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-- §t. Louis U., which finished last in the Valley, was a disappoint-_
ment. Capt. Sid Mudd, guard; the Coch”: vin brothers, Denny and Bill, and —
Center Danny O'Sullivan were first rank vlayers, but the Billikens proved ©
lamentably weak in reserves. St. Louis U. played a marathon schedule

of 29 games, which may have had something to do with the fact that the

team usually played well in the early stages of each contest, only to tage
and lose out. The Billikens won only two Valley contests, but chalked up
seven outside. conquests including a 31 to 22 victory over the University

of Missouri. eee Eddie Davidson announced his resignation in April.

A checkup of scoring in all contests played by Missouri Valley
teams, both conference and nonconference, reveals that the average total
scored was 34.8 points per game, not far above the 1936-37 mark of 33.2
despite the center jump rule change which increased the playing time.

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