Quintet to Play Cornell, Columbia In League Action Over Weekend

Still smarting from the pasting it suffered at the hands of Brown last Tuesday, the Crimson varsity basketball squad will be seeking to redeem itself when it takes to the road this weekend.

The quintet will face Columbia tonight in New York City and then fly north to Ithaca to challenge Cornell on Saturday.

Columbia, the dark horse in the Ivy League this season, is a young, inexperienced squad that is in the process of rebuilding after the graduation of its brilliant All-Ivy League stars Chet Forte and Ted Dwyer. The only player remaining from last year's Lion five is 6 ft. 5 in. center Rudy Milkey.

Milkey, who is the Columbia captain, has led Coach Lou Rossini's quintet in scoring this season. His best shots are a left-handed hook and overhead two-hand set shot. But the big center is not considered as aggressive a ballplayer as Brown's Gerry Alaimo and should not prove as troublesome under the boards as the burly Bruin center.

Under the field generalship of 5 ft. 9 in. guard Stan Needleman, the New Yorkers play a slow, deliberate game and wait for the good shot. Their conservative style of play, in sharp contrast to the play of last year's fire-house five, enabled the Lions to upset Cornell by four points in their only League encounter to date.

Whatever style of attack the Lions utilize tonight, the Crimson will have to show more than it did against Brown earlier this week. Against the Bruins, probably the worst team in the Ivy League, the quintet displayed none of its former poise, taking bad shots, playing poor defense, and getting shoved out on rebounds.

Whether Coach Floyd Wilson's five can respond to the challenge of higher caliber opposition and regain its earlier season confidence and poise should be clear by Monday.