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Sophomore Dick Lionette may turn out to be the most valuable player in this year's lineup. The six foot six center started yesterday along with Smith. "Lion" played the conventional center position underneath the backboard on offense, while Smith moved around on the outside, set shooting from there several times...
...weighs 172 Ibs.) and amazingly agile; with four years of high-school basketball, 18 months of Army basketball and two years of college play behind him, he has the faultless instincts of a professional. He has speed and endurance and despite his height can take rebounds off the backboard with larcenous regularity...
Rock is much slower afoot than most collegiate players, but offsets this lack of speed with an uncanny faking ability. Although he has an effective set shot, most of his scoring occurs when he travels parallel to the backboard, takes a quick fake, and then spins in a layup with either or both hands...
Murphy and later Covey also did a fine job of holding Ted Anderson to three baskets, and various players kept Jim Osbourn's jump shot in check (three baskets, 15 points). Another defensive high spot was the backboard work of Captain Bill Prior and Smith...
...Saturday's contest, the freshmen jumped to a 13 to 9 first period lead over Dartmouth, a margin they maintained throughout the contest. Particularly impressive was the play of guard Al (Buddy) Le May and forward Forrest Hansen, whose ball-hawking and backboard play stalled the Green offense. Le May topped Crimson scorers with 16 points...