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...John's player who commanded most of the crowd's attention was long-necked, jut-elbowed Center Harry ("Big Boy") Boykoff, 6 ft. 9, the tournament's tallest. When the Big Boy took wing up-court, he looked like a heron in full flight. When it came to playing basketball, there was nothing awkward about Coach Lapchick's team-or about the way Boykoff reached above the basket to bat out opponents' certain scores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cowboys v. Indians | 4/12/1943 | See Source »

Like St. John's, whose basketball more than supports all other sports, Wyoming is a basketball college and this was its biggest year. To match the Indians' Boykoff, the Cowboys had 6 ft. 7 Milo Komenich, like Boykoff one of the season's leading scorers (401 points) and one of the few Eiffel-tower basketballers who can really play the game. The Cowboys also had a supporting cast all at least 6 ft. 3-with one exception. The exception, a little dynamo named Kenny Sailors, made it tough for St. John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cowboys v. Indians | 4/12/1943 | See Source »

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