UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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MONDAY MARCH 22,1948
Kentucky, Baylor To NCAA Finals; St. Louis Declines Olympic Chance
New York, March 22—(UP)—A preacher-powered Baylor university basketball team was the unknown quantity today in the finals of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament. With an ordained minister, Jackie Robinson, leading the attack, the wonderful whizzes from Waco upset the dope bucket with a loud clatter when they licked Kansas State, 60-52, in the Western finals at Kansas City Saturday night. K-State was considered a shoop-in cinch
Now Baylor faces Kentucky, so it 52 victor over Holy Cross in the Eastern bracket, tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden for the national championship. As for what kind of opposition Baylor can offer this truly great Kentucky team, that was a moot question. Kentucky Coach Adolph Rupp was sure he knew least of anyone.
Scout Missed Baylor
Robinson is the boy Kentucky's great machine must watch. Although he played most of the last half against Kansas State with four fouls charged against him, the black-hairied scored the vital points which brought Baylor from behind. He totaled 11 points for the night—nothing to compare to the 23 Kentucky's Alex Groza tallied against Holy Cross, but still quite creditable.
"I sent assistance coach Harry Lancaster out to scout Kansas State." Rupp moaned. "He did a thorough job on them Friday night. He didn't even get a look at Baylor Saturday."
As Kentucky went through a final workout today for the big clash to tomorrow, the Wildcats realized that they cannot lay claim to a national collegiate championship this year no matter what.
Won't Meet Billikens
The Kaintucks had hoped to settle the issue with their rival for the honors, St. Louis University, in the Olympic trials tournament beginning Saturday at Madison Square Garden. But St. Louis, winner of the Invitational tourney, announced last night that it would not accept its berth in the Olympic tourney because of scholastic requirements.
cause of school
The St. Olioympic basketball
committee will meet in New York
Friday to decide whether New York
University is entitled to replace St.
Louis university in the Olympic cage
tournament.
The Billikens won the right to play in the Olympic tournament along with three other college teams and four A. A. U. quintets when they won the National Invitational. N. Y. U.was runner-up in that journey. Classes Cause Refusal
Classes
William Durney, assistant to the president of St. Louis U., said that the school's scholastic requirements were such that it would not be fair to team members to have them leave school again.
Wilke, who will arrive in New York tomorrow, said that in his opinion New York university will be entitled to play in the St. Louis spot. But, he pointed out, a full meeting of the Olympic committee must be held to decide the issue.
must be here.
It was probable that N. Y. U.
runner-up to St. Louis in the invitational, would get the berth. Kentucky, Baylor, and Louisville from the N. A. I. B. round out the college bracket in the eight-team competition.
The A.A.U's three top-finishing teamsthe Phillips 66 Ooilers of Bartlesville, Okla., the Denver Nuggets and the Oakland, Cal., Bittners—and Pine Street Park, winner of the National Y.M.C.A. tourney, make up the other bracket.
Schnelly To Play Thursday
In addition to the two tournaments this week, the annual all-star game will be played between the East and West Thursday. Otto Schnellbacher of Kansas will play on the West team.
Women's IM Entries Are Due
Entry blanks for women's intramural softball and tennis doubles must be turned in at the women's athletic office before the Easter vacation, Miss Ruth Hoover, women's sports director, said today.
Softball games are scheduled to start April 5, weather permitting.
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NBA Adopts Strong Rule To Prevent Boxing Injuries
Philadelphia, March 22—(UP)—The National Boxing association today started a purge of washed-up fighters. The executive committee dressed up its language, but it all added to one thing; the bums must go. The weeding out will begin immediately, N.B.A. President Abe Greene said.
Croone appointed a committee to study records and to publish within
Greene appointed a com-
munity a month a list of boxers "who have
demonstrated they can no longer
aspire to ring success and... have
outlived their usefulness to them-
selves and to the sport."
These named will be retired permanently, on a national scale. Within a year, the "retirement" will be applied also to boxers whose bouts show they are not physically equipped, and who are being held in the sport as chopping blocks by unscrupulous managers.
The N.B.A. cleanup was forcec in a 21 point program demanding thorough examination of boxers before a bout; a directed eight-count on any clean knockdowns; a six-weeks layoff for boxers knocked out; retirement of a boxer sustaining repeated knockdowns and beatings; investigation of a boxer who loses six fights in a row and a complete examination before any knocked out boxer returns to the ring.
In the future the ring physician must supervise the removal of a knocked out boxer from the ring, and all boxes must carry a log of their rights plus written-in comment by Commission representatives.
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Springfield, Mo., March 22—(UP)
A dozen teams in the National Junior College tournament will take the floor at Southeast Missouri State college in Springfield tomorrow, with four more clubs slated for first round action Wednesday.
Juco Cage Tourney Starts Wednesday
action It will be the final important basketball tournament in the Midlands. The first game will match Compton, Cal., and Arkansas A. and M. of Magnolia.
The first round schedule:
Tuesday Compton vs. Arkansas A & M.
Compton s. Artkass A & M.
Bluehue, Ga.
Winner of Mistletoe,
tournament.
Murray, Okla., Aggies vs. McCook,
Neb.
Central Business Inst., Syracuse, N. Y., vs. Stockton, Cal.
Breton-Parker, Ga., vs. Glendale, Cal.
Ft. Scott, Kan, vs. Tyler, Tex.
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Marin, Cal., vs. Moberly, Mo.
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