Mideast JeepioHal ?:011r11ame11t - KENTUCKY FAIR A.ND EXPOSITION CENTER COLISEUM - LOUISVILLE, KEN TUCKY MARCH 17, 18, 1961 THIS PROGRAM PRODUCED BY M . 8: M . ADVERTISING SALES, INC., P . 0 . BOX 17012, L OUISVILLE 17, KY. OFFICIAL PROGRAM - FIFTY CENTS USING L&N'S REDUCED FARES YOU CAN. SAVE UP TO 25% You' ll f ind L & N food, service, and facilit ies as fine as ever ... its schedule as fast and convenient as ever. ONLY TH E FARES HAVE CHANGED on these f ine L & N trains: THE GULF WIND TH E GEORGIAN THE HUMMING BIRD TH E PAN-AMER ICAN THE CRESCENT PI EDMONT LIMITED THE SOUTH WIND NEW SLEEPER SERVICES "Budget Sleeper" - an added L & N service, designed to offer you even greater savings. Com pletely modern with bedrooms, roomettes and sect ions, it opera-tes in The Humming Bird on a convenient overnight schedule between Cinci nnati - Louisvil le and Memphis. You pay only coach fare plus cost of Pullman accommodations you select. 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XAVIER-66 First Night Losers Hagan Anderson (ECAC) (at large) Play 7 :00 P.M., March 18 James N. Lennon (ECAC) Coliseum - Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center - Louisville "AMERICAN EXPRESS • HILTON CARTE BLANCHE" ROOM SERVICE EM 6-4511 DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONES IN EACH ROOM - FREE TELEVISION • 200 Air Conditioned Units 2 SWIMMING POOLS Courtesy Car Service To & From Airport .. ~ ..-.'..."! ~~,t, ~~,,.,.o( :, . .,:,, \.. __.,.. - Free TWX Reservations To Other Executive Inn MOTOR HOTELS CALUMET CITY • CINCINNATI • INDIANAPOLIS • •;.. LOUISVILLE• NORFOLK • DAYTON • ) DALLAS • TUCSON • CHICAGO ,--------------------======-=--=--=-~-.----------------------------, Supervising the steady growth and balanced development of one of the nation's top athletic pro­ grams is the H erculean task being carried out successfully by Bernie guided the devel*op ment of Ken­ A. Shively. tucky as a nationally-respect ed F ew who have observed the un­ power in major sports, but he has tiring efforts of the tall, silver­ also gained personal prestige haired former All-American foot­ through a fair-minded approach to baller in the service of the Uni­ many problems. versity of Kentucky since 1927 and During his tenure as Athletic as Director of Athletics since 1938 Director, Shively has directly will argue his fitness as an athietic supervised major expansions in Hercules. Not only has Shively Kentucky's athletic plant resi:,.'ting from the progression of t h e school's football and basketball BERNIE A. SHIVELY t eams to greater national promin­ Mideast Regional ence and increased patronage by Tournament Chairman the sports-minded public. * Championship History For the fifth year in a row, at least 55 teams will matically qualified for the tournament and the remainder compete-in the National Championship basketball tourna­ of the field be made up of outstanding independents, or ment's two divisions. "at-large" teams. Since 1951, the size of the tournament The 23-year-old National Collegiate Tournament wa3 field has been tr:pled. A field of 23 to 25 t eams will com­ divided into two divisions in 1957. The est ablished tourna­ pete fer the Hl31 University Championship. Fifteen con­ ment became known as the University Division and a new ference r'.·,ampions and eight t o 10 at-large institutions 32-team tournament - National Collegiate Basketball will make up the bracket. Championship (College Division)-was inaugurated. In the 22 years of t he Championship, teams repre­ The University Division Tournament was established senting 120 different colleges and universities have par­ in 1939 as a result of a recommendation from the National ticipated. Associat--ion of Basketball Coaches that a tournament be The University Division Championship is conducted held to determine a true national champion. under the direction of the University Division Basketball The bracket for this first Championship called for one Tournam:m t Committee composed of: t eam to be selected from each of the geographical distTicts Bernie A. Shively, University of Kentucky, Chairman with a two-team final. Oregon defeated Ohio State in the Robert N. Brow11, W est Virginia University first National Collegiate finals at Northwestern Univer­ Roy S. Ke:?ne, Oregon State College sity's Pattern Gymnasium, March 27, 1939. H. B. Lee, Kansas State University In 1951, this tournament pattern was changed to pro­ Erne:;;t B. McCoy, Pennsylvania State University vide that champions of certain conferences be auto- 1crrest F . Twogocd, U niv. of Southern California Did You Notice This Wrought Iron Divider As You Came Through The Lobby of The Coliseum? Compliments of AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER CORPORATION • Camp Ground Road T his divider is chiefly supported from t he top by t he specially designed wrou~ht iron stress and s train t russ. • Five sections have double sliding gates for convenience. Each section is 1>ortable, can be removed in a matter of minutes and taken away on it's own caster carriers. Look LOUISV ILLE t his job over, you'll understand why we say the uses of or.namental iron is limited only by your imagination. KENTUCKY KENTUCKIANA ORNAMENT AL IRON CO. Office and S howroom 213 E . Oak-Shop N .E. Corner 30th a nd Chestnut FREE E STIMATE SP 5-8510 TERMS TO SUIT YOU Open 6:30 A.M. to Midnight FAMOUS FOOD SPECIALISTS OF THE Friday 6:30 A.M. to 1 :00 A.M. ESSEX HOUSE Sat. 6 :30 A.M. to 2:00 A.M. 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In 196) the Mideast Regional was held here, with Ohio State the winner, ad­ vancing to the finals at San Francisco, winning the National Championship. The Mideast Regional being played in Louisville March 17-18, draws its teams in two ways. Representative of the Southeastern Conference (Kentucky) and the Big Ten (Ohio State) qualified automatically for berths under the NCAA's plan of recognizing 15 major conference champions. The two other teams advanced to the Regional only after proving themselves in preliminary playoffs at Louisville, hst Tuesday. Out of t he Louisville Regional, one of four such to'..lrnaments going on simultaneously in different parts of the country, will come a regional champion who qualifies to advance to the semi-finals at Kansas City next Friday, March 24. 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