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...city at night kept my grandfather from taking me to any more games. First the Bisons lost their fans, and after playing before 100 fans for a season, they realized it would be cheaper to play on a park diamond. So, they lost their field and played on a Niagara Falls sandlot for two years. But 200 followers sitting in two bleacher sections along the foul lines were not enough to keep the team from heading to Winnepeg for a new start...
Foregoing professional hockey for the immediate future, both Cavanagh and DeMichele plan to go out for the American Olympic team this fall, while Durno, from Niagara Falls. Canada, doesn't have this option open to him, since Canada currently has no Olympic team due to a dispute over the eligibility of professionals...
...still making the difficult adjustment from the high-scoring college "gunner" to the all-round player demanded by the pros. Primarily, he is working on defense and on passing off to the open man in offensive patterns -skills that were of secondary importance when he played for Niagara University and averaged 33.1 points per game, the third highest career mark in N.C.A.A. history. Murphy has no trouble hitting the hoop; though used sparingly in the early part of the season, he has so far topped 20 points in 13 games, including a brilliant 29-point burst in 29 minutes...
...NIAGARA UNIVERSITY
...chosen to, Murphy might have done even better in the scoring records. In his first varsity season with Niagara, he finished second to Maravich, with an average of 38.2 points a game; the following year he averaged 32.4. Unfortunately, it was strictly a one-man show as Niagara's record for the two years was 23 wins and 25 losses. This season, shooting less and passing off more, Murphy let his average drop to 30.4, but he led Niagara to a 21-5 record and its first invitation to the N.C.A.A. tournament...