Evening star., 1952-03-26
.LoveIIette Star
In Jayhawk Roul
OF Santa Clara
IIIini's Come Fight
FoiIs to Halt Upset
By Brooklyn Quintet
BY the Associated Pres,

SEAIlIE Mar. Z0.-1C Will pe
Lovellette & Co. of Kansas against
the giant killers of st. Johns for
the National Collegiate basketball
crown tonight.
Kansas got to the throne room
doorway the easy way in the semi
finals of the NCAA playoffs last
might, as big Clyde Lovellette led
the way to a 74-55 victory over
Santa Clara.
st. Johns of Brooklyn got there
only with a last-minute drive.
beating favored Illinois, else.
In the title classic tonight It
will be the clever passing game
of st. Johns against the power
that comes from having q tower
lof strength like 6-foot-9 Lovellette
| in the slot.
Scores 33 Points.
The big Kansas center scored
33 points against the Santa Clara
lBroncos, and he stood out as a
lplaSmaker and blackboard bulwark
as well as a scorer. His 80 ran
his three-game NCAA 1852 play
loffs total to 108 to set a new rec
ord. The old mark, in four games,
was SO. It was set by Don Sum
lderlage of Illinois last year.
Experts give Kansas the edge in
the title game tonight. But these
st. Johns players by now are
used to scoring upsets. The ex-
lperts didn't even think they would
get to the national tourney. They
did it the hard way. beating Ken
lucky, No. l team in the .Asso-
Iciated Press national poll. in the
regional tourney. Illinois, the
iRedmen's victim last night, was
1.-THE No. Grated team in the same
poll.
Kansas hackers, however, like
to recall its 52-51 victory over
st. Johns when they met last
year in Madison Square Garden.
Qualify For Olympic Trials.
One goal was clinched by both
st. Johns and Kansas by their
semifinal victories. Both qualified
for the Olympic games trials.
While Lovellette stood out as the
No. individual performer in the
semifinals, St. Johns flashed a
star of its own who may give the
Kansas center a run for his money
tonight. He was Center Bot
Zawoluk, a mere 6-foot 6-incher
He tailed "a points for st. Johns
was a strong man at the back
Iboards and his nine field goals
were within three of Lovellette's
total.
Zawoluk held the NCAA tour.
nament single game record briefly
last Saturday when he scored 8.
points against Kentucky, bu'
Lovellette wiped it out before th'
night was over with his A points
against st. Louis.
Illini Make Last Gasp Bid.
The st. Johns Illinois contes
was the first night thriller.
The boys from Brooklyn wer'
Isitting on what looked like {
cushion with q minute to play
They had a 61-55 margin. Blu
the fighting Illini made one last
gasp bid. Sub Guard Herb Ger
Iecke cut loose with two field goal
in the last long minute. but
wasn't enough.
st. Johns had come back afte
a slow start. when it trailed Sc
to take a 1927 halftime lead. Tn
Redmen stretched 1t to 1929 a
the start Of the second half bu
the Illini came back to deadlocI
lit 43-43 at the end Of the thir,
period. Zawoluk made the differ
ence in the stretch drive. His /
points in the final quarter carrie
st. Johns over the hump.
Jim Bredar and Rod Fletche
led the Illinois scoring with
points each. At the start of tn
second half they put nlinoi
ahead briefly. at 40-39, by com
bining for 13 points. Illinois wa
never ahead again.
Too Much Lovellette.
In the other game, Kansas too
a quick lead, Santa Clara tied
lat TT and then Kansas pulle
steadily ahead. It was just to
much Lovellette for the scrapp
Broncos
His IL field goals last nigt
raised his total for the 1852 play
offs to q new record of Al. TIL
old record, also in three game
Twas 81 by Alex Groza Of Kentuck
lin 1949.
Kansas ran up a 1925 hall
time lead and boosted it to 64-4
lin the final period before Coac
Phog Allen called Lovellette
the bench. Almost quicker tha
q you could say Lovellette, Sa1t
Clara ran up 13 points viii
e Kansas was getting only q lor
l. free throw.
n It closed the gap to only
d points, at 66-54. Kansas had bee
{. ahead as much as % points
e the third period.
n Lovellette re-entered the gam
Tailed three quick points and Il
= -lKansas reserves took over vii
i. less than two minutes left. Tht
t. Iadded five more points viii
Clara got only one.
ri Dick Soares, a sub guard, WI
q 1.-THE scoring star for Santa Clar
yIHe tailed Is points while pr
Ividing the spark for the Bronco
N best rallies.
ID Jim Young. former player wit
lglwilson High School in Washinl
id ton, D. c., scored eight poin
le for Santa Clara.