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HotNF.W YORK. March 17— (*h — j Bradley University is favored to justify its ranking as the best college basketball team in the country by cooling off City College of New York Saturday night for the national invitation championship. ;The supremely confident Braves from Peoria. Ill, rule a three and a half point choice over Nat Holman's fired-up outsiders who. to date, have been the hottest thing on the premises.Tonightner. a heroic figure in the three CCNlf triumphs. Warner scored 2ft in each game against San Francisco and Kentucky and 19 against Du-queane. •The finalists will take the floor at Madison Square Garden at about 10 p.m. lEST) after Duquesnr and St. John's, the semifinal victims, settle the Issue for third place. Theprogram atarta at I p.m.iThe final of the 13th annual invitation offers a number of intriguing prospects for the 18 000 odd fan: fortunate enough to hold tickets It sends the No. 1 team in the nation in the Associated Press pollagainst a bunch of scorching sophomores who have turned the tournament on its ears. CCNY was neither ranked nationally nor seeded Yet these young upstarts have blasted out defending champion San Francisco. 65-48 murdered highly rated Kentucky, 89-50. and repelled Duquesne, aixth ranked nationally.83-51It's quite a spree and the team has so captivated the public's fancy thatthere will be many willing to backit to the finish against such a reputable foe as Bradley.Forrest Anderson, the handsome 30-year-old Bradley coach, is showing no deep concern although he rates CCNY, on its present showing the toughest foe in the field.MOur hoy* haven't played their brut game yet/' Anderaon aald. We hope He ran do it against CCNY. If ne do I think ne should winBtadley eliminated Syracuse in the quarter finals, 78-86 and Thursday night put out St John's of Brooklyn. 83-72.Anderson is counting on his team’ssuperb condition to prevail. Both the Braves and Beavers are essentially running teams Both have a bevy of good basket marksmen If CCNY can be run into the hardwood, Bradley, speedy and sharp, is perhepa the club to do it. Rut so far the Beavers have shown no inclination to fade In every tourney game they’ve finished faster than they started The joust could develop into an individual duel between the invitation’s two outstanding performers- Bradlev’s little Gene Mel-chiorre and CCNY's Negro sophomore sensation, Ed Warner.Melehiorre. a clever floor man and a deadly shot. ha» been Brad-lev's best man while Paul Unruh,the team's six-foot-four all-America. hasn t come through as antici-I’nruh ran redeem himself Saturday night because he haa been • aasigned the job of guarding War-Not regarded high enough during the season to rate a first-team berth on the all-New York team.the City College forward has been every inch an All-America this week.Holman, the one-time Celtic, saidhis team has just blossomed” since finishing the regular season with 17victories and five defeats.The starting lineup has three other sophs besides Warner—Floyd Layne. a six-three beanpole; Ed Roman, 225-pounder who stretchessix-six, and A1 Roth, a six-three200-pounder who gets around easily.The lonesome upper ciassmHn mthe firs* five is Irwin Dambrodt, asenior forward.ATBOTTLE SHOPIF IT S IN A BOTTLE - WE HAVE ITI YOU CAN BE SURE TOFIND YOUR FAVORITE BRAND FROM THE LARGEST ANDMOST COMPLETE LIQUOR STOCK IN AUSTIN!LOW PRICES—BEFOREMONEYSTRAIGHTWHISKIESClassic86 Proof4 YEARS OLDPREMIUM BLENDSDisplayed on Our Islands$3.192.98CASE Ol I?5 qt4-5 Of$35-00sr**-KfcVl l ( KYBOTTLED-IN-BONDFleischmann's100% SCOTCH WHISKEY12 YEARS OLD(100 PROOF)4.59Ambassador4-5 qt.CASE Of II$54-004-5 QtV...frCANNED BEERCASE OF 24STAG•2.79
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Austin, Texas, US
Sat, Mar 18, 1950
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