Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-12-27 | Page 16 | Favored Quintets Reach Semifinals

Favored Quintets Reach Semifinals OKLAHOMA CITY. Dee. J7 (AP) o-Tbe all-college basketball tourna-sent tourna-sent holds tha promise of aa action-parked action-parked semifinal round tonight, with "eaa and Oklahoma renewing an eight-year rivalry and Texaa protecting pro-tecting Its undefeated season record against ths defending champion. Oklahoma Ok-lahoma A. M. r ' The gams between the Oklahoma ooners and the Kansas Jayhawka will b the 30th renewal of tha liv-betweea liv-betweea Coach Bruoe Drake EDr. Forrest C. (Phog) Alien, eas Allen holds ths sdgs In games won. 11 to eight. That sdge is just one of Drake's worries, however. Oklahoma has failed to stop Kansas in ths last flvs gamee in which the Javhawka- scoring scor-ing triumvirate Otto Schnellbacber. Ray Evana and Charlie Black have played. The trio were en ths team that blasted Oklahoma twice In 1943. Then they went off to war. Returning Return-ing last year, the three have helped Kanaas stop the Sooner three times nee. The trie were Impressive yesterdsy s they sparked Kansaa to a 61-M virtory over Tulane In the tourna-neat's tourna-neat's opening round. The combined com-bined score itl points set a new tournament mark. The previous record rec-ord ef 11? wss set In 1941 when Bay-kr Bay-kr beat Texaa Tech. b9-M. Oklahoma toyed with Baylor In Its penlng con loot yeeterdsy, outclassing outclass-ing the Texaa a, 64-47. The eoonera' eenter, Gerald Tucker, tallied 31 points. Texas, whloh whipped Missouri, -, la the opening round, risks ft eight-game winning at reek agalast the Aggies. The Texana will yield height to the Agglee, who are seeking their third straight tourna-neat tourna-neat title