For Immediate Release

from thee K.U. NEWS BUREAU

@ KANSAS UNIVERSITY @ LAWRENCE, KANSAS §K.W.DAVIDSON, Director

LAURENCE, Kan., Feb. w---A faniliar figure--the Kansas
Jayhawike-eleads the field as Big Six basketball teams move past the half
way mark and get reedy for the final drive to the pennant.

Although Kansas has playec fewer conference ganes than any
other Big Six team, the Jayhawks must ve looked on as the team to beat,
from force of habit. icsht times in the last ten years, Dr. F.C.Allen's
teams have won or tied ror the league championship.

Kansas! 44-38 victory over Nebraska end.d the first round of
play for the Jayhawks. All the five other confererce schools must be
met again now--Oklahoma end hansas State on the court at Lawrence and
oe Iowa State and Missouri away froii none.

Facing the Jayhawk offense in the first round was Uoward
Englenan, All-American forward. The blond scoring ace rolled in 102
points, for an average of 20.4 points a gare.

: Main help for ngleman in the scorin: devartnent has come from
Bob Allen, senior center. Allen hes everazed 10.¢ markers a game, in
addition to playing a creat all-round game.

Most encouraring aspect of the victory over Nebraska was the
improved rebound work by the Jayhaks. Up against the tallest team in
the learcue, Kansas more than held its own under the vasket,.

Playing a starring role on offensive repourds once fore Was
T. ie Hunter, lanky forard. Hunter kevt the Jayhawks in the ball sane
during the first half vith his work off the backboards and his three
fiela soalSe The Oklehone poy is developing into a very valucbdle recular

More than « week will elapse before the kh. U. quintet returns
to action in Bis Six competition. That sane will put the Jayhawks up
against their old rivals, the tissouri Ticers, at Columbia, Feb. 21s

In the neantime, however, Kansas has a highly important en-
zasement with Oklahoma A. &M. at Stillvater, Monday. The Jayhavits will
pe dut for revenze in that game, having been beaten at Stillveter the

past two years,
Lionday's game will be the third and final ay, earance on the

Ae & Me floor of Bnglenan, Allen end John kline cnd the "Three Uusketeers

mean to make it an occasion to remember.

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