Evening star., 1953-12-24
Lasf-Second Defeat
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Beyo Francis Critics
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Clarence
(Bevo) Francis. high-scoring
basketball player whose amazing
point totals were wiped from the
record books last spring, had the
last laugh on his critics today.
The big boy from little Rio
Grande (Ohio) College averaged
SOL points per game last year,
but the coaches association
voted to throw out the records
because Of the poor quality of
the opposition. "He couldn' t
score like, that against a good
team" his critics scoffed. "Rio
Grande will never beat anybody
that amounts to anything"
Bevo kept pumping in the
points as Rio Grande made an
Eastern swing this year, but he
and his mates hadn't beaten one
of the better teams until big
Bevo took matters into his own
hands last night and fired the
winning basket in the final Sec
onds for 67-65 victory over
Wake Forest.
BevO'S Shot Wins Game.
Grabbing the ball at the foul
circle. Bevo cut loose with his
speciality. a whirling Jump shot,
and Rio Grande had a victory
over the conqueror of North
Carolina State and the Peoria
Caterpillars, national AAU
champions.
Bevo made 80 points in all,
'outscoring the talented Dickie
Hemric of Wake Forest, who got
"a in a losing cause. Little
Wayne Wiseman shared the
starring role with Francis, twice
stealing the ball for baskets in
the final % seconds.
North Carolina State, No. 9
in the Associated Press poll.
came from behind to whip the
Peoria AAU team, $500, in the
other half of the holiday double
header program at Raleigh, N. C.
On opening night, Wake Forest
whipped Peoria, 58-57, and
State defeated Rio Grande, o.
II. N. c. State and Wake
Forest swapped opponents last
night.
In other games, undefeated
Minnesota. No. 8 in the poll,
rolled up its sixth straight bas-
ketball victory with a school
scoring record of 91-73 over
Marquette.
The point total topped the
Gophers' high of 80 against
Michigan last season.
Chuck Mencel and Buzz Ben
nett led Minnesota's S well-blended
attack at Minneapolis with 18
points each while Dick Gar
maker and Virg Miller each con-
tributed Is. Bill Simonovich,
6-foot-11. 275-pound sophomore
center, added six important
points while the Gophers were
drawing away in the third quar-
ter.
Bradley upset Notre Dame at
Peoria. ILL.,, 74-72, and led most
OF the way. It was Notre Danes
second loss in six starts.
The Braves well-rounded at
tack was led by Bob Carney with
ID points, John Kent with II and
Ed King with Is. It was Brad
ley's fourth victory in seven
games.
Notre Dame Rally Fails.
A six-point surge by Jack Ste
phens and Dick Rosenthal put
Notre Dame ahead at 44-43 early
in the third period, but that was
the last time Bradley was be-
hind. Stephens scored 81 points
in all.
Oklahoma A. & NJ, No. 5 in
the poll, had tough game be-
fore turning back Southern Cali
fornia, 52-49, use, always a
tough team for Oklahoma A. &
M, drew up to 47-49 with 2
minutes to go. but the poised
Aggies held the lead as Tom
Maloney. substitute, put in q
layup and a free throw.
It was A. & Ms ninth win in
ten starts.
Toledo. which gave third
ranked Duquesne scare last
Saturday, also made it tough for
Dayton last night, grabbing a
20-17 first quarter lead. With
6-foot-11 Bob Uhl leading the
way, Dayton went on an 11-point
spree and the Flyers went on to
win, 1854. Uhl. a sophomore,
made % in all as Dayton ex-
tended its season record to I'll.
Texas Christian whipped How
ard Payne, 96-48; Creighton
topped Denver, $500, and New
Mexico Western won the New
Mexico Conference tournament
with 53-49 victory over Ari-
zona State of Flagstaff.
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