The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-03
Court Action
Swings Into Full Tilt
Indicated Depaul
Hoopsters Ranked
As Leading Outfit

NEW YORK, Jan. 2. - up -
There's more than a suspicion go
ing the basketball rounds that De-
paups unbeaten Demons who
boosted their win streak to II by
, three Eastern trip triumphs are
one of the teams to beat for ma
tional honors in 1914.
Although the going is just be-
ginning tc get hot and the tough
est part Of every schedule is still
future business, Depaul made a
lasting impression in the East by
crushing Arkansas, $3.50, after
topping St. Joseph's and Long Is
land.
While Depaul was boosting its
streak, Camp Grant, Iowa Sea-
hawks and Gonzaga were moving
along at fast clip with long win
records to match some of the idle
clubs but Oklahoma's Aggies, Ark
ansas, Great Lakes, Norfolk Ma
val Training Station, St. Johns,
NYU and Pennsylvania were re-
moved from the ranks of the I'M
beaten. Perfect-record Iowa was
idle.
The Sailors from Great Lakes
ran into trouble after winning sew
ell, bowed TO Illinois and North
western before bouncing back to
whip Ohio State. The Buckeyes
were the boys who stopped Coach
Bodies Norfolk Tars in mid week
after the Sailors had won II in a
row but bowed to the same club the
next night.
! Oklahoma's Aggies were slowed
Gown in losing to the Norman
(Okla.) Naval Air Station, 25-19,
in the Oklahoma City tournament
that was won by Oklahoma Univ
ersity. Arkansas came up from
the Southwest without loss, nosed
Ciy College but bowed in turn to
Albright nd Depaul
st. Johns bumped into too much
trouble in kentucky for their first
loss and NYU found Colgate's Red
Raiders too tough and bowed, 48-41
to leave the New York district
without major unbeaten team
At the present rate, there won't
be perfect record five in the
nation in another week or 10 days.
Dartmouth put in a very strong
claim for a seventh Eastern Lea
que crown by squeezing past Penn
in "a thriller, 54-48, the first set
back for the Quakers. Cornell
40 puooas IoJ 9!l olu! peAom
shading Princeton, 41-39, on a
field goal in the last 30 seconds by
Bob Gale who leads the league
scorers with IS points in four
games.
The Big Ten warmed up for the
start of its regular conference cam
raign and Chicago finally snapped
its 45-game losing streak by wal
Looping Chicago Tech, 62-27. Wes-
tern Michigans upsetting Broncos
did it again to Michigan, $3.50,
in overtime.
"Phog" Aliens Kansas five re-
manned unbeaten in college COM
petition after whipping Kansas
State and Missouri in a Kansas
City doubleheader series. Gonzaga
defeated Washington for the first
time in years and handed theme
their worst drubbing in 20 years
by a 1859 count.
Havana's intersectional tour end
ed with the Cubans losing to Tenn
plet and Canisius, two of the ma
tons fastest stepping fives, for
a U. S. A. record of one win and
two losses.
Tomorrow night finds the Big
Ten opening with Illinois at Wis
consin and there are eight more
games scheduled for Friday and
Saturday. The Big Six season gets
started tomorrow, the Pacific
Coast loop moves into action Fri
day and there will be three tits in
the Eastern circuit. Two Madison
Square Garden doubleheaders and
one each in Philadelphia and Chi
cago.