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Every year, about this time, varsity basketball coach Norm Shepard faces the asine headscline, deciding which latter-winners from last year's squad he has to keep on the bench. In each of the last three years, freshman coach Floyed Wilson has developed several fine varsity prospects, and each time at least two of them have moved directly to the varsity's starting vice, replacing the more experienced upperclassmen...
After coaching three bleak seasons of Harvard basketball, Norman Shepard is understandably cautious in talking about his team's prospects for this year. And although the varsity turned in some excellent shooting against weak Rhode Island University Saturday in the Blockhouse, caution must indeed be used in judging its chances...
...weak opponent nonetheless, Harvard at times played high-powered basketball. Shepard started three sophomores: Harry sachs, Paul Shaw, and Roger Bulger, with junior Bill Dennis, and Lionette, the only senior. The team began slowly, leading 15 to 14 at the first quarter, mainly on Sach's four free throws...
...pleasant afternoon; the spectators and the players enjoyed themselves. But if the Crimson depends upon long set shots in regular season it will probably end up with an unpleasant, spotty record, brightened only by several big upsets on really hot nights. Shepard has a week to form a pivot attack and strengthen the defense. In any case, strong attack or weak one, good record or poor one, Dennis and Shaw together are worth the price of admission...
...Gremp and Forrest Hanson, the former a junior the latter a senior, both of whom started sporadically last year, will pay often at toward. Shepard plans to spell Lionette at center with sophomore Dick Manning. Manning, not as smooth as Lionette, turned in the best rebounding performance against Tech, and Shepard is anxious to play...