Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Beck was by far the best player to appear at the I.A.B. so far this season. He rebounded excellently despite the fact that he is four inches smaller than Smith, made it almost impossible for Smith or Lionette to drive in under the basket, and scored consistently on his fadeaway shot. He had 21 points, and Dick Dougherty was second with 11. HARVARD (47) g f p Gabler, f 4 5 13 Redmond 1 0 2 Smith (C), f 4 5 13 Lionette 0 0 0 Stevenson, c 2 0 4 Switzer 0 0 0 Urdan 0 0 0 Hickey...
...Saturday night the Crimson varsity came within one basket of ending the longest winning streak in the country--Princeton's 17 games--when it lost 49 to 47 and generally outplayed the Tigers in the process...
...second half Captain Ed Smith, in good shape for the first time this year, opened up, and his teammates followed right behind. Smith scored six baskets in the second half, mainly by faking his man, six foot seven Foster Cooper, and then driving underneath the basket...
With four minutes left in the game, Princeton was ahead 48 to 40. Smith made a basket and a foul shot and Forest Hansen scored a two-pointer while the Tigers could make but one free throw. With half a minute left in the game, Gerry Murphy pushed in a long shot from the corner, making the score...
...against a team ranked seventh in the country (before the game) was the result of rigidly disciplined practice sessions where players speak only when spoken to. Explains Taskmaster Rupp: "Practice is the same as chemistry class. Everybody pays strict attention." While most coaches chart players' shots at the basket during games, Rupp goes further: he has assistants busy jotting down every shot his players make in practice. One of Rupp's favorite maxims: "Shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf...