Show I Brigham m Young looks to Tite Tits cared and Grand Sla Skid I Cougars Take I On San Jose In hi Tilt IBy I IBy I By Ky Will ill Grimsley I NEW V YORK March larch 19 w Kentucky and Oklahoma A A. and I M lI college basketballs basketball's potent two one-two punch are arc strong tai faI favorites fa ta- I to wade through divisional divisIOnal divisional divi- divi play-offs play this week and andI I I meet for the N C A A champion- champion Iship I ship I j But the road to the title game 1 I lat at Minneapolis l March 1 27 appears I much more hazardous for or Hank Iba's deliberate than for forthe forthe the blue grass Wildcats who I were cre No 1 l in the final Associated Press poll This Kentucky team learn which I Coach Adolph Rupp Hupp compares I with his finest productions productions and and he has had many many many-is is expected to breeze through the eastern eliminations eliminations eliminations elim elim- opening Tuesday night at Raleigh Haleigh N. N C C. C and New Yorks York's s Madison Square Garden The champions of the fast Missouri 1 Valley conference and second ranked nationally are figured to have far rougher sailing in n the western play playoffs at Kansas C City i it t y beginning I Wednesday right night I Two Developments De Two developments de during the thelast thelast thelast last few days radically changed the complexion of the tournament tournament ment at Kansas City 1 Kansas State the Big Seven sounded a warning by overwhelming Illinois the Big Ten champion in a n game 91 72 2 2 Brigham Young kingpin of the Skyline Six Sitf impressed the basketball world with an impress impressive impressive s sive c sweep to to the National Invitation Invitation Invitation In In- championship at Madison Madison Madi Madi- son Square Garden The B BYU Y U Cougars downed St. St Louis Seton Scion Hall and Dayton in inI order smashing a 3 red-hot red Dayton I I team 6 62 13 They y think they can make it a grand slam but conditions conditions con are against them On Home Court Last year when City College turned the trick for the first time in history all games of both tournaments were played on I IC C C N NYs NY's Ys Y's home floor at the Gar Gar- i den I I To equal the achievement ement Brigham Young would have to survive sunhe days of travel and play playon on three Strange gyms I however howe hold no terrors for these Utah lads who have never had a home court of their own Its going to lo be tough because the boys arc are mighty tired said B BYU Y U coach Stanley Watts But ButI I the boys are arc on fire they fire they think they can do it it Brigham Young showed such poise and class in the Invitation that fans wondered how the team ever er lost seven games The Cougars Cougars Cougars Cou Cou- gars have ha a 7 27 record Terrific Pair PairIn PairIn PairIn In Roland Minson 1 a 6 C basket basket bas bas- ket marksman who covers a floor like a tarpaulin and jumping jumping jumping jump jump- I ing Mel lel Hutchins a tremendous I defender the far westerners have two of the best performers to show in the east cast Brigham Young opens with little little little lit lit- tle San Jose State at 1045 pm p.m. EST Wednesday If the Cougars get past that one they will meet the Kansas State State-Ar Arizona State zona winner imel That should give them at least half the answer Kentucky will open its bid against Louisville at Raleigh i Tuesday night in the second game of a header double that also features crippled North I Carolina State Stale and Villanova Columbia's u unbeaten n 11 b e cat a t e n Ivy I league champions only major majOl j unblemished team in basketball play Illinois in New York as part of oC a header double-header also involving oling St Johns John's and Connecticut St Sl StJohn's i iJohn's Johns John's won third place in the Invitation Invitation Invitation In In- by beating Seton Scion Hall ina in ina n na a double overtime 70 68 The schedule Eastern N C A A March l 20 Tests ests Villanova 3 At Raleigh N. N C C. 7 45 pm p.m. I N IEST-N EST EST N N o 0 r rt I t h In Carolina State I t 5 5 28 vs Villanova a 5 24 p pm Kentucky m.-Kentucky Kentucky 28 2 vs S Louisville Louis Louis- vine ville 6 19 At New York p pm p.m. m. m EST St. St Johns John's 4 24 vs Connecticut I 22 3 Columbia 22 0 vs s Illinois Illinois' 4 19 Western Vestern N C A A at Kansas City March l 21 9 pm p.m. EST Kan EST Kan Kansas sas State 3 22 vs s Arizona 5 24 10 1045 45 p Brigham p.m.-Brigham m Brigham Young 7 27 vs s San Jose State Stale 18 11 March l 22 9 pm p.m. Oklahoma p.m.-Oklahoma Oklahoma A. A and M M. 4 27 vs S Montana 1 State Stale I 22 12 1045 p Texas p.m.-Texas m Texas A A. and 11 1 M 16 11 vs Washington 5 22 |