However Missouri has a capable alternate for Currence in
Haskell Tison, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall. Tison was the first string
center at the start of the season last year. He is weak on defense, but
is a fine scorer, especially good on free throws. To fill the vacant spot
at forward, Coach Edwards has Clay Cooper, a strong scorer. However,
Cooper also is a member of the football teams

Kansas will boast an all-veteran team this year, partly be=
cause the Jayhewk sophomore crop is one of the poorest in history, How-
ever, Coach F.C. Allen has four regulers returning, which gives him the
nucleus for a fine team. !

Kansas’ regulars back in action are Howard Engleman and Ralph
Miller, forwards; Bob Allen, center; and Dick Herp, guard. What the
Jayhawks lack this year is heights Although they are not midgets, the
Kansas players are just of average height, with no giants to compare with
those on other conference teams.

John Kline, junior guard, is the tallest man on the squad at
6 feet Se Kline is a rugged rebound man and usually is inserted into
the Kansas lineups when the Jayhawks are up against a man 6 feet 5
inches tall or taller.

Ordinarily, however, Bruce Voran, another junior, will be
Dick Harp's running mate at guard. Voran is @ much smoother player than
Kline and is a better scorer. He is an even 6 feet tall.

Engleman, a brilliant scorer, should rank high in the confer-
ence scoring race. He is a sensational one hand shot, and is poison
around the basket. Last year, against Oklahoma, he set a new KeUe

individual scoring record of 27 pointse