Evening star., 1941-01-20
Hoya Five Listed
Among Leading
Few Changes in Title
Races Expected Til
After February |
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr

ing part of the college basket ball
season is the interruptions.
Starting early in December, the
campaign is just getting up speed
when it runs into the Christmas
holidays. Then when the conference
and league struggles are beginning
to get hot in mid-January. eXami-
nation times comes along. This
means another period when COM
paratively few games are played
and it means a lot more to teams
whose stars become ineligible as a
result.
So far this month there have
been enough games in the major
college circuits to weed out the
weakest teams and in some cases to
reveal undisputed leaders. But
there's a sharp drop in the number
OF games scheduled this week and
next. when examinations are being
held. and few, if any. changes are
likely before February /.
The ins and outs in various ma jor
conferences at present are:
Ins-Eastern League. Dartmouth
with three straight victories: Big
Ten, Ohio State and Indiana both
undefeated: Big Six. Oklahoma.
Kansas and Kansas State tied for
first; Missouri Valley, Oklahoma
Aggies and Creighton: Southwest
Conference, Arkansas; Big Seven,
Denver and Utah: Pacific Coast,
northern division. Washington;
southern division. Stanford. South
ern, North Carolina and Richmond
unbeaten; Southeastern. Georgia
Tech, Auburn and Florida.
Outs-Big Ten, Michigan and
Northwestern: Missouri Valley, ST
Louis; Southwest. Texas Aggies and
Texas Christian; Pacific Coast.
Northern, Idaho: Southern Confer
ence, Maryland, Davidson, Clemson.
6. L. Among Independent Leaders.
Besides these leaders there are
such Standout independents" as
Rhode Island State, Seton Hall,
Baltimore and Toledo, all unbeaten; i;
Long Island, Villanova; Georgetown,
Duquesne. one-game losers, and a
flock of others in the East and Mid
west that look just about as strong.
Looking over this weeks program
by sections:
East-Safely at the top of the
league heap after Saturdays 36-33
victory over Cornell. Dartmouth is
idle this week Cornell plays Yale
Saturday after the Ellis and Penn
sylvania meet in last-place battle
Wednesday. Penn plays Army in
a non-conference tile Saturday.
Among the independents, major
clashes are Duquesne-De Paul.
Notre Dame Syracuse and the La
Salle-Canisius and Niagara-St Bon
aventure double header at Buffalo
tonight; George Washington Army
and Georgetown-Navy Wednesday,;
Villanova George Washington
Thursday and North Carolina Navy
Saturday.
South-Since titles in both the
Southern and Southeastern Confer
ences are decided in late-season
tournament play. there's compara-
lively little interest in the early
season races. which still are wide
open. Georgia Techs surprising
Sophomore-laden team. unbeaten so
far this season, has the big job in
the Southeastern circuit this week
The Engineers meet Kentuckys two
| time champions, who took a trim
| ming from Tennessee last week;
| play Clemson in an interloop game
and then encounter Tulane, dark
horse" contender. North Carolina
1910 Southern winner, plays North
Carolina State and Maryland
Washington and Lee, tied with Duke
and William and Mary close behind
the unbeaten Conference leaders
play Virginia Tech Saturday.
Leading Buckeyes Play Badgers.
Big Ten-the big game on light
schedule sends Ohio States con-
ference leaders against Wisconsin
winner of three out of four on Sat-
urday. Tonight's pairings are
Northwestern Iowa. Wisconsin,
Chicago and Minnesota Michigan
On Saturday Michigan visits North
western. There's not much chance
of a change here.
Important Midwestern "indepen-
dent" games are Dayton Bradley
Tuesday and Toledo Bradley and
Michigan State-Notre Dame Satur-
day,
Big Six-the first-place tie is due
to be broken when Kansas plays
Kansas State at Manhattan. Kansas
State, as the home team. figures to
be the winner although it hasn't
beaten the Jayhawkers since the
1929 season. MisSouri's tourists
visit Nebraska tonight and Okla
homa Friday, while Nebraska plays
at Iowa State Saturday.
| Missouri Valley-No conference
games are listed and the only out
side tilt sends st. Benedict's against
Washburn Friday
Southwest Conference.-The and
Southern Methodist, in a second
place tie with Baylor and far behind
the high-scoring Arkansas team
meet Tuesday after Rice visits Texas
Christian tonight. Baylor meets
Texas A. and M. Saturday.
Big Seven-It's any ones race sc
far with the home teams having 6
big edge in the games played. Den
yer and Utah, unbeaten so far ir
conference play, clash at Salt Lake
Saturday.
) Pacific Coast-Oregon carries tht
heavy schedule in the Northern Di.
: vision with two games against Wash.
ington State and two against Idaho
. Washington. the leader, plays Fri.
day and Saturday against Oregon
State. last years division winner
and current runner-up. Stanford
! leading in the southern section aftel
: beating Southern California twice
has a single game against California
l which split even with U. G. L. A. las
week.