15. 1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIV
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948
ENNAN
Beta Climbs Into Lead In Sweepstakes Race
Beta Theta Pi has moved into first place in the intramural standings following cage play.
The Beta's, who have won the sweepstakes trophy nine times in the past 12 years, now hold a 36-point advantage over their nearest opponent, Phi Delta Theta.
By BOB DELLINGER Daily Kansan Sports Editor
The University of Louisville Cardinals became the first team to sew up a place in the eight-team Olympic playoff bracket when they defeated Indiana State Teachers in Kansas City Saturday.
Louisville, with a fast break attack and a hot shooting percentage, completely dominated first-half play and had enough left to stave off an Indiana rally at the end.
While it obviously is the only fair thing to do to allow the small colleges a representative in the Olympic playoffs, we can't see the Cards as a serious contender when they run into the top-grade teams.
Louisville, with a couple of big boys and a run of small fast ones, is a top-flight team in its own league, as it controls the rebounds well and its fast passing is bewildering to the defense. But the contention remains, how will Louisville fare against, say, St. Louis, Holy Cross, or Kentucky?
St. Louis, with Easy Ed MacAuley under the backboards, would control a lot of robounds, and the Billikens defense is not afraid of a fast break, as their record shows. Kentucky, with two men bigger and all men better is a renowned master of the fast break and probably would rush the Cards off their feet.
There are some who would tell us, and have, that Louisville isn't even the best N.A.I.B. team, but they did win it, didn't they? Win or not, Louisville will play in the Olympic trials, but don't expect to see much of them after the first round.
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Other Olympic trial berths are shaping up slowly. In the A.A.U. side of the bracket, Phillips 66, the Denver Nuggets, and the Oakland Bittners, are favored to come through in the National A.A.U. tourney at Denver this week. The 30th Century Fox Moviemen also are seeded contenders in the tourney.
The A.A.U. bracket will have three of these teams, plus the National Y.M.C.A. champs, and don't sell that team short. Remember that Red Cross game played a couple of years ago in which 66 beat the Y.M.C.A. champs by a mere one point?
Ten teams still are in the N.C.A.A. running, two of which are from this area and will meet tonight for the district title. The Oklahoma Aggies are our bet to win this one, but not easily. In the other tourney with an Olympic berth at stake, St. Louis U. is the leading contender with DePaul, N.Y.U., and Western Kentucky still in the runners.
Exhibition Baseball
Philadelphia (A) 5, Washington 2
Philadelphia (N), 9, Detroit 1
Cincinnati 3, St. Louis (N) 2.
New York (A) "B" 7, Boston (N)
"A" 1
$\nabla$ Phi Gamma Delta, who led at the end of fall outdoor competition, has tumbled into third.
Leading the independent entries is the Y.M.C.A., who more than four points during the basketball season. It ranks twelfth in the standings.
Remaining sports on the intramural program are volleyball, track swimming, and softball. The complete standings:
Beta Theta Pi 657
Phi Delta Theta 621
Phi Gamma Delta 589
Sigma Chi 558
Phi Kappa Psi 549
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 494
Sigma Phi Epsilon 493
Alpha Tau Omega 452
Kappa Sigma 448
Pi Kappa Alpha 402
Sigma Nu
Y.M.C.A.
Delta Chi
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Dix Club
Delta Upsilon
Phi Kappa
Delta Tau Delta
Law School
Smith
Blanks 287
Army 282
Dine-A-Mite 267
Battenfeld 263
Spooner Thayer 260
N.R.O.T.C. 253
Triangle 252
Bounders 250
Oread Hall 249
Alpha Kappa Psi 232
Lamba Chi 225
K.E.T.A.K.
Theta Tau
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Wesley
Kappa Alpha Psi
Alpha Phi Alpha
Training Camp Briefs
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St. Petersburg, Fla., March 15—(UP)—Marse Joe McCarthy knows today the terror of the Bronx Bombers that he himself corralled. McCarthy, the new manager of the Boston Red Sox, faced his old New York Yankee teammates yesterday for the first time, and the Yanks scored a 10-inning 5 to 2 victory.
But then came the Yank powerhouses. Tommy Henrich's triple with two out drove in two runs to tie the score. Johnny Lindell walked and then Jolin' Joe DiMaggio clouted a three-run, 356-foot homer right into Tampa Bay, and that was the end of the ball game.
For awhile it looked as though the Sox would make the grade when they grabbed two runs in the top of the 10th after nine scoreless innings.
The chunky outfielder left by plane for Vero Beach, Fla., where he'll undergo tutoring by George Sister. Meanwhile, the Dodgers handed Montreal a 7 to 1 lacing yesterday.
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