Show estas Teams T Favored n Favored In National Court Series I Minersville Suffers Stifle rs Defeat In 1 1st st Game Utah Entry Weakens In Ir Final Periods In Chicago Event March By 30 30 By The ThO CHICAGO Press Press Thc Tho West East East Sast- West cst struggles which dotted the opening rounds o of the national ln- ln In basketball tournament tournament ment hero were ere decided In favoro favor or ot of the tho westerners In the opening round of ot competition at the Uni University of ot Chicago All but one southern squad in tho the first days day's play pIny ot of o 13 hours yesterday wont down to defeat the Vienna Go Ga team standing out in Its solo vie vie- vic Ic victory tor tory for the south as a too toe to be reckoned with In the later rounds Vienna today meets another ot of the tho teams which stood out prominently prominently prominently In the tho first day Kansas ansas ono one of ot tho the heaviest and most finished teams of the 43 which began beg the elimination series yesterday esterday morning Seventeen of the teams went Into the second round today with a a virtual bye In the tho first while the tho the 13 losers began thel their consolation round for trophies similar but smaller to to those going to the tho victors In the championship champion champion- championship chip champion ship KEMAly IN IS PLAY Two of ot the four New England England- Englanders ers England ers and another eastern team re- re remain re remain main of ot the seaboard contingent Four southerners are left and three from the southwest The brief hour of fame famo for the tho Al- Al Alpine Alpine Al Alpine pine Tenn squad from a moun moun- mountain mountain tain hamlet of ot 75 persons was cut short short by Lincoln Neb In a 71 to 9 landslide One Ono of ot the southern southern teams Greenville S S C w was eliminated by Huron S D only after an overtime o battle battlo In which the Da Dakota Da- Da Dakota Dakota kota champions scored two baskets bas baskets bas bas- baskets to one ono tor for the It was the only overtime contest ot of the day Today's 14 hours of ot bas baa basketball bas bas- basketball will reduce the field to 16 6 teams which will start the third round at noon Thursday and and the Quarter finals Frida Friday afternoon Semi finals and finals will be played Saturday Minersville Utah fighting an uphill battle lost to the VIenna Georgia team 53 to 28 The Georgians duo due to the successful shots of ot Campbell and Witcher took an early lead and maintain maintain- maintained ed it until th the second period when the Minersville boys bos tied the I score only to have Witcher Wilcher break the count In his favor head head Utah guard went out Inthe In Inthe inthe the first period on personal fouls Vienna took a 34 24 to 20 lead atthe at atthe atthe the end of the third period And thereafter drew orew steadily away from the tile western team who Vt 1 i dr and rou her I n game suffering many penalties PLAY Y TODAY Y Minersville meets the Aberdeen South Dakota five In one ono ot of o the consolation games at 3 o'clock Ogden time today Pocatello Idaho's roaring rip rip basketball buckaroos who rode Into town in chaps sombreros and highly colored silk shirts grabbed a victory from the Dur- Dur Jiam Dur-Jiam ham tam N C Bulls 26 to 24 after they shot Into a 20 to 17 lead In Inthe inthe Inthe the third quarter ot of the fingl evening e game The Durham S gave the tM westerners a 0 tough ride and thrilled the fans tans Durham N C closed the first frame 6 B to 2 and managed to hold bold a 11 to 10 lead at the halt half In the third verse erse the Poca Poca- Pocatello Pocatello tello Punchers shot Into a 20 to 17 margin for the tho lead The score flopped flip throughout the contest Hall Hail the Idaho running guard Gross Pocatello center and left Shurtleff Shurtleff leff forward kept Idaho In the running with their lon long Ions shots Chandler Sher and Edwards were Durhams Durham's heavy scorers Box Dox scores ot of the Vienna Ienna and Po Pocatello Durham Durham atello-Durham games follow VIE VIENNA VIE 53 63 w b- Ft- Ft F Fg Vl Ft Campbell rt- rt rt 7 7 3 Z S 3 ZB B Walters Valters It if r 5 2 1 I Raines c 5 5 2 0 Witcher rg 5 6 1 1 00 G Walters lg lg 0 D 1 0 Totals 2 23 9 5 5 MINERSVILLE 26 s I Fg Ft n Smith rf rt r 2 1 1 Gillens It If 4 2 2 Marshall c e 4 2 1 rg 0 0 0 Eyre Ig lg 0 2 1 Osborn Osborn- rg 0 1 1 Totals 10 10 8 6 DURHAM DURHA t t Ft FL fim tm i g r r t 2 1 N 0 P Sher It 3 3 33 3 3 1 Inwards c c 3 0 0 1 White rg h 1 O 0 or 0 S Sher lg Ig 1 f S V 17 0 0 Totals lO 10 4 1 POCATELLO 26 6 y Z V Fg Ft F I rt rf 0 ft 0 0 If l tf 4 f 0 o 0 O 0 0 Gross c c 1 I 1 I 0 rg TK i fir 5 6 00 0 O 0 Shurtleff Ig lg 6 5 l J 0 Darrett Barrett rf rt f i 1 l o ft i 0 n Totals 2 12 2 0 |