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Sports BriefsHaving played its best ball of the season in its last twc starts, the Seton Ffall University Pirates end -a nine-day layoff tonight clashing with the Palestra witn Villanova It will be the 29th meeting of the clubs since 1920-21 with the Wildcats ahead 13-13 The sparkling play of Tom Cross and Phil Samuels has had much to do with the uplift in the 7-10 Pirates who downed Lafayette and ■ St Francis of Brooklyn in their 'final starts! Cross has played 539 of the 680 minutes in the 17-games hitting 72-183 or 39 per cent of his shots He has dropped 70 per cent of his foul tries. 63-90 He has handled 218 rebounds, gotten 24 assists and ' is charged with 47 personal fouls Cross, according to nead coacn Honey Russell, has been playing excellent ball of late and his backboard work has had much to do with the two victories Samuels, hampered must of the season by a leg injury, is also playing good all-around ball and has added strength off the boards , It will be back to the Palestra 1 to meet Guy Rodgers and his nationally ranked Temple University five Friday evening The Owls and Pirates split last season and are 2-2 overall The Pirates climax a busy week when they return to the Hall to meet Holy Cross for the first time since the Crusaders took a 44-43 thriller during the 1946-47 seasonSeth Hicks of New Rochelle has made the best of his starting chance Not only has he been ! scoring but he also gives Coath Honey Russell four good reboundersThe solid man throughout the campaign has been the 6-5 sophomore. Jack Rowley Even during . the slump which saw eight of nine j dropped, the Ardmore, F'a , south-i paw was a solid performer He is second to Cross in points, 207 to ] 161 and also second in rebounds, j 218 to 154. The fifth starter will bo one of ■the two co-captains. Paul Szczeeh of Garfield or Ron Bert ha savage of Florence Bpth have also picked up in their play
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Waynesboro Record Herald
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Feb 05, 1958
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