Evening star., 1948-03-03
Attention Given 6. W.
Surprises as Court
Title Play Opens
By MerreII WhittIesey
Ger StcS{ coryasaondent

DURHAM, N. c., Mar. 3.-Nine
teams that have spent most OF the
season beating each other start the
chase after the supposedly invincible
North Carolina State Wolfpack TO-
night in the 25th annual Southern
Conference basket ball tournament.
The District area is represented
by George Washington and Mary
land for the third straight year,
but both defer first-round action
until tomorrow. Tonight's program
calls for the three teams that tied
for eighth place in the standings,
and the host Duke Blue Devils, to
meet in what amounts to prelim-
mary games that will trim the field
to the usual eight teams.
At 7:30 Wake Forest meets Will
liam and Mary and Immediately
following that game the third team
with an 8-and-7 record, South
Carolina, plays Duke.
G. W., not too highly regarded. at
home, is. i, receiving d surprising
amount of attention. s. :
The 5000 seats In Dukes man.
moth field !, house have been sold
since February 10 and Durham was
overcroWded, as usual, at tour
nament time tonight. The event is
an annual social affair for the ath-
letic directors and football coaches,
with the Friday night Bar BQ a
weekend highlight. The basket ball
coaches will meet Friday and the
newly organized Southern Confer
ence Press Association will pow WOW
the same day.
N. C. and v. p. I. i'm Open.
North Carolina, record holder
with % tournament appearances
and seven titles, opens tomorrow's
schedule at 2:15 against one of the
two Virginia qualifiers, v. P. I. AT
4 o'clock Maryland, seventh-place
team in the standings, meets David
son, which it defeated by a point
early in the season.
The night schedule calls for de-
Tending champion and prohibitive
favorite N. c. State to make its
debut at 7:30 against the Wake
Forest William and Mary winner
The feature spot on Thursdays card
was reserved for second seeded
George Washington and the Duke
South Carolina victor at 8 o'clock
On Friday the winners of the
games involving N. C. State and
Maryland meet in one semi-final
with G. w. and North Carolina
favored to gain the other spot. The
final is scheduled for Saturday night
North Carolina and Duke have
won IL of the "a. titles but on past
performances, the Wolfpack and
G. w. are favored to reach the
title round.
Coaches Name Squads.
With all squads limited to 10 play
ers, Coach Art Zahn at G. w. named
Bill Cantwell, John Moffatt, Art
Cerra, Len Small, Ray Adler, Phil
McNiff, Maynard Haithcock, Chet
Pietras, Howard Hoffman and Gene
Witkin. The Colonial party includes
Max harrington, director of ath-
letics, Sports Publicist Tom Coleman,
Trainer Sparky Adams and Manager
Jim Day and so students. first to buy
the allotted number of tickets.
Players in the Maryland party
were Bill Brown, John Edwards, AL
Lam. Bernie Smith, Ed Crescenze,
Bob Murray, Ronald Siegrist, Frank
Armsworthy, Spence Wright. Walt
and Manager Bill Newman.
Coach Flucie Stewart had company
in Jim Tatum, director of athletics,
and William Tobey, graduate man
ager.
With N. C. State already asked to
the New York Invitation tourney by
virtue of its perfect Conference rec
ord and a seasons mark of 26 vic
tories against defeats by West Vir-
ginia and Holy Cross, all the teams
here would like to see State beaten
to spoil the party.