The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-08
CACERS ARE READY
FOR MAJOR GAMES
Teams Preparing To Settle
Conference And Sec
tional Disputes
BY BILL WHITE

By BILL WHITE
NEW YORK, Jan. 7-OP-Havine
run out of railroad tickets-and In
tersectional foes-most of the coun'
try's collegiate basketball teams are
back home now, ready to settle down
to the serious business Of settling
conference or sectional disputes.
There are only a few of the travel
ers still swinging through foreign
territory, seeking seasoning n q
prestige. California, St. Mary's
Syracuse and the highly touted New
Mexico Aggies still seem to have
some stops unpunched.
The two coast schools will have
a large hand in helping dedicate
f%ieldhouses on Utah university and
Utah State campuses, while the
busy border champions, the Aggies,
head east for battles with Temple
in Philadelphia Wednesday, Long
Island university in Madison Square
Garden Friday and Baltimore U. at
Baltimore Saturday.
Syracuse winds up a midwestern
odyssey against Michigan State
Monday - the same night that
Kansas plays Loyola and Kansas
State meets De Paul in a well.plan.
ned Chicago doubleheader.
Heavy league firing has already
started in the Big Ten where Ohio
States defending champions are
looking up-from the cellar. The
Bucks were beaten by Michigan
while their two fiercest foes - In
diana and Purdue opened the sea-
son as simply as the man performs
on the flying trapeze.
In the other sections, the titular
play has been sc light that there
aren't many standings worth pub.
lishing-but it won't be long, now.
Section by section, here's how they
shape up:
East: The Ivy league has to chase
after Pennsylvania, off to a sizzling
one point victory over Cornell in
the leagues only game Saturday.
All the others save Princeton get
into action this week with Harvard
Columbia, Penn-Yale, Harvard-Dart.
mouth and Columbia.Ya offering
the fireworks. Cornell plays Colgate
in a non-conference tussle.
New York U, winner last night
over Manhattan 31-27 in the Garden
rests this week, but its hated city
rival, Long Island steps back into
the spotlight with that New Mexico
Aggie battle.
And on a full Eastern card, these
games also look good: Bradley.
George Washington, Georgetown.
Penn State, Catholic uquesne, Pitt.
Cornell, Lafayette-Army, Penn
State-Carnegie and Mayhem.
Midwest: Ohio State opened its
quest for another Big Ten title by
being victimized by an alert Michi.
gan team, 40-35, which may give an
indication Of what's in store for
'midWestern fans this season. In
diana had a struggle, as expected,
before downing Illinois, 1886, and
Purdue came through in fine fash.
ion with a 1929 victory over the
hitherto indicated Northwestern
Wildcats. Minnesota and Wiscon.
sin also started off right, nipping
Iowa and Chicago. A full schedule
Of games Monday night, headed by
the Indiana-Iowa tussle, will help
clear the picture.
Butler, always a m%idwestern
power, took it on the chin from
Illinois and Long Island and then
bounched back nicely to top La
Sale. De Paul and Loyola, a couple
Of other midway hot-shots have the
Kansans on their hands Monday in
the Chicago twin bill. Notre Danes
narrow victory over weak Syracuse
wasn't very encouraging to the Irish
dQIlcIcIllS.
South: Georgia is still the South.
eastern kingpin, knocking over
everything in sight for four victories
last understanding its winning
streak to six in a row. Kentucky
went out Of the conference to play
Kansas State and Xavier and its re.
cord of five out Of six is nothing to
hide under a basket. There are NO
major changes, but things pep up
this week with IL conference and
three intersectional battles. In the
Southern conference, Duke, North
Carolina, Wake Forest and Mary.
land opened their current campaigns
successfully. Duke and Carolina
both beat Davidson, Wake Forest
stopped strong Washington and Lee
and Maryland whipped Clemson,
weakened by the loss of Banks Nc.
Fadden, the footballer. The prin.
clpal feature was Dukes fieldhouse.
dedication win over Princeton by
1921 before 1900 spectators, a new
southern cage attendance record.
The Duke-Maryland, Tulane.Ala.
pama, L. S. U..Mississippi, Tennes.
see-Aiabama, and Georgia Florida
tests head the Mason Dixon pro.
gram.
! Missouri valley: Drake and Wash.