Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-21
6OOth Victory Makes
Coach DiddIe Look 10
New Basketball Goal
BY .hs Assoeioted Press

By the ASsociCted Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 2l.-Ed
Diddle, Western Kentucky's
58-year-old basketball coach,
reached another milestone today
and began looking ahead in
terms of becoming the top win
ner Of all time.
Diddle's Hilltoppers polished
of Tennessee Tech last night.
6l-51, to remain one Of the seven
undefeated teams in the coun-
try. More important, the
triumph was the, 600th victory
of Eds career, all spent at
Western Kentucky.
Diddle now has only one more
mark to shoot at and II he sticks
around long enough, he might
make it despite a bad heart
Phog Allen, Kansas coach. has
a record of 1877 victories and
2l2 defeats, but his record In
cludeS duty at four different
schools. So Diddle actually has
won more games than any coach
who has stayed with the same
team.
Win II Straight.
The Hilltoppers rank No. 4
in the weekly Associated Press
poll of sports writer's and now
own a winning streak Of II
games. the longest Of any major
college in the country. Duquesne,
which was idle last night, has
won Is without q defeat.
Western Kentucky had no
trouble winning as 1t pleased
once it ran up a 20-10 margin in
the first period. It left the floor
with a 1924 bulge at the half
and was content to match Tech
point for point in the second
half. Tom Marshall was high
man with 81 points.
Most of the major schools had
the night off, but Norwich and
Erskine, two of their small BROTH
erS who have yet to taste defeat.
emerged triumphant again.
Norwich won. No. IL by stopping
Middlebury, 1870. in q Vermont |
Conference game. and Erskine |
ran its skein to IL by humping |
Newberry. 81-67.
Georgia Tech Loses No. Is.
Newberry, incidentally. has a |
record in reverse. The school |
has been beaten in every one
of its Is starts. But that still
doesn't match Georgia Tech.
which went down to defeat No. |
Is without a victory at the hands
of Auburn. 80-56. Bates, an
other winless outfit. fell before
Gorham (Me) Teachers, 1858.
for defeat No. Is.
Dayton won its 18th game in
Is starts. defeatintg Seton Hall
for the second time this season,
1861. This one was not as close |
as the first game. when Dayton |
barely eked out 67-65 decision. |
Seton Hall, usually a threat for
national honorS. has been hav-
ing its troubles this year and
shows a mediocre record Of 81.
Army beat Penn, 71-64. and
Siena snapped out Of a six-game
losing streak to upset Villanoya,
68-58.
Siena Downs ViIlanOva.
The Cadets, who now have a
6-3 record, didn't find the range
until midway in the second |
period when Bill Harmon and
Mark Binstein began to score.
Each wound up with Is points.
Siena topped Villanova with
q 28-point onslaught in the
fourth period. Going into the
final chapter the Wildcats we're
in the van. 44-40, but they man.
aged to make good on only one
field goal in the final 10 min
utes.
Cornell, riding atop the Ivy
League. turned back the Samp-
son Air Force Base, 77-72. for
its 10th victory in IL games, |
Williams defeated Springfield. |
Bit. and Louisville whipped |
Hanover. 94-55.
In Honolulu, Hawaii Uni |
verSity ended Whitworth's seven
game winning streak. $500.