Word: wynn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Corey Wynn, the Yardling coach, expects his players to develop into a strong, solid team. His first five players, all that are needed against school teams, already show a great deal of promise. Wynn will also be banking on several men who have just learned the sport to keep his top men from getting complacent...
...Wynn considers McIntosh, his number one player, "very fast in covering the court and good with his placing shots." Number two, Larry Scare's height and his fine touch make him a fine prospect for the future. Number three, Henry Cortesi, is one of the team's fastest men, "a good fighter with power in his shots, but one who needs experience," according to Wynn. Power is also the chief weapon of John Davis, while Albie Zimmerman relies on deception...
Both Bob Magowan and John McGinley, numbers six and nine, improved greatly since the season started, Wynn thinks. He characterized Magowan as a "touch player," while McGinley relies on power. George Leness and Joel Reynolds, both winners in the Dartmouth match, fill the other two positions...
...Shower of Stars, Sponsor Chrysler gave its viewers almost a solid hour of commercial as it unveiled an endless succession of Plymouths, Dodges, DeSotos, Chryslers. This, an announcer assured the nation, "is the night all America has been waiting for!" A covey of actors, including Groucho Marx, Ed Wynn, Danny Thomas and Eddie Mayehoff, were asked to coo and croon over convertibles, station wagons and sedans. In between plugs there were occasional songs by Betty Grable, horn tootings by Harry James and jokes by Ed Wynn. Groucho had nothing noncommercial to do except hide in the back seat...
Shower of Stars (Thurs. 8:30 p.m., CBS). Entertainment on Wheels (in color), with Betty Grable, Ed Wynn, Harry James...