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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1954
Page
7
Sports Roundup notes the NCAA regional playoff between Rice and Oklahoma A and M in Stillwater Oklahoma starting at 9 30 p m Friday with radio coverage by KVOO Tulsa carrying most Aggie home games.
Baytown’s James Popeye Beavers delivered clutch scoring as Rice defeated SMU to share the Southwest Conference title. His late tip-in and steady play boosted Rice’s season, setting up a Texas Rice playoff win and an NCAA bid quest.
Baytown native Popeye Beavers recalls growing up with a basketball in hand and his transfer to Rice. He notes his Robert E. Lee High School graduation in 1950, his brother Knox Beavers in Baytown, and predicts a strong showing against Oklahoma A and M after an arm injury altered his shooting in earlier years.
Kentucky declines NCAA berth after earning SEC bid as Duke Chris note. Duquesne and Holy Cross advance in NIT semis while St. Francis and Notre Dame advance in NCAA first round. Kansas and Missouri tied in Big Seven standings, coin toss to decide title game spot.
In Columbia Missouri earned a shot at the NCAA regional after Missouri upset Kansas 76-64 to force a three way tie for the Big Seven title with Kansas andColorado at 10-2. A coin toss in the NCAA commissioner’s office will determine the conference representative with Reeves presiding. Bob Staller led Missouri with 28 points and Norm Stewart added 22 as the Tigers pulled away in the third period after a close first half.
After a win over Beaumont, the Ganders eye the Oleander tournament in Galveston. Lee and Ganders earned a 3-2 edge by winning both doubles matches, with key singles performances by Tommy Roberts and Paul Wilkins despite illnesses and tough opposition.
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania on March 10 the long running rivalry between Juniata and Lebanon Colleges flared as Juniata’s athletic council charged basketball coach George Marquette with unsportsmanlike conduct after a recent game. Marquette accused Juniata of hitting low.
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