Show University of Missouri l Quint Favored to Win Big Six Title Tigers Boast Classy Array of Veterans Veteran V Seek Revenge on Kansas Jayhawkers Jayhawker KANSAS CITY Dec 24 ArThe Ar- Ar The University of ot Missouri has an excellent opportunity to square basketball accounts with Its traditional traditional traditional rival Kans Kansas lS With VUlt a a. squad including nine six footers the Tigers are strongly fa favored favored favored fa- fa to win the Big Biff Six conference conference conference confer confer- ence title and in so doing defeat the Jayhawkers who for five consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- seasons have capt captured red the court crown rOWn of the old Missouri valley circuit out of ot which the Big eBig Six evolved In 1922 Missouri and Kansas tied for the championship The next five years Kansas won Then rhen in 1928 as suggestions were made for tho automatic award of ot the title to Kansas so the other teams cc d d spend the tile season battling for runner runner run run- ner ncr up position the tile Jayhawkers slumped ending fourth as Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa swept to triumph without losing one of ot Its eighteen conference confer confer- ence enco tilts Missouri came out sec sec- ond end LOSES 3 STARS Oklahoma O is not sure it can repeat re repeat re- re peat for or it jt ha has ha'S lost three star stars stare In including including in- in Victor Victor Holt center and anti RoyLe Roy Roylie le lie Crone both of whom won all all- America recognition at the national nation nation- al A. A A. A U. U Basketball tournament In Kansas ansas City Tom Churchill who went vent to Amsterdam last summer summer sum sum- mer flIer as a a. member of the United States Olympic decathlon team and Bru Bruce e Drake captain this season are the tim only regulars left from the championship galaxy galax Both are for for- wards George Edwards Missouri coach hopes his sophomore center prospect pros pros- p pct ct Charles Huhn will prove a 3 I find Huhn soars soars- six and a 3 half haIr inches above six feet and anti handles himself well Marshall Mashall Craig and Wendell Vend ell B Baker ker veteran centers also are well aboe above the six-foot six altitude Craig Is also a a. guard TALL CENTER MISSING Lack of a 3 tall center to get the tip hurt Kansas la last t season and Coach Ph g Allen nationally known basketball is seek seek seeking ing an elongated pivot man but has almost despaired of ot finding one Fo Four t r veterans headed by Capt Captain in E. E J. J form the basis of the squad at the Kansas State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- Agri- Agri cultural college The Tile sophomore crop appears appears unusually good tood to t Coach Charles W W. Corsaut who tu tutored tu- tu tutOred the Kansas tho-Kansas Kansas City Kan High school when it won the national title Coach Louis E. E Menze lenze at Iowa State expects a better than average average average aver aver- aver age team but does not look for forthe tho the Big Six championship His Ills I height a handicap p which forced forGed Iowa States State's colors to the bottom la last t seas season h. h Menz Menze i is beginning his first year as coach of ot the Cyclones NEBRASKA DOES POORLY i Nebraska always ayS strong in football football foot foot- I ball never has done dono well In basket basket- ball Seven Se letter men have hae re reported reported reported re- re II I ported but coaches are not enthusiastic enthusiastic astie even cven with this large largo group Scholastic ineligibility has barred I the elect captain Kenneth Othmer forward |