one regular and the sophomore crop is the
best in the pthoel fa history.

Regulars back are Harvey Slade and Gene Smelser, forwards ;
Jesp Renick, center; and oward Doyle, guard. Renick has been moved to oa
- guard where his rebounding ability pays big dividends. Taking, his place | igs
at center is. Vern Schwertfeger, a O15 junior college transfer. , Se
Best of the fhashy sophomores are L.G. Eggleston and: Charles
Hin Scheffel, forwards; and Leroy Floyd and Bud Milliken, guards. Rezteston

was a high school sensation at Walters, Okla.