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Big Men Must Develop
Good Hook From Pivot
By GEORGE MIKAN
Minneapolis Lakers
There'ss a pretty solid explana
tion yf why basketball scoring in
the last decade or to has climbed
to such a lofty plateau?and taken
a hold en the American fan who
just loves to see that ball zip
through the net.
Basketball players, the good
ones, are no one-shot specialists.
This is a game which puts a prem
ium on your ability to hit that
hoop consistently, and to excel in
it you've got to have a variety of
shots.
Most players have a basic shot
with which they do most of their
scoring. Mine Is the hook shot and
I suppose .vou could call me an
authority on that.
This is bread and butter for the
big men in the game. But it en
tails a lot more than just turning I
and hooking over your ear. You've1
got to be almost equally adept
vith either the right or left hand.!
Olhtrwi-e. all the faking in the
world is going to be wasted effort.
You don't use the fake, espe
cially in professional ball where
everyone lias a lot of experience,
v illi the id< a of fainting your op
ponent rigid into the street. The
idea is to force the other man to
commit himself, or make a move.
If you induce him to do that,
you're almost a cinch to at least
get 'he hot away. But there's
rolling automatic about scoring
with 111,' shot. Some are more de
structive with jl than others.
As to the mechanics of the shot,
most cent is ro for the backboard
when there's any kind of an ;uigie
at all. When they're near the end
1'ne on the end of their pivot,
the backboard naturally is useless
and they'll h, ve to fire directly at !
the hoop
When I first began perfecting my
own hook shot I generally aimed
at a spot about a foot and a half
up the backlmard above the bas
ket. Bv now it's instinctive and j
I don't consciously aim at any
particular spot.
Ik If you've seen a couple of first
Hrla-.s centers competing on the
W pivot. you'll realize the defen
sive man isn't exactly helpless. I
This is usually his strategy: First, J
he'll try to block the pass as it
rorni s in Since he's playing be-1
hind the offensive center, that's a
pr< tfv tough assignment. If he
fads to block the pass, his next
move usually is to drop baek a
half step vo and wait for Ms
opponent to go into his pi vol.
In defending against a hook shot,
there's smalt hope of blocking the
shot The idea is to force the of-j
fen's tve man to alter his shot, to I
make him shoot off balance or in ]
c way whieh isn't natural for him. <
To make his hook even more i
effective, a llrst rate renter usu- j
ally augments it with a modified i
jump shot. Then, too, he's got to
he quick enough to drive around
his man and shoot up rinse when
the situation permits. i
Forwards are jacks-of-all-trades. | ?
They may be used at center on
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cream cheese and chopped canned i
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Add elegance with a garnish of j
pimiento strips or a slice of ripe
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betting is leggl and hookies are
pillars at their .conmmdltlrs with
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(evasion. so they should be able
to work on the pivot. Naturally
they've Kot to be good marksmen.
Since it takes less time to fire than
the two-handed set shot, many for
wards in professional ball do their
heavy scoring with the one-hand*
ed push shot or the running One
hander.
The guards are the long range
snipers, and most of the guards in
pro ball are sharpshooters with i
the two-hand set shot This one |
is more effective from long range
than the one-hander
I'd have this to say to young
sters interested in a high school
or college basketball career:
1. Listen diligently to your
coach. There never was any such !
thing as the perfect basketball
player.
2 Drill constantly on funda
mentals to the point where they
become instinctive Basketball al
ways was a game of basics. That
means passing, dribbling, defensive
play, and shooting.
3. Practice shooting whenever
you can. Learn to perfect as many
shots as you can. The man who
gives us the most trouble com
petitively is the man with what I
rail a "varied attack." a fellow who
is skilled at all the basic shots in
basket hall
4 If you happen to be small,
offset your lack of height by stress
ing things such as speed, marks
manship and dribbling ability
Wolves Are Holder
rocky Mountain house.
Alta. <ap>?Timber wolves are get
ling holder this winter. Usually
they remain at least five miles
from town but a farmer within a
mile of main street saw two wolves
in his farmyard, within 30 feet of
tils kitchen door.
Want ads bring quirk results.
SETS SIGHTS HIGH - - - By Alan Maver
outJ ^ s
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forty-bight
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0etter vaults
to his crt pit
a
record
which tops
corhfl/us
warme roam's
forty- three
but hup like
to top corny's
wop lp indoor
Recopp vault
of /5 '8/7 "
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all set for what he
hopes will be a record - ,
breaking /npoor season.
