Word: cross
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Coach Bill Barclay's morrie men go against Holy Cross at the Garden tonight, they will be facing the identical athleties who last year averaged 58 points per game and defeated such good teams as CCNY, Dartmouth, Bowling Green, and the Crimson itself...
Like the opponent it will meet, Holy Cross features coordinated teamwork rather than individualism. "Doggie" Julian's boys average just under 6,2. They have everything a good team should have--speed, aggressiveness, finesse, deception. They like the sound of swishing strings and, what is more important, they know how to make strings swish, quickly and easily. They will be hard to beat...
...Holy Cross lineup tonight will read like this: Chuch Bollinger--18 year old pivot man, stands 6.6 despite crew haircut, is usually either very very hot or very very cold; George Kaftan-18 year old Sophomore and big factor in last year's victory over the Crimson, has knack for being in the right place at the right time; Dermott O'Connell, another 18 year older, perhaps the least spectacular memeber of the starting five; Ken Haggerty--Navy vetrean and co-captain of team, playmaking guard and set shot artist, steadying influence; Joe Mullaney--22 year old ex-pilot...
These holdovers from last year will be supplemented mostly by a crop of yearlings which includes two ex-servicemen, Andy Laska and Frank Oftring, and an outstanding New York schoolboy last year, Bob Cousy. Bob Curran, a Junior, may also see considerable action tonight. Holy Cross, whose matchbox gymnasium is inadequate for anything but practice purposes, will be playing on its "home court" tonight...
...journey is equally easy, except for the parking problem. Follow Memorial Drive to Longfellow Bridge, and cross the bridge. Go three-quarters of the way around the traffic circle at the end and continue along the river-side for about half a mile. North Station is on the left...