Varsity Five Overwhelms Brown 92-47 in Second Ivy League Win

Floyd Wilson's Crimson basketball team turned the Brown attack into its own best offensive weapon last night as it overwhelmed the Bruins, 92 to 47, at the Blockhouse.

Brown scarcely got more than one shot at the basket, and often was lucky to get that, as Bob Hastings, George Harrington, and Dick Hurley repeatedly stole the ball to institute fast breaks.

This tactic worked so well at the start of the second half that the winners scored 20 consecutive points in the first six minutes to clinch the contest after a 39-28 halftime lead.

Hurley scored half of his 20 points during this spurt, sinking four layups and a push shot, and Dick Woolston added six and Neil Muncaster four.

The victory was the Crimson's second straight Ivy League win, and its fourth consecutive win of the year. By winning last night the team posted its longest season-opening streak since 1945, when it won its first six games. The 92-point mark, reached by Bob Barnett's last second tap-in, was only a point short of the I.A.B. record, and marked the most points the Crimson has ever achieved in a League game.

The starting five of Hurley, Hasting, Captain Ike Canty, Dick Woolston and Neil Muncaster played fine ball throughout, but even the substitutes were able to outscore Brown last night. Of this crew the play of guards Harrington and Bob Barnett was particularly encouraging, as they moved the attack swiftly.

On the other hand, the substitute forwards were unimpressive, and 6-8 Grif McClellan was frequently outjumped by men a foot shorter.

The visitors could never mount a sustained attack, as last year's high scorer for them, Joe Tebo, clearly showed the effects of an ankle injury and tallied only four free throws. Gerry Alaimo registered ten points in the first half, and he led the team, although he added only three more in the second half.

After Hurley, Muncaster was second high man with 17 points, and Harrington and Woolston had 12 each. Canty registered eight, McClellan six, Barnett five, and Hasting, Bryant Danner and Bill Schreiber had four apiece.

The Yardlings posted a 71-67 triumph in the opener, rallying to defeat the Bruin cubs after trailing 32 to 28 at the half. The Crimson used only six men throughout, and had to overcome a 9-0 Brown lead at the start.

In the second half, the winners shifted to a zone defense and scored on 50 per cent of their field goal attempts to win.