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Field Set ForNAIB TourneyKansas City (tP)—Intercollegiate basketball’s most rugged championship test, the 32-team NATH tournament, will begin its annual 6-day cage marathon in municipal auditorium here Monday.The champion will get a spot in the eight-team Olympic playoffs at New York city March 27, 29 and 31.'*Marshall College of Huntington, W, Va., the 1947 champion, will attempt a second title, something no team has succeeded in accomplishing during the past nine tournaments.Teams were chosen by district committees of the NAIB, many af them through playoffs. It’s- the strongest field in history of the meet. Thirty states will be represented with Minnesota getting two berths. Hamline University of St. Paul, 1942 champion, and Mankato State Teachers, finalist last year, are the Minnesota teams.Among the more highly regarded teams are Brigham Young University. Louisville (Ky) University, Manhattan College of New York, Hamline, Northeast Missouri Teachers of Kirksville, San Jose Calif. State, and Indiana State of Terre Haute.First round schedule:Morwlay j12:00—Mon Luo* Uni vanity va, Teacher#College of Connecticut,1:30— En»t Central (Okla.) State »•-Beloit (Wiji.) College,2; 40- -Sou til Dakota Ktto va. XjoiiU-Wile lt;K)\) University.i :00—.Southern IlUnoli trntveraity v«. Owori Soul hum Coll*** of Education.H:.T0—Lawjvnc* Tech (Detroit) ve. Ai-ttPftUfhUn. Sfate Teachers.\\ 7; 30-*-Northeast (Mo.) Teachtn (Kirk**|vJl|e vr, Art*oa* ataie.9:10—Mw.ihall Colleao J(ruState Teacher*.10:30—Rr\Khm Youn# vi. Misalafllppi .Della. Siata,TWftdfty;r 12 00—Xavier Untveralty (Cincinnati) Vi.Vi. Noruiw*»iem (La.) Scat*.1:20-—Manhattan College va* ArkanH*(Conway) State T«ach#ra.2:40—si. FrancU (Penna.) Col!«§« v*. Indiana Stale Teachers,4:00—Hamlin# University **. Mtrc*r(O a; University.»:30-~lt;ionia*a Univdr»tty **. Fort Worth, Tex,, playoff winner-7:50— Emporia (Ka*. 8t*t« ve. Baltl-more, Md., playoff winner.ir, Sar* Jow State va. Iowa tCtdai_ Falla) Teachers,Denver University va. Mankato (Minn.) Teacher*-0
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Hutchinson News Herald
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Sun, Mar 07, 1948
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