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That fifth man, and Rockwell's continued good play under the basket should shape the team's chances in the EIL race. Shepard has taught his men a fine man-to-man defense; their ball-handling was shown by a neatly executed fast freeze against Brown. But their offense has been spotty. During the next month they will come up against all sorts of high-scoring squads, including Yale's fast quintet. If Rockwell, Smith and their team-mates can perfect their attack, Shepard's resurrection of a basketball team may be complete...
Norm Shepard modified his man-to-man defense last night with his outside men frequently shifting to handle Brown's fast passing and quick-break ball. Both teams were far off in their shooting and fouling was frequent; the varsity made only 15 of its 25 free tosses. G F P Rockwell 4 3 11 Bramhall 0 0 0 Smith 4 6 14 Prior 0 2 2 Crosby 5 1 11 Murphy 3 3 9 Hickey 1 0 2 -- -- -- Totals...
Shepard modified his usual tight man-to-man defense, frequently changing to a localized zone with Rockwell and Smith Shifting men under the basket. Watching the game from the sidelines was last year's quintet captain Chip Gannon, now coaching at Springfield's American International College...
...Eagles stirred up some noise in the Boston press by beating Rhode Island State freshman 58 to 56. They have more height than Boston University and might do a better shooting job over the Yardling's man-to-man defense...
John Rockwell was again high scorer for the varsity with 25 points, but he was handcuffed by a tight Navy defense in the first half. The Middies concentrated on close man-to-man guarding and their passing was fast and accurate they scored effectively from the outside. Two minutes from the start of the game they had picked up a seven point lead...