Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
San Francisco,
Dayton Seek 10
Extend Streaks
BY the Associated Press

San Francisco and Dayton.
the mighty among the Nations
college basketball teams. should
have little trouble extending
their unbeaten streaks this week.
But don't bet on it.
Particularly after the hectic
action over the week end. during
which four Of the top 10 teams
including second ranked North
Carolina State were beaten.
The Wolfpack, after % straight
successes. dropped 68-58 deci-
sion to Duke.
San Francisco has two games
on tap this week and If they win
both the top-rated Dons will
equal the collegiate record for
consecutive victories at 80. Bill
Russell and Co. have won IL this
year and 81 straight over the
last three years.
Santa Clara Improved
Santa Clara tomorrow night
and Fresno State Friday night
will be the Dons' opponents. AL
though neither is expected to
spring the big surprise. it's a
matter Of record that Santa
Clara, coached by Bob Feerick,
has shown improvement in win
ming its last three games while
Fresno State is 4-3 on the sea-
son.
Dayton's tall Flyers. led by
Bill Uhl. 7-foot center. we're easy
winners over Iona Saturday. 81
"a. They'll take their Ito slate
into Buffalo's Memorial Audi
forum Saturday night against
Canisius. The upstate New York
team, always tough on its home
court, is IA for the campaign.
Elsewhere. the standings of
the Big Ten Conference are likely
to be scrambled tonight. Purdue
and Indiana head the pack with
30 records but each is down to
play away from home-Purdue
at Michigan and Indiana at
Minnesota. Ohio State and I'LL
lnois, both 10. also will see
action. the Buckeyes against de-
tending champion Iowa and the
IIllini against Wisconsin.
In other games. Vanderbilt
ranked fourth in the latest AS
ISOLATED Press poll. goes against
Georgia Tech in a Southeastern
Conference encounter. Mary
land is at South Carolina. Ala
bama at Mississippi State. Au-
burn at Mississippi, Davidson at
Virginia Tech and Kansas at
Missouri.
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Kansas is deadlocled with
Kansas State and Colorado fol
the Big Seven lead. a surpris-
ing turn of events since Iowa
State won the conference holi-
day tourney and was expected to
have things its own way in the
title competition. Eighth-rdnked
Iowa State. however. cropped a
1854 decision to Kansas State
Saturday night.
!. The Big Seven is not the only
league that's making some OF
the experts look bad.
In the Ivy League, Dartmouth
choice of the coaches in a pre-
season poll, opened its cham
Ipionship drive by losing its first
two games. 10 Penn and Prince
ton. which are tied for the top
spot with 20.
! Rice. the Southwest Confer
ence IaVorlte, was beaten by
Southern Methodist last week
but bounced back to beat Texas
AIM. 1917, Saturday. SMU
lleads with 20 although Texas
Christian and Arkansas both won
their only starts.
/ The North Carolina State set
back coupled with fifth-ranked
North Cardinals defeat by Wake
Forest scrambled the Atlantic
Coast Conference race. Mary
land leads with Al followed by
IN. c. State, North Carolina and
Duke at 81.
/ George Washington, No. 7, was
the other team among the top
10 which was upset Saturday
night. losing to unpredictable
Richmond. 1857.
!