Word: pivots
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dropping back a man on the side opposite the Crimson ballhandler in a shifting defense, the Bruins were able to put two players on Hauptfuhrer in the pivot, a move which all but crippled the Varsity offense. After Gantt broke loose for his three tallies, the Brown team was forced to play Hauptfuhrer more loosely, and George responded with a scoring spurt of his own, scoring eight of his fourteen points after Gantt entered the contest...
Guard Steve Davis held George Gaudrault, the Terrier ace, to a single basket in the first half, but Gaudrault had a torrid second period to lead the visitors with 15 points. For the Crimson, Hauptfuhrer turned in a polished performance at the pivot in the first half when he garnered 12 points, but had trouble in the final twenty minutes with B.U.'s Harry Botsford, an elongated center Coach Russ Peterson sent in to guard the Crimson pivot...
...Holy Cross lineup tonight will read like this: Chuch Bollinger--18 year old pivot man, stands 6.6 despite crew haircut, is usually either very very hot or very very cold; George Kaftan-18 year old Sophomore and big factor in last year's victory over the Crimson, has knack for being in the right place at the right time; Dermott O'Connell, another 18 year older, perhaps the least spectacular memeber of the starting five; Ken Haggerty--Navy vetrean and co-captain of team, playmaking guard and set shot artist, steadying influence; Joe Mullaney--22 year old ex-pilot...
Using a tight attack that featured George Hauptfuhrer in the pivot slot on a variety of give-and-go plays, the Crimson squad was bolstered all the way be Mariaschin, who directed the attack competently. His acourate, deceptive passes set up a number of Crimson goals within the Tech foul-line, but too often they came as a surprise to his own teammates as well as the opposition whereupon the Varsity lost possession of the ball...
Coming from Everett High Lionette plays a local brand of basketball, giving Berg the typical problem of a Freshman coach-synthesizing the various sectional styles into one. Frank boasts a wicked pivot-shot from the basket and plays heads-up defensive ball...