Evening star., 1944-02-28
Temple Five looms
To Front in BEATING
Western Michigan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Temple, q
team given scant consideration at
the start Of the season; jumped into
the college basket ball limelight last
week by bowling over Western Mich
Iigan.
The feat of the Philadelphia Owls
in handing the Midwesterns their
first collegiate setback of the sea-
son, 55-51, showed them into the
front line of teams being consid-
cred to fill the remaining berths
In post-season tournaments.
Provided the Owls follow through
this week and whip their arch city
rivals, st. Joseph's, they may be in
vited to compete in the National In
vitation Tourney at Madison Square
Garden along with De Paul G8-3)
Oklahoma Aggies (20-3). Muhlen-
berg (20-3), Utah 1873, st. Johns
Q3-3), Kentucky Q4-D and still
another unnamed quintet. So far
Temple has won 13 and lost against
major competition, the last four in
a row against st. Johns, Washing
ton-Jefferson, Penn State and West
ern Michigan. ,,.
Unbeaten Army Stands Alone.
Temples performance overshad-
owed somewhat the victory Army
chalked up against New York U. to
continue the only major unbeaten
quintet in the country. The Cadets
hope to finish their season unbeaten
in Is starts by crushing Maryland
and Navy this week and perhaps
being invited to one of the post
season Journeys.
Dartmouth, ISL, already has ac-
cepted an invitation to compete in
the Eastern NCAA playoffs, and
Ohio State, 1876, Is expected to act
this week.
What teams will fill the remainder
OF the berths in this tourney still is
a mystery although Arkansas is re-
garded as having the inside track
from the Southwest.
This is how the situation shapes
up by sections:
East-Temple's feats outstanding
with Army and Long Island College
close behind. Sampson Naval sur
prised by beating Canisius then. in
turn, was upset by Colgate. Muhlen-
berg wound up season by whipping
Villanova.
Wildcats Blast Purdue.
MldWest-Northwestern. eliminat-
ca from Big Ten title by Illinois
FRIDAY. 50-47. came back against
Purdue Saturday and knocked Boil
ermakers out of possible tie. 51-45
Iowa now only remaining team with
cnance for title deadlock with Ohio
otate, but has to beat Northwestern
twice this week. Best wins of week.
DE Paups 61-49 win over Notre Dame
IN overtime and Notre Danes 66-4o
rout OF Iowa. Great Lakes drubbed
i41eoo Ior 3oth victory in 80 games
Big Six - Fireworks tonight at
Ames when unbeaten Iowa State
ana Oklahoma clash with first nlace
at stake. Oklahoma, beaten prev
lously by Cyclones. 41-3e. must win
10 gain at least tie for title. IF
Sooners win, Kansas could KNOCK
Iowa State out of tie by winning on
Friday. ~
>a Share Southwest Title.
Observation-Disclosures trou n e d
Wlnless Texas Aggies twice to wind
up conference season in champion
ship tie with Rice. Each has won
IL league games and lost only l.
Arkansas appears choice to repre-
sent section in NCAA tourney since
Rice is losing several of its regulars
before the tourney opens.
Southeast-Kentucky and Georgia
Tech seeded No. 2 and 2 in annual
conference tourney this week end at
Louisville. Other teams are Tulane.
Vanderbilt, Georgia and Louisiana
State.
South-Duke won the champion
ship OF the Southern Conference by
upsetting North Carolina in annual
tourney at Raleigh. Norfolk Naval
Training Station and Norfolk Naval
Air Station battle Tuesday to settle
feud.
Pacific Coast-The same old story,
Washington on top in the northern
division and California in the south
ern half.