Show Semifinals On Docket T onite In Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Delta Phi and amI Sigma I I IThe Pi sleet Meet The semi semi finals finals of the winter basketball tourney will be run off tonight with Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu meeting at 4 30 and Delta Phi and Sigma Pi clashing at 5 10 These four are the only ones left f the thirty thirty odd odd teams who entered the competition at the beginning of the quarter The winners winners and runners run run- ners up ners-up up of each of the six divisions were paired in m the tournament which began last week The biggest b upset of the meet oc oc cured in in the final game of the first round when as a crew of unaffiliated athletes who called themselves the put enough long shots through the hoop to edge out a 20 20 19 19 decision over the Sigma Pi No 1 entry winner of the fall tour tour- All but one of the baskets bas bas- made by the were put in in from the vicinity of the middle of the floor In another mild upset upset upset up up- set the Delta Phi boys put away the touted Battery A quint 30 44 Ted Cannon scored fourteen points to tie with Henry McGean Newman Newman Newman New New- man club center for high point honors of the first round The Newman club entry got past the first round by staving off a alast alast alast last half rally by the to win win 22 22 19 Showing the best allaround allaround allaround all all- around individual ability Sigma Nu had an easy time in m putting away the Phi Delta Theta crew 52 12 2 20 Hary Harold Johnson and Joe formed a scoring combination which rang the bell consistently Vere Weis Weis- ley and Bill made the majority majority ma ma- jonty of the Phi Delt points Second round games which were played Tuesday were not as closely closely closely close close- ly contested as those of the first round Sigma Chi flashed a well rounded offense and defense to turn back the Gilmers with ease ers did the best work for the First South boys The Gilmers' Gilmers main mam forte was in their team play The Sigma Pi No 2 outfit who upset calculations when they defeated defeated de- de the defending champion Pi Ii Kappa Alpha crew in m a playoff to enter the meet showed flashes of brilliance to take the Davis Alumns into camp by a 22 22 17 17 score Arch Thurman and Blaine Blame Sanderson scored the most points for the winners winners while Welling and Rose Robe were the losers loser's Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Swartz who was refereeing the game had his glas glasses es broken when he thew trew the ball up at a center jump jump The Delta Phi Phi Newman Newman battle was a test of which team could keep hold of the ball long enough to score a few baskets The 1 missionaries missionaries kept at the task of playing basketball while the Newmans Newmans New New- mans appeared to be dream dream- ng at times won 30 30 15 Hy Ily Hendrickson and Ted Cannon were decidedly hot especially the latter lat lat- ter Joe Rinaldi and Ed Jeppson managed to get put out on personals per per- The Sigma Nus had too much height and reserve power for the and won 34 34 19 The bunkers were not hitting the hoop with the consistency they displayed in in the first round although Ken Lawson sank some pretty ones The fraternity boys were also weak at finding the hoop but had a greater number of shots than the unaffiliated group In tOI tonight tonight's s semifinals the Delta and Sigma Nus are favored to win largely due duo to their more decisive victories thus far The The Sigma Nu outfit has a tendency cy to clown around and they will certainly not have ha time for it tonight to to- night and Clegg will have their hands full if they are to win win The missionaries missionaries have a rugged bunch and the Sigma Pis are rather erratic at times but it will be no surprise to see them on the long end of the score Fans who turn out tonight and will see some fine basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball and extremely close battles are expected |