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in the school*s history, which should make the 1941 Jays very potent.

Bill Williams at Drake University of Des Moines, Ia, produced his
usual slick-passing, well-coached team, but lack of replacements kept the
Bulldogs, who shared the title the previous year, down in third place with
soven victories and five defeats. Drake lost twice to the Aggies and Creigh-
ton and one to Tulsa. Two nonconference victories were scored over Grinnell
and a two-game serics with Iowa State was split. Drake beat Simpson, Jowa
conference champion, but lost to Illinois. On a trip into the southwest the
Bulldogs lost to Maryville, Bethel, West Texas and New Mexico State twice,
but beat New Mexico Ue and West Texas.

Ned Swan, 6-foot 3-inch centcr from Des Moines, was Drakets outstand-
ing player, Ned was ao unanimous all-conference choice, just as he was in
football. He scored 117 points to lead the loop in scoring despite the fact
that he was kept out of one conference game because of ineligibility. He was
the first Drake player ever to top circuit scorerse Littlco Walter O'Connor,
the ball-handling wizard, again starred at guard while Toky Ahronkicl, a
lettorman, played good ball at forward until he was slowed down because of
injuries. Russ Thomas, forward, and Jay Cox, guard, a pair of transfors,
usually complcoted the starting lineup. Dale Awtry and Lowell Baal, forwards,
and Buzz Beasley, guard, were the top substitutes.

Washburn college of Topeka, Kane, 2 slam-bang bunch of ball players
couched by Deco Errickson, finished fourth by breaking coven in 12 games, The
Ichabods also managed to win four of their oight nonconference tilts, beat-
ing Phillips, Morningside, McPherson and Southwestern, but losing to Emporia
twice, Kansas and Wichita.

Eddie Amsbaugh was tho work horse for the Kansans and ho was rewarded
with a second-team place on the alleconference team. Amsbaugh had some
capable help, too, principally by Jim Mackey and Little Kayo Emmot, forwards;
Chuck Ostmeyer, contcr, and Ned Wall, guard.

The University of Tulsa of Tulsa, Okla., had « disappointing seasone
A team that sized up on paper as a championship contender faded to fifth
place with five victorios in 12 starts. The Golden Hurricane won half of
their 16 nonconference contests, The team beat East Central, Springfield,
Independenee Junior college, Northwestern, Southwest Missouri Teachers, Okla-
hom. Baptist, Oklahoma City and Lasalle, but lost to Central, East Texas
Teachers, Baylor, North Texas, East Central, West Texas, Bradley Tech, and
Yalo.

Harry Lamprich, junior forward, was Tulsa's most consistont scorer.
Howard Crow and Bob Patterson, other forwards, blew hot and cold all winter
and Frank Tenney was called in to help out. Tenney also pleyed center al-
though Ira Sparks usually was the starter. At guard, Clarence Ehlers wos a

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