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...cover of "Palestra," eight page brochure on the Penn basketball team, is a picture of Ernest. Beck going through the air for a driving lay up. The caption reads: "Ernie Beck ... soars without wings...
...probably the only thing that has ever been written about Beck that is not true...
...Beck, six foot four inch Quaker forward, currently holds 23 records, ranging from Ivy league's career scoring record, to the number of field goals scored on the Penn home court...
...Beck was only an 18-years-old sophomore when Penn played the varsity in the Blockhouse on January 9, 1951. Sophomores are edgy, inexperienced players, liable to make mistakes; thus it is understandable that he was held to eight field goals and five free thrown for a scant 21 points. Penn started a three year mastery of the Crimson, winning 61-47. A month later the friendly confines of the Palestra helped Beck only slightly-he scored one more field goal for 23 points, and Penn won again...
...Beck, who relies on a jump shot, but who can also lead a fast break, also set an Ivy league mark for field goals against Dartmouth that year, with 16. Somehow, though he never got the publicity for it, Beck also led the nation with rebound average, with 20 a game...