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Illinois' Harry Combes tried covering Alcindor man-to-man with his own star sophomore, 6-ft. 7-in. Dave Scholz; with his 6-in. height advantage, Lew simply fired away at will-often not bothering to jump. Loyola of Chicago's Coach George Ireland tried a "collapsing" defense in which as many as three players converged on Alcindor every time he got the ball. Alcindor blocked at least ten shots, pulled down 20 rebounds, and scored 35 points, including two on a spectacular backward "dunk" shot-whirling, leaping, reaching up over his head, ramming the ball through...
Looking for Lew. Alcindor's contribution goes beyond scoring, rebounding or even blocking shots on defense. "He psychs the other team," explains Loyola's Ireland, "because he just looks so big"-and U.C.L.A. Coach John Wooden concurs. "When Lew is on defense, he cuts down the shooting percentage of the other team. They're afraid to shoot, and they're looking for him when they do shoot-so they don't shoot as well. When he is on offense, the other team has to weaken its defense in other areas to prevent him from getting...
...which Wooden replies: "I don't care how long he takes to get into position. We'll wait for him." And so will the fans. Every U.C.L.A. home game is a sellout, and 27,000 people braved the worst blizzard in Chicago history to see him against Loyola and Illinois. "Everyone wants to see the big guy play," says Santa Clara Coach Dick Garibaldi, who counts himself fortunate that his team does not play the Bruins. "Why, people are even calling me to ask if I can get them seats to the Stanford-U.C.L.A. game in March...
...governed by 13 priests of the order, said that it will shift to a board on which laymen will have an 18 to 10 majority. Father Paul C. Reinert will step aside as board chairman-to be replaced by Daniel L. Schlafly, a layman. Chicago's Loyola University said that for the first time in its 97-year history laymen will be named as trustees. Still another Jesuit School, the University of Detroit, will turn over half the seats on a new 16-man trustee board to the laity...
...After Marquette (8,411 students), St. John's in New York (8,394), Chicago's Loyola...