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Shooting by Norm Shepard's team during the first half set a new low in accuracy. The Crimson made only five baskets from the floor, and three of these were easy lay-up shots by Captain Ed Smith. As the half ended the losers had made a pitiful 13 percent of their shots and were trailing...
Coach Norm Shepard's starting lineup will not be affected by the loss of these men. He plans to open with the same team that almost defeated Princeton: Captain Ed Smith and Jim Gabler at forward, Bill Hickey and Gerry Murphy at guard, and Dick Lionette at center...
...varsity, playing at New Jersey, started slowly, and the Tigers led ten to one after five minutes. But Norm Shepard shufiled his offense and the Crimson started scoring; its set plays began to click and it defended well. By the half, the quintet was playing its best ball of the season, and was only trailing...
...first time since the season's opener, Shepard will be able to start both Captain Ed Smith and center dick Lionette in the expectation that these two big men will be playing their best possible games. When doctors discovered that Smith started the year running on a broken leg, he was yanked from the lineup. He has been out most of the season. Lionette had a bad foot for some time, and was in poor physical condition on the road trip...
...other starters for the Crimson will be Jim Gabler at forward, and Bill Hickey and Gerry Murphy at guard. Smith will play forward in an offense working around pivot Lionette. Shepard will use a man-to-man defense, hoping that Smith and Lionette, both over six foot five, will be able to keep up with their smaller opponents...