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I NEW YORK, CP — Utah University’s stringbeam quintet, overlooked after they bowed to Kentucky in the opening round of the National invitation tournament, ruled today as mythical basketball champions of the nation by virtue of a 43-36 victory over St, John’s last night before a crowd of IS,-125 at Madison Square Garden.Writing an amazing saga in collegiate hardwood play, the hep-cat kids from Salt Lake City not only came into cagedom’s blue-ribbon event via the back door, but clearly dominated the playoff play.The I'tes came from behind to deadlock favored St. John’s at half-time, 19 19, and roared into a lead they never relinquished in the second half against an aggregation of opportunists as aggressively calculating as themselves.Nine-Point LeadAt one time, they heeld a nine-point lead with “Whitey” Wilkinson coming through in the clutch to join Arnold Ferrin and Rob Lewis in their own peculiar one-handed scoring from the floor. Then St, John’s turned on the heat. Ray WertiC three successive field goals and one by center Ivy Summers trimmed the lead to twopoints with five minutes to go. Wilkinson came through in the pinch, Ferrin added a field goal and a free throw, and matched Wade Dyum’s scoring toss from close in, and the Utes had the ball game - and the mythical national championship.Following their elimination Inthe Invitation tournament. Utah acepted Kansas City’s bid to compete in the NCAA western region tournament to fill in for the ill-fated Arkansas team, and bowled over Missouri and Iowa State. $41,000 To Red CrossThey tumbled favored Dart mouth in the NCA \ finals and continued on to participate in the benefit game last night which drew an overflow crowd of 18,125and contributed more than $41,000 to the Red Cross.Denied the services of their star playmaker. NCAA high - jumping champion Fred Sheffield, just a;-they were in the Dartmouth game, the I'tes were led to victory by sharp-shooting Arnold Ferrin’s 17 points, with pinch-scoring Her!) Wilkinson contributing 11, and pint-sized Wat Misaka. Hawaiian-born Japanese American sparking the attack.St. John's university of Brook lyn, likewise conceded no chanceof progressing in the NCAA tournament. wilted under the attackof the Rocky mountain playmak-ers, and discovered a metropolitan outpouring rooting for the “blitz babies” from the west,-V-
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Ames Daily Tribune
Ames, Iowa, US
Fri, Mar 31, 1944
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