TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5, 1947
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
DOMINGUEZ SCORES 30 TO LEAD BRAVES
NBA scoring leader Miguel Dominguez poured in 30 points and added 8 rebounds to lead the Buffalo Braves past the Providence Steamrollers 106-96. The Steamrollers had entered the game with the best record in the league while Buffalo was just a game over .500.
Dallas has the best record in the west after an 83-59 victory over the visiting New York Knickerbockers. Joseph Cunningham led the Chaps offense with 21 points while guard John Vasta was the only Knick in double figures, he had 12 points. New York shot just 29% from the field and were a miserable 6-for-37 from 3-point territory.
In Kansas City the Kings blasted Chicago 104-67 as the Stags connected on just 27% of their field goal attempts. Ray *Sundquist had 28 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort for the Stags. He was far and away the best player on the court but had little help - Chicago's other 4 starters combined for just 23 points.
Bam Sanders had 20 points and league all-time scoring leader Ethan Miller added 18 as New Orleans dropped the Colonels in Kentucky 108-88. After starting the season 4-1, the Colonels have dropped 7 of their last 11 games.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Buffalo 106 Providence 96
New Orleans 108 Kentucky 88
Kansas City 104 Chicago 67
Dallas 83 New York 59
TODAY'S GAMES
Syracuse at Providence
Kansas City at Minneapolis
Milwaukee at Buffalo
Pittsburgh at New Orleans
Code:
STANDINGS
ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB
Providence 12 9 3 .750 x
Baltimore 7 5 2 .714 1.5
New York 14 6 8 .429 4.0
Boston 8 3 5 .375 4.0
Philadelphia 14 4 10 .286 6.0
NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB
Cleveland 12 9 3 .750 x
Syracuse 13 8 5 .615 1.5
Buffalo 10 6 4 .600 2.0
Fort Wayne 10 4 6 .400 4.0
Pittsburgh 8 2 6 .250 5.0
MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB
St Louis 9 5 4 .556 x
Indianapolis 14 7 7 .500 0.5
Milwaukee 11 5 6 .455 1.0
Chicago 8 3 5 .375 1.5
Minneapolis 9 3 6 .333 2.0
SOUTH GP W L PCT GB
Dallas 14 8 6 .571 x
Kentucky 16 8 8 .500 1.0
Cincinnati 10 5 5 .500 1.0
Kansas City 10 5 5 .500 1.0
New Orleans 6 2 4 .333 1.5
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The SWAC is a balanced conference where 5 or 6 teams generally have a decent shot at winning the title in any given season. Unfortunately they are near the bottom nationally and rarely give the bigger schools much competition. They rely on a large number of junior college transfers to fill out their rosters.
Code:
YEAR SWAC CHAMP
YEAR SWAC
1932-33 GRAMBLING
1933-34 TEXAS SOUTHERN
1934-35 TEXAS SOUTHERN
1935-36 ALCORN STATE
1936-37 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
1937-38 PRAIRIE VIEW
1938-39 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.
1939-40 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST.
1940-41 ALCORN STATE
1941-42 SOUTHERN
1942-43 ALCORN STATE
1943-44 JACKSON STATE
1944-45 PRAIRIE VIEW
1945-46 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
1946-47 JACKSON STATE
SWAC CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
NCAA NIT
Alcorn State 2-4 0-0
Prairie View 2-2 0-0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-2 0-0
Texas Southern 0-2 0-0
Jackson State 0-2 0-0
Mississippi Valley St. 0-2 0-0
Southern 0-1 1-3
Grambling 0-1 0-0
SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1- SOUTHERN: Finished 22-10 last year and made their third trip to the NIT in school history, winning thier first tournament game in the process. Led by senior center Andrew Gottlieb and forward Matthew Colbin, the Jaguars have the most skilled big men in the conference.
2- ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF: After winning the conference title two years ago they fell to 10-20 last season. The Golden Lions return three starters this season including preseason all-SWAC selection Tim Mathieu
3- TEXAS SOUTHERN: Have not been invited to a postseason tournament since 1935 and are coming off two straight single digit victory seasons including 9-21 a year ago. In preseason all-conference selection Cameron Sanders and guard Dustin Williams the Tigers have two of the best shooters in the conference.
4- JACKSON STATE: The Tigers finished 18-15 on the season but got hot in the conference tournament and won it for the second time in school history. They have two solid guards in Lourdes Rodgers and Brian Burcham but lack talent up front.
5- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: The Delta Devils have not had a .500 season since their last conference championship year of 1940. Did make it to the conference tournament title game last year after a 5-9 regular season SWAC record. Should be improved this year as they have plenty of experience on their roster.
6- PRAIRIE VIEW: The only school in conference history to reach the Sweet 16 when they did so in 1938. Since then the Panthers have finished over .500 only once, in 1945 when they won their second SWAC title. Were 10-20 a year ago.
7- ALCORN STATE: The only school in conference history to earn an at large bid to the NCAA's, they did so in 1944 when they won a school record 25 games. Since then the Braves have dropped to the middle of the conference including last year when they were 14-17 overall.
8- GRAMBLING: The Tigers have never won more than 18 games in a season and their only conference title came in the league's inagural year of 1933 when after a 9-20 regular season they won three straight games to take the conference tournament title. Were 13-18 last year.
SWAC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
G Brian Burcham - Jackson State
G Cameron Sanders - Texas Southern
F Matthew Colvin - Southern
F Tim Mathieu - Ark-Pine Bluff
C Andrew Gottleib - Southern
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
There is just one game on the NHL slate tonight as the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Boston to face the Bruins. Boston leads the league with a 5-1-1 record while the Hawks sit in the cellar at 1-4-1. The key for the Bruins quick start has been the stellar goaltending of Frank Brimsek, who leads the league with a 1.71 goals against average. Offensively centers Milt Schmidt and Don Gallinger along with defenseman Clare Martin are among the league scoring leaders.
The Blackhawks have struggled offensively with a league low 12 goals in 6 games. Gaye Stewart leads the team with 4 goals while Bud Poile has 3. Both players joined Chicago as part of the blockbuster trade that sent Max Bentley to Toronto.
CANADIAN FOOTBALL
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Winnipeg 23 Calgary 13
Code:
ORFU W L T PTS
Tor Balmy Beach 8 2 0 16
Ham Wildcats 7 3 0 14
Windsor 7 3 0 14
Ott Trojans 5 5 0 10
Tor Indians 2 8 0 4
Sarnia 1 9 0 2
Playoff Semi-finals
Saturday November 8
Windsor at Hamilton Wildcats
Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach
IPRFU W L T PTS
Montreal 10 1 0 20
Argos 5 6 0 10
Ham Tigers 4 7 0 8
Ottawa RR 3 8 0 6
Satruday November 8
Hamilton at Ottawa
Toronto at Montreal
end of regular season
Western W L T PTS
Winnipeg 10 4 0 20
Edmonton 9 4 0 18
Regina 5 9 0 10
Calgary 3 10 0 6
Friday November 7
Edmonton at Calgary
end of regular season
playoff will be a 2 game total point series between
Winnipeg and Edmonton.
BOXING
Just one match of note yesterday and it occurred in Italy as Duilio Loi won his professional debut with an easy decision over fellow Italian Robert Proietti. The 18 year old Loi is considered a future star in the lightweight division. Journeyman Proietti sees his record fall to 8-14.