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CoDorado SeSzes NCAA Berth Tuesday. March I. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBtmE NINE By JOHN GRIFFIN United Prast Sport Writer Colorado seized a spot in the NCAA Tournament today as newly crowned champion of the Big Seven, and Iowa and Ken tucky were almost "in" as a re sult of dramatic victories Mon day night. Colorado, co-champion of the Big Seven last year, clinched this season's crown outright by coming from behind to beat second-place Missouri, 66-57, on the losers court at Columbia, Mo., as Bob Jean-Gerard led the vic torious attack with 20 points. Iowa clinched at least a tie for the Big Ten championship by upsetting Minnesota, 72-70, at Minneapolis before the largest crowd ever to see a basketball game in a college arena 20,176. And Kentucky clinched at least a tie for the Southeastern Conference championship by trouncing Alabama, 66-52, at Lexington, Ky., before a crowd of 12,000. Burrow Leads Kentucky Iowa, which sank 50 per cent of its shots as Bill Logan scored 25 points, now must beat Michi gan next Monday to clinch the title outright unless Minnesota should lose to Wisconsin this Saturday. T.ikP Iowa and Minnesota, TCpnturkv and Alabama were tied for their league lead before Monday night's game. Bob Bur row led Kentucky to us -isi win in 23 games as he scored 26 points. Victory over Tennessee Saturday will give Kentucky the undisputed league title. St. Louis pulled up to tie idle . r 1 1 Tulsa for the Missouri vauey Conference lead- by beating Houston, 90-87, as Joe Todd hit for 31 points and DicK uousnxa for 20. St. Louis and Tulsa each have one league game remain ing on Saturday. Texas Tech remained atop the Border Conference with a 94-68 win over Hardin-Sim-mons. The Raiders have two games left and must win both to beat out West Texas State for the title and NCAA tourney berth. San Francisco, the nation's No. 1 team, racked up its 20th straight victory, 67-57, over Col lege of Pacific as All-America Bill Russell scored 22 points and grabbed 28 rebounds. Ferrari Sets Records In other leading games: Al Ferrari of Michigan State set twd school records with 39 points and a season total of 427 in a 93-77 victory over Indiana; Dick Cable's 28 points led Wis consin to a 75-73 win over Pur due; Seton Hall nipped Villan ova, 83-79, despite Bob Shafer's 29 points; Tennessee downed Arburn, 86-77; Louisiana State edged Mississippi, 68-65; Geor gia Tech trounced Florida, 88 68;Tulane routed Mississippi St., 78-59; Bradley mppea wicn ita, 69-67; apd the Philips Oilers won the National Industrial League championship by beat ing the Milwaukee Allen-Brad-leys.. Tha Southwest Conference holds the center of the stage to night as co-leaders Texas Chris tian and Southern Methodist play their final games, against Arkansas and Texas, respective ly. If both win, they'll meet in a one-game playoff for the NCAA tourney berth. If both lose, they finish in a three-way tie with Arkansas for the league title. SIPCMMrS (fe STATUESQUE Featherweight champ Sandy Saddler (right) and challenger Teddy (Red Top) Davis look like they are posing for a statue as they exchange blows during their 15-round title bout at Madison Square Garden. Referee is Harry Kessler. Saddler won a unanimous decision to re tain his crown. Video Football Changes Set Chicago U.R) A radical ly changed plan which would permite more college football on telivision next fall will be submitted to the National Col legiate Athletic association for approval next week. The program devised by the television committee will call for: 1. Television of games on only 10 days. 2. Games on a national net work on five days and on a re gional net on five days. 3. Division of the nation into three regions, the East, includ ing the southeastern states; the Midwest, including Texas, Ok lahoma and Kansas; and the West, including the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states. 4. Free negotiation by schools and-or conferences to sell video rights. The last provision would take the NCAA out of football tele vision completely except for pre paration of a plan for video each year or eventually on a perman ent basis. Sales, Gasoline Taxes Top Sources of Revenue Chicago (U.R) Sales or gaso line taxes were the greatest sin gle source o revenue for three fourths cf the states in 1954, Commerce Clearing House re ports. Twenty-two states relied on sales and use taxes for the big gest fraction of their total tax collections. Thirteen others de pended most on gasoline taxes. In 10 other states, income taxes were the major revenue producers. Severance taxes top ped all others in Texas and Louisiana, and New Jersey's big gest revenues came from vehicle license fees. PU Choice In Tourney Milwaukie, Ore. (U.R) Pa cific University was a slight favorite today as the four top small college basketball teams in Oregon prepared to battle it out for a berth in the NALA tournament in Kansas City. Portland University, the peren nial winner, decided to forego thp NAIA this year for a trip to Mexico City. Pacific, led by Norm Hubert and Danney French , finished second to powerful College of Idaho in the Northwest Confer ence. The Badgers play Eastern Oregon in tonight's first game at 7:30 p.m., while Portland State plays Willamette in the 9:15 p.m. clash. MAILMAN RETIRES Wolcott, N. Y. (U.R) Mail man W. Carlyle Harper has re tired to a life of fishing and "just tinkering around" after wearing out 19 automobiles while driving an estimated 390, 000 miles as a rural deliverer. On one of his last rounds, the 60-year-old Harper left to each of his 270 regular customers a photograph, cf himself and his wife, who often accompanied him on the .route. On the back of each photo was printed a poem written by Harper. Frick Launches Spring Training Violation Probe St. Petersburg, Fla. (U.R) Commissioner Ford Frick laun ched an investigation into al leged violations of the spring traning deadlne today with a promise that "anybody guilty is going to be punished." Frick turned his attention to the Detroit Tigers and Brook lyn Dodgers after announcing he had fined, the Milwaukee Braves $500 and 14 players a to tal of $625 for working out be fore the March 1 deadline. "I hold the players and man agement equally culpable in this matter," Frick said. "What's more the commissioner's office is alert to what.has been going on. We are going to investigate a good many camps before this is over and anybody guilty is going to be punished." HERE'S AN IDEA! 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