Caps Favored Tonight Officials' Confusion |1 rn PCHFICT I HEALTH , Has to T FITNESS J Spread Boxing, T In Clash at PHYSIQUE. Cross Voted No. 1 AUTO $00-95 Denver; U. Discovers SWEDISH Holy PAINTING Virginia MASSAGE/ fty the Associated Press Large, Rough. Rusty Cars Higher Mikan Boosts s HAUlVit Court Team of Nation B*dy-Fender Dent Work Lead COLUMBIA, S. Jan. 31. *#•* >j C„ p CONV. TOPS covered $35 to The Star —The record says South 0 up Spaeiat Dispatch Upholstery, Mats, Seat Covers I Carolina beat University of 2015 L ST. N.W, ST. 3687 DENVER, Colo., Jan. 31.— T ■» Virginia, 6-2, in boxing last «•*»• Um-i hiKrm Third Week Washington’s Capitols will Lb Straight seek .. ....j night, but it really should be the their fourth victory in six starts By Associated Press 5-3. on their trip tonight when NEW YORK. Jan. 31.—“Sure, they Referee-Judge Jim Bellview IHEBSCSHBI oppose Denver’s Nuggets in a Basketball we think we're the best in the Na- revealed after the bouts that Gene Smith's KOs End Houtteman Is College National Basketball Association Tigers' Honored By the Associat'd Press tion—and well keep on thinking he confused the names in game here. east* it until somebody beats us.” The scoring one fight. The result- Vlllanova 71_Seton Hall 54 Caps will move to Princeton ... The speaker? Lester (Bus) Sheboy- decision went to South At Four in but As Most Athlete 80 Rutgers 82 ing Row, Courageous St. Bonaventure 65Texas Wesleyan 5!) coach gan, Wis., Thursday to meet the Buffalo 75 Sheary. of unbeaten Holy Carolina’s 135-pound Elerson By tne Associated rress mound. He won 15 games, lost 10 Fredonia Tchrs. 35 Redskins before returning to Davis and Elkins 79 Bethany 83 Cross, which today was voted the Fowler, who had been de- and blossomed as one of the most SOUTH. Washington to take on the New PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.—Ten Kentucky 58 Vanderbilt 54 Nation’s top basketball team for cisively outclassed. Bellview He Wins Decision promising young in base- Marshall 93 57 York Knickerbockers months ago they said he’d never pitchers Kentucky Wesleyan the third straight week in the Saturday said he turned his score card ball. Western Kentucky'79_ Tampa 69 night. The honeymoon is over for play baseball again. In fact, they Tulane 68 Tennessee 53 Associated Press poll. into the record table U'fore North Carolina 77 Citadel 39 didn’t think The year before had been a The Caps got a 99-89 decision Gene Smith he would live and Furman 56 _ College of Charleston 53 “Team play has done it, too,” he realized his error and that Featherweight of over the the last rites of rough one for Houtteman. He Elon 50 Western Carolina Tchrr,. 40 said Nuggets in Washington Mississippi State 48 Louisiana State 41 Sheary, a former football and he could not change it. Washington. The hard-hitting 18- pitched some spectacular games in November'-and will be favored the church were Auburn 77 Mississippi 63 basketball player at Catholic Uni- A forfeit by Virginia gave year-old Negro had won all four for Detroit but could win two Memphis State 73 Union Un. (Tenn.) 33 tonight. will administered. only Hanes Hosiery 79 Catawba 73 versity. “We use a They be strength- Carolina another bout. All Col. three-platoon ened of his pro fights by knockouts and But he while losing 16. North Carolina Col. 83 Morris Brown 59 by the return to action of lived, Virginia 7/ Roanoxe College 60 system, employing 15 players. three of Virginia’s Eastern in- people were him to con- As an of the Jack their expecting and he example Houtte- Morchead St. (Ky.) 74 Cedarville (O.) 68 After all, common sense 15 Nichols, high scoring — played Bluefleld says ter collegiate champions tinue the streak but man luck, he was the (Va.) 49 Potomac State 46 center. indefinitely, baseball again. losing pitch- Milligan (Tenn.) 83 Union men can outrun Allen (Ky.) 72 eight or nine.” Featherweight Hollings- last night he ran into a fellow er when Bob Lemon of Cleveland Florida Southern 73 Jacksonville Navy 56 The Today he’s the Maryville (Tenn.) 67 Lincoln Mem. "triple-teaming" has added worth, Lightweight Grover who stand 57 Mikan Groza wouldn’t still and take Philadel p h 1 a pitched his no-hitter in ’48. Northwest. State (La.) 61 Loyola of 8. 40 to 14 straight victories for the P, SAPPORO—Manager I Leading Masterson (who Fow- MIDWEST. Now Ready to fought a solid punch. Houtteman gave up five hits. Servo Too Sports Writers’ Chicago Loyola 41 classy New Englanders, who re- 300 Points in Race ler), and Senior Welterweight Houtteman Oklw. A. and M. 31 *ALE* «”«* By Smith was matched against A s s o ciation received a tremen- Nebraska 65 (overtime) Kansas State 63 ceived almost 60 per cent of the ~7LoaA- Joe Miragliotta—lost. Ohio State 69_ Purdue 52 I John Lemons of New York in the "most coura- dous ovation from the assemblage votes. S5I17 Colesvill, Koad 3 NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (JP).