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...Gene Dressler might be the archetypal "scrappy little backcourt man," except for one thing: in the Crimson's season openers last week, he showed he can do anything...
...Holy Cross Saturday, Dressler out-shot, out-stored, out-hustled, and just about out-rebounded the rest of the team. Scrappy little backcourt man-like, he was credited with nine assists, but that wasn't all; his shooting average, both from the foul line and the floor, was the team's highest, and his total points were second only to Keith Sedlacek's. In rebounding, he was right behind Barry Williams, who is half a foot taller...
...seeing Gene Dressler was worth the drive to Worcester. Sportswriters have Iyricized over Williams' cat-like rhythms, but Dressler just bombs. He concentrates so intently he probably wouldn't even notice if the stands collapsed. He steals balls and whips down court so fast the rest of the team has to lope to get into position for the famous shuffle offense. As the offense goes to work. Dressler seems to know exactly what the other four are doing; he spots openings, passes off, sets up scores...
...close in the second half, as Murphy's shooting continued to be red hot, and Harvard led 50-47 with 8:22 to play. In the next four minutes Sedlacek and Scott each scored four points, and the Crimson inched ahead 59-53 with 4:26 left. Then Dressler hit a jumper. Bob Beller scored on a fast break, Williams sank two foul shots, and Beller scored on a beautiful feed from Dressler. Harvard led, 67 to 53, and that was that...
Harvard's shuffle offense was both a blessing and a curse. Holy Cross's man-to-man defense was mucilaginous, so the Crimson had to wait patiently for its shots. The shuffle usually succeeded in giving Sedlacek or Dressler a little room to pop in a jump shot...