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NIT May Rival NCAA Play In Brilliance of Field NEW YORK (F)—All the talk has been about the power-packed NCAA basketball tournament. But the National Invitation tourney, actually one year older than the NCAA meet, also will present an impressive field for its 12-team extravaganza. Of course, the NCAA gets most of the nation's outstanding teams since winners of the 10 major conferences automatically qualify for that tournament. Nevertheless, the NIT, originated in 1938, will have a representative field. Most of these teams will come from the independent ranks. High on the list for NIT berths are St. John's, Cincinnati, Duquesse, Villanova, LIU, Toledo, Seton Hall, Bowling Green, OCNY, LaSalle, and Manhattan. Then, of course, there are the runners-up in the conference races. These, too, should add fistro to the Madison Square Garden event, scheduled from March 12-13-15-17. Some of these teams may get bids are Bradley, West Virginia, St. Louis, Wyoming, Utah and Texas. The conference winners also are eligible and two or three may shoot for the "grand slam" achieved by CCY last year. This will be one of the busiest and most interesting weeks of the campaign. Several conference scraps could be decided in over Yale and Harvard. The Lions, only major undefeated team in the land, whipped Cornell Saturday to bring its record 15-0. North Carolina State, which leads the Southern conference with an 11-1 mark, can ice things Saturday by defeating its arch rival, North Carolina. If Brigham Young whips Utah Friday and Saturday the Cougars will be crowned Skyline Six-champs. And it's just a matter of time before Arizona wraps up the Border conference flag. Kentucky is the runaway leader in the Southeastern conference but the Wildcats will have to take the SEC post-season tourney to represent that loop in the NCAA. With the fall of Indiana, the Big Ten race is scrambled and probably won't be decided until the final games. At the moment, Illinois holds a half-game over Indiana, which dropped its first league game to Minnesota Saturday, 61-54. Oklahoma A & M with a 6:0 Bears, Stanford Cast as Spoiler SAN FRANCISCO UP for last place in the S division of Pacific Coast state basketball. Stanford may yet have a deciding conference start next weekend. Both Northern California have a lost 4-won 2 recieved in competition in last weekend, when they split a pair with UCLA in elcy and Stanford went down two to SC in Los Angeles. While neither team has chance of picking up the full games by which the league-leading Trojans could figure in UCLA's chances for the Southern bidging. Cal, a much improved recent starts, entertains Friday and Saturday night in Berkeley, while Stanford south again to meet UCLA pair at Westwood. Cal may well prove tou SC and if the Bears should the Trojans and UCLA handles Stanford, the loop have a new leader in the weekend is an "Independent round robin" Friday and Sat at the Cow Palace. USF meets St. Mary's air ta Clara opposes San Jose in the first night's battle the winners and losers pa Saturday night's program. 13-15-17. Some of these teams that may get bids are Bradley, West Virginia, St. Louis, Wyoming, Utah and Texas. The conference winners also are eligible and two or three may shoot for the "grand slam" achieved by CCY last year. This will be one of the busiest and most interesting weeks of the campaign. Several conference scraps could be decided in the next six days. Columbia, for instance, could assure itself of at least a tie for the Ivy league title with victories ANAHEIM TRUCK TRANSFER CO MOVING - STORAGE General Trucking PHONE 2123 504 E. Los Angeles St. Anahiem ANAHEIM BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY CREDIT REPORTS On Anyone, From Anywhere Over 1300 Affiliated Bureaus Covering the United States and Canada "We keep the record" Northern Orange County Credit Bureau, Ltd. 410 Bank of Amherst Bldg. 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Cal, a much improved club in cent starts, entertains SC in Friday and Saturday night battles at Berkeley, while Stanford goes back again to meet UCLA in aair at Westwood. Cal may well prove tough for SC if the Bears should beat the Trojans and UCLA man-and-lies Stanford, the loop would have a new leader in the Uclans. Also on Bay area schedules this weekend is an "Independent's und robin" Friday and Saturday the Cow Palace. USF meets St. Mary's and San Clara opposes San Jose State the first night's battles with a winners and losers paired in Saturday night's program. Varsity, Bees Move Harrison, Ford Seek Texas Title SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Young Doug Ford