Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Grady Wallace
RecdpturesLead
In Scoring Race
BY the Associated Press

lace was Dack on Top JOQay as
the Nations leading scorer.
Wallace poured through A
points last night as the Came
cocks whipped Virginia, 97-79,
lin Columbia. His total gave him
an average of 30.57 and pulled
him from third to first in the
individual scoring derby.
Chef Forte of Columbia who
had led with a 30.l8 average.
and Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas
who was second at 1894, both
were inactive last night and as a
result dropped down accordingly
in the standings.
To South Carolina, Wallace is
rapidly becoming the greatest
since Frank Selvy. who broke
every college record in sight
while performing for Furman
back in 1854.
Lead Threatened Tonight
But Wallace's lead may not
stand long. Tonight Chamber
lain and his Jayhawkers invade
Missouri. And Forte and his
Lions visit Dartmouth. Chances
are either game could produce a
new point-scoring leader. Forte
needs SO points to bump Wallace:
Chamberlain Al points, give or
take a few decimals.
While Wallace was amassinR
his point lead, other college
greats were prospecting. Ken
lucky, third-ranked in the
weekly Associated Press poll,
smashed a Chicago Stadium
scoring record in routing Loyola
of Chicago. 1866. Johnny Cox
scored 80 points as the Wildcats
became the first college team to
break 100 at the stadium.
In the opener of the stadium
doubleheader. fifth-ranked
Bradley worried past Loyola of
New Orleans. 1872. for the
Braves 18th victory against three
defeats. Barney Gable rammed
home a one-hander in the last
Is seconds to save the game for
Bradley.
Baylor PAGES Seattle
Fourth-ranked Seattle Uni
versity topped West Coast ac-
ton with an 1916 overtime VIC
tory over Gonzaga OF Spokane.
In the Pacific Coast Conference,
Washington kept in the title
picture by beating Oregon, 1852,
UCLA crushed Stanford, 1858,
and Southern California fought
of Washington State 1868.
Seattle couldn't find the bas-
ket in the first half, going into
intermission one point III arrears
at 1884 before coming back
to score its 18th straight victory.
Elgin Baylor. former WASH
ington. d. c., schoolboy star,
who turned in 80 points for the
winning Chieftains, tipped in
the deadlocking basket 80 Sec
onds from the finish. Gonzaga
went into a stall, holding back
for final shot. got two and
them both.
Brown Upsets Princeton
Princeton's title hopes in the
Ivy League palled when the
Tigers were spilled by lowly
Brown. $500. Princeton had
counted on clipping the Bruins
and earning a tie with league
leading Yale old. A 29-point
contribution by Browns Gerry
Alamo helped lower Princeton
to a So conference mark.
Brigham Young continued its
dominance OF the Skyline Con-
ference, using a 30-point per-
Torrance by Tom Steinke TO de-
feat Colorado AIM, 81-66. That
left Brigham Young with an
81 record. Utah State brought
its league record to 5-4 by whip
ping Wyoming. 1862, the Cow
boys sagging to 80. Idaho
State remained unbeaten in the
Rocky Mountain Conference by
defeating Montana State, 82-70.
The victory gave Idaho State a
POP record. Western State
trimmed Colorado College, ga
SO. IN another Rocky Mountain
tussle.
In an all-Pennsylvania double
header at Philadelphia, Temple
tripped Duquesne, 64-6O, and
Penn staged a late rally to upset
taller Penn State, 77-68. Glenn
son Of the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference had to go all out to beat
Ghe Citadel Of the Southern
Conference. 1896.