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\NO4AGAAOCu I'll O11 rage A-o.l
against a zone defense such as
the Spiders presented. He made
a lot of his shots that way last
night to bring his season total to
1873 points, an average of % in
six games. Behind him are Elliott
Karver, runnerup for the most
valuable-player tag in the poll
of sports writer's covering the
tournament, with 10 points, and
Joe Holup with 101.
Fine Defensive Player.
Devlln also is a fine defensive
player who doesn't foul much,
and his height makes him valu-
able off the blackboard.
Last nights victory-which
incidentally was by the same
score that CIV beat Richmond
by in a regular season game
earlier this month-gave the
Colonials six in a row. 1t wasn't
quite as thrilling as their earlier
meeting when the Colonials
waited until late in the game
to come from behind, but the
crowd was treated to a game
that was tight most of the way
The lead changed frequently
in the first half. with Richmond
having a 22-18 edge in the first
quarter and with CIV ahead,
1886, at halftime. There was
a momentary tie to open the
second half. after which CIV
went in front and stayed there,
but by no great margin until
near the end.
Devlin Breaks Tie.
Devlin broke the last tie early
in the second half. His drive--in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 31.-Bart
Starr and Dicky Moegle, two of
the youngest players ever to ap-
pear in the Cotton BoWl-Starr
will be in his second bowl game
at the age of 19-face the big
gest burdens tomorrow when
Alabama battles Rice.
Starr, Alabama passer, might
have to go the full 60 minutes
because injuries have reduced
the Crimson Tides quarterbacks
to Starr and Ollie Yates, a fresh
man. who has yet to play a down
of varsity ball.
Moegle, Rice's breakaway run
ner. could find himself shoulder
ing much of the work in advance
ing the ball if Kosse johnson,
the Owls All-American fullback,
can't play at top speed. john
son still favors sprained ankle,
but Coach Jess Nicely thinks he
will be able to play tomorrow.
Nicely admitted, however, that
the injury hadn't responded to
treatment as expected and john
son might not be as hearty
physically as he was in smashing
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Basketball
Continued From Page A-8)

