Show I M Men Tourney Roundup Redondo dondo Chalks Up lOffi State Out Win By Bill Clegg When Redondo Beach of oC California California California Cali Cali- fornia turned back the challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge of Capitol Hills Hill's game courtiers 52 40 to win the 1952 M l Men len basketball championship championship champion champion- ship Saturday night in the Ute Ule field house it marked the time in the history of the colorful colorful colorful color color- ful church all classic that the prized trophy has gone to lo an state out aggregation gation Over a 30 year 30 ear stretch in the tourney which this year lured more than young men out for or practice on more than teams the title has remained remained remained re re- in Utah 20 years But fine squads from California and Wyoming have managed to put an state out-of-state address I on the big prize third one-third of ot the time Glendale of oC California was first to turn the trick in 1933 Cowley Wyo followed in 1938 Oakland Cal Cat did it in 1939 Lovell ell Wyo won it in 1940 1942 and 1946 Arlington Cal won in 1941 North Hollywood did it in 1945 Maywood laywood of California California Cali Cali- fornia did it in 1949 and Redondo made it 10 times limes with Saturday nights night's convincing triumph And its it's doubtful whether any other state out winner did lid a more magnificent job than the 1952 champions They completely hobbled a classy well coached aggregation which had toyed with four previous opponents in roaring into the championship showdown With towering Grant Harline I I controlling the boards to setup set j up Redondos Redondo's fast break then Ii tipping in enough of the California Cali Call fornia rebounds to collect a I nights night's total of 17 points the I F Coast Comets took a fIrst fIrst- period lead of 1210 12 and never relinquished it Fans who remembered that Capitol Hill in all its four previous pre- pre tourney tilts never had been in front at the first period weren't worried They counted on the clever screens and pick- pick offs to rent the Redondo defense defense defense de de- de- de to pieces and the deadly long shot marksmanship of Dave and Ray Hale and Keith to pull the California California Cali Cali- fornia giants from under the backboards I Neither happened Their long I shot artistry failed the for the first time in the tourney tourney tourney tour tour- I ney and Redondos Redondo's shifting zone defense never bunched on the wheel pin screen attack which carried the Salt Lakers into the title battle Long shots from the front and hurried shots inside were hauled in by Harline Harlin Kirk Kidman Kidman Kidman Kid Kid- man and Earl Stark to launch a streaking fast break down court and that was the story It was a great finish to fine handled well tournament which merited volumes of praise for Chairman Marv larv Ashton and his squad of helpers Parry helpers Parry Sorensen Soren- Soren sen David Hatch Gordon Owen Walt Paul Howells Clark Stohl and WillIam William Wil Wil- liam D. D Gillespie |