European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Clair the Buzzer Bee architect of three National basketball Charn Pion ships and Best remembered in Neucom for his participation in Safe november hoop clinic May do it again. A recent associated press poll the consolidation of the Geiger counting of 122 sports writers in the basketball citadels of the . Rated coach Bee s Long Island University blackbirds the nation s no. 3 College quintet. Neucom s basketball Wise who flocked to Garmisch in november upon announcement that Bee would headline the Safe instructional staff along with Western Kentucky s de diddle need no indoctrination on Bee s contribution to the Saga of the blackbirds. Yet be would be the first to pass the laurels to his players. When you evaluate the merits of a winning team said the strategist who has groomed All americas and won 240contests against 16 setbacks in a 10-year stretch credit 85 per cent to the mate rial. The remaining 15 per cent is the coach s leeway for making or breaking the ironically diddle s Hill toppers were touted Over Liu in preseason calculations. The fates have frowned on diddle this year in the Light of his former accomplishments but his squad figures to redeem itself from Here on in. Neither coach however must necessarily have great season to retain his legions of admirers in Neucom. For apart from their profound knowledge of big time techniques they made a definite lasting impression Here. Diddle vouches for Bee s adherence to Neucom basketball clinic instructor turns 49 edition of Liu blackbirds into top threat for National honors by de Santora staff sports writer the sportsman s code recalling his congratulatory words to a rival Mentor on trimming Liu you re a Good coach you have a Fine team diddle was t kidding he heard that speech himself when Western Kentucky upset Liu in 48 and 49. A coach must believe in everything he advocates Bee told his Neucom classes. Accordingly he stressed cutting an screening passing and Ball handling say ing a boy who can t pass with skill an the boy who does t know what to do when he has t got the Ball never earns spot on my the Oklahoma aggie lost to Liu i december illustrating another Bee the Ory. As Long As your team has the Ball your opponents can t score everybody knows that but few remember a pos session minded team the aggie were beaten at their own game As Liu had Heball 80 per cent of the time. The Black Birds control tactics worked so Well Thea Gies did not Register a Field goal throughout the first Quarter. None knows better than the erudite be that the blackbirds must throw plenty of basketballs through the hoop and always More than the other team before real izing their titular aspirations. And when holy Cross St. Johns