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BRENNAN REPLACES COACH LEAHY
FRANK LEAHY. 45. hiad football coach at Notre Dome for 11 years, who
resigned because of illness. Is shown (leftl phoning a friend In a Chi
cago hotel. Ai right Is his successor, Terry Brennun. 25. former star of
the Fighting Irish He has been coaching the Mount Carmcl High School
team in Chicago for the past three years (International Sautidphatol
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DEATHS
W. II. RATCLIFF
Word has been received here of
I he death of Wellington Hans Rat
cliff, formerly of Waynesville, at
'us home in Harrington. Washing
un. on January 14 He was 78
.ears of age.
Mr. Katclitr has resided in Wash
ington for 24 years.
He is survived by the widow,
vlrs. Owny Townsend Ratcliff; two
(ins. Clem of Everett, Wash., and
Ralph Ratefill uf Centralis, Wash.;
live sons by a previous marriage,
Glenn. Elmer. Forest. Kay and
Renville Ratcliff; and a stepson.
Virgil Sizemore of Waynesville; 14
grandchildren and 10 great grand
children.
Funeral services and burial were
in Harrington.
n oYI) F. RATHBONE
Funeral services for Floyd Ed
ward Kathbone, 36. of Hazelwood,
who died Tuesday in the Haywood
County Hospital alter a long ill
ness were held today at 2 p.m. in
the Church of God in Hazelwood.
The Rev. A. L. Gardin and the
Rev David Cox officiated and
burial was in Green Hill Ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Robert McKay,
Roy Griffith Mont Wright, Rich
ard Hryson. George Plemmons and
Uuford Burchfield.
Surviving are one son, Donald
Edwin of the home; one daughter,
Barbara Jane of the home; the
mother, Mrs. Lucy Rathbone of
Danville. Va.
Also four sisters. Mrs. Robert Bu
chanan of Waynesville, RFD 1,
Mrs. George Brvson Jr. of Way
nesville. Mrs. Everett Causey and
Mrs. John Ashworth of Danville,
Va.
Crawford Funeral Home was in
charge.
LEWIS C. Sl'TTON
Lewis C. Sutton. 57. a farmer of
the Beaverdam section, was found
dead Tuesday afternoon near a
tobacco bed on his farm.
Dr J Frank Pate. Haywood
County coroner, attributed death
to natural causes and said no in
quest will be held.
Sutton was a World War 1 vet
eran and n member of the Beaver
dam' Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p.m. in the Beaverdam
Baptist church, with the Rev. Pete
Hicks officiating Burial will be in'
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth
Best, Troy Foster. George K. Wor
ley. George Sorrllse. I. L. Sutton,
and Bobby Sutton.
Th body has been taken to the
home of the father. George Sut
ton. to await the funeral hour
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
Georgia Byrd Sutton; the parents.
Mr and Mrs George Sutton of
Beaverdam; one brother, Perley
Sutton of tire U. S Merchant Mar
ines; and one half-brother, Sam
Foster of Candler.
Crawford Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Collector Offers
Aid In Filing
Of State Taxes
W E Martin, deputy collector I
for state income tax, will be in the '
state tax olTice in the basement of
the courthouse on February 19 and
2fi and March 5, 9. 10. 11, 12. and
1.1 to assist county residents in ,
preparing their state tax returns. ]
A single person or married wo
man having an Income of $1,000 or
more during the year 1953 and any
married man living with his wife :
on December 31, 1933, having an
income of $2,000 or more must '
file a state income tax return. Mr
Martin explained.
An intangible personal property
tax return must he filed by any
person who owned on December
31. 1953 intangible personal prop
erty. such as money on hand, ac
counts receivable, notes, bonds,
mortgages, or other evidences of
debt, or shares of stock of corpora
tions (not wholly in this state), Mr.
Martin added.
for fine chopping, a mincer is a
handy gadget This is a knife with
two or four curved blades that's
used with a shallow wooden bowl
Services Are
Held Wednesday
For Mrs. Massie
Funeral services were held Wed
I nesday afternoon in the home for
j Mrs. James E. Massie, wife of a
prominent YVaynesville business
man, who died Sunday in Avon
Park, Florida.
The Rev. Earl II. Brendall, pastor
of the First Methodist Church,
oiTieiated and interment was in
j Green Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Dan
j Watkins. David Felmet, Jonathan
| Woody, Felix Stovall. I.. N. Davis,
'John Smith. J. W. Hay, and Adm.
j W. N. Thomas.
Honorary pallbearers were mem
j bers of the Waynesville Rotary
Club, directors of the Firs! Nat
ional Bank of Waynesville and the
First State Bank of Hazelwood.
Mrs. Massie was a member of the
Mother Church of Christ, Scien
tist, Boston. Mass., and the Way
nesville chapter. No. 165, Order of
the Eastern Star.
