Page Six MANITOU MESSENGER Friday, March 21, 1958 Neal puts shot . Shown below is Ole shot- Beloit readmitted to putter Wes Neal. Wes al­ ready has broken the St. Olaf record and he prob­ ably will further his record I may be MW Conference during the outdoor season. by Earl Currie Re-admittance of Beloit col­ wrong, but... lege has boosted the Midwest conference membership to 10 teams. Ousted from the con­ ference in 1951, the Buccaneers by Lowell Thompson will resume status in champion­ Spring finally seems to be "just around tfie corner" ship competition in about one and, of course, that means baseball, track, golf, and tennis year. are also on the way. Ole fans will have a chance to see the The nine other schools in baseballers open their season April 15 when they fact St. the conference unanimously Johns. The highly regarded Lion cindermen open the cur­ reaccepted Beloit at a meet­ ing held March 12. Miller rent home season April 15 against Macalester while the Upton, Beloit president, was tennis and golf squads will be set to go as soon as "01' Man pleased with the decision, Winter" gives them a chance. * * * and pledged the school's co­ operation with the spirit Congratulations are in order to: and policies of the confer­ Indiana and their scrappy home-court upset of Mich. State ence. 75-72 for the Big Ten title; In 1951, Beloit was bounced Fred Kcllet, Brainerd h.s. coach, who brought his team for "athletic policies not con­ to the state even though losing two regulars through disci­ sidered to be in the best inter­ plinary actions the week of district tournaments; est of the conference." The • • » same year the Buccaneers play- Numerous ALL-AMERICA teams are beginning to tionaled in theInvita­ Na­ make their appearances as usual, but perhaps the most tional tourna­ authentic post-season all-star squad is the one picked by ment in New the National Basketball Coaches association. There is one York, after thing that makes this year's team the most unique over— winning the the five top college ballplayers in the country are all Midwest con­ Negroes. Topping the list for the second straight year ference title Trojans take l-M crown; is towering Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas, followed closely and defeating by sophomore sensation Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati, such standout Guy Rodgers of Temple, Elgin Baylor of Seattle, and Bob teams as De Paul, Loyola, meet Hamline stars next Boozer of NCAA title favorite Kansas State. Sports Illus­ trated magazine even went so far as to pick a second Beloit W a s h i n gton The pounding TROJANS, other 20 point bine, the MA­ string All-American team also composed entirely of Negroes. State and Eastern Kentucky. seeded favorites in the 1958 ROONS edged the ILLINI 52 * • • SAn intercollegiate record was posted by the Bucs in defeating Intramural basketball tourna­ to 46 for Consolation honors. Nomination for the zaniest story of the year in the Cornell 143-51. A Chicago stad­ ment, mastered the league win­ Dick Halland tallied 14 fox the world of sports: Silky Sullivan. California race horse, ium record fell when Beloit beat ning GOPHERS in a 44 to 35 losers. continued to baffle the experts with his track antics. Silky De Paul 94-60. Beloit lost to conquest Tuesday night. has a racing style all his own. He breaks from the gates Seton Hall in the NTT tourney. Ron Kleber's dribblers flayed Hamline stars next with the rest of the field but automatically drops back on the neat Gopher five with a Beloit's string of outstanding Climaxing the 1957-58 Win­ his own, so that he is trailing the pack by 30 to 40 lengths teams brought the school to na­ balanced assault which saw the ter Sports season, the St. Olaf going into the far turn. The flame-red chestnut then shifts tional attention in basketball. "Scribe" personally lead his into high gear, cuts to the inside, zig zags through the en­ Since the 1951 ban, Beloit's ath­ charges with 12 points, 6 of Intramuralers who champed in letic program was gradually de­ them on an errorless stand at tire pack and takes the lead. As if satisfied that he has all sports from bowling to bas­ showed the field who was boss, Silky eases up and coasts celerated. Dolph Stanley, coach the free throw line. ketball will play host to Ham­ of many great Buccaneer teams, across the finish line a cocky champion. The Gophers were never line University Monday at 7 » » • left Beloit last year for a job "out" while pilot Carter p.m. in the local gymnasium. I guess the only thing left for me to do is to climb at Drake