LSU, Vandy, Kentucky Wildcats, Durham Leading Eastern Loop Lead In Southeastern BLUE ' —Ken- and Mississippi, 39-31. WILMINGTON FACES ATLANTA, Jan. 20.— (&) DEVILS, UNC stood tucky, the preseason favorite, In other games last week, LSU In The Hands Of Receivers Van- out with Louisiana Sf ’te and beat Alabama, 46-28; Florida beat ’BIRDS ON FRIDAY (Capable) LEAD IN S. C. derbilt today as the Ringleaders Camp Blanding, 64-40; Mississippi PLAT bas- Catchers of the Southeastern conference beat Millsaps, 58-33; Kentucky beat And Ferrell Ring Bell As Durable a week of Cincinnati, Geor- Lopezy Hayes RICHMOND, Va., ketball race after hectic Xavier 62-36; Show Jan 20— Tu- Tech whipped Comparitive Figures Heading down the which saw two other favorites, gia Auburn, 53-26, back stretlhT first to By CHIP ROYAL southern lane and Georgia, suffer their but lost Duke, 54-39; Tulane beat Hanover As conference still u J to New Strong- nated set-backs. Mississippi State, 66-50, recover AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor by Duke and North loss to but with Wake Ca^’ The Wildcats, defending cham- from the Alabama, er Quintet Forest showing in 13 lost its second straight tilt NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—All base- of > pions and beaten only once Georgia increasing power and to South 42-30. ball fans should left no doubt as to their in bowing Carolina, GENE WARREN doff their hats up as a possible games, By challenge „ ^ 50 to is into the record to catchers Al Lopez, Rick Fer- two “* power by downing Tennessee, This week’s schedule compa- After going deep top contenders. of the week. five conference shows that *the rell and Frank Hayes. Those three 31, in the top game ratively light, only book, the result Duke, with eight wins fellows are a «„* an in-and-out team, listed. Georgia plays Wildcats’ offense and credit to the game. Alabama, games being Wilmington defeats, leads the circuit with a upset defense in their three victories Al, of is the Blue tras "in” surprising return games with Auburn, Ala- course, durable re- Devils are followed a re- Durham bv K of Tulane, 39-28, and “out” in and Georgia this season tops anything ceiver for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Car®lina with six bama and Vanderbilt, wins and » with Tech, Los- Vander- can on the block. Rick is the turn game Georgia Tech is host to Alabama, place Washington Senators’ and Wake Forest with 36-30. dope had the other Coach Leon Brodgen’s bas- and Frank fou °s| ing Pre-game bilt and Tennessee. Seven backstop, has been do- none. Virginia Military the opposite. ketters have run a grand total the insti,„71 outcomes figured just non-league games, headed by Ken- up ing catching for Cleveland entry is the only its of 144 on their opponents other' Vanderbilt, after losing open- Dame at points since Connie Mack swapped him team in the undeC! battle with Notre for an conference but er to Louisville, racked up three tucky’s in three conference games for Rosar the r Saturday night, complete Buddy last season. dets only have played victories by whipping Georgia, 44- Louisville average of 48 tallies a game com- one samo* Lopez is the king of all the guys North Carolina is 41, southwestern of Memphis, 38-20 the card._ pared to the Bulldogs’ record of the only behind the plate as the 1946 sea- ference opponent 114 for 38 per contest. The de- that has been ? son takes to fense used by the Hanoverians shape! And, that ex- get 40 points or better aBaC' NBA CHAMPION clamation goes in more ways than the BASKETBALL SCORES has held opponents to an average strong Duke defense. The®' Tampa, Fla., has more Devils of only 23 markers, while Dur- caught hung up their eighth week’s DOWNS BRATTON one. First of all, the NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—(yP>—This ham’s percentage is 26. Spaniard from tory Saturday night at basketball games in- Clemsl' outstanding college IN 10 ROUNDS These figures may not tell the games—1,805—than any other fel- Frank Rick Ferrell by a 42-29 score. Meanwhile 2 the low who ever put on the mask Hayes ^Monday—Iowa at Chicago. Georgia whole story, though, since and Al Lopez Carolina kept pace by at Tech. shin — trim** at Auburn. Kentucky Georgia Jan. 20—W— Bulldogs have taken on better op- guards. f i South Carolina 52-31 Great Lakes. Michigan NEW ORLEANS, at Northwestern at N. J.. than the Wildcats, includ- Until last s. o. Columbia at Indiana. Ohio State at Purdue. Wichita Ike Williams, 139, Trenton, position season, Gabby Hart- Louis.) Fayetteville. at Washington (St. National Boxing Association light- ing powerful nett.held the record with 1,793 ap- 'goodness Maryland evened