Evening star., 1948-01-05
CIV. and American U.
Facing Major Tests
In Games Tonight

Washington's chances Of housing
the Southern Conference and Ma
SON. Dixon basket ball champions
will be better known after tonight
when George Washington invades
Raleigh to meet North Carolina
State and American University
plays host to Loyola Of Baltimore.
The Colonials, who admit that
their nine consecutive victories have
been at the expense Of relatively
minor opposition, move into the big
leagues against the Southern cham
pion State College five, currently
ranked eighth In the Nation by the
Dunkel system.
Maryland will be playing only Is
miles away, in Durham, when 1t
concludes its trip against Duke.
The Terps lost by "A points to North
Carolina Saturday night and will be
underdogs again tonight. 80.
N. C. State Favored.
Despite defeats by Holy Cross and
West Virginia, NJ, G. State ranks
a rather solid favorite to trip the
Colonials tonight Holy Cross merely
is the defending National champion
and West Virginia has won SO in a
row on its home floor.
State has played all its games
outide the conference but confines
most OF its play to family affairs
from now on. Only Pete Negley
is missing from the team that won
81 and lost last year,
Negley, now the star center for
American u, said q. w. would be
handicapped by playing in the
State gym. "1t has waves in the
floor" Negley said, "the first few
times I ran up and down the floor
continually tripped and fell. State
will have big advantage by play
Ing, at home" Like all State games
ut home, 1t Is a sellout.
Colonials In Good Shape
George Washington, which cut It's
Christmas vacation short by one
week to practice twice daily for
what may be It's biggest game OF
the. season, is At. The Colonials
have been secuted by Everett Case,
coach Of the Wolfpack, who was
said TO. be particularly impressed
With their ball handling and COM
paetness.
On. the home 'front.' American
Untversity's chances Of knocking
Loyola from the favorite's role In
the Mason Dixon loop were low
cred when Reggie Crockett injured
his ankle. Crockett, the hook-shot
artist who has a 12-point-a-game
average although he has played
more than half of only one game,
may be In uniform, but Coach Stan
Cassen said his appearance in the
game was doubtful
Leroy; Ishman, the big freshman
from Bradford, Pa, will take
Crockett's place in A. us first and
third period team tonight and Bill
Tanney will sub for Ishman in the
zone defense combination that
heretofore has played the second
and fourth quarter.
Lacy Top Loyola Star.
Loyola will be led, as usual, by
the courtman rated as one OF the
country's best. Jim Lacy, who last
year was the Nations second high
est point scorer. Lacy has not
been Is prolific with his point max
ing this season, but he is adept in
all departments.
The Greyhounds won their eighth
game Saturday night. by defeating
Albright, e3-52. Loyola's best per
Torrance to date was against La
Sale, rated by many as the best
college team In Pennsylvania. The
Loyola scorer and all reporters at
the game had Loyoia ahead by a
point at the final gun, but the home
book showed a tie score and thus
an extra period was ordered IN
which the Explorers won by two
points.
In i preliminary to the s:45 vars
ity game the American U. and
Loyola Jayvees will meet at 7:l5.