Word: pivots
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cavanaugh and Myles Huntington played around the keystone sack last year and ended up the season with identical batting averages, 200. Huntington has only been out for a week and is still bothered by hockey legs, while Cavanaugh seems to have picked up a bit more finesse in the pivot play...
...Stalin's 70th birthday, Malenkov's tribute took precedence over Molotov's. More significant perhaps than such fine points of Soviet place are some signs that Beria is an ally of Malenkov. With party and police backing, Malenkov stands at the pivot of Soviet power-for the moment...
...defensive tactics and are all good ball-handlers, and towering Carl Marshall protects the keyhole for the Commuters. Herb Lewis is somewhat smaller, but is a fast floor man and center Brad Ryan is usually the smoothest player on the court. Dudley also uses a double-pivot, and is the only team that has knocked off the Deacons...
...first team of last year's title squad is gone. The present group pushes its offensive game, often letting the defense slip, and suffers from a lack of height. Red Barry and Archie Southgate are over-eager and inclined to outside shooting. The offense hinges on playmaker Al Turvitz, pivot-man Paul Korpeter, and Chris May, who sparkles under the basket...
Adams has been up and down all season. The low-scoring Gold Coaster offense revolves around the screening of guards and playmakers Walt Lubkeman and Rog Davis. Fred Crafts is pivot-man and Dean Phypers is the key player in the pass-and-cut offense. Forward Dick Lawrence has an effective left-hand shot and is usually up under the rebounds. The Gold Coasters switched away from the man-to-man defense early in the season after Kirkland held them to 13 points using the zone...