goes after his first major championship in golf against veteran campaigner E. J. (Dutch) Harrison when the two meet to decide first money in the $10,000 Texas Open. Ford and Harrison each finished the 72-hole grind with 265 yesterday as Ford, the 27-year-old Briarcliff, N.Y., par-blaster, rammed down a 10-foot putt on the eighteenth green—last shot of the regular tournament—and got the birdie that gave him a three-under-par 68 and another chance at the $2000 first prize. The play-off will be 18 holes and starts at 1 p.m. The loser will get $1400. The two also will split 50 per cent of the gate receipts. It will be the seventh play-off for Harrison, the St. Andrews, Ill., old-timer to tournament golf. He has won only one of the six previous ones—the first, against Henry Poe at Pihehurst, N.C., in 1936. While Ford and Harrison fight it out, most of the other touring golfers will be rolling into Harlingen for the Rib Grande Valley Open. Seven flew to Mexico City last night to play in the Mexican Good old Huntington Beach. Just when it looked like the Colonists might have a rugged sight all the way to the wire to even manage to pull out a second-place tie, along came the Oilers to upset Santa Ana and set the stage for the game tomorrow that could boost Anaheim into a final first-place tie in the Sunset League standings. As far as those standings are concerned, the Colonists are actually no better off in regards to first place than they would have been with a Santa Ana victory—they still need tomorrow's victory to grasp a first-place tie. But as it now stands, a win tomorrow would put them into a tie with Newport instead of into a three-way tie with both Newport and the Saints and would assure them of a spot in the upcoming CIF playoff later this month. This, however, is assuming that there will be no more upsets—an Anaheim loss to Orange, a Santa Ana loss to Fullerton, or Newport losses to either Orange or Huntington Beach. It was a freakish afternoon and night last Friday that turned an otherwise normal league race completely upside-down. Newport requested an afternoon game to take place of the whirlwind. BASKETBALL STANDING Rita No. 8 Hatfield Bob Williams No. 7 Cotter's Huntington Beach Hornets Games Tonight 7:20-Hornets vs Hatfield, 8:45-Williams vs Team M CHURCH LEAGU Calvary Baptist Grace Lutheran Cypress Nazareene Zion Lutheran White Temple St Boniface Church of Christ Jake May Sha Weight Limit It will be the seventh play-off for Harrison, the St. Andrews, Ill., old-timer to tournament golf. He has won only one of the six previous ones—the first, against Henry Poe at Pinehurst, N.C., in 1986. While Ford and Harrison fight it out, most of the other touring golfers will be rolling into Harlingen for the Rio Grande Valley Open. Seven flew to Mexico City last night to play in the Mexican National Open, these being headed by Jimmie Demaret of Ojai, Calif.; Cary Middlecoff of Memphis, Tenn., another top-notcher, is on the way home where his father is seriously ill and Chick Harbert of St. Petersburg, Fla., is going home on business. Harrison threw a seven-under-par 64 against Ford, who was leading the tournament to start yesterday's play. His was just one of 46 par-breaking performances in a final field of 69 that took the 6400-yard Brackenridge park course apart. It was the greatest par-smashing tournament of the 24 that have been held here. In four days regulation figures were cracked 214 times. One of these performances, by Al Brosch of Garden City, N.Y., bested par by 11 strokes and his 60 was a new PGA tournament record for one round. It beat the mark of 61 set last year by Dow Fensterwald of Athens, O., in the St. Louis Open. Brosch shot his 60 Saturday. Yesterday he had a 70 for a 72-hole total of 268 and fourth place in the tournament. He won $800. Third was Jack Burke, Jr., of Houston, who had a final round of 67 to make his total 287. Burke collected $1000. Flam Finally Whips Larsen PALM SPRINGS (A)—It took five months, but Herbie Flam finally gained a small measure of revenge against national tennis champion Art Larsen. Herbie, who fell before the southpaw-stroking Larsen at Forest Hills in the 1950 national singles finals, bashed out a straight set win in the Palm Springs Invitational finale yesterday, 8-6, 6-2. San Diego's Maureen Connolly CIF playoffs later this month. This, however, is assuming that there will be no more upsets—an Anahalim loss to Orange, a Santa Ana loss to Fullerton, or Newport losses to either Orange or Huntington Beach. It was a freakish afternoon and night last Friday that turned an otherwise normal league race completely upside-down. Newport requested an afternoon game to take the place