Evening star., 1928-11-19
BY F. G. VOSBURGH.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. November 17.-The
foot ball season is in full blast with
the all-America frenzy and the award
ing of the laurel wreaths still ahead
but already the sounds of practice on
many college gymnasium floor have
announced that the basket ball season
is right on its heels.
From all indications its coming will
mean the introduction of a different set
of colleges and universities to athletic
fame, as those which are supreme in
foot ball rarely scale the heights in
basket ball as WELL good example is
Carnegie Tech of Pittsburgh, which at
present is riding high as one of the two
unbeaten and united elevens in the
East, but which set something of a
record on the basket ball court last
Winter by losing every game it PLAYED,
Judging by the results of last year
the basket ball world can look ahead
from this preseason date when the
coaches are just beginning to think
about issuing their calls for candidates
and cast its eyes on the following teams
IN the seven major sections of the
country in the expectation that they
will supply big share of the fireworks
If not the championships.
In the East-PittSburgh Pennsvl-
vania and Princeton stand out. The
Pitt Panthers played 2l-game schedule
last season without losing a game. in
cluding five Western Conference teams
and Dartmouth of the Eastern Inter-
collegiate League among their victims.
Several veterans from that squad, which
include some star Sophomores, are back
| this year Pennsylvania won the East
ern big Six" championship and has
tno Ia
back again, while Princeton, runner
up. can bank on Mike Miles and Eddie
| Wittmer its foot ball-basket ball aces.
again this year.
In the Middle WeSt-Both Indiana
and Purdue, which wound up in a tie
| for the Western Conference champion
ship, had young teams and start the
new drive with most of their veterans
on hand. Loss of Carroll, all-confer-
ence guard, is the only real blow dealt
Indiana by graduation Purdue with
the 6l2-foot '"Stretch" Murphy at
! center and full supply of experienced
| men around him will take a lot of
beating before the race is over.
In the Far West-Southern Califor-
MIA has what advantage goes with be-
| ing the defending champion, but its
margin over California in the southern
IidIi was pretty SllIIl. OldnIOfQ had an
! exceptionally good freshman team and
i must be reckoned in on what looks like
repetition Of the tight race of last
/ season. Washington was the class OF
! the northern section OF the conference
and hopes 10 repeat there.
| In the Missouri Valley-this will be
| the first year of basket ball competi-
| tion in the new big Six" Nebraska,
now the dominating factor In the foot
ball race in this group, will be marked
outsider on the court, as it has long
way to come from last year Okla
homa's towering team pivoted around
| Vic Holt, who is an inch taller than
Murphy, won the last championship OF
the old Missouri Valley Conference in
: 1929 and must be made a heavy
favorite, although Kansas under
"Phog" Allen. Is always dangerous.
In the Southwest-Arkansas, another
lofty team unbeaten in winning the
championship last year. has the max
ings of strong quintet.
In the Rocky Mountain Conference
it will be the Montana State Bobcats
against the rest of the field, as the
other IL colleges are determined to halt
the wonder team" which last season
dropped only games in 38 starts ir