first minute until Mickey Vino
grad connected on a free throw
for a 52-51 edge with lbs left
of the third period.
Togo PaIazzi Stars.
Holy Cross Sugar Bowl victory
is a tribute to the fine shooting
of Togo Palazzi and the &C
curacy of an unhappy prophet.
Palazzi provided the crucial
points to give his team its first
title in three attempts and max
ing Harry Rabenhorst. LSU
coach, a sad prophet.
Robenhorst predicted Holy
Cross was the team to beat.
Fordham took third place with
a 1851 overtime victory over
De Paul in the consolation game.
Palazzi was voted the most
valuable player in the tourna-
ment by sportswriters and
broadcasters,
Kansas Fears Jink.
Kansas fears the Big Seven
tournament championship may
forebode bad luck the remainder
of the season.
None of the other preseason
champions in the eight years of
the tournament has been able to
win the conference title.
In beating Oklahoma, Phog
Aliens Jayhawks relied heavily
on Sophomore Bill Brainard, the
games high scorer with % points
who replaced B. H. Born, star
center, after Born fouled out
with less than two full periods to
his credit.
The final game of the four
day tournament produced a
record number of fouls-70-and
saw stars from both teams leav-
ing the floor because of them.
In other last-day games, Mis-
souri, took third place by beating
Nebraska, 72-57; Kansas State
ran wild for fifth place with q
98-77 victory over Iowa State,
and Colorado won its first game
of the season, sinking winless
guest Washington, 81-60. for
seventh.
Outside Of tournament action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Duke Hands Middies
First Loss. in.T Taking
Dixie Classic Title
BY the Assoeie,ed Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. ST.
Dukes surprising Blue Devils.
given little consideration in
pre-tournament betting, today
held the Dixie Classic basket
bali crown after their 1888 win
over Navy last night.
Duke, which entered the tour
nament with a So season record.
flashed race horse attack and
a strong bench to hand Navy
its first loss in seven starts this
season.
Wake Forest turned back
North Carolina State, 86-79. to
bag third place and rack UP an
other win over the neighboring
Wolfpack.
In other results of the tourna-
ment windup, Seton Hall de-
feated Tulane, 77-68, to take the
consolation title, and Oregon
State, fourth-ranked nationally.
handed North Carolina a $3.50
lacing.
Never Survived First Round.
This marked the first time in
five years Duke was able to
survive the first round of the
Dixie Classic. tt reached the
finals by sweeping past Oregon
State. fourth-ranked nationally,
7l-61, and grabbing an 1856
decision over Wake Forest.
Navy defeated North Carolina,
1862, in the opening round and
followed this with an 85-75 up
set of N. C. State, winner of
all the previous classics.
The three-day tournament in
Reynolds Coliseum set a new
attendance record of $1,000,
eclipsing last years total of
$4,000.
Dukes fast pace wore down
Nays Middies in the final
period.
The Blue Devils 98-point total
was the highest scored in the
f1ve-year-old classic. The pre-
vious high of 81 was set by
Pennsylvania against Duke in
1852.
Guard Rudy D'Emilio, who
scored "a points before fouling
out in the fourth quarter. and
Guard Joe Belmont, with 81,
were the big Duke stars.
After the game, D'Emilio re-
ceived a trophy for being voted
the outstanding player of the
tournament by sports writer's
and radio announcers.
Lange High Scorer.
Center Don Lange, a fourth
year man with an uncanny hook
snot. led Navy's attack with IS
points. This gave him total of
76 for the tournament, Is more
than Wake Forests Dickie Hem
ric, who was runnerup with 50.
The Blue Devils posted a
shooting percentage Of 37.2,
compared with 81 for Navy.
In knocking off N. C. State,
Wake Forest continued its win
streak over the Raleigh team.
The Deacons edged the Wolf
pack, TITO, last March to win
the Southern Conference crown,
and racked up an 81-69 de-
cision in an earlier game this
season.
Wake Forest built up a 66-48
lead over the Wolfpack in the
third period before N. c. State
launched its rally. The drive
pulled within three points in
the closing minutes, but the
Deacons pulled away.
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Bowls
Continued From Page A-8.)

"a
eastern Conference. The team
that can muster the best defense
probably will prevail.
Georgia Techs Engineers
should extend Coach Bobby
Dodd's winning bowl record to
five games in their Sugar Bowl
meeting with West Virginia at
New Orleans. But the boys from
the hills may prove every bit
as good as their 81 record,
which has been criticized in
some quarters for including some
relatively weak foes.
Coach Art Lewis has drilled his
Mountaineers hard for the past
10 days. Tech has been satisfied
with only one full-scale drill.
Injuries have plagued the Cot
ton Bowl teams, Alabama and
favored Rice, with Alabama the
hardest hit.
Quarterback Albert Elmore.
injured in an automobile crash
during the Christmas vacation.
definitely will not suit up, Ala
bama Coach Red Drew said last
night. He added that two other
regulars, Right End Bud Willis
and Right Guard Charles Eek
erly, would see only limited &C
ton, as will Curtis Lynch, who
is supposed to understudy Will
lis.
All-America Kosse johnson of
Rice still was limping at yester-
days practice session and did no
contact work.
All Games Broadcast.
All five of these games will be
broadcast nationally. NBC will
carry both the Cotton and Rose
Bowls on radio and television.
CHS will carry the Orange Bowl
on radio and television and Mu-
tual will carry a radio version of
the Gator BOWL.
The Orange, Sugar, Cotton and
Gator games start at 2 pm,
EST; the Rose Bowl at 5 pm,
EST.
In other action tomorrow,
Mississippi Southern, conqueror
of Alabama during the regular
season. meets Texas Western in
the Sun Bowl at Ell Paso; La
crosse (Wisc0, State and Mis-
souri, Valley clash in the Cigar
Bowl at Tampa, Fla; Arkansas
State plays East Texas State in
the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando,
Fla. and Great Lakes meets Fort
Ord in the Phoenix Salad Bowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Blair Defects Alumni

The Montgomery Blair High
School alumni defeated the
varsity, 1888, in a basketball
game at Blair last night with
Bud Parsons II points high for
the winners. In a preliminary,
Blair's jayvees defeated George
Washington High School jay
wees, 1929.
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Basketball Results
BY the Assceioted Press

