The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-17
Indicated Basketball
Teams Getting Scarce
Hardwood Giant Dep aul
Beaten By Little VAL
paraiso
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Jan. 16-lR-De
paul was toppled from the rank:
q, the unbeaten by little Valpa
rsiso Dartmouth moved another
stem toward clinching a seventh
s+raight Eastern League title ane
Ohio State put forth strong Bis
Ten claim by swapping Indiana
twice in the major events of an
o+ber crowded basketball week
end.
North Carolina is perched ato1
the Southern Conference. Iowa
State and Oklahoma straddle thu
Big Six lead, Texas is all alone
out in front in the Southwest
u C. L. A.. California and Wash
ington rank at the head of the
Pacific Coast class and North
western, Purdue and Iowa remain
unbeaten with the Buckeyes in the
Western Conference.
Camp Grant has IS straight
Iowa and Albright have seven il
row as the perfect record class
continues to shrink. Army, under
new Coach Ed Kelle!ler, sWamped
Swarthmore and Colgate in open
ing games TO rank as one to watch.
Norfolk's Naval Training Station
beat their Air Station brethren.
1914. in mtd-Week to settle that
service argument. Great Lakes
continues to march along with Il
of l6. Iowa Pre-Flight has II out
of 70 and Columbia's surprising
Midshipmen have the scalp of N.
Y. U. 46-43.
St. Mary's Pre-FHght and Olathe
Naval Airmen also are top-notch-
ers.
Among the Independents Okla
homa Aggies have won 10 of IA,
Kentucky 10 of II and St. John S
Of 7~ooklyn 8 of 8. Other high
rsr,'s are Muhlanberg with 10
wins in II starts, Gonzaga, Tenn
pie and Western Michigan.
DEFAULTS upset by Valparaiso, a
small Indiana university with q
normal registry of 500 students.
ranks as one of the shockers of
the campaign. The towering Cru
saders helped themselves to a SUI
santial gain in national prestige
by Stacking big George Mikan
for 65-57 triumph.
Surprise of the week was the
size of Penn States 1912 edge
over Pittsburgh in a throWback
to the early days of the sport. Only
SIX field goals were scored, three
on each side as Pitt froze the ball
and refused to pass into States
zone defense.
St. Johns took Temple in Phila-
delphia, 1852. in the East's best
game with 1866 watching the
doubleheader in the other half of
which Penn was knocked off by
St. Josepf's. 1889. Canisius lost
its second of the year. bowling to
City College. 1886, while Roclles-
ter ran its record to six and one
By drubbing West Virginia. 1896.
Aud Brindley scored % points
as Dartmouth made it five straight
in the Eastern League, trimming
Princeton, 54-31. The Indians can
clinch the flag by beating Penn
at Hanover, N. j.. Saturday.
Don Crate with 48 points in two
games against Indiana was the
shining light for Ohio State, now
Big TIE nthreat Wisconsin took
Michigan twice, the second time.
42-51, before record Saturday
turnout of 10,500 Purdue made
i four in a row in the conference
b" Stopping Minnesota twice and
Chicago stretched its league los
ing streak to 43 by bowling to
Northwestern, 77-2O and Illinois,
69-32.
Oklahoma S triumph over Mis-
Souri,. 44-30, lifted the Sooners into
Big Six deadlock with Iowa
State, idle in the league but win
nerS over Ottumwa Naval Air Sta
'lon 6O-37. Texas smothered Texas
Asgles, TAO, for a perfect rec
ord In the Southwest. Arkansas
and Rice split a weekend series
10 share the runnerup spot.
North Carolina moved anead in
The Southern Conference by scores
over Davidson and North Caro-
Ina State. Colorado Mines and
colorado College won ir the only
rocky Mountain district games
California tied with U. c. L. A.
by whipping Southern Cal, 1924,
IN the Southern Coast division
while Washington was idle to pro-
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