Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Oklahoma Aqs Threaten ST. Louis u s Great Streak
Best Defensive Team
In Nation Attacks
Top Major String
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioied Press
College basket balls longest major
winning streak-saved by seconds
Saturday night - stands q good
chance Of boucing into oblivion
this week.
The potential victim: st. Louis
University, triumphant 16 straight
times over two years.
The willing executioner: Okla
homa A. and NJ, best defensive
team in the Nation.
The scene: Saltwater, Okla,
Thursday night.
The Aggies did it twice last year
over, virtually the same st. Louis
team. Those losses. two Of only
three blots on the Bilikens' record
all last season, cost st. Louis the
Missouri Valley title.
Whether the Aggies can repeat
depends on at least three things:
Their shooting ability; their skill
in setting up their picket fence
zone around Ed Macauley and the
Bills accuracy on set shots from
OUTSIDE tnat zone.
The Aggies have been whipped
twice. Both times 1t was mostly
their own fault. They just couldn't
hit the basket. st. Louis has had
several close calls, the most recent
one Saturday night when the Bill
kens edged Drake by only single
point.
MacauIey Held on Check.
Macauley, normally the teams
most potent scorer, was held to 10
points by Drake and another 10
earlier in the week by Long Island
University and its aggressive zone.
st. Louis winning streak won't be
the only one in peril this week.
Minnesota takes it's string of II
straight into the unfriendly con-
fines of the Iowa fieldhouse tonight.
A small riot accompanied last years
contest at Iowa City and relations
between the schools strained al
most to the breaking point after
last falls football game.
Iowa authorities have pleaded for
orderly behavior tonight. The
Colder Gophers also have an at
home engagement with powerful
Indiana Saturday night.
Four other major schools still are
unbeaten. Western Kentucky has
won IL; Hamline and Villanova, II
each, and Akron, 10. Cincinnati.
which had won eight straight, fell
before Butler Saturday night, IA
to So.
Western Kentucky has a busy
week, meeting Memphis State to-
morrow and the University of Miami
in Florida Friday and Saturday.
Akron faces a man-sized job tonight
in Pittsburgh against once-beaten
Duquesne with Kent State coming
up Friday. Hamline meets Augsburg
tomorrow and st. Johns Of Mime
sofa Friday.
Books Stymie VillanOva.
Villanova hits the books instead
of the hardwoods and won't be back
in action until January 20, when 1t
meets Georgetown in one game of a
double header at Washington.
Besides Cincinnati and DuqueSne.
emily six other schools still hold
membership in the select once-beat-
en- circle. Two West Coast powers
top this list-Washington State with
"a record OF II victories and loss
and San Francisco with IA and. l.
Illinois has a 12-1 record, Eastern
Kentucky ILL, Kentucky and St.
Bonaventure each 10-1.
Conference races shape up this
way:
Pacific Coast: Northern Division
Washington State (4-0 far ahead.
Southern Division-Southern Cali
fornia and Stanford (3-D.
Border: Arizona go, chased by
Texas Tech GID.
Big Six: wyoming go with Utah
State t3-D close behind.
Southwest: Defending Champion
Baylor 40 holds comfortable edge
over Texas and Rice, (2-D.
Big Seven: Oklahoma t4-O off to
good start. Nebraska's 20 record
not due to last long.
Missouri Valley: st. Louis and Ok
lahoma A. and M. 90.
Big Nine: Minnesota and Illinois
go, but anything might happen
In this powerful circuit.
Southeastern: Kentucky 800 all
alone on top and it will be big
upset If it doesn't stay that way.
Southern: Furman and North Car
DINA State go meet this week.
Ivy: Princeton go with Yale,
Columbia and Cornell, all 81, still
in the race.