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Now this is where Mr. Ned Irish, the Horatio Alger of pro- ;
motional independent basketball, steps in, Mr. Irish is a businessman, and 7
is also promoter of the New York Invitational Sasketball Tournament. He is |

 

of the same business species as are the football bowl game promoters. We
must admire the business acumen of the qthletic departments of the Oklahom

 

Aggies, the Universities of Kentucky and of Utah in going to the New York
Invitational Tournament where the money allowance is plentiful instead of
going to the NeC.A.A. tournament where there is little money and little
glorys The N.C.AsAs big-wigs choose to take most of the money, whereas the
independent promoters give e goodly part of the gate receipts to competing
toanss

The reason that Oklahoma Aggies, Kentucky and Uéah passed up
the N.C.A.A. playeoff was because these three teams, who are members of the
NCewAcAe, could get a much better financial return in New York, and would
get only chicken feed if they supported the N.C.AsA. tournament,

The stand-out teams of the country - Oklahoma Aggies, Kentucky,
DePaul and St. John's = all of them are in the New York Invitation tournament.
But all are members of the N.C.AsAs group who chose to play where money and
fame were more abundant.

Perhaps it might be well to mention the teams in New York's
Invi tation Tournament. Muhlenberg, of Peumsylvanias DePaul of Chicago;
Bowling Green of Ohio; St, John's of Brooklyn; Oklahoma Aggies; Kentucky;

 

and Canisius, of Buffalo, Already Kentucky has defeated Utah; St, John's
has defeated Bowling Green; Oklahoma Aggies has defeated Canisius; and

 

DePaul has defeated Muhlenberg - in the first round.
In the second round last night the Oklahoma Aggies lost to Bo
DePaul of Chicago, 41 to 38; and St, John's of RE fefeated the University