Evening star., 1961-12-16
Upset Of Duke
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In Journeys

1nere Will De some Nigh
powered pairings tonight as the
seasons first majoring college
basketball tournaments reach
their climax-and a set of Sum-
flower State ouble-headers
concludes in Kansas.
Duquesne meets Pitt for the
Steel Bowl title at Pittsburgh,
st. Bonaventure and Louisville
play in the Bluegrass Festival
final at Louisville, Auburn tries
for its second straight Bir-
mingham Classic title against
Virginia Tech, Seattle takes on
st. Mary's (Calif.) for top
place in the City of Roses tour
ney at Portland. Oreg.. and st.
Johns IN. " is at Kansas
State for a showdown between
intersectional powers.
Duquesne (4-O staged the
major surprise last night,
hanging on for a 66-61 victory
over Dukes Blue Devils, who
had won their first five starts.
Duquesne Cuts Loose
Duquesne cut loose late in the
first half for a 10-point lead
and had enough left at the end
to withstand Dukes effective
full-court press. Sophomore
Willie Somerset and Clyde
Arnold scored 10 each for the
winners while Duke Ace Art
Heyman, guarded by Arnold
and Mike Rice. had 20. Soph
Brian Generalovich led Pitt to
an 1888 runaway over Arizona
in the second half of the Steel
Bowl opening round.
Ed Petrovick's two baskets
in the final minute and the
all-around play Of Miles Aiken
carried st. Bonaventure $50
to its 66-65 squeaker over
Western Kentucky in the
Bluegrass. Aiken, a spring.
legged 6-foot-6 sophomore,
netted % points and did some
fine rebounding. Louisville
(4-D pulled away to a 1850
decision over Texas, getting 48
points from Bud Olsen and
Jadie Frazier.
Auburn, clicking On 20 free
throws, gained the Birmingham
Classic final by clouting LOU
isiana State, 67-50. Virginia
Tech held off Alabama's Sec
ond-half threats and beat the
Tide. 70-65, in the first game.
Sophomore Howard Pardue was
high for VPI with 26 points,
Close Games on Coast
They were close in both ends
Of the city of Roses double
header-St. Mary's 61-60 over
Portland and Seattle 66-63 over
Houston. Joe Lee hit a foul
shot with just under two min
utes to play for st. Mary's
winning point, and the Gaels
held Portland scoreless the rest
of the way.
In last nights double-header
at Kansas, st. Johns (3-0) had
some scares before taking Kan
sas, $3.50. and Kansas State
(4-0) romped against Mar
quette, 80-64. The two winners
and two losers pair off tonight
at Kansas State.
After a tight first half. st.
Johns killed Kansas chances
by twice building up 12-point
leads. Kevin Loughery starred
for the Redmen, scoring 20
points and leading the play.
In a double-header in New
York, the unbeaten New York
University won its fifth in a
row, overwhelming Syracuse,
122-59, and Manhattan upset
previously -undefeated George
town, 1918. Sophomore Barry
Kramer's 27 points paced the
Violets, who set a team scoring
record for a Madison Square
Garden game.
And in pair in Los Angeles.
Southern California knocked
off Colorado State University,
67-52, after UCLA routed De-
paw, 91-62.
With skyscrapers Jim Had
not and John Thompson bot
tied up inside 6-footers Jim
Stone and Ray Flynn spanked
Providence 500 over San
Francisco, 1888. Stone scored
19 points and Flynn had 18,
hitting on nine of II from the
floor.
Len Chappell led Wake For
est with IS points in an 1855
Atlantic Coast Conference vic
tory over Virginia.