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Show Reed Swenson, Baskeball Coach Reed K. Swenson's coaching specialty is basketball; his players love him because he likes to win and because he doesn't have to win to be happy. He takes more pride in doing his boys some good than in winning a few ball games, but building character doesn't keep him from having sensational teams. Although he has never won the conference championship, he has come closer to it more often than any coach since the Greeks started throwing a ball around. He's a man who can't be hurried or scared or out-done in wisecracks " which just about constitutes the ideal man. Weber 51 House of David 35 Weber 56 Clark's Insurance 55 Weber 51 Ricks 45 Weber 38 Ricks 36 Weber 50 Ecker Studio 40 Weber 58 Albion 37 Weber 48 Albion 38 Weber 60 Ricks 45 Weber 53 Ricks 46 Weber 45 Albion 38 Weber 42 Albion 39 Weber 57 Mesa 34 Weber 50 Snow 54 Weber 42 Snow 39 Weber 34 Snow 41 February 23. Weber 42, Snow 39 The well-balanced Wildcat squad is adaptable to any style of play. Small, fast forwards can be replaced, if necessary, by smooth giants. Potshots, fighters, dribblers, ball-rustlers, high-boys-any or all are at Swenson's fingertips, groomed for perfect team play. Their style is a well-plotted system of playing the corners to open up defense, then quick cuts toward the basket. On defense they're leeches, tagging their opponents in a strict man-to man system. Their unwritten law is sportsmanship-not the idealistic sentimentality some coaches drill into their teams, but an instinctive attitude toward healthy enjoyment of the game. They are traditionally modest, and they mean it, believing that a well-played game needs no team press-agent. Pep talks aren't what the movies declare them to be. The coach ordinarily utilizes a valuable halftime in pointing out avoidable errors. |