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...JOHN A. HANNUM Washington, Mich...
...beat the Celtics at their own game," said San Francisco Coach Alex Hannum. The Warriors retaliated enthusiastically, won the third game 115-91. The referees were blowing their whistles like riot cops. But big-time basketball is both hard-nosed and tricky, and the refs did not see half of it. The secret, explained Boston's Jim Loscutoff, is sneaky hands: "The idea is to stop your opponent from gaining momentum. You can't actually grab him; you feel and let go, feel and let go, and when he starts to cut, you feel him a little longer...
...ROBERT W. HANNUM...
...Says Twyman about Baylor, one of the great stars in the history of basketball. "Play him tight at the beginning of the game. Your whole object in life after he gets the ball is to block him off, give him the outside shot." Says Syracuse's Coach Alex Hannum about Pettit: "Keep him off the offensive board. Face-check him sometimes, even if you have to sacrifice the idea of getting the rebound...
...surest way of curing basketball's troubles, if troubles there are, is to find more men with the all-round talents of Oscar Robertson. To him last week came the ultimate accolade from one professional to another. "I'd pay money," said Syracuse's Coach Hannum, "to watch Oscar Robertson play basketball." And for so long as even Robertson's rivals feel that way, the fans are sure to flock...