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Bob Kurland, Jennings Basketeer,
Stands Out and Up on Hardwood

- 6-Foot [1/2-Inch Star
= Scored 177 Points;

Meet Opens Tomorrow

ees Bob Kurland, lanky Jennings
.«basketball center, in addition
to leading the district high
“individual scoring race, might
also claim another honor—one
that could easily go unchal-
enged by a prep anywhere in
~the United States—that of
*peing the tallest cager of the
“geason. —
Bob, cocaptain and senior on
--€oach Walter L. Rulon’s quintet,
“:tand son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
~ ‘Kurland of 8837 Blewett avenue,
,Stands 6 feet 11% inches high in
“his stocking feet. If there are any
~ other high schocl players who can
Sbiat this, neither the coach nor
.. Kurland has heard of them.
~+*: The nearest approach here to
“*Kurland’s height are Paul Scoville
- ‘of Ferguson, who is 6 feet, 7 inches
~and “Red” Morrow of Roosevelt,
-awho’ stands 6 feet, 6 inches.

-. Kurland is 17 years old and

* ‘weighs 210. He will graduate in
_June, but has not as yet decided
, What university he will attend.

' The tall center is pacing the

Se = Sounty League, having accumulat-

- ed 130 points in six games for an

_. average of 21.7 points per game.

- This includes only league contests

_as compiled by the Globe-Democrat.

* His sharpshooting has been con-

sistent throughout the season as he

., has jammed in 177 points in eight

- games for an all-season average of
19.9 points per game.

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~ registered against Hancock Friday
night, in a league engagement in
~ Which he poured in 33 points. His
* lowest mark was against Mehlville
~ on December 12, also in a league
.. contest, in which he accounted for
“dd points.
.» . Bob has sparked his team in the
- ,~hot race in the County League and
~ is mainly responsible for its five
_ eonsecutive victories. Jennings lost
its first game last week, a non-
~ league affair with Ferguson, but
“the lanky ace scored 15 points as
‘his team was defeated, 32/to 28.

- Kurland will be seen in action in
the league’s annual tournament
“which will start tomorrow night

= and wind up Friday night at Fergu-
son Senior High School. Jennings
-is defending champion, having de-
~throned Eureka, twice holder of
8e “the title, last year.

The high mark of thé season was

 

 

 

 

Bob Kurland and his coach, Robert L. Rulon.

Three first-round games are on
tomorrow night’s schedule, in which
Valley Park will oppose Affton in
the opener at 7 o’clock. Eureka will

engage Riverview Gardens at 8 and

Hancock will mix with Brentwood
at 9. Jennings, Fairview, Bayless,

Ferguson and Mehlville drew first-

round byes and will not see action

until Tuesday night in quarterfinal
round tilts. The semifinals will be
staged Wednesday night and the
final Friday night with the gymna-
sium being dark Thursday night.