Word: wesleyans
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Captain Franny Simpson's stalwarts are now riding on the crest of a victory wave, having swamped M.I.T., Brown, and Wesleyan. The Huskies, in their only contest this year, beat Colby which in turn has wins over Clark and New Hampshire Universities...
Apparently satisfied with the work of his starting five, Coach Fesler will field the same starting lineup which has faced M.I.T, Brown, and Wesleyan. Franny Simpson and Joe Romano will take care of the forward posts, Ed Rothschild at center, with Bud Finegan and Ed Buckley at the guards...
...excellent brand of basketball which the Feslermen have displayed continues, they should have little trouble emerging with their fourth victory of the season tonight. If the team can cast off some of its extra-cautiousness so apparent against Wesleyan, tonight's contest may turn out to be a real highscoring affair...
Although favored to repeat last year's win over practically the same Harvard team, the taller, but inaccurate Wesleyan team spent most of the first period trying to get possession of the ball while the Crimson nonchalantly piled up an early 8 to 0 lead...
...second half, which saw the game become closer, was marked especially by the work of sharpshooter Bud Finegan. Time and again he stole the ball from scrimmages under the Wesleyan hoop to add nine points to his personal total. Buckley ended the game the same way he started it, with two baskets just before the final whistle...