— Kansas 76- Drake So first-place Sllw Sprint, Mi. Detroit 84 SH. 8488. | six-round semifinal at Turner’s geous athlete’’ as he accepted the 1949 "courage- Marquette 65 idle George Mikan of Minneapolis has Northern Michigan 67 Ferris Inst. 53 Although last week, the and Lemons was ous athlete” to succeed W. Va. St. [Owner—L opened a Arena, smart of 1949. plaque College 74 Loras (Iowa) 5(1 Crusaders were tabbed No. 1 on up 300-point gap in the Westmar j ADVERTISEMENT. Robinson and Cleveland’s Gene 1948 (Iowa) 53 Wartburg (Iowa) 48 92 of now-extinct race for individual Stops Larover; enough experienced enough The gentle- Bearden, South Dakota 69 Augustana (S. Dak.) 52 the 157 ballots cast by to go the Smith man in winner. Wabash 70 Canterbury 55 sportswriters and scoring honors in the National distance. put ques- Dickinson (N. Dak.) broadcasters Awards Teachers 64 Basketball Docusen Loses Decision Lemons on the floor twice in the tion is a tall, also were given to Steve Minot (N. Dak.) Teachers 63 throughout the country. Association. Eau TACKLE FISHING first round and in the sixth 22 Ar‘ «•““*".»»• Van Buren, Leon Hart and Bob Claire (Wis.) Teachers 67 Places the Associated Press again handsome Bethel College (St. Paul) 58 Duquesne Second. The 6-foot-10 center has scored By _ to win a unanimous decision, but year-old, named Art Houtteman. Hope. Ripon 71 ■_ St. Norbert’s (Wis.) 66 All told, Holy Cross totaled by “Salty” Mill, 1,307 points, including 452 field NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 31.— Whitewater (Wis.) Teachers 69 j otherwise Lemons outboxed the His is serving base- Van Buren shattered all exist- Stevens Point (Wis.) 1,446 points. goals and 403 fouls. occupation up Teachers 63 Duquesne (14-0), MARATHON, KEYS, Fla.: My Sugar Bay Robinson, welterweight records as a River Falls (Wis.) Teachers 73 of District boy. balls for the Detroit Tigers of the ing ground /ainer in La pride Pittsburgh, placed second here is about over. If this A distant second to the Min- won a Crosse (Wis.) Teachers 04 stay champion, by technical the Central Missouri State 53 with Next Monday night a American League. leading Philadelphia Eagles 1,040 and 10 first-place votes. isn’t the biggest ‘‘Fishin’ Hole” neapolis star is Alex Larover of tougher Southeast Missouri State 51 Groza, Indi- knockout over George to their second The two leaders I test is scheduled for Smith. He Last night Houtteman stood in straight National Ottawa (Kans.) 87 Emporia (Kans.) 44 are the only then I don’t know what is. al- anapolis’ rookie. Groza, the only Philadelphia here last night in the St. Thomas (Minn.) 40 is matched Lew Yonkers the Football League title. He was major unbeaten teams in the ways knew player in the other fourth round. Referee against spotlight before 1,200 persons Qustavus Adolphus 37 circuit to George chosen the what I was of Roanoke, who rates as a at the association’s annual ban- outstanding athlete of country. pass the 1,000 figure, has netted Fitch stopped the bout with Lar- good SOUTHWEST. trial horse. 1949. Bradley (IT-3) registered im- fishing for, Yonkers is the boy quet, and in a faltering voice Oklahoma 55 _ Texas 43 1,007 points. Statistics include over, badly beaten, still on his but down here who burst the Arduini Hope was awarded a special Oklahoma City 46_Wichita 41 pressive triumphs over Tulsa and games himself. Johnny quipped: Texas Western 68 _Sul Ross 40 played Sunday. feet but unable to defend for St. Louis to advance you are liable bubble here. Arduini was another “All plaque sportsmanship. Sterling College 60 from sixth to Among the playmakers, Dick had his own you’ve got to do to get up Wayland (Tex.) College 58 to get any- Robinson things hard-hitting District Hart was honored as the third place. Close behind came McGuire of New York youngster here is get hit by a five-ton college East Texas Baptist College 64 It has led with 216 way throughout the one-sided of St. Mary’s (Tex.) 56 Island thing. who appeared great in his early truck.” lineman 1949. The star end for Long University (14-2) in assists, replacing Chicago’s erst- After with Larover Howard Payne 58 Lackland A. F. Base 56 been said that fracas. toying fights. His Notre Dame was a fourth. while winning string was unanimous there are 600 leader, Andy Phillip, who for three rounds, he clipped the On March 10 last year a five- FAR WEST.