Word: macauley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...door opened again. "One minute, Mr. Hickey." Ed Macauley, the string-bean (6 ft. 8 in.) center who is probably 1948's best college basketball player, nervously wiped his ashen face. "And remember," said the little man, "conserve your energies on offense. You can't rest on defense." The boys bounded up from the benches; clapping and shouting, they moved into a huddle. Hands piled on hands, players and coach recited a Hail Mary at abracadabra speed, ended it: "Mary, Queen of Victory, pray for us." Then Edgar Hickey and his St. Louis University Billikens were ready...
Double Triangles. Easy Ed Macauley, who at 19 looks like an overgrown altar boy, got a respectful hand from the crowd. But most of the 18,491 spectators were obviously rooting for New York University's white-uniformed Violets, who had won 19 straight, had stayed undefeated longer than any other major college team. They were missing their star set-shot artist, Don Forman, out with an aching back...
...first five minutes, St. Louis had the ball but didn't do much with it. With Ed Macauley at the "post" under the basket, forming the apex of two triangles that kept the ball moving, the Billikens teased the Violets silly. The crowd clapped for action. Even Coach Hickey shouted: "He's open! He's open!" when Macauley had a chance to shoot but passed it up. The score was 5-5. That was the last time N.Y.U. was in the ballgame...
Easy Ed. The star of the team was towering (6 ft., 8 in.) Center Ed Macauley. He has a deadly eye and a soft southpaw shot that helped him pile up 395 points last season. His teammates, with some reason, call him Easy Ed. Once, when he was gauging the hoop on a crucial foul shot, an opponent tried to throw him off by yelling, "Hey, Ed, your shoe's untied." Without taking his eye from the basket, Macauley drawled: "You tie it for me, Junior, while I make this point." Then he dropped the ball neatly through...
...points against Holy Cross. Since last season, when he was the whole team, his burden has been lightened. St. Louis hired a new coach, Edgar Hickey, who installed the fast-break system and designed plays to take some of the point-making pressure off Big Ed Macauley. With improved teamwork, St. Louis has breezed past seven rivals. If the next three-Oklahoma A. & M., Long Island University and Notre Dame-can be hurdled, the worst will be over...