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...sports," says Captain Bob Starnes of the University of Illinois' basketball team, "it only takes one shot or one play to make you a hero or a bum." Starnes should know. Last week, when the No.3-ranked Illini took the floor against home-state rival Northwestern, they were solid favorites on the strength of eleven victories, only one loss (to Notre Dame, 90-88). On its sorry record (three wins, eight losses), Northwestern did not belong on the same floor. But by half time, relying on a collapsing zone defense that stalled Illinois' fast break, Northwestern...
...only 13 seconds left, the two teams were deadlocked, 76-76. Under its own basket, Illinois put the ball in play. The pass went to Starnes, who dribbled across the free-throw line, leaped into the air and-as if putting the shot-threw the ball blindly toward the Northwestern basket 55 ft. away. Starnes looked quickly at the clock; it showed 1 sec. left in the game. The final buzzer sounded, and Starnes glanced back toward the basket. At that instant-swish!-the ball dropped through the net. Players stood rooted to the floor in astonishment...
Wild, who became chairman of the philosophy department at Northwestern University, said he felt "isolated" at Harvard because courses here emphasized the logical and linguistic elements of philosophical thought over more traditional methods...
GUARDS: Jack Cvercko, 21, Northwestern; 6 ft. 1 in., 235 lbs. Ed Budde, 22, Michigan State; 6 ft. 4 in., 247 lbs. Both Cvercko and Budde are fast and maneuverable, equally adept at dropping back to protect a passer or pulling out to run interference for end sweeps. Unlike most college guards, they also have the size to make the pros. "We don't pay much attention to college guards," admits one scout. "Usually, we take tackles and make guards out of them...
...superb punter, Baker is on every pro club's shopping list. "It's self-protection," explains a scout. "If he's playing against you, he can kill you." Detroit's Jerry Gross, 23 (5 ft. 10 in., 175 lbs.), is prized for his pinpoint passing; Northwestern's Tom Myers, 19 (6 ft.. 183 lbs.), is only a sophomore, but he already has pro scouts drooling. Says one: "Without question, Myers is the best pro prospect in the country...