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Keeping Postedf With Bill Reddv ;it------ — in vi- . ' 1 1,11 1 ^ . ’ m_ -» ■ ■ ■ ' ^It's poire to ho a real “Old Horne Night” when the ' Milwaukee. Hawks move into the War Memorial to oppose • the Nats this evening.With the Hawks arc such former Nationals as George Ratkovicz, Bill Calhoun, and 1954 Nats’ rookies Ken McBride and Jackie Moore, In the first game, which pits the Harlem Globe Trotters against the Toledo Mercurys, another one-time Nat, Ed Earle, will perform with the Mercurys. And Pat Kennedy, who used to be rcferee-in-chief in the NBA, will officiate in the first game.The Trotters are one team who bring along their own official, and they picked a winner in Kennedy, who still car, put on a show comparable to that provided by the Globics.With all these “returnees,” here’s a bet that the night’s 1 biggest welcome will be for Big Ed Peterson, who will be 1 back on the court briefly, but who won’t wear a uniform. Peterson, now known as “the world’s biggest insurance man,” has moved here from Buffalo to continue his fine , career in insurance, and he’ll say a few choice words for , the fans.We've had better basketball players than Big Ed, but no team ever had an athlete who gave it more effort, or who added more real spirit to his squad. It s good to know that “Petr” is making good in his new field. With i his enthusiasm, his honcst-to-goodness will-to-win. Poter-• son became an all-time favorite here, and he deserved every cheer he got. IMuch has been written about the way in which pro basketball's 24-second rule has speeded up the game. Nats’. 3Coach Ai Cervi has a different slant on it.1! “The 24-second rule,” says Cervi, “is a terrific handin' cap to a slow thinker. The time is ample for bringing the \; ball down and setting up a good play, a play which should •' score. But there isn’t time enough for a player who doesn’t think fast. He’ll he lost, most of the time.”Bill Reddy
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Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Nov 07, 1954
Page 64
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