The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20

10: washing .oh -
r.0: Washington and Lee {
r.achers so and the Army Cadets
rom West Point 40.
Toppled from the unbeaten ranks
u,are two major powers, the Uni,
rersitv of Washington, winner Of
~ and Rhode Island State, which
Id won nine. Washington took
" m the chin twice from Washing
state SLAB and 1884, while
.Ss Rhodes went down Saturday
sisht before St. Joseph's of Phila.
deiphia, $3.50.
The other eight clubs to finish
the short end Of the score for
sbe first time were Lawrence
Micb,1 Tech by Siena 60-44; Mon.
mouth Gll.) by Ohio Wesleyan IA.
90, Heidelberg by Otterbein 51-41;
gucknell by Penn State 52-45;
IJrsinus by Swarthmore 55-51 ano
Dubuque by Iowa Central 45-35.
Meantime interest mounted in the
various conference races through
out the country as the season
reached the hallway mark.
Wisconsin, 80 in league com
u~eiion, retained first place in the
/ Western Conference, but only by
half a game Over Michigan ana
Indiana, each 81. Michigan
slaughtered Purdue last night, &C.
49, while Indiana nipped Iowa, So
Notre Dame held its top place
among the midwest independents
by swapping Detroit, 8l-40. Chi,
cago Loyola and Bradley also rate
high among the non-conference
teams.
Oregon State, beaten only once
in II starts, took over the lead in
the northern division Of the Pacific
Coast Conference as Washington
was tripped by Washington State.
0regons league WI mark is 40
compared 10 AZ for Washington
and 43 for Washington State.
California and UCLA turned the
Pacific Coast southern division
virtually into a two-team race.
Califorl ia (4-0) nicked Stanford
twice to step out in front by half
game over the UcIans, 81, who
twice beat Southern California.
Santa Clara and Nevada con-
anue TO top the coast Independents.
kentucky, Boosting a season
record Of Isl, remained unbeaten
In the Southeast Conference with q
decisive 54-39 triumph over Ten
nessee, Alabama also is undefeat-
VI IN league competition and
Ncnnlcally leads the conference.
but Kentucky is favored to win the
annual tournament that determines
ne conference champion.
Yale and Dartmouth shattered
a tour-Way first place tie in the
Eastern intercollegiate league with
upset victories Saturday night.
1ale took Cornell, 1896, while
yarmouth walloped Penn. 1858
!als LETT Columbia and Princeton,
'a.l Nv, still tied for the lead.
AiInough each we're surprised
wing me week by North Carolina
v vaa temple, respectively, New
. LUX University and Syracuse.
s.o1s with once-beaten Navy, gen.
|auy Stlll are regarded as out
ms.!uIn3 among the Eastern indie.
so Duke took over the lead in the
vio.an Conference with a 6o-53
s.,''y over North Carolina State
bs 'uiaay night. The Blue Devils
n nstt a 40 mark in league com.
No nt!oh 10 South Cardinals 80.
Ststa III S ; 10 and N. c,
i ha'e 81 The conferences com
s as championship tourney this Year
rlSeS 10 be one of the best.
b. S0OIaoo remained on TOP of the
oys s seven with a 56-44 triumph
oefa. D1Igham Young, but Wyoming
sotpaled both the Colorado Aggies
l eao, o'ah State in its first two
take eI tbo ssmes and is favored to
BY hue tne ute. Utah, although upset
Mi H,aa State still is a threat.
sts a.Ssourl knocked over kansas
lon IL ''o Nebraska to stay at the
s ny IN the Big Six with a 40
S,3GA although Oklahoma's decisive
s%1u victory over K-state last nioh1
he toaSVfated that the Sooners are
s. 'gsm to beat for the title.
t s'' tb Leuis played four games dur
Lon. NE week, losing the first tc
H.@S Island in New York, ba1
C.cj.btw Whipping Georgetown u.
tro "Snlon and Drake. The latter
lain M Nl0inphS helped St. Louis re-
VsloNn NO l ranking in the Missouri
okjabyo Conference at so. The
are foa Aggles, NCAA champs.
Orakta' t from being counted OUT
cbsnee, and Tulsa, too, still have a
s,1 Ir' Southwest Conference
betr.ns 10 have turned into q hattie
boaSSte Texas and Arkansas. Each
Texa, = league records although
hom. beaten only by the Okla.
ID oo As9les in Is games, is favor
5ett Gn he basis Of the Longho-ns.
Ar season mark.
As1o rons, 60, trounced flagstaff
"a, dO nj $ State, 5o-27, to keen is
at VT ! IN the border conference Re.
|pest w. ~ did likewise in the Mid.
e r., Conference, by smakina rum rum.
MHR Lawrence last night. $3.50
|bsouu gutenberg Rucknell and Dick
|aor gh are tied for first in the
snt i9ern division of the Middle At
so ,1e Conference. Sc are sls swarm n,
.out bb, ursinus and Delaware in the
Mid.AIrer, &c. chung to first in the
hiatt. A al Conference. Cincin.
ping ob Oh took owe. second by whip.