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...mended soon and he could provide the outside shooting the Crimson has sorely lacked. Frank Martin and Merle McClung, the two tallest players on the team, have provided good reserve strength under the boards, and Alan Bornheimer like McClung a sophomore, is gaining poise and confidence in the backcourt and reportedly has an excellent outside shot...
...stood there, just to the right of the basket, a placid. 7-ft. 1 1/16-in, giant watching impassively as his teammates maneuvered the ball in backcourt. The New York Knickerbockers tried to box him in; they clutched at his jersey, leaned against his chest, stepped on his toes. Then Wilt Chamberlain came alive. With the aplomb of a cop palming an apple, he reached out one massive hand and plucked the basketball out of the air. Spinning violently, he ripped clear of the elbowing surge, took a step toward the basket and jumped. For an instant, he seemed suspended...
...holds the all-time league record for foul shots in one season (835), once sank 28 out of 32 in a regulation-length game. The only man who ever beat that is Boston's Cousy-and he needed four overtime periods to hit 30. "Wilt has backcourt set shots too," says Warrior Coach Bob Feerick. "But he just shoots them now and then to show...
Scully, a sophomore backcourt man, scored eight of the Crimson's last 10 points as Harvard moved into a tie with Yale for second place in the Ivy League. The varsity has defeated Dartmouth twice and Cornell once and lost to Columbia...
Vern Strand, a senior, will operate at center, with Leo Scully and Capt. Gene Augustine in the backcourt. The play of Scully, a sophomore, has been particularly encouraging to the faithful observers of Harvard basketball. In the backcourt coach Floyd Wilson can also call on AlBornheimer and Barry Dym. Dym, a junior, has not seen much action this year but last season scored well for the JV's and could provide some firepower from the back line...