Word: clune
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Crimson had the game's highest scorer, in Sacks, who tallied 30 points the best shooting average, and it grabbed the most rebounds. But the best defensive team in the East could not cope with Navy's Den Lange and John Clune, who together scored 44 points. In a continually tight game, the largest lead held by either team was five points...
...half-time, Middies held their largest lead in the game, 37 to 32. The first half had been fairly even, the lead changing hands five times, but shortly before the half Clune put Navy ahead with a basket and a free throw...
Navy clung to its slim lead in the second half despite an alert Crimson defense that successfully bottled up Lange and Clune. Guards Doral Sandlin and Larry Wigle7 took up the slack for the visitors with a combination of set shots and free throws...
...five starters for the Midshipmen are two-year lettermen, who participated in wins over the Crimson the past two seasons. Local fans will remember only too well one of the regulars, John Clune...
...Clune is averaging over 22 points this year, as is 6 ft., 5 in., Don Lange, and their coach considers them "two of the best basketball players in the country." This high-scoring due led Navy to a 57 to 54 win over the Crimson in the 1951-53 season and an easy 85 to 62 victory last year. The Middies held a 30-point lead at the end of the third quarter, and then reserves completed the slaughter in the latter game...