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Show HENRYS, PIGS BOTIIJEATEH KANSAS CITY. Feb. II t Tulst tnd Kansas City, leader and runner-up, runner-up, respectively, in the Missouri valley val-ley A. A. U. basketball leegue, turned In victories lest night but the Stage Liners were forced to pley two extra periods before overcoming tht Wichita Wich-ita Henrys, 31 to 2. While the Oilers had little trouble gaining a 27 to If verdict over the bametorming Denver Pigs in a non-leegua non-leegua gams at Tulsa, tht National A. A. U. champions and the 8tage Linen engaged in a hammer-end-tongs affair hers which waa decided when 1" lecher tnd Burks msda a charity goal each. Tom Pickell, tall' Wichita center, bore the burden of the attack as the Henrys matched strides with the Kansas Cltiana over tht regulation routs and tht first extra session. The Henrys held 1 17 to H lead tt the helf. but tt tht tnd of another 20 minutes tht Stage Linen hsd sdged Into s 23-sll tie. The tint extra session ended end-ed 2-2(. In the final period the Stage Liners held tht champions scoreless while two free throws accounted for the winning margin. Ths Pigs, victors over the Henrys Thursday night furnished little coin-petition coin-petition for tht Olltrs, who ran up an II to I lead In the Initial period and thea coasted the rest of the way as Coach Miller shifted his players about |