Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-03-21 | Page 19 | L. I. U. Favored over Loyola

L. I. U. Favored Over Loyola NEW TORK, March 11 UP The east will be favored slightly over ths west when Long Island univsrsltr and Loyola of Chicago meet tomorrow night in tha final of ths second annual New Tork writers' invitation basketball tournament tour-nament ' The LIU Blackbirds were the choice because they were regarded rnrallv itmnnff than Brooklyn's St John's fivs that extended Loyola Loy-ola into overtime before bowing 51-41 in the semifinals before a capacity house of HMOs In Madison Square Garden last night Long Island vanquished Bradley Tech of Peoria K-12. In a preliminary prelimi-nary the two teams eliminated in the first round playsd to decide fifth and sixth places, and New Mexico's Aggies scored over Roanoke Roan-oke college 00-62. Tha Long Igland-Bradlsy Tech score does not Indicate ths easy time the Blackbirds hsd in reaching the final. After the Peoria outfit had registered two quick baakste, L. I. U. took charge completely, running up a lead that reached 12 points 21 to 11 at ths half. Then the Blackbirds became cars-less, cars-less, and It seemed that every time an L. L U. msn got hold of tha ball, hs shot for the basket regardless regard-less of distance or position. The Bradley boys were quick to take sdvantage, and rallied to come within three points of tying the score, but each time It looked close the Blackbirds would draw away. Johnny Brombsrg, star guard qf the Blackbirds, paced tha eastern champions to their twenty-third consecutive victory with four goals and four foul baskets for 11 points. Charier Osborne, lanky Peoria forward, for-ward, paced the mldwestsrnars with nine points.