Word: coached
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...himself this season in the National Basketball Association that his fellow pros already regard him with ungrudging admiration. "He has that ability to hang there in mid-air for a few seconds before making up his mind to shoot or pass," says St. Louis' Cliff Hagan. Rival coaches often pay Baylor the compliment of assigning him a taller man, try to block up the middle on his drives. Baylor has quickly adapted himself to the rough tactics of the pros. Says St. Louis Coach Ed Macauley: "When he's dribbling with his right hand, just watch his left...
...Freshman Baylor averaged 31 points a game, led the team to a 23-4 season, then transferred to Seattle University, where he really developed his talents. Last year Baylor trapped rebounds one-handed on the backboard, scored 32.5 points a game (second to Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson). Complained Coach Van Sweet of the College of the Pacific: "Baylor is too far advanced for the college game...
...Russians went on to beat them 8-3 in Minneapolis, 7-1 in Hibbing, Minn. Last week the Russians outclassed an all-star team of Michigan and Michigan State players, trounced Colorado College before being held to a surprising 4-4 tie by the University of Denver. Said Coach Anatoli Tarasov, beaming amiably: "It's the sportsmanship that counts...
Skate trouble sent Jerry Toppazzini to the bench while his line was operating, and Coach Milt Schmidt called on his spare forward, Dutch Reibel, as a replacement...
...Farrell 500-yard run, coach Bill McCurdy said last night, the Crimson contestant, whether he is captain A1 Gordon, Dave Brahms, or Zab Warren, should do well in a field which New England's finest middle-distance runners. Joel Landau should make a good showing in the high hurdles, even though he will be up against Lee Calhoun, Elias Gilbert, and Francis Washington, perhaps the U.S.'s three best in that event...