CAflTAL TOURNEY.
virginia 81 - vPi 81 tconsolationj
ALL-AMERICAN TOURNEY.
M MsaylsiIa. q? 30, Ariz. State tIempel so
evansville BIKE bGS CLASSIC Tennessee II
R Wake Forest So navy 80 SGhs e. s. p
Seton Seton Hall = Tulane s. Cor 9TH p!.(
oregon S' aeL Is y F s Fl Eor 9TH D'
L. ssie II Brig. You nsa1 &: q For G "a Pi
NV e aNs 81 isS' TS g EsE 9Th
Harvard So Springfield as tFor I'd pi. !
amherst srSEn Middls do15y g g E Ger sts
HoFsTRA ToGRNEY. n D'''
Wagner 60 Cortland so Cham
Lafayette sH A1tstra ~ SS!GSSnsolatiOn)
Missouri IL Foa srS P1aee> S Sa1a g
Cor 9th Place.
s. 81 fs 7th Pae Sya WASTE sssss
SUGAR BOWL TOURNEY.
Holy Cross 66 Louisiana State sc
rorab.m g, Championship n.,,,, a,
ALL COLLEGE TOURNEY.
Santa Clara SO tSemifinaD Wyoming 81
Okla. A&M s. tsemifinaD Okla. City SO
Mississippi So (Consolation5 Furman IS
KENTUCKY INVITATION.
Western Kentucky 80 Louisville II
Championship
Xavier 'ohiG 'Fo IS srd r, Eastern Ken 81
yillanova IS For 9TH Place. Houston S.
Murray (Ky.) 81 Siena 68
.c.roPFO Cor 18th 9TH Place. nsI.vvv
Ga. 80 Championship Ga. Teachers 60
Florida 63 tConsolation) Ga. Tech SO
SUNSHINE TOURNEY
sou,h..t P0RT TA1. 4. N M lex ons a.
Championship
Southwestern La. II Mo. Valley SO
Contra, o., F Ss srd ah place, ,r,,.,.n ,o
Westminster MOI 10 East. N. Mex. 81
Cor 9TH Place)
K IW4A1NN1:sr T2TFN GK,d At
81. FIR. Pa.) 20 Westminster (Pa.) 55
(championship)
Younsstn M "a SeSnso IniIRNE Mp'ksm' 30
Nowstn. Ea. 80 Overtime! Cen. Mo. 7s
ST: PAUL INVITATION TOURNEY 90
st. Thomas 'M snTsr(,m = Creighton 7s
Gustavu' Adolp is.s,, a. Illinois Yves. Sc
Fs%a xs Il au1 Tsss;
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TOURNEY
Rice 65 championship Texas SO
So. Meth. 70 tfor third Dlacel Ark. 66
Alabama 81 flor fifth placel Baylor 81
Texas Christian 60 Texas Ann Al
for seventh plaeel
kIWANIS TOURNEY, OTTAWA, KANS.
Washbn. So (championship) Cp. Cir. 48
Drury SO Panhandle tOkla.) Ann 55
(c0nsolati0nl
HOLIDAY TOURNEY AT
FOREST CITY, IOWA.
Kirksville tMO.l 70 Cornell UOwa) ~
tchampiOnship)
WinOna (Minn.) Al Buena Vista 40
(c0nsOlatiO
MIDLAND ROUNDTABLE TOURNEY,
BILLINGS. MONT.
ktckS "a Carroll (MOnt.b go
(champi0nship)
Rocky Mountain rs Eastern Mont. 78
Consolation. overtime)
McNEESE TOURNEY AT
LAKE CHARLES, LA.
Southeast Okla. SO McNeese fLA.) 81
championship
Sam Houston State ~ East Tex. Bap. IS
(cOnselation, overtime)
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JeIIeff's Boys Club
Sweeps Three Titles

Jelleff's branch of the Boys
Club of Washington outclassed
the field yesterday in the Christ
mas basketball tournament by
taking championships in the II,
IA and 16-and-under classes.
The 12-and-under team de-
feated Silver Spring, 41-16: the
14-and-under team defeated
Merrick, 40-37, and the Leland
under team defeated Little
Green, 49-41.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Boiling Air Base Wins

