Wyoming on Hoop Throne

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The National Collegiate basketball title, constant property of the Big Ten conference until Stanford broke the spell last season, is back in the Far West for another season, with Wyoming in the throne.

The Cowboys checked their pones at the doorway of Madison Square Garden last night but still had speed enough to wallop Georgetown, eastern representative, by 12 points, 46-34.

Both teams will remain here for Thursday night's double-header with Wyoming playing St. John's of Brooklyn, national invitational tourney winner, and Georgetown battling Toledo, second to St. John's in the preliminary. Receipts of the twin bill will go to the Red Cross.

Ken Sailors, veteran forward, applied the spark that gave the far western outfit its deciding margin after the score had been tied 10 times, five in each half. He totaled 16 points.

The game was watched by 13,206 persons.