its at Alabama. Louis- be a better ex- seaso-', Tuesday—Georgia won a 10* Next Friday may pearances behind the record in Cincinnati. Marquette at Notre weight champion, easily plate. the conference ville at Brat- ample of the two team’s com- gracious / st Dame. Colby at Maine. Boston College round decision over Johnny But, Al has proven himself to be and two bv Marietta. for Coach Paul Saturday defea- et Dartmoutr. Ohio Univ. at today. parative strength I ton, 136, Chicago, HI., much more than just a backstop. North Carolina State 37-33 Sampson Navy at Scranton. and outfought Sykes’ defending conference cham- at C at Army. Baid- Williams outboxed More than one in lege Wednesday—Princeton of battle the fourth place Caps pitcher the Na- Parw, Md„ but win-Wallace Kent State. Bowling Green the Chicago challenger in eight pions tional Richmon! Clemson League has confessed he performed the same feat at Valparaiso. Tufts at Brown. ten rounds to win a popular at Durham. Wilmington plays agj Academy the owes his William and at Presbyterian. Coast Guard to cellar Rocky winning ways to Lopez’s Mary and moved Cornell at decision. Bratton was a tired host the dwelling im, at Yale. Rochester at Colgate. smart maneuvers. a tie with the State. tenth Mount who are still Stories about Marylanders Syracuse. Detroit at Michigan fighter at the end of the Blackbirds, in t||, Fordham at their games the Spaniard won team South Carolina at Duke. round. looking for a loop win. In by using standings. Richmond p. Point at Villanova. Al- his head are numerous than ished off Navy. Kings to meet last Rocky Mount was more the Indians by » tni,j LaSalle. Virginia at Maryland. Williams is scheduled engagement bright at victims for those about your favorite baseball of 39-38. Ohio Wesleyan at Miami (Ohio). Pennsyl- Bob Montgomery, recognized by found easy Fayette- State at character. vania at Muhlenberg. N. C. the New York Athletic Commission ville, 42 to 28. George Washington and Geneva at Pitt. Rider at Virginia North Carolina. in a In Durham-Wilson con- For the Tech both saw action John's (Brooklyn). as the lightweight champion, Friday’s records, Lopez started against nor,, St. led Whit Thursday—Rhode Island State vs. Hoiy 15-round match for the undisputed flict the Dogs by Captain in baseball with his native Tampa conference teams. The Colonial! Cross and Province vs. Boston College, to the title at Cobb with 14 held off Wil- team in the Florida were Drake at Iowa right lightweight points, State League outfought by Navy at p. double-header at Boston. nnn V»ir rttmrfnr pnnrap rtf R Madison Gardens, March in 1925. He with the Brook- napolis 53-42 and Tech State. Fairmont at Wash-Jeff. Square played dropped a — Bradley Tech at St. Louis. 22. 20 to 11, 31 to 16, and finally 37 at Friday lyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and game Charlottesville by a |Core Denver at Brigham Young, San .Francis- to 24. the best at Tunney Brooks, in the of 57-29. co at California. New Hampshire Pittsburgh starting majors the losers -_ Colby. Villanova at Colgate. Colorado Cylone player, paced in 1928. Al's batting average is at Utah. Colorado College at with 11 markers. MOST CONSECUTIVE MOST GAMES Aggies around .260, and his fielding GAMES Western State. Duke at Maryland. Kan- DACHAU ISOLATED As the Durhamites IN Scran- always, around and or INI GAMES CAUGHT aas at Iowa State. Manhattan at .950, he caught 100 CAUGHT Point at turned in a good show from the “HOT” ton. Nuhlenberg at Lehigh. High more games for 13 seasons. AMERICAN MONEY GETS North Carolina. Wyoming at Oklahoma foul zone, in nine points national dropping Like Lopez, Ferrell is small, /Major leagued Aggies. Oregon at Washington. Oregon BY ARMY ORDERS via the free throw method. league-1805 record LEAGUE-1769 State atl daho. Pepperdine at San Diego weighing around ®60. Rick has V ) at San Diego Although the Bulldogs substi- State at Idaho. Peppendine been in the American League since NEGROES IN “JAM South Carolina at Clemson. Texas Ag- Jan. 20— tuted freely, using 13 cagers, the Christian. Tulane at DACHAU, Germany, 1929 when he started with the St. gies at Texas 3rd first team men’s totals were as Kessler Field. Rolla at Washington (St. (U.PJ—The U. S. Army’s prison- Louis Browns. “Hot” in Since then he has and over 100 Mueller of the money the amount c! Louis). Texas at Southern Methodist. er of war camp at Dachau was follows: McDonald 4, Stokes 6, 1936, caught major Cincinnati Reds. 1933, went to Buffalo for one sea- \ with the Boston Red Sox five of was still vs. Marquette and been and then $19 missing las! Saturday—DePaul isolated' today and its security Penny 3, and Downey 5.