Word: larusso
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fast Rudy LaRusso poured in 27 points to lead a big, fast Dartmouth quintet to a 74-56 triumph over the varsity before a capacity crowd last night at the I.A.B...
Dartmouth once more took the lead, as the play grew sloppier and rougher, but another Bowditch field goal put the Crimson ahead for the only time all night, 19 to 18. LaRusso then scored on a jump shot from the foul line, and, minutes later, after Dave Grayer had tied it at 23-all, Chuck Kaufman sent the Indians off with a 25-23 halftime lead on his first goal of the night...
...LaRusso was easily the outstanding player on the floor, pulling down 12 rebounds, and moving in and out of the key-hole with rare agility for a man his size. Probably knowing that he was being watched by Celtic coach Red Auerbach, the 6 ft., 6 in. forward succeeded in putting on a good show. And he had help from his talented teammates, notably Sosnowski, Kaufman, and Gary Vandeweghe...
Bowditch paced the varsity scoring with 14 points, followed by Repetto with 13. Griff McClellan netted six of six free throws along with two field goals for 10. It was this trio that shared the difficult task of guarding LaRusso...
...Captain LaRusso is a consistent 15 point a game scorer, who also pulls down a good number of rebounds. Along with him in the front court will be either Gary Vandeweghe (the younger brother of the former New York Knickerbocker star) or George Ramming, both of whom measure over 6 ft., 4 in. and are strong off the backboards...