Paced by Jim Coalter. former
West Virginia star who got II
points. Boiling Air Force Base
defeated Civil Service Commits
sion. 60-53, in a basketball game
last night at Boiling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Wagner Is Winner
In Hofstra Tourney
SpeeioI Dispotch 70 The Sfor

HAMPSTEAD, N. Y, Dec.
31.-Wagner College of Staten
Island is the champion of the
third annual Hofstra College
Christmas basketball tourna-
ment.
Wagner, which knocked Ameri-
can University out in the semi
final round Tuesday, won the
tournament, $3.50, over Cort-
land State Teachers last night.
In the consolation, Lafayette
College defeated Hofstra, 71-55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Harry VenubIe Rifle Stur

Harry Venable of the Eastern
Branch of the Boys Club of
Washington earned individual
honors with 96x100 as his rifle
team defeated the Boys Club
of Silver Spring, 640-466, in
matches at the National Guard
Armory yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Mathews Better on Rood

Eddie Matthews of the Mil
waukee Braves hit 80 Of his Al
home runs on the road during
the 1858 National League season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Hockey at q Glance
By The Associated Press

BY The Assoeioted Press
Yesterdays RESULTS.
National League.
Montreal .; Toronto. 2 (tie).
American League.
Syracuse. ,: PITTSBURGH. 1.
Buffalo, 8; Cleveland, g.
International League.
Toledo. 4: Milwaukee, /.
Marion. 8; Troy. 2.
Western League.
New Westminster. s; Victoria. B.
Saskatoon, 3: Seattle, 2.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE.
National League.
Montreal at Detroit.
American League.
No games scheduled.
International League.
Toledo at Cincinnati.
western League.
No games scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
SATURDAY
900 PM.
"DuPAS VS..
DeMARCO"

Jack Gregson calls the
blow-by-blow as Ralph Du-
Pas meets Paddy DeMarco
in o scrappy featherweight'
match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
FRIDAY
1920
"PERSON TO
PERSON."

Edward r. Murrow visits
glamorouS ballerina Renee
Jeanmarie in her New York
apartment and Walt Kelly
of Pogo" fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

Totals 25 80 81 Totals 33 80 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
SUNDAY
ZOO PM.
"YOU ASKED
FOR 1T"

Art Baker presents the
most-reauested acts of 1853.
ranging from a Japanese
wrestler to VIII Rogers, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

A new hour-long, live top
flight dramatic series! To-
night, watch "CANDLE
LIGHT" starring Mary
Sinclair and Leueen Mac
Grath.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. Dec. 18. - Third
Baseman Bob Elliott. 81. the Ma
tional Leagues most valuable
player in 1947, was uncondition-
ally released by the White Sox
today.
Elliott played with the Pitts
burgh Pirates, Boston Braves and
New York Giants in a National
League career that lasted from
1899 until the Giants uncondi-
tionally released him October l,
1852.
He switched to the American
League last March Is when the
st. Louis Browns signed him and
came to the White Sox June IA
with Virgil Trucks in a swap for
Pitcher Lou Kretlow, Catcher
Darrell johnson and cash.
The Sox had hoped Elliott
would provide batting punch and
skill at their troublesome third
base spot, but Trucks turned out
to be Chicago's boon in the deal.
winning 10 straight for the Sox
and finishing with a 20-10 record.
Troubled with strained leg
muscles, Elliott appeared in 67
games for the White Sox, batting
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Snider Nips Mathews
For SIugging Honors
In National League

