Super-Ultra Cage Battle is Classic (continued)

At half time...when the balloon decension more than shared the exciting
interlude with the lads of the Hearst Post of the American Legion, and the las-
sies of Lake View High ... there was also the singing of "I Love the U.S.A." by
Roy Kanold, a young member of the Chicago Civic Opera chorus...

And after that, more basketball .., basketball, the like of which even the
oldest settlers probably could not recall,

Since it is our job to secribe the attractions in the main tent, and in
the side show, we are proud to be able to report that our fellow workman, Jim
Enright, who officiated in the preliminary struggle between the Chicago Bruins,
and the Oshkosh Stars, was every bit as theatrical as the famous Pat Kennedy, who
came all the way from New York to referee the main event,

As a matter of fact, our Mr, Enright's shirt, which was of the hue of
billiard cloth, his mannerisms and his agility quite captivated the crowd fully
as much as it did this reporter .., On the more sedate side, in the preliminary
game was John Schommer, another able official, while Parke Carroll, Kansas City's
gift to basketball officiating, was unobstrusively efficient while his co-worker
Kennedy went-through the act that has made him notable,

All in all, it was an evening to be remembered, as Basketball's Big League
came to Chicago last night, and the Collegiate All-Stars carried off the precious
golden trophy, a memorial to the late Paddy Harmon, whose idea the Chicago Stad-
ium was, In closing, let us say again that not since the doors of the vast Sta-
dium opened for the first time has there been another show in any field that
touched the high spots presented last night when The HERALD-AMERICAN brought Bas-
ketball Big League to Chicago.

REPORT OF N,C.A,A, 1940 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Eastern play-off was held at the Butler Field House, Indianapolis,
Indiana on March 22 and 23; the Western play-off at the Municipal Auditorium at
Kansas City, Missouri, March 22 and 23 and the final game was played at Kansas
City on March 30,

The following summary gives the picture of the Tournament:
Western play-off and the final game, Kansas Citys

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Eastern play-off: Butler Field House
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Wet Profit on W.C.A.A. Basketball Tournament.......... $9,512.12