Evening star., 1948-03-10
AI|-America Cage Five
Heavily Midwesfern;
Beard, Ky, Tops Poll
BY me Assoeiossd Prsss

NEW YORK, Mar. 1o.-Players
from Kentucky, st. Louis, Notrs
Dame, Iowa and Minnesota were
named today to the 1913 Associated
Press first All-America collegiate
basket ball team. Yale, Kentucky,
Illinois, Utah and Holy Cross placed
men on the second team.
The teams, determined on point
basis by votes from 321 sports edi.
tors and writer's In 40 states and the
District Of Columbia, are composed
Of:
First Team Second Team
Beard. KY LaveIi, Yale
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M.ir,vlo W,fri low, n,,n ,.. E:r.in; Utah. ain ,.
Beard Gets Highest Vote.
On the basis OF points for O
first team vote and 2 for q second
team spot, Beard polled 859 points.
better than SO per cent Of a possible
perfect total. He received 153 first
team votes, Al seconds.
Macauley was runnerup with 622
points on 112 first team votes and
81 seconds. O'Shea polled 596 points
on 100 firsts and 48 seconds, Wier 4S7
and 81 and 16 and Mcintyre 473 on
70 and 54.
Thumbnail sketches OF the first
team players:
Ralph Beard-175-pounder who
stands feet 10 inches in height.
He is regarded as one of the fastest
men in the collegiate sport. Ken
lucky coach, Adolph Rupp, says
Beard is one of the best he's ever
seen. He has tailed more than 1877
points and spanked Kentucky to
fifth straight Southeastern Confer
ence' title and District 8 NCAA
designation. Chews gum at rapid
rate during games.
Ed Macauley-A 6-foot S-incher
who gained nickname Easy Ed"
by calm, unhurried actions on
court. Made 108 field goals In 269
shots for .402 average that helped
st. Louis gain berth in National In
vitation tourney. Team offense
centers around his pivot play. Hon.
or student. Will be 20 on March %.
Weighs only ITO despite height.
O'Shea Is Ambidextrous.
Kevin O'Shea-Ambidex play
er who overcame physical handicaps
to become Norte Dame Star. Trick
left knee kept him on bench last
year. Operation in spring fixed
that, but then suffered similar in
jury to right knee in first practice
last fall. Has 1t taped up and plays
anyway. Rated sophomore, but has
played sport for years. Regarded
as best schoolboy player on Pacific
Coast while at St. Ignatius High
School, San Francisco. During war
starred with Alameda (Calif.) Coast
Guard and played with Borlo A. c.
(San Francisco) in 1945 National
AAU tourney In Denver. Height:
Sol. - -
Murray Weir-Perhaps the small
est man in big-time collegiate
basket ball. Weighs a mere $50 and
stands only feet 9 inches. Regard
ed as competitor who Is best under
be was called the hardest
man to guard in the Big Nine. A
great ball hawk and dribbler, he
sinks uncanny one-handed shots
from crazy angles. Set new Big
Nine Conference scoring mark Of
272 points this season and also new
Iowa mark Of 800 in 10 games. Grad
yates in June.
Jim McIntyre-Tallest player
6:09vin Minnesota history. Weighs
235 and starred at Minneapolis Pat
rick Henry High Scored 314 points
in 1947 season for Minnesota record,
broke 1t this year with $50 in 20
games, although he slumped in clos
ing games. Finished second to Weir
in conference scoring with 215 points.
Unanimous choice for coaches con-
ference team along with Weir.