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M.I.T.'s basketball quintet tried hard to please a highly enthusiastic crowd last Saturday, but the boys from Tech lacked the skill to conquer the rapidly improving Harvard varsity. The final score: 62-54. Harvard...
Attempting to slow down the game by working carefully planned pattern plays, Tech managed to play as equals with Harvard for most of the first half. The Crimson gained a six-point lead six minutes after the tip-off on Gary B orchard's set shot from 15 feet out, but M.I.T. captain Dave Koch, maneuvering adeptly off the 1-3-1 offense plan, quickly erased the advantage...
...Tech managed to pick up two points just before the half -time buzzer, but the damage was complete, and the score read 33333-20. Despite constant M.I.T. hustle, the Crimson experienced no anxiety for the remainder of the game...
...basketball team will travel to St. Louis, Mo., for a three-day tournament with mid-Western teams on the campus of Washington University, Dec. 28-30. The team will stop in Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 3, for a game with Carnegie Tech on its return trip...
M.I.T. plays a ball control game, built around a 1-3-1 offensive scheme; but Wilson hopes to force Tech into a running contest. Bill Eagelson, a 6 ft. 5 in. sophomore is usually good for 20 points or so a night, and 5 ft. 9 in. guard Charles Gamble is deadly on the outside jump shot. Other Tech starters will include Kent Groniger, Jeff Paarz, and 6 ft. 5 in. Dave Koch...