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Looking like a strange translucent bubble, the nylon dome is kept aloft by a pair of 1½-h.p. fans, is big enough (120 ft. long, 33 ft. high) for all but the most enthusiastic lob shots. Adapted from a design for use in housing radar-antenna installations, the tent was built by Birdair Structures Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., can be rigged and inflated in several hours, packs away when not in use into a space just about the size of a pingpong table...
...naturally-zip downcourt and shoot. Even the defense is quicksilver. Wooden spent all fall developing a new "zone press"-an attacking defense something like pro football's "red-dog." Wooden's defenders begin harassing enemy guards as soon as they reach midcourt, trying to force wild throws, lob passes or bounce passes that can be intercepted. Two weeks ago, the Bruins were trailing Washington State 15-14 when Wooden ordered them into the press. U.C.L.A. opened up a 61-28 half-time bulge, and went on to a 121-77 victory...
...fifth game went to 10-10 before Mohibulla pulled away. A lob that died in a back corner made it 13-11, a forehand drop shot gave him match point, and he won as Niederhoffer banged a shot into...
...four to Roy Emerson, 27, rated No. 1 in the world. But then came the doubles, and the U.S. team victimized Neale Fraser, 30, who had been called out of retirement to pair with Emerson. Keeping the ball away from Emerson, the Americans gave Fraser cut shots and lobs. Taunted beyond endurance, he wound up to smash one lob-and missed completely. McKinley and Ralston won handily-and took a 2-1 lead...
...very encouraging aspect of the game was the Crimson's ball handling in the opening minutes of play. Northeastern started out using a full-court press, but it didn't rile the quintet a bit. Without misfiring once, Scully or Al Bornheimer would lob a long pass to Inman who shot the ball to McClung. The Crimson had a 13-6 cushion before the Huskies realized the futility of their tactics...