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Berg's major worry is the possible loss of pivot Pat McCornick due to illness. If McCormick can't play, Berg intends to start Tom Lombard, second high-scorer against Milton last week with ten points in only eight minutes of play. Ed Smith will alternate with Lombard from his left forward position...
Kopp will floor the same five that have turned in a three and one record. Dick Covey, elected season captain before the holidays, will team up with Chuck Brynteson to handle the guard duties with Bill Mobraaten and John Altrocchi sharing the forward chores and Frank Lionette at the pivot post...
...them to term it control, a five must have at least two men of Elmore Morgenthaler's proportions. To be sure, Bill Prior at six-foot-five is no midget, but then almost every good basketball team in the country has a similarly linear man holding down the pivot slot. For example, Columbia's Walt Budko matches Prior's height inch for inch, and the centers in the other half of the Arena double-header--Providence against St. Anselm's--both were taller...
...Dave Skinner, and Quentin Styles from guards to forwards. Pankey is small but aggressive. As a defenseman his shifty action over the court found him popping up with the ball at crucial moments in raging opponent offensives. His sharpshooter tactics combined with the height of forward Ed Smith and pivot Pat McCormick should lend balance to the attack...
Coach Moe Berg asserts that this will be the first real test of his quintet's undefeated record. "Their team, except for Deegman, their pivot, who is 6 feet 4 inches, doesn't reach much above 6 feet, and our height may do the trick. I've been amazed by the squad's improvement during the past three weeks. I hope to continue to be amazed...