of the scheduled night game and got whacked 43-37 for its efforts here in Anahalim. Saint Coach Bin McKnight, after watching the afternoon game that saw his team vault into uncontested first place, then went back to the supposed safety of his own gymnasium and saw a two-year home victory string snapped. It was the Oilers, incidentally, who last won in the Santa Ana gym in 1949. No one, however, foresaw their stunning 49-45 victory last Friday night. Center Ron Faulkner was a one-man gang in pacing the Colonist win here on Friday. He was the king of the backboard and hooped 18 points in the most sterling performance given by an Anaheimer in league play this year. Guards Sheldon Welch and Dennis Denny, meanwhile, were sitting on Newport's Armond Nettles all during the day and practically wiped away any chance he may have had for the league scoring crown when they limited him to a meager five points for his day's work. Dave Peterson, the opposite Sallor forward, took advantage of this guarding of Nettles to pot 17 points himself. Glen Griffith, the third of Newport's tall trio, nabbed 11 points, four of them coming in the hotly-contested final period. After trailing 6-3 early in the game, the Colonists turned it on and were never threatened until the Tars started closing in the fourth period. The halftime count was 27-18 and the hosts opened this gap to as much as 15 points at one point in the third period. Newport closed to as tight as four points twice in the final stanza, but the Colonists pulled it out both times. Once Faulkner made a fancy tip on a missed free shot and Welch flipped in the final basket on a drivein during the Colonist stall. Jake May Sha Weight Limit CHICAGO (P)—Jake so haunted by a weight problem he all but roosted scales, has finally shaken ghost. He has pared down to one pound limit for defense middleweight crown against Ray Robinson Wednesday. He thinks he can hold with a careful diet and pills until weighing in off 10 a.m., on flight day. The Bronx Bull now only worry is "conservation strength." As early as last Saturday days before he tangles with welterweight champion in stadium—thick shouldered hit upon how to stockpile ergy. He would simply re- He called off his Saturday session and went on ping tour for loud neckties loop. Yesterday he also co-scheduled workout, ex only his vocal chords at conference. It will be ju drills today and not even tomorrow. Old-time ringbirds say five-day vacation before fight is unprecedented. "I don't care what the bellowed Jake." The low-weight I get the more strife Ain't that right, doc. Dr. Philip Brunori, La one-man entourage, is no mince words. "Right!" he snapped. "I got a scale in my added Jake," and I'm living Sometimes I'm over 16 sometimes I'm under it. 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Anaheim chose to stall much of this final period, and the Sailors, strangely enough, were quite willing to let them do so without attacking. Nettles, particularly, was guilty of this sin, letting Welch stand unmolested with the ball near midcourt while the fleeting seconds ticked away on the clock. It is difficult to estimate whether Friday's results will be beneficial or detrimental to the Colonists when they invade Santa Ana tomorrow. The Saints, for certain, will be riled up since they will undoubtedly be eliminated from the CIF playoffs with another loss. The Huntington Beach victory, on the other hand, proves emphatically that the Saints are not unbeatable at home. Their most recent victory boosted the current Colonist victory string to four straight. It was also their 22nd win of the year, as against only four losses. Annieholm— Webber, c Hambrer, c Paulkner, Denny, g Welch, g Ball, f Schmitt, g Totals— 19 12 11 14 Newport— Settles, f Peterson, f Griffith, c Laine, g Handers, g Hardick, g Totals— 16 14 9 37 Move Up in Standings Spin Upset Over Huntington Beach; Saints Out of First-Place Tie Good old Santa Ana. Colonists might try to the wire to second-place tie, Santa Ana and tomorrow that just when it looked like the Anaheim Bees were going to battle to the end of the season in a first-place tie with Huntington Beach, along came the Saints on Friday to upset Huntington Beach, 50-48 in an overtime contest, to throw the Colonists into first place by themselves. Although they will be favored to remain there for the rest of the year, they face two fairly stiff contests in the next week. Tomorrow they will be up against this same Santa Ana quintet and on Friday they meet Orange, a team that forced them into an overtime in their first meeting. Naturally, the Colonists had to post a win themselves to go into first and they did so, notching a 52-38 