Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
; Unbeaten Quintefs
Left After Fordham
Downs Connecticut
BY the Assoeiufsd Press


vanishing as fast as q scent
cup Of coffee.
Only three major college
quintetS were left today in the
shrinking circle Of the all-win-
ming elite. Connecticut was
knocked out last night by
Fordham.. 70-63. after IA
straight. leaving only Western
Kentucky, the University Of
Kentucky and Duquesne.
Western Kentucky goes after
its 21st triumph against Stetson
tonight and Kentucky tries for
No. Is against Georgia. Du-
quesne, with 18 in row. meets
the Quantico Marines in an ex-
hibition Saturday but doesn't
play a college team again until
Wednesday.
Western Kentucky and Du-
quesne both already have won
more games than the Army team
of 1894. last major club to
go through a season unbeaten.
The wartime Cadets played
only a 15-game schedule.
Conlin Scores 30 for Rams.
Connecticut's loss was not too
surprising since the HuSkieS were
up against their stiffest oppose
ton of the season in Fordham.
The losers put up a real battle
but were unable to shackle big
Ed Conlin of the Rams, who
scored 80 points.
Seventh-ranking Notre Dame,
only one of the Nations top 10
teams in action last night, out
classed Butler. $3.50. with Joe
Bertrand and Dick Rosenthal
doing the heavy firing. Bertrand
scored Is points and Rosenthal
20 as the Irish romped all the
way. ....
Dick Nunneley spanked a final
75-Second splurge that gave
Tulsa a 66-63 verdict over Brad
ley, the 18th ranking club, and
Louisville, No. 20, drubbed John
Carroll. 104-57.
Louisville's three-figure total
was topped by two other major
teams. The Navy swamped Pitts
burgh, 1878. and West Virginia
snapped five-game losing
streak by trouncing Virginia
Tech, 111-68. West Virginia's
victory was its second in South
ern Conference play, where
George Washington and Furman
are setting the pace.
Virginia Edges VMI.
Virginia edged Virginia Mill
tary, 1916, in a clash between
the Atlantic Coast and Southern
Conferences. Yale defeated
Brown. 1896. in an Eastern
League encounter.
Oregon. leader in the North
ern Division of the Pacific Coast
Conference. bowed to Washing
ton State. 74-68. but kept first
place over idle Oregon State.
Top action tonight includes a
battle for Missouri Valley hon.
ors between fifth-ranking Okla
homa AIM and Wichita, No. IA
in the current Associated Press
poll. and an Atlantic Coast scrap
between Duke. No. 8. and North
Carolina.
In other Eastern action last
night st. Francis OF Brooklyn
won its eighth in a row. Stat,
over Siena with a 19-point spree |
in the closing minutes after |
Siena had tied the score early in
the fourth quarter.
Columbia Downs Rutgers.
Columbia tripped Rutgers, ga !
So, hitting on IS per cent of it's |
shots. Penn State snapped a
five-game Gettysburg winning
streak. 64-51, after trailing by !
two points at the half.
st. Joseph's of Philadelphia
broke loose with "a points in the |
third quarter in beating Rhode I!
Island, 96-83.
Harry Sacks and Roland Perry |
spanked late Harvard rally
that produced a 56-51 victory
over Amherst.
Colgate ended an eight-game
losing streak at Army's expense,
80-72. Bill Harmon scored 80
points for the Cadets.
Montclair State of New Jersey
upset City College of New York.
101-90. with the help of a Al
point explosion in the fourth
quarter. The total was the
highest ever scored against
CCNY. Irv Schorr set a CCNY
scoring record of SO points.
Seton Hall defeated Albright,
1851. Vermont clipped st.
Michael's 77-58, and Wagner