university. Pederson was "in" but his 5 foul exit made the cli­ For the annual affair, St. out on the proverbial limb and make a few predictions. max inevitable along with First off, in the NCAA tournament to be held in Louisville Manager of Olaf winners of the local In­ tomorrow night. Kansas State is the best bet here, with 16 Gopher misses from the tramural system will compete gift toss circle. Coaches the caliber of competition falling short of last year's epic the month Bob Gelle and Jim Gabriel- against respective Hamline battles between North Carolina, Kansas, San Pranciso and son gave the contest its ele- winners over a sporting ball Michigan State. The tragic story in the annual NCAA class­ gence with a strong case of which will wind up in the bas­ ic, however, is that the nation's second best team will "non-booed" officiating. ketball finale between the tour­ ney winning TROJANS and reach the finals. Kansas State saw to that when they de­ Romping from their 1957 HAMLINE at 8 p.m. feated Cincinnati in an opening round game. tourney runner-up role, the * * * Trojans in early round compe­ After the clash the two In the Nodak and Sodak prep meets, Bismarck and tition quickly gave the HOOS- schools will unite in a game of Huron have already been acclaimed the victors, while the IERS that "swept away look" "Dunkeroo" consisting of Badger State tourney looks like a honey with Shawano and then ventured to degenerate doughnuts and coffee. • playing the favorite's role. Getting close to home once their co-tourney favorites, the again and the final rounds of the Minnesota high school MAROONS by a 61 to 53 count. cage tournament, Willmar and Bemidji are picked to win Though Maroon ace Dave Han­ Coaches pick son pitched in a whopping 25 tonight's games. Tomorrow night Bemidji's experience, size, points his efforts fell by the and Ray Cronk will prove too much for Willmar in the title wayside of a trodden Maroon MWC All-stars game, with Austin taking third place from Mankato and" defense. Brainerd or Cloquet the consolation round favorite. The annual selection by the It was the Gophers who found coaches of the MWC found the the going rough in threading co-champions, Carleton, Coe and and Armacost moved up from John Listen (Knox) their finale over the 2nd round Knox, dominating the first and last years sec- Jerry McBride (Monmouth) hurdle of a fighting WILDCAT second all-conference teams, by ond team, while I Second Team: camp in pinching out a 40-38 placing seven players on these the other mem- Pete Nestande (St. Olaf) snuffer over Wes Brodin and Rolf Nymo, Boilermaker pilot squads. Carleton heads this list ber of this five, Hi Gordie Rush (Ripon) crew. The Gophers with a 1st with Mike Armacost and George Wells, made his Kim -flS If Ivan Grimm (Carleton) in the 12 team Intramural half lead by a heaping 27 to League, was named Manager Wells on the first team and Ivan initial appear- ^ George McJimsey (Grinnell) 11 rout saw the Cats shriek Grimm on the second squad. a nee on the all- H T*1 j Bill Black (Coe) of the Month this week by ath­ from the rafters in outscoring letic director Ade Christenson. conference bal- Gordie Fauibel (Knox) the winners 19 to 1 in the third With the voting being Nymo landed 176 points over quarter. very widely distributed Honorable Mention: a field which stresses individual Don Huff (Coe), *Ron Alten- only one player was a un­ participation and team winning The ILLINI fell before Olaf eager rep- berg (Cornell), Lynn Krafve animous choice and that based on managerial perform­ the Gophers in the semi­ resented was HHHHRIB (Carleton), Bob McLoskey was A1 Pursell of Coe. This ance. Severt Legred, Illini final windup as Arne Me- Pete Nestande Pete (Monmouth), Jim Stowell was Pursell's third conse­ mentor, was a close second with burg struck for 20 points who was placed on the second (Knox), Don Truhlar (Cornell), cutive year as a unanimous 173 accumulated points. which blended into a 59-43 team. Two Oles, Warren Pe­ *Ardine Berkvam (St. Olaf), all-conference choice by the win before Trojan interven­ terson and Ardine Berkvam, *Rich Merz (Cornell), Warren Nymo is the third manager coaches. honored this year. The overall tion. The ILLINI pulled received honorable mention. Peterson (St. Olaf), *Bill Rob­ winner will receive the Man­ the upset of the tourney in On the first five, Pursell and First Team: inson (Cornell), *Gary Hoopes ager of the Year award to be dumping last year Champs, John Listen of Knox were the A1 Pursell (Coe) (Knox), Bob McKee (Mon­ presented at the annual ban­ the BOILERMAKERS.