She was the former Miss Maude
Cathev, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Webb Cathey of Haywood
County, and spent most of her life
liere. She attended Haywood
schools and was graduated from
Guilford College.
Surviving, in addition to the hus- '
band, are two daughters. Mrs. How
ard Choate of Humbolt, Tenn.. and
Mrs. Pat Malloy of Sylva; two sons,
Otis and Joe Massie of Waynes
ville; two sisters, Mrs. Jim Welch
of Waynesville, Route 3 and Mrs. !
T. L. Bergeron of Monarch, Mont.;
and two brothers. Charlie Cathey
of British Columbia and Joe Cath
ey of Idaho.
Funeral arrangements were und
er the direction of Crawford Fun
eral Home.
Mrs. Williams
Dies At 82
In Asheville
Mrs. J. L. Williams of Asheville,
Route 3. who snent much of her
life in Waynesville. died Tuesday
morning in an Asheville nursing
hunie. She was B2 years of age.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon in th chapel of
Dunn and Groce Funeral Home in
Asheville and burial was in Green
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Hill Celnetery nere.
The Rev. Vernon Hall and the
Rv. J. R Uawluns of Asheville and
the Rev. Karl H. Brendall, pas
tor of the Wa> nesville First Meth
odist Church, officiated.
Pallbeurejs were Ralph Snipes.
Curtis Snipes, 'Stanley Garland.
Jack Ragan. Charles Arrowood.
and M. L Maney, Jr.
Mrs. Williams was the widow of
J. L. Williams and a native of Bun
combe Countv. She was a member ,
of the First Methodist Church
here.
Surviving are five daughters,
Mrs. Sam O. Nave of Asheville,
Mrs. S. H. Weaver of Hayesville. I
Vlrs. Tom Lee of Waynesville, Mrs.
Marvin Malitz of Washington. D
2., and Mrs. Ruth Allison of
Greensboro; one son. Thurman;
Williams of Fayetteville: one
irother, M. L. Maney of Asheville; 1
10 grandchildren, and several
;reat-grandchildren.
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Blue Ridge
Tourney Meeting
Slated Sunday
Plans for the Blue Ridge Confer
ence basketball tournament will be
made at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon
at the ?nka gymnasium.
The tournament uill be held the
last week in February.
Representatives of all teams who
plan to enter the conference tourn
ament or the state A or AA play
offs are expected to attend the
meeting.
Several Oriental countries name
their years in 12-year cycles start
ing with the Year of the Rat fol
lowed by the Years of the Ox,
Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon. Snake.
Horse. Sheep, Monkey, Fowl, Dog !
and Pig.
Canton Reworks Footu
Field; Build Practice J
Area Just Below Stadia
By the time football season rolls
around again, the Canton football |
At Id should be one of the best in |
the state.
The field has just been "rework-1
ed. and according to Coach Don
Hipps, will be far better than in
the past. Much of the dirt from
excavating of the Junior High
building was used in fixing up the
field. The field is now crowned, be
ing about five inches higher in the
center than at the sidelines.
Grass has been sowed on the
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new field, an.! plyg
a htavy turf m uU? J
i? football ?
The extend. ,j:v M
summer and ?
grass on the I
Coach Hipp I
the lowei
ed in with tl ?
would jImi i K
that ai ea wou ,?_,w
tlev fi?ld. 4
would be ust 1
games. ?
CDP Basketball
Standings
GIRLS
Won Ixtst
Saunook b
East Pigeon 3 0
Morning Star 4
West Ptgeon 4 1
Crabtree-U Crabtree 3 3
Fines Creek 2 3
Aliens Creek 2 3
Hominy 0 1
Thiekety 0 1
Center Pigeon ' 0 1
Cruso b 2
Francis Cove 1 3
Ha t el iff r Cove 0 4
BOYS
W'on Lost
Hominy 4 0
White Oak 3 0
East Pigeon 1 0
Aliens Creek 4 1
Saunook 4 2
Fines Creek 3 2
Crabtree-U Crabtree 3 2
West Pigeon 3 3
Francis Cove 1 3
Iron Duff 1 3
Morning Star 1 3
Thiekety 0 1
Ratcliffe Cove 0 4
Cruso 0 4
Games?Thursday, Feb. 4th
GIRLS
Morning Star 45; Cruao 17.
Saunook 44; Francis Cove 24
Fines Creek 31: Aliens Creek 26.
BOYS
Morning Star 35; Cruso 25
Saunook 33: Francis Cove 21.
Fines Creek 29: Aliens Creek 26
Monday. February 8th
GIRLS
Aliens Creek 35: Cruso 27.
BOYS
Aliens Creek 43; Cruso 37.
White Oak 32: Francis Cove 30.
Fine-. Creek 50; Thicketv 20.
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