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Loyola and San Francisco University hadn't quite counted on staying around for the finals. Admitted Loyola Coach Tom Haggerty: "None of us brought enough shirts." But by the end of the week, there they were, on top of the tournament. Loyola had taken the measure of C.C.N.Y. (62-47) and Bradley University (55-5O) as well as of Kentucky. Meanwhile, San Francisco's Dons, also an unheralded lot, had beaten Manhattan (68-43), Utah (64-63) and Bowling Green (49-39)Towels & Value. On the night of the finals, 18,297 crowded into the Garden, hoping...
Then it was Loyola's turn for a while. With Forward Ralph Klaerich doing most of their scoring, they brought the game to a 47-47 tie with less than a minute to go. On the bench, the Dons' 33-year-old coach, Pete Newell, chewed on a crumpled towel...
...this league." There are still flaws in his batting; he swishes his bat back & forth nervously before each pitch, frequently wastes his power by swinging late. His fielding, too, still lacks polish. "All I hope is that they won't expect miracles this first year," warns a Tiger coach. "I'll bet you right now he'll make half a dozen throws to the wrong base early in the season...
Rugger differs from American football in that the ball is constantly in motion unless a penalty is called and there are no regular plays. Because the action is fluid the coach can't influence actual playing, and the experienced player who can react to a certain situation in the right way will win the game...
Rugger demands a different approach and Coach Ed Callahan, the Harvard University Rugby Football Club's mentor and former Crimson player, has been pretty happy lately at the way his players have adapted themselves to the game...