Word: fast-break
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...game was a continual fast-break, interspersed by frequent fouls. The chief beneficiary, the Jumbo center. John Heneghan, was fouled three straight times as he held the ball in the forecourt. Heneghan scored 26 points, high for the night. Crimson coach Norm Shepard tried four different men guarding him. All four were unable to stop his one-hand shots without fouling...
...sophomores who will start for Yale tonight together netted 33 points in the last Crimson game. Both Spence Schnaitter at center and Blair Leroy at guard are speedy men who fit easily into the Yale fast-break offense. The other Blue starter will be junior John Weber, whose hook shot baffled the Crimson defense last week
...Crimson defense was forced to hang back to guard against Princeton's fast-break and "basket hanging" offense, and hence could not control the blue line on offense. Despite these precautions. Princeton managed to spring a man loose twice. But Crimson goalie Nato Corning looked good as he stood off these fine solo rushes by Hothfeld and Gall...
Kirkland's 'B' basketball team defeated Dunster, 32 to 27, yesterday, to win the league championship. After trailing, 14 to 8 at the half, the Deacons scored four quick fast-break baskets to take the lead...
...zone defense worked well, and Shepard will probably continue to use it when he thinks it necessary. However, the Crimson did not work a fast-break off the zone very often, though the possibility of an occasional break was one of Shepard's main reasons for installing it. The Middies also took off a large number of rebounds considering the fact that a zone defense is supposed to be effective in placing defensive players under the backboards...