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...couple of pre-season scrimmages and a lot of hard work have produced considerable evidence that Coach Norm Shepard's varsity basketball team will do far better than last year's hapless squad...
...practice games against very competent MIT quintets went to the varsity by comfortable scores. Its daily practices, according to Shepard, "have showed that we have a lot of good material...
...squad that meets Tufts Saturday at the blockhouse should have Bill Prior or lanky Ed Smith at center. Smith has looked effective in practice this fall, and Shepard will probably team him with Prior or John Rockwell in a frequent two-man-pivot formation. John Stevenson, who came up from last year's fast freshman team, also should see some work under the basket...
...Shepard's forward line will have Rockwell, Jim Gabler, Quent Stiles, and Gerry Murphy. Gabler's shooting eye has been accurate all fall, and his set-shots should be an important factor in the team's scoring. Murphy, another sophomore, is fast and shifty, a good man for the quick-break work which Shepard emphasizes...
Several of last year's fast freshmen figured importantly in Shepard's attack, with Gerry Murphy and Bill Hickey cutting in frequently to set up plays or to take quick lay-ups. Other sophomores who should see a lot of court action are Jim Downey and Jim Stevenson, both of whom fit nicely with Shepard's fast ball philosophy...