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Unseeded Duquesne Enters NIT Semi-Finals
New York—(U.P.)-Duquesne's unseeded "Iron Dukes" were stealing the thunder from top-seeded Seton Hall today as both teams advanced to the semi-final round of the National Invitation Basketball tournament.
The Dukes, a true iron-man quintet built around scoring terrors Dick Ricketts and Jim Tucker, built their swiftly-growing prestige to a new high by outstaring fourth-seeded Western Kentucky in impressive fashion last night, 69-1.
Duquesne thus will be a solid favorite when it takes the court tomorrow night against unseeded St. John's in the first game of the semi-finals at Madison Square Garden, while Seton Hall will be the wary choice over third-seeded Manhattan in the other.
"Duquesne should beat St. John's by, say, three or four points," predicted assistant coach Ted Hornback of Western Kentucky, who actually coached the Hilltopter quintet all year because of the illness of Ed Diddle. "But it should be a whale of a game."
Seton Hall, on the other hand just barely outdistanced a dead-game but too-short Niagara squad. 79-74.
Many observers believe that Duquesne's rebounding strength of 6-8 Tucker, 6-7 Ricketts, and 6-4 Fletcher Johnson will prove too much for the Brooklyn Redmen. These three tall towers did brilliant work against a Western Kentucky lineup that included only one starter less than 6-4.
The Dukes were ahead all the way, holding a 39-32 halftime margin, but that Hilltopter weight kept the pressure on to the end. Tucker, who leaps high in the air to fire an overhand shot from something like 12 feet off the ground, led the Dukes with 20 points while Rickettts had 17 and 5-10 Dick White of Western Kentucky scored 16.
Preliminaries for the men's intramural swimming meet will begin at 2 p.m., March 28, and the finals will start at 7:15 p.m. March 30. No preliminaries will be held in the diving events.
IM Preliminaries Set for March 28
Niagara didn't have a starter within seven inches of Seton Hall's all-American center, 6-11 Walter Dukes. But the inspired Purple Eagles lead for almost three periods as 6-4 Charley Hoxie and 6-3 Ed Fleming leaped for rebounds like karangaroos. But then Dukes, who scored a total of 28 points, sparked a nine-point spree that put Seton Hall ahead, 63-56. Then Dukes fouled out. The loss of Hoxie on personals crippled Niagara, but the Eagles battled back to trail by only 73-72 with two minutes left before six free throws clinched it for the Pirates.
Entries must be submitted to Walt Mikols, director of intramural athletics, by 4 p.m. March 26. Any team or individual may enter the meet, but competitors are limited to one individual event and two relays or two individual and one relay. A fee of 35 cents per man will be charged regardless of the number of events entered.
The Robinson pool will be available for practice to those entered in the meet. The schedule of free hours can be obtained from Mr. Mikols.
Phi Gamma Delta walked off with the team title last year. Phi Kappa Psi was second.
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B. H. Born Wins Big 7 Point Title; Knostman Next
B. H. Born of Kansas became the Big Seven scoring champion for the season as Dick Knostman of K-State failed to go ahead of the Medicine Lodge junior in the Wildcat-Nebraska game last night in Manhattan.
Knostman, named on the Look magazine all - American basketball team, picked up 28 points in last eight's game in Manhattan, won by
the Wildcats, 108-80,
to finish the conference season
with 268 points.
Born's 22 tallies against Missouri
Monday night in Columbia beaches.
Born's total Big Seven record to
270. Art Bunte of Colorado finished
in third place.
Wednesday, March 11, 1953 University Daily Kansan
B. H. BORN right behind Knostman. Bunte had been leading the scoring race in the last few weeks.
Born's title marks the fourth time in four years that Jayhawker cagers have won the conference scoring championship. All-American Clyde Lovellette won the title in 1950, 1951, and 1952. Born set a new Big Seven scoring record against Colorado in Hoch last week by ringing up 44 points.
Moore Fights Cuban Champ Tonight
St. Louis—(U.F.)- L i g h t-heavyweight champion Archie Moore will step out of his class once more tonight, meeting Cuban heavyweight champion Nino Valdes in a nationally televised 10-rounder at the arena.
Moore probably will be outweighed by 30 pounds or more by the 28-year-old Valdes, who tips the scales
near 215. But Archie, taking on his fourth non-title match since he won the crown from Joey Maxim here last December, will be a top-heavy favorite.
Moore, winner of 108 out of 132 fights, has stopped all three men he has met since the Maxim match.
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