Evening star., 1950-12-25
Illinois Five
Out 10 Avenge
1949 Defeat
5 Other Tournaments
Scheduled This Week
In Various Sections
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-The high
spot on this weeks basketball
menu is the probable Sugar Bowl
rematch between Kentucky and
Bradley, the Nations top-ranking
teams.
Vengeance-bent Bradley (9-O)
has several old scores to settle
this season-and one of them is
that 71-66 loss to Kentucky in
last years New Orleans classic.
But before the Peoria Gll.)
Braves journey South. they tangle
Wednesday with a tough Indiana
crew, winner of six straight and
a strong favorite to replace Ohio
State as Big Ten ruler.
Kentucky (6-0), tabled No. |
in last weeks Associated Press
poll, engages st. Louis CID Fri
day in the Sugar Bowl semi final,
while second-ranked Bradley (9-0)
plays Syracuse (6-2). The VIM
ners and losers meet Saturday
evening.
Bradley Routs Duke.
Kentucky added to it's growing
prestige Saturday by defeating st.
Johns of Brooklyn, 1887, in Mad
ison Square Garden. The game
was humdinger, with the out
come in doubt until the final
minutes. when Jack Mcmahon
blew two fouls-and the ball
game-for st. Johns. Bill Spivey,
Kentuckys 7-foot center. was high
scorer with Is points.
Bradley unleashed it's scoring
fury against previously unbeaten
Duke, ripping the Blue Devils, 93-
So, at Peoria. Bill Mann popped
in 19 points for the Braves. Duke
had won six straight.
While Kentucky and Bradley 20
after the Sugar Bowl title, five
other outstanding tournaments
across the land will see some of
the better teams humping heads.
Here's the tournament schedule,
with dates, records and first-round
pairings:
Big Seven at Kansas City De-
cember 27-30: Wednesday night
Kansas GID, the favorite, VS..
Iowa State (4-D. and Minnesota
(4-D VS.. Colorado (3-6). Thurs
day night-Oklahoma (4-2) VS..
Kansas State (6-2), and Missouri
(4-D VS.. Nebraska (3-4.
Navy in Raleigh Tourney.
Dixie Classic at Raleigh, N. c..
December $3.50: Thursday after
Inoon-Wake Forest (2-3 VS..
Rhode Island State 90, and
North Carolina State CID, the
favorite, VS.. Tulane (4-3). Thurs
day night-North Carolina (3-2)
VS.. Navy (4-0), and Duke GID
VS.. Colgate (4-2).
All College at Oklahoma CITY
December 27-30; Wednesday after
noon-Arkansas (3-5) VS.. Tulane
4-2, and Vanderbilt (3-2) VS..
Texas (3-5). Wednesday night
Oklahoma City (4-3) VS.. Alabama
4-3), and Oklahoma A & M (9-0),
the favorite, vs.. Baylor (4-4.
Cotton Bowl at Dallas December
1929: Thursday night-Southern
Methodist go VS.. North Texas
State and Texas Christian (5-3
VS.. Texas Tech (3-5. Friday
night-Southern Methodist VS..
Texas Tech and Texas Christian
VS.. North Texas State.
Skyline Six at Denver December
27-30. Wednesday night-Brigham
Young CID VS.. Utah (6-3) and
Denver (2-3) VS.. New Mexico.
Thursday night-Utah State VS..
Montana and Colorado A & M
(6-4 VS.. Wyoming (9-O.
Record of Two Teams.
Here's what the top 10 did last
week:
Third-ranked North Carolina
State dropped its first game last
week, 1851 decision to Villanova.
The latter, No. 18. might move up
with its 60 record.
Fourth rated Indiana (6-0)
tlipped Notre Dame, 64-56. Sat-
urday to wrap up the fourth an
nual Hoosier holiday classic.
Oklahoma A. and M. 900 No. 5
routed California, 58-46, for it's
fourth straight victory over Pa
cific Coast teams.
SiXth-rated City College def
nitely is on the downgrade. The
Beavers, playing without Ed
Warner, lost a 48-43 decision to
Oklahoma last week, and this
week engage Brooklyn and Ari-
zona. both in the Garden.
Long Island (5-0) ripped UCLA
Thursday. The No. 7 Blackbirds
play Idaho and Western Kentucky
this week, also in the big New
York arena.
Eighth-ranked Missouri picked
up a victory over Arkansas, but
UCLA blew three
(See BASKETBALL, Page C-2)