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Continuing a tradition initiated by the CRIMSON in 1951, the league will divide up into two 15-man all-star teams to complete the season. The Wintergreens, selected from the squads of Winthrop, Adams, Dunster, and Eliot, will oppose the Rineharts, chosen from the four other House teams, Tuesday night, March 18, at 7 p.m. at Watson Rink...
Suddenly the whirling, full-court action of last week's pro All-Star game in St. Louis became a duel between two agile giants: Bob Pettit (6 ft. 9 in.) of the home-town Hawks, the finest offensive player in the National Basketball Association, against Bill Russell (6 ft. 10 in.) of the Boston Celtics, the league's finest defender. Twice Pettit leaped for his jump shot. Twice Russell knocked the ball away. Pettit had a broken left hand protected by a heavy cast, but he managed to grab both rebounds. On his third try Pettit twisted...
...stands bellowed with delight, and the pros nodded knowingly. Even with a broken hand, Pettit was still the slickest shotmaker in the business. Before he was through, Pettit had scored 28 points (an All-Star record) and taken 26 rebounds (another record), although his Western team lost to the East, 130-118. For such heroics Pettit was named the game's most valuable player...
...LOUIS, Jan. 21--Despite Bob Pettit's great double-record performance of 28 points and 26 rebounds, the East took a 130-118 victory in the NBA All-Star game tonight, guided by the old pro of the Boston Celtics, Bob Cousy...
Pettit's game--the best in NBA All-Star annals--earned him the most valuable player award for the second time. He also was chosen in 1956 when he led the West to one of the two victories it has scored in this eight-game series...