Show TUE THE Eye View Vies D MAc I IIIi Ii I ti l lj j i I T t HUI W f i- i alt t heso V besket j 7 1 gomes games on television recently l has u ume me In somewhat more ot of a dither than usual 01 OP Dither I 1 was WAIl early known as al Times Timet have changed but radically like tike I lots late man since I 1 was known earlier aw as alA the Shot One-Shot Kid i l' arom c center nier that that Is 18 W. W Was War Of ot especial Interest Interests Is s the fact that each athlete has hal his hla I own own towel When he comes off the floor the casaba artist Is II handed a clean towel to da dahis dab his mug This Is la signified I 1 always sa say e Me e had one towel between the eQ eaten n 11 of ot us ns and the reason we tad Lad It Id fa because Art Vinings Vining's thought we should have one and It lasted all year too and It never needed laundry I Near the the end of ot the year fear It was better for tor scratching Inaccessible Inac Inae- tEl portions of ot the back than wiping sweat eat off oft the noble brow but It was till a towel I which was more than some of our one l t had I I Too each ao lo athlete In these the effete days das hat has hi own owns s dt shirt and his hla own wn warm warm- up Ip panta pants with his hla own number on them Any of my slaters could have licked the off these theae foot seven sissies who need warm warm-up britches If she ahe had been a little taller Never shall I 1 forget forge the evening e I showed up liP 1 I came to play men with a strong touch of Spanish Influenza didn't know that was where flu came from 1 and and the knowledge that the one stove in the corner of ot the hall hal over the Ford garage probably wouldn't put out aut enough heat to reach the back guard me standing alone in the oth other r rell ell end I 1 I wore More one of ot my Dads Dad's undershirts undershirts under under- shirts baggy at the bottom but but- j I toned tuned at the neck full sl sleeves eves fleece lined When I took the the i floor for a few practice shots from center my my knees were b blue bene beneath ih the kneepads pads whatever happened to kneepads kneepads knee- knee pads plods but at i leant my my elbows I were warm And my heart was pure The long lovely long foot ha hair r was waa firmly pf plastered ter it down dow with pom pomade de and a complicated ted arang arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar ang ment of pf stripa of f eJ elastic c either black or or wh white e. e Th There r was waa a circular crown around aro the tse head like J Julius liua Cesara Cesar's e. e rl with joining stripe ov over r ih the top t to keep the h hair out of the eyes eres Having more hair than some I was waa allowed two trl strips Rich kids sometimes wore three both black and white I What do they hex do nowadays nowadays the sissies They cut their hair down real reat short Wonder Vondel WhAt would h happen t If a e footer fix x elf h wd w w. w d A u up with long l rig h hair in 1960 N No As Aa far as aa I c can n t ten tell U tram from and personal observation e each ch team baa bos just about G oa ae many basketballs as aa it desires Tl THa Is 18 isa IsA A 1 far tar cry a long lon go from the a k a ten c n each team fc had bad d dball ose OM ball Dall and nd by gad It U. t bM bad b better otter last Jut through the season eaon or that all all Valentino d Nf Nver r r will I fol et the tt he con eon with with w v h 1 h hie I c h e greeted the Innovation Iri Innovation at art Morgan that was waa e b biggest pest st richest team when the t coach tossed toned out not one not two but THI THriCE E. E balls baila for foi practice It was waa here heresy It waa was sacrilege It Wit was trea treason reon on our Ou eY eyes 8 bugged out until they could have hare b been n eerily snapped off ort by the purple and white while garters gar garr tare tere which bleh our eh leaders cheerleaders wore ore Just ti below fow tHe tN knew Just beneath the knee line knee line of ot the big I black bloomers We never mentioned mentioned men men- knees Meanwhile we went on practicing ing Int with our one ball No matter how many times it was pumped up tip it wouldn't bounce It Ii was Vas gay tay not brown The only man manlen i len the team who could rould dribble Itaas it waa RS the mascot who was as three feet teet taU tail Each time It hit the floor it went pud pad We were not allowed to ue use it In games game That's why hy we seldom won Indoors anyhow I Then there theres the officiating In this day and girlish age Apparently no one Is la allowed to felt It cloae close enough h to the edge of the floor to trip the visiting players player when they dash by This la is deplorable But Best way of eliminating a star atar hotshot shot was waa to trip hl him flye five or six alx times time That's why elbow pads pada were so ao popular And nd there are seldom jump bulls This also Is deplorable A referee who nho couldn't t control the game always called lots of held balls and after atter every basket there was a jump ball bait This was one of the most exciting plays Inthe in inthe inthe the game game It it allowed the shorter jumper to kick the taller one in inthe inthe inthe the stomach The officials the themselves have go gone no alsay It sissy It takes two of them to do the job formerly t handled by one It Is la almost Impossible In these theae pants lacy days daya to slug an opponent while the r refs refa f's back fa Is turned there turned there Is another la-another nother snoop anoop watching both I. I directions direction No wonder score to 30 instead of 28 to 23 They dont don't play better basketball they're basketball they're just prevented from defending And Ana It you I l need d any more astute reIl remarks ks abo about t th the decline of ot the game get In tou h anon m man i with with- with Mac c f |