BIG SIX CONFERENCE
The Big Six Conference territory comes close te being the cradle of
basketball in the whole nations Drs James Neismith, inventer of the game, teaches
at the University of Kansas. Wext yoar on March 22-25, 1940, the regional National
Collegiate Athletic Association semi-finals, comprising the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth districts, ineluding « sories of double-headers will be played in Kansas
City's spacious new Municipal Auditoriums So will the NeCeAeA, finals between the
winners of the eastern first, second, third and fourth districts and the western
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth Aistricts on larch 50. sinihtin 06k wnt Cone
will be the National Basketball Rules Committee of the United States and Canada,
on larch 50, Sly April 1. This Seension will be the first time in history of besket-
ball that the National Rules Body hae met west of Chicago. The meetings ere gen=
erally held in New York Citys CLimxing this extraordinary two weeks of basketball
in Kansas City will be the convention of the National Baskeball Coashes Assooiations
The outstanding eoachos of the nation will mest on larch 29 and 30, and will be
guests at the camose Dr. dames Haiemith, a life momber of the National Basketball
Rules Comittee and also of the lletional Basketball Coaches Assooietion, will be
present at both sets ef games to eueré the trophies te the winning teamse
The WeCehehe 1950 WESTER REGIONAL TOURNAMENT—-Defeating Mank Tba's

Oklahoma Aggies, Miseourt Yeltiij’ ctenpions, 30 te 21 on a neutral court in Oklehoma
City March 14, Coach Bruce Drake's Okishoma Sooners won the right to represent the
Big Six conference in the NeCelsAs Fostern Regional tourney played’ én Treasure
Islend et San Franeisce in the heart of the World's Fair there one week later.
Missouri, the other Big Six
district tournament.

) Oklahoma won her semi-final game at San Francise@e against Utah State,
Rocky wountain conference runners-up, 50 to 39, with Guard Marvin Sedgrass holding
‘Delmar "bus" Bingham, Rockey Mountain scoring champion, to one field goals However

 

 

 

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