Word: pivots
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...Varsity captain is forced to wear because of a broken nose hampers his visibility considerably, and it is possible that he may not see much action. If he doesn't play much, either Hugh Hyde or Mike Fansler, slated to start at the guards, will move into his pivot post. Frank Bixler, high scorer against B.U., gets the starting nod at one forward, with either Dean Hennessey or George Dillon as his running mate. Mike Keene is the third guard...
...Columbia attack features Freshman center Walt Budke, a lad who towers well over six feet and is a menace in the pivot post...
...shots, any of whom is capable of 20 points an evening. This veteran trio includes forwards Bill Myers, a lad who tallied 22 markers against Columbia Monday evening. George Munroe, a classy ball handler with a fine eye, and rangy center Jim Olsen, widely heralded as the best pivot man in the loop...
...that the Green had in its lineup four of the five men who started against Princeton in the 1942 playoff, whereas Captain Jack Munda of the Nassau quintet was the only Tiger hold-over from the team that faced the Indians on the Palestra floor. Bud Palmer, able pivot man for the home forces, was the player whom the visitors couldn't stop, but Sophomore Bill Van Breda Kolff was also valuable throughout the evening...
Burditt got back into the game with his finger bandaged, but it hindered his shooting with his left hand from the pivot and the Penn captain, Chuck Viguens, bottled him up by playing him to the right. This left the brunt of the attack on Dean Hennessey, who scored nine points. Other leading scorers for Harvard were Dick Forster with six points, Hugh Hyde, and Mike Fausler, who made five each. The Harvard summary: G F P Hennessey, lf 4 1 9 Bixler, lf 1 0 2 Axon, lf 0 1 1 Dillon, rf 0 0 0 Burditt...