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...Book. Hall's preparation for blocking a shot begins even before the opposing forwards hurtle toward him. He tries to anticipate how his Black Hawk defensemen will hit the attackers so he can guess who will wind up on the firing line. Once he picks out the potential shooter, Hall quickly recalls the "book" on that player's strengths and weaknesses; e.g., Montreal's Boom Boom Geoffrion is likely to aim a long shot at the right side...
...show from all sides, including general dicta from the State Department, had produced the kind of "hysteria" in which he got caught, Susskind explained later). Now and again Susskind was flip, as when he delivered the now-famous line, "You are baying at the moon," and Old Moon-Shooter Khrushchev gave him a naughty-boy dressing down, beginning by asking Susskind's age (39) and suggesting he had much to learn...
...well be the first in a series of steps toward merger. Out as general counsel and chairman of Capital's executive committee went Charles Murchison, the line's biggest stockholder (80,532 shares), who had hoped to become boss. In as board chairman went Aviation Trouble-shooter Thomas D. Neelands Jr., 57, longtime member of Capital's board (1948-58) and Wall Street investment banker, who has won a reputation as the man to find the money to save an airline...
Hands Out. In practice, California's Newell has each player shuffling along the floor with his knees flexed, one hand up, one hand down, for 20 minutes at a time. Says Newell: "The hand should be in the shooter's face to disconcert him; the other arm should be extended almost parallel to the floor to deflect passes. We condition arm muscles so that the arms can be held up over protracted lengths of time. In boxing, it is fatal to drop your hands; the same is true in basketball." Newell runs practice games at both fast...
Teaming with the 6 ft. Donohue at guard will be Bob Bowditch, a forward last winter. Wilson calls Bowditch "the best shooter on the squad," and the 6 ft., 1 in. marksman possesses a deadly jump shot which helped him hit for an average of 10 points per contest as a sophomore last year...