victory over Newport here on Friday afternoon. It left them with a 7-1 league record. Huntington Beach has a mark of 6-2 with two games to go. As was the case against Fullerton, the Colonists did not play brilliantly, merely turning on enough pressure in the vital spots to assure the win. They raced to a 6-0 lead, let it slip to 10-7 and then opened it to 16-7 at the quarterfinal. It was down to 28-21 at the Gehrmann to Miss Mile in AAU Meet? NEW YORK (P)—There's still a chance that Don Gehrmann and Fred Wilt will meet for the National AAU championship Saturday—a happening that would lend considerable lustre to the big event. Originally, Don, who beat Wilt for the seventh straight time in the New York AC Baxter mile last Saturday, said he was going to run only in the 1000. That would present the somewhat ludicrous situation of America's best miler, winner of 38 straight, not being the national champion in his specialty. But today he underwent a change of heart and said that he is considering running the mile. He's entered both in the 1000 and mile but because there are beats in the former, he won't be able to double. He added that his "poor" showing in the Baxter mile, in which he barely hipped Wilt at the tape in 4:08.2 could be attributed to the fact that he had a cold-footed days before the race. Jim Fuchs of the New York AC also came in for a big share of the glory, beating his own world Indoor shot put record with a flip of 58 feet 3½ inches. His last Jake May Shake Weight Limit Jinx CHICAGO (P)—Jake LaMotta, so haunted by a weight-making problem he all but rooets on his scales, has finally shaken off the ghost. He has pared down to the 160-pound limit for defense of his middleweight crown against Sugar Ray Robinson Wednesday. He thinks he can hold the line with a careful diet and vitamin pills until weighing in officially at 10 a.m., on fight day. The Bronx Bull now says his only worry is "conserving my strength." As early as last Saturday—five days before he tangles with the welterweight champion in Chicago stadium—thick shouldered Jake hit upon how to stockpile his energy. He would simply rest. He called off his Saturday sparring session and went on a shopping tour for loud neckties in the hoop. Yesterday he also cancelled scheduled workout, exercising only his vocal chords at a press conference. It will be just light drills today and not even that tomorrow. Old-time ringbirds say that a five-day vacation before a title fight is unprecedented. "I don't care what they say," fellowed Jake. "The lower in weight I get the more strength I lose. Ain't that right, doc?" Dr. Philip Brunori, LaMotta's one-man entorrage, is no man to since words. "Right!" he snapped. "I got a scale in my room," added Jake, "and I'm living by it. Sometimes I'm over 180 and sometimes I'm under it. I plan to weigh 159½ Wednesday morning." Shoemaker Gets Woolf Trophy. ARCADIA (P)—Willie Shoemaker will receive the George Woolf memorial award today at Santa Anita park. Southern California turf writers named him the leading jockey of 1950 and presentation of the award—a bronze miniature of Woolf's statue on the grounds here—will be made before today's races. Mrs. Genevieve Woolf Cayer, former wife of the late jockey, killed in a spill here five years ago, will make the presentation. The award went to Gordon Glisson last year. "A Clean Car Always Runs Better" FREE! FREE! FREE! Coupon and rebate a FREE car wash Three Teams Close in No. Division SEATTLE UP—The Northern division Pacific Coast conference basketball race was a scramble day with three teams making a strong bid for the title. The Washington State Cougars with a 53 record hold the lead at the Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks are pounding along nose behind with six wins and our losses apiece. Washington State faces a tough turney into the Willamette Valley in Oregon this week to play our games in five nights. The Cougars open a two-game series against Oregon at Eugene Tuesday night, then move on to Corvins for two with Oregon State. Idaho kept out of the caller by engaging a rally in the last five minutes that brought a 39-31 victory over Oregon State Saturday night. Oregonians won Friday night. Washington's Huskies moved to conference play with a two-game series with Wyoming. The Huskies won going away, 49, Friday night, but just managed to eke out a 53-51 victory with the Cowboys Saturday night. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Bigler Pharmacy 201 W. Center Ana 2420 "A Clean Car Always Runs Better" FREE! FREE! FREE! Bring this coupon and get a FREE car wash with every automobile lubrication. 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