Evening star., 1945-02-12
Army, Navy Among
Teams Struggling
For Top Honors
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

| NEW YORK, Feb. 12-De Paul's
dynamic Demons occupied the No
l spot in the Nations college basket
ball rankings today on the strength
of an 11-game winning streak ano
record of II victories in 18 starts
Their latest triumph was a 48-4e
conquest of highly regarded Okla
homa A. and M. before 1892 fan.
at Chicago Saturday night. Once
again it was giant George Mikar
who paced the Demons with Il
points while holding 7-foot BOZ
Kuland to only eight.
Vieing with the Demons for tor
honors are Army and Navy, Iowa
Ohio State, St. Johns of Brooklyn
Notre Dame, Bowling Green anc
Rice. Army meets st. Johns al
West Point Wednesday and plays
Penn Saturday. Navy meets North
Carolina Pre-Flight Saturday. Notrt
Dame plays Iowa Seahawks Wed
nesday and Marquette Saturday
Iowa tangles with potent Purdue
Monday.
Army and Navy still are unbeaten
The Cadets made it 10 in a row
and 26 straight over a 3-year span
in trouncing Rochester, 79-42, Sat
urday while the Middies gained
their ninth straight with a 60-4C
triumph over West Virginia.
1920 See Irish Win.
Notre Dame downed a strong
N Y. U. five, $500, before 1920
fans, the seasons largest gathering
at Madison Square Garden, for its
18th victory in 16 games. Ohio
State and Iowa continued their sec
tional struggle for top honors, the
Buckeyes shading Northwestern, 36-
80, and the Hawkeyes defeating
Indiana, 45-40.
Once-beaten st. Johns had an
easy time beating Rider, 48-39, fol-
its l4th victory; Bowling Green
scored its 10th victory in 20 games
in drubbing Westminster, 1857, and
Rich captured the Southwest Con-
ference title in walloping Southern
Methodist, 1888, before $500, Dal-
las largest basket ball crowd
A glance at the sectional stand.
ings:
Eastern independents Unbeater
Army and Navy with st. Johns
on top. Muhlenberg and Rhode
Island State close behind while
Temple and Westminster lost
ground, each losing twice during
the week.
Eastern Intercollegiate League
Penn can win title by defeating
Columbia.
Big Ten Conference-Ohio STATE
out in front with IL record. one
victory more than Iowa. Illinoi!
still in running with Al.
Big Six-Oklahoma took sole pos.
session of first place by beatinl
Kansas State, 1896, while Nebraska
gained its first Big Six triumph II
whipping Kansas. 59-45.
Duke Pulls Big Upset.
Midwest Observation-Disclosures
A. and M, Valparaiso, Great Lakes
Hamline and Iowa Pref1ight rate be-
hind De Paul and Bowling Green
Southern Conference-South Ca
rolina, with eight wins, no losses
and Dukes defending champion!
with five loop wins, leading with
only one more full week of pla,
before championship tournament
Duke pulled major upset defeating
Temple, 51-46, Saturday.
| Southeastern Conference-Tennes-
see remained on top with 6-1. recorc
despite 53-49 loss to Georgia Tech
Kentucky next with 81.
Southwest Conference - Ric
clinched championship by beating
Southern Methodist for its 10th
straight triumph. Arkansas. M. U
home and home games Friday and
Saturday will decide second place
The winner probably will become
the Southwest representative in the
NCAA regional tournament at Kan
sas City in March as Rice will be
unable to make the trip due to the
48-hour travel rule on its naval
traineeS.
Big Seven-Utah climbed within
half game of Colorado U. Utes
are unbeaten in six league starts.
Buffaloes have won seven straight.
Pacific Coast Conference North
ern division)-Oregon retained lead
at 8-4 although beaten by Oregon
State. Washington State and Ore
gon State tied for second at rs as
70 ~ -
the running (Southern division)-
Southern California and U. G. L. A.
tied for first place.
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