The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-29
COLORADO WILL
 BE AMONG HOOP 'FANS' FAvORTTES
Two Games Tonight; R. I. State vs. FOrdham
 Saturday
BY PAUL sCraErrELs

United Press Stan COrresp0ndent)
 New York, Dec, % -- (Up) = Three intersectional college basket ball doublehsaders bring ouSstand- ins teams from the far corners of the country to Madsion Square Gar den to trade shots with six local court powers beginning tonight.
 Oregon State-Manhattan and Wy oming- City College play in tho weeks first twin bill tonight, Wash- lngton-New York University and Colorado-St. John's meet in the second double-header tomorrow night and Creighton-Long Island University and Rhode Island State. Fordham bring the holiday activity to close Saturday night.
 It's particularly difncult this week Co single out any of the Garden visitors as specially talented. Ore- gon State and Washington are CO., favorites for the northern division title in the Pacific Coast conference: Wyoming and Colorado are expected to fight it out In the Big Seven, Creighton is the Missouri Valley Champion and Rhode Island State the New England titleholder Al these clubs are undefeated with the exception of Creighton, which lost only to Minnesota.
 Wyoming won the Big Seven title last year, busting Colorado for the first time in the four years the con- ference has been In existence. It brings Q veteran team, including some talented sophomores and is coached by Everett shelton, former coach of the Denver Sideways. ieST's National A. A. U. champion
 oregon State, coached by Slats Gill, also has Q veteran lineup. Five senior letter-winners have returned from the team which won the con- ference title two years ago and placed second last year. oregon State defeated Washington State in three of four games last season though Washington State won the title and was runner-up in the NCAA tournament.
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 Colorado is an old Garden faV- orite, having played here seven times, winning Ave, including tho 1o40 National Invitation Tourna. ment. The Bluffs also went to the final Of the 1888 tourney, losing to Temple. Their other loss here was to St. Johns in 1888. Coach Frosty Cox has four veterans back along witk Q pair of sophomores who were oil. state guards.
 Washington, schooled by Here Edmundson, first introduced the race-horse, fast-break offense t college courts. They were the no. tons college representative in the Olympic tryouts in the Garden in 1886. Three juniors, senior and sophomore comprise the startinV lineup.
 Though Washington claims to b, the fastest travelling team in the country, their statement Is disputed by Rhode Island State, highest Scor- Ing club in the nation, The rampant Rams have won three games SO far this season and have compiled polnt-scorlng average of e4. Four veterans are back, headed by Stutz Modzelewski, who is aiming for . four-year national collegiate scor- ing record. Gone Is 240-pound Flip Keaney, son of Coach Frank Keaney but replacing him is sopohomore George Mearns who tailed 70 points in c high school game.
 ModzelewSki set Q national record of B00 points in his sophomore year, got 403 last year and has i200 for three years. He s out after Hank Luisettl's major mark of 1896. He scored 30 points in each of his first two games and 2l in his third.
 Creighton has an all.veteren or. ray with seven former all-state per. formers,