Show Sixteen Teams Tams Remain In National Basketball Play South Leads With Five Fast CHICAGO CHICAGO March By 31 31 By Associated The Press air cleared was cleared today for tor the real su ggles In la the national high school basketball tournament with thu field of ot three forty-three teams teama cut cutto cutto to to 1 IC G o of the strongest 1 Five from the south give that section Its us greatest opportunity for Cor Corthe forth I the th title In the nino nine years ears ot or the University of or Chicago tournament Norfolk Va has tried for tor five I to win and that teams team's Im lm showing yesterday play play- playing playing ing just jUt hard enough to win and with plenty In reserve made It ono of the third round favorites today Three of or the southern uses are lire In the lower halt half of the draw Norfolk Florence Miss VI nna Ga tile the litter latter one of ot the machines ol ot the tho compe compo competition London Ky Jy and All Au are In the upper halt half F Four ur of ot the westerners fought th their lr way ay through h the tho first two rounds Eugene Ore and Bothell Wash Vash to represent th coast and Colorado Springs Cob Colo and Poca Foca- Foca telo Ida l Tie e eastern contingent simmered do don n to one team from Bristol no Cor-no but but the tho New rn Englanders landers likely will como come through the third round today In their game sith l Florence MI Miss s Wisconsin and the Dakotas i Dakotas Gathered the first two rounds Ie well N N M I remained out or of orthe the southwestern group and both Chicago entries won The two Chi Chicago cago go teams meet tonight and a fast rough melee Is expected from rom th r showing yesterday The Tho championship round of eight games starts at noon while eight consolation round games are sprinkled through the program TWO ENTRIES The Chicago series naturally rc the best organized cheering But the tho nucleus of ot rooters accompanying each team has drawn thousands of ot partisans until the gym rocks with yells for tor 14 hours a day Today's pairings s 12 m m Bothwell Wash vs Po Po cat catello clio Ida Ida 1 p London m-London m London Ky Icy vs Huron S D 2 p Grand m-Grand m Grand Forks N Ds D s s Eau Claire WIs S 5 p m rowell m Rowell N X M C vs Ark I 6 p ugene m-ugene m m Eugene Ore vs S Nor Nor- Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk folk W V Va Ya 7 p m m Bristol Conn's Conn vs s Flor Flor- Florence care ence Miss 8 S p Englewood m-Englewood m Englewood High ChI ChI- Chi Chicago cago vs s Morton High Chicago 9 a p m Vienna m Vienna Ga vs Colo Colo- Cob Colorado rado rade Springs Cob Colo UT DEFEATED CHICAGO March 31 31 to The Standard Examiner Utah's entry in the national bas bas- bas tournament was eliminated eliminate from Crom further competition here going down before the Aberdeen S D B five 2 to 21 in a contest The teams played nip and tuck basketball throughout the contest the count beIng bein deadlocked seven times At tho the halt half the score was 13 nil ill South Dakota center was the shining light tor for the tho win win- winners win winners ners neTs His Ills ability at caging from the tho court and from rom the foul line brought his charges a B triumph Marshall and Gillins twinkled for tor Utah Ulah Other scores scorE'S Wednesday In the series tollo follow Gilbert Bristol Conn 19 Gilbert Aria IG 16 Durant Ohm Okla 36 Tallassee Ala 23 Mauf Maury Maury- High Norfolk Va Vs 21 La Ln 15 Northeast High City land High Mo 2 28 8 Deerfield High land Park Ill III 24 h Aberdeen Jerdeen S D 25 Utah 21 Florence Miss 22 South High lUgh Minneapolis MInn 17 Durham N C 37 Burlington BurlIngton Vt 21 Scores In the championship se- se serles se series ries rles toll follow ow Muskegon Mich Ilch 20 Ark 28 25 Fair Roswell Vell N K N M 21 2 20 Fort Port Fair Fair- I Me lire 13 Duval Duval High Jacksonville Fla 1 12 Eu Eugene ene Ore 13 Athens Tex 17 Eau Claire Is 19 Grand ForkS N D P 28 Ridgefield Ridge Ridge- field N J 20 High Englewood High Chicago 35 25 Cheyenne Wyo 28 25 Vienna Ga 32 Winfield Kan 24 Morton Norton High Cicero Ill 24 2 Fairmont W VP Va Ya 22 Ky 29 Safford Aril Ariz 20 Colorado Springs Colo 22 Do- Do Dover Do Dover ver Ohio 18 IS The Minersville box boxi i follows I JHN p Smith rt I 2 l 1 2 C Gillins It if 2 1 3 4 Marshall c 3 3 0 0 0 Ere Eyre rg 0 OO 0 4 Ig lg 1 1 1 1 1 Osborne r rt rf 0 1 1 2 t Davis If It 0 0 0 o Carter rg rs 0 p 0 Totals 8 S S 'S 13 ABERDEEN ABERDEE S D FG G T P PP PP P Bunt Dunt rf rt 2 3 2 3 I D Bunt Dunt I It IC 0 0 1 c S 5 5 c 1 Reeder Heder rg TE 0 1 I 2 II IMay I May lg Ig 1 1 2 OBrien O'Brien If It 0 o 0 o 0 o Collins Colllns c II 0 0 0 Total Totals S 8 9 9 |