Duke Snider. Rrooklyn's sweet
swinging outf1elder, won the Ma
tional League slugging cham
pionship by the tissue-thin mar
gin of .0002 over Milwaukee's
young clouter. Eddie Mathews, it
was disclosed today with release
Of the leagues miscellaneous
statistics.
Snider, who slammed AZ home
runs. four triples and SO doubles,
finished with a .6271 Slugging
average. Mathews, who belted At
nomers, eight triples and 81 dou-
bles, posted q $3.50 mark.
Stan Musial of the Cardinals
drew 105 bases on balls to lead
the league in that department
for the first time. Ralph Kiner
Of the Cubs and Junior William
of the Dodgers each walked 100
times.
Musial hit for 800 or more
bases for the ninth time to estab-
liSh National League record.
Steve Bilko of the Cards, who
struck out five times in one
game to tie a league record,
famed 1875 times to lead the
league. Dee Fondy of the Cubs
struck out 106 times and Bill
Bruton of the Braves famed 100
times.
Solly Hemus of the Cards was
hit by pitched balls IL times.
Rip Repulski, also of the Cards,
was the next favored target of
the pitchers, being clipped nine
times.
Joe Adcock Of the Braves
grounded into % double plays,
two more than Monte Irwin of
the Giants and Ransom jackson
of the Cubs.
Don Mueller of the Giants
struck out 13 times. low among
players who batted 400 or more
times.
Brooklyn'S Slugging percentage
of .474 was so points higher than
that of the Cardinals, the
Dodgers closest rival in that
phase.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Davis Cup
Continued From Page CID

Washer made it 6-5 for the Bel
gians and the Americans tied it
again at TT. Then came the
key game. With Brichant Serv-
ing, Trabert blasted a tremend-
Gus forehand drive to deuce it.
That took some of the starch
out of Washer and Brichant and
the Americans went on to break
through. Trabert then held his
own service for the match.
Talbert later said his playing
definitely doesn't mean Tony
and I will play in the challenge
round if we get there. Seixas is
the man we hope will help us
bring back the cup and we're
still counting on him. Because
he may have been playing badly
here doesn't mean he won't be
ready for the Australians"
Trabert praised Talbert's
steady play, declaring the vet
eran New Yorker was q steady
ing influence.
Remember he had q lot of
pressure on him." Tony said.
Its just like Eddie Stanky pull
ing out Stan Musial and going
in as q pinch-hitter."
Evening star., 1953-12-18
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

which the industry is turning
out In record numbers.
DR.. Walter Lawson, the sailing
dentist who once held National
titles in the Penguin and Thistle
classes, took runnerup honors
last Sunday in the Gibson
Island, Md. Penguin races. Jack
Rockford of Baltimore, another
old Penguin hand who hasn't
been heard from for some time
either, won the series.
The races are another in the
new frostbite series sponsored
by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht
Racing Association. They wind
up next March. and . special
high-point trophy will be
awarded the top skipper on the
winter circuit.
Next race in the series is the
Columbia Yacht Club Washing
toms Birthday regatta February
20-21 Original plans called for
the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in
Virginia to join in the series
with a regatta January Is. but
this has been cancelled.
Capital Yacht Club members
will hold q New Years eve dance
and party at their Maine avenue
clubhouse starting at 10 pm.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Ball Park Last Big If
In Richmond Transfer
To TripIe-A League
CONTINUED From Page CID

Continued From Page CID
Toronto will be regular members
Of the Northern division Of the
league with Havana. Richmond
and Buffalo regular Southern
members. Rochester and Syra-
cuse will alternate each year
in the. two regions.
All this appeared to put the
International League in sound
footing, but the Piedmont League
is in a bit Of trouble, having
lost its biggest drawing city,
Richmond.
Eighth Club Possible.
Remaining in the Piedmont
are York and Lancaster, Pa,
Hagerstown. Md, and Lynch
burg, Newport News, Portsmouth
and Norfolk. Va.
Frank Summers, Piedmont
president. said he's convinced an
eighth club will be assigned be-
fore the start of the 1854 season
but he would not speculate on
who it might be. There was
some talk Of Harrisburg, Pa.
MooerS retains possession of
the players on the roster of the
Richmond Colts. He has until
February to dispose Of them.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
White Sox Release Bob Elliott,
MIS- Most Valuable in 7047

.261, with .255 for the entire
season.
Elliott hit his major league
peak with the Braves in 1947,
the season he won the National
Leagues most valuable title with
a .317 batting average. 1l3 runs
batted in. % home runs, IS dou-
bles and S triples.
He had been traded to the
Braves the previous year after
eight seasons with the Pirates.
After five seasons with the
Braves, he was traded to the
Giants early in 1852.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
FORE AND AFT

