Show I Kentucky Illinois i Rule as Favorites NEW V YORK March 21 UP UP- UP Powerful Kentucky opening defense defense de de- de- de of its N C A A basketball championship was favored by 14 points over Villanova and Illinois ruled a point 10 choice over Yale in m Monday nights night's semifinals of the eastern regional play The survivors of the semifinals will meet Tuesday night for the eastern title and the right to meet Oklahoma A. A and M. M for the national national na na- na- na championship at Seattle Wash March 25 The Aggles won the western vestern play-offs play by beating Oregon State 55 30 Saturday night at Kansas City For Coach Adolph Rupp's Kentuckians Kentuckians Kentuckians Ken- Ken who ho were ousted ingloriously Ingloriously ingloriously by Loyola of Chicago in the national invitation quarterfinals the N C C A tournament will provIde provide provide pro pro- vide an opportunity to win at least one half hal of their hoped-for hoped basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball double |