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West Virginia 5Ranked Favoritein Tourney Tilt(thiindieyochNew York, March 25, (U.F9—West Virginia University and Western Kentucky State, who rode roughshod over all tournament opposl* . lion, meet at Madison Square Garden tonight in an all-southern final for the National InvitationBasketball championship with the Mountaineers a slight favorite.The boys from the blue grass country' were a 4 to 6 underdog in the betting but rating meant nothing with upsets the rule rather than the exception in this fifth annual tournament.Toledo and Creighton meet in a consolation contest for third place with the former a 4 to 6 choice.Battle JinxWest Virginia will be fighting the jinx which has hovered over the favorites in this tournament for in only one game has the expected winner come through. The Mountaineers were seeded eighth when play started. They upset Long Island University’s defending champions, 5S-49, in an overtime game in the first round, and then stopped Toledo's high scoring quintet. 51-39, in the semi-finals.Western Kentucky State’s fast (cam, which has held the Kentucky Conference title for 10 years, cannot be taken too lightly'— despite tlie fact that it was ranked seventh at the start of the tournament. The blue grass boys opened competition with a 49-46 triumph over City College of Netjt* York, the metropolitan champion, and then defeated Creighton. 49-35.Bah Gerber, Toledo ace who broke two tournament marks and set another in his team's two appearances, has an added Incentive in addition io giving his team third place. Gerber needs but three points to surpass the 520-poinl national record for one season, now held by Trice Brookfield of West Texas State.
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Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio, US
Wed, Mar 25, 1942
Page 9
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Sante B.
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