There will be at least 20 per
cent more boats on display at the
National Motor Boat Show in
New York next month than the
$50 craft viewed by tens Of
thousands at last January's show.
Joe Choate, show manager. esti-
mates sos boats will be on hand
for the golden jubilee show in
Kingsbridge Armory January IS
to 23.
Included in the record indoor
feet are IS inboard cruisers rang
ing up to so feet, 1S outboard
cruisers. ~ inboard runabouts
and utilities, 80 sailboats and 1876
assorted outboard runabouts,
dinghies, prams, canoes and even
rowboats.
The show, midwinter mecca of
many Washington area yachts
men, is being held in the armory
in Upper Manhattan for the first
time. It will provide space on a
single floor equal to four football
fields, according to the statisti-
cally minded Choate. Previously
the show was held at Grand Cen
trail Palace on four floors.
The shift in location win mean
more subway riding since hotels
are further downtown. But that
should be compensated for by
the elimination Of climbing stairs
or waiting for elevators at the
palace.
Chuck Thompson, popular De-
troit driver Of Gold Cup boats,
is now building one Of the big
racers for himself. Chuck last
drove for Jack Schafer of De-
troit, placing second in the last
Presidents Cup Regatta with
Such Crust III. Previously, he
drove the Dossin brothers Miss
Pepsi to three cup wins here.
The Outboard Boating Club
Of America estimates about q
quarter million persons in the
country became outboard motor
owners for the first time in their
lives during 1853. BY the end
of the year half a million out
boards will have been sold, with
nearly half of them seven horse
power or less.
This is paralleled by the large
growth of stock outboard racing
throughout the United States
These classes use stock engines
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Bill MCGOWAN 10 Speak
Al touchdown Club

Bill MCGOWAN, the veteran
American League umpire who is
a resident Of Silver Spring, will
be the principal speaker at next
Mondays luncheon at the
Touchdown Club.
This will be the last club
luncheon until after its annual
football banquet at the Hotel
Statler January 8.
Evening star., 1953-12-18

no Dlro oog
and c a n n o t
hunt all;
cannot afford
c controlle d
p h e a S q n t
shooting nor
t he expense
Of a d u c k
blind is really
put to 1t to
"A nd outdoor
S port over
W e Elk end S.
Frankly. duck
hunting so far
fhie RaaRnn
Evening star., 1953-12-18
Springfield and HomIine
Meet in NAIA SemifinoI

Kansas City, Dec. 18 (P.-
Springfield (MoD State and
Hamline. both longtime small
college basketball powers. will
meet in the feature semifinal
game of the NAIA's December
basketball tournament tonight.
Springfield, defending cham
pion and the only team ever to
win two National Association of
intercollegiate Athletics tourna-
mentS in a row, drubbed Ne
braska Wesleyan, $3.50. in the
first round last night.
Hamline, the national inter-
collegiate titlist three times. got
into the semif1nals. 81-68. over
RockhurSt of Kansas City.
receding the Hamline-
Springfield game. which begins
at $50 pm. (CST, will be a
match between Illinois Wesleyan
of Bloomington and East Texas
State of Commerce. Illinois Wes-
leyan handed Mississippi South
ern it's first loss in seven games.
it'll. East Texas beat Findlay
(Ohio) College. 1868.
A couple of games were to be
played this afternoon involving
last nights losers. but the NAIA
wouldn't claim them as part of
the tournament.
AL Duer. executive secretary of
NAIA, said the contests were not
a part of the tournament. He
said they were just practice
sessions"
Coach Lee Floyd Of Mississippi
Southern contended his school
considered its meeting with
Findlay regular season
game" Rockhurst and Nebrasks
Wesleyan were paired in the
other afternoon game.
Evening star., 1953-12-18
DR.. Jormun to Speak

Dr. B. H. Jarman, professor of
education at George Washington
University, will be principal
speaker at the annual athletic
booster banquet honoring the
Washington-Lee High School
football squad and State cham
pionship cross-country team at
7 pm. Monday at the schools
cafeteria.