Show Missouri Takes On Oklahoma in Big Six Feature By Charles A. A Grumich KANSAS CITY Feb 1 P Mis 1 Mis Missour sour and Oklahoma tangle this weekend weekend week week- end at It Columbia to decide which shall have lave sole claim to first place in the Big Six basketball race face Each has three conference vie vic tories Oklahoma has lost to Kansas State and Missouri bowed to Iowa Iova State Missouri 1 returned to a tie tic for first place Saturday night by defeating Kansas at Columbia 26 to 22 with a brilliant execution of a evolved by Coach George R. R Edwards Playing without two regular guards in their lineup the Jayhawkers chose I to put up a tight defense but the Tigers countered with a refusal to mix until the Kansans spread out I away from Ti Tiger er offensive territory Finally with the score 16 to 8 against them the Jayhawkers opened I up and passed their opponents only I to lose in the closing minutes They were unable to halt John Cooper I who scored six field goals and six I free throws for 18 13 o of Missouri's 26 20 points Cooper brought his average points per game back up lo 10 12 ranking him second to Andy Beck of Oklahoma I who scored 49 40 in four games for a 1225 average In the Missouri affair next Saturday night the Tigers wilbe will wil willbe willbe be handicapped by having passed a peak in the Kansas game but they have undeniable advantage of playing play play- ing on their home court The w will vill 11 have h had d two weeks away aay from competition during the midyear examination time Kansas State holds an undisputed claim to third place as a result o of beating Iowa State Stale 19 10 to 15 IS in a defensive game at Manhattan Saturday Satur Satur- day night The Cyclones share fourth fourt place with In exhibition competition last las week Iowa State drubbed Drake un unIversity university unI- unI 35 to 25 Games this week Monday Monday Iowa Iowa State vs Nebraska at rat t Lincoln Friday Kansas Friday Kansas vs Iowa State a at Ames Saturday Saturday Kansas Kansas State States vs s Ne braska at Lincoln Oklahoma vs Missouri Mis sour at Columbia |