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Tuesday, March 18, 1980writeNEW YORK, March 27. — —The scene is the same and so isthe cast of characters but a tired.vindictive Bradley will attempt torewrite the finish when it playsCity College of New York Tuesdaynight for the NCAA basketball championship.The two teams collide at approximately 9:15 p.m. lt;EST atMadison Square Garden in the grand climax to the 1949-50 season. Baylor and North Carolina State meet in a third place consolation at 7:15 p.mFor the proud Braves from Peoria. 111., its a chance to reclaim their position at the No. 1 team in the nation and redeem a 69-61 defeat by SSNY in tha recent National Invitation finals.For the CCNY Beavers, grown sure and pirate bold by their aeries of sensational post-season triumphs, it's a chance to encompass the sport's first and only grand slam.”No team has ever crammed the two big college championships—the Invitation and the NCAA—into a single season, although Kentucky, Colorado. Duquesne and Utah have tried CCNY it just a step away, the closest any has been.A sellout crowd of more than 18.000 will pack the big midtown arena to see if City, a p. point favorite this time, can do it again.Both Bradley and CCNY are beginning to show a bit of wear and tear from high-pressure tournament playCoach Forrest iForddyt Anderson of Bradley said his boys were tired as the dickens but eager to face CCNY again The Braves have had the added strain of traveling mixed with their post-season campaigning, jumping between New York. Kansas City» and Peoria CCNY, at least, has been able to stay home.Bradley rested in Peoria Sunday and flew into New York late Monday. CCNY players have kept up their regular class routine.CARDINAL NINE OUTLASTSIYANKSFOR8-7 VICTORYST PETERSBURG, Ma ch 27.——The St. Louis Cardinals, scoring three runs off Tommy Byrne in the sixth, three more off Don John-t“How harmfulare cigarettes?”Th« January Reader s Digeat articleon thia aubject stirred more diarua-•ion and approval than any recent magazine feature.Many people said that they wanted to atop amoking or as lea*t cut down —but doubted their courage. were aure they'd be puffing aa much aa ever within a few weeks.rIFor those who rraily wsnt to stop, April Reader's Digest (pow on sale) brings you two lively personsl-ei-perience narrative* of smokers whodid quit tnhaceo and liked it!Get your Digest today: 39 art ides of lasting interest, eondstvasd from leading maiaunsa. eurrent books.son in the seventh and then staving off two late inning ralb?s by the Yankees defeated the New Yorkers Monday. 8-7.Byrne, after blanking the Cardsfor five innings weakened in thesixth when a pass and five? hits.along with an error by Yogi Berra gave the Cards their first batch of three. In the seventh Johnson gave up only two hits, but two passes and a second error by Berra on a throw' from the outfield helped the Cards to three more.Berra however, offset his lapses in the field with four hits. George Munger, hurling the last five innings for the Cards, gave up six of the Yanks' seven runs. Four of these came in the eighth with the help of a three-run homer by Joe Collins Harry Brecheen held tlv? Yanks to a lone marker in the first four innings.St I-oui. lt;N1 000 003 311 8 13 1New Yor* (A 010 010 041—7 14 2Br*ph*»n. Muner lt;5» snd Wc* Byrn*. D. Johnson lt;71 Hood U snd BrrrsWe don’t feel we played up to our capabilities when CCNY defeated us. Anderson said Wewere very lax at times and made some bad mistakes’*CCNY's Coach Nat Holman said his proteges also were showing signs of weariness We weren't nearly as sharp against North Carolina State as we were earlier in the tournaments. he saidHowever, the boys have shown me they can adjust themselves to all conditions If they remain hale and hearty, I think they can beat anybody—and that includes Brad-*lev.City's fantastic sophs—ail but one of the starting lineup are first year men—captured the Eastern playoffs by subduing hard-running VC State in the finals. 78-73. Bradley won the Western finals, beating Baylor. 68-66.WalloSenatorsCLEAR WATEfl. Fla . March 27 -(A*' — The Philadelphia Phillies scored seven runs in the first inning Monday to breeze to a 13-8 win over the Washington Senators. The 17 base hit* for a total of 31 bases was the largest total made by the Phils in FloridaWashington lt;A 420 I go Phiiadefphu lt;N ?08 10O Dotltr lt;8 ___Koterek. Candini *4* and Lopata, Hemtnlrk001 8 12 1 its-*-13 n oEvan* Orasso KonPtantyCCNY thus added to a gaudy collection of post-season scalps Theynow have beaten five of the six top-ranked teams in the nation inthe last two weeks.In the invitation thev took the measure of Bradley, No 1; Kentucky, No. 3 Duquesne. No. 6. and San Francisco. No. 12 In the NCAA, they whipped Ohio State,No. 2 and NC State. No 5 Thefourth place team. Holy Cross, lostto both of CCNY s victims in the NCAABradley's hopes of beating City hinge on All-America Paul Unruhhitting the stride he failed to find in the invitation. Also the Bravesprobably will need the fulltimeservices of Gene Melchiorre and Bill Mann the ‘earn sparkplug* who fouled out against CCNY the lasttime.hJWIndians Subdua PiratesSAN BERNARDINO, Cal March27—t/Pi— Jesse Flores and Dick Rozek pitched two-hit hall to give Cleveland Indians » S-l victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in an exhibition game Mondav,CCNY has shown a balanced at lack and Pock of deadly long ranglt; shooters Ed Warner was the sta of City's sweep through the invi tation When he was slowed dowi by Ohio State, Norm Mager am Floyd Lavne clicked Big Elt; Roman was a standout against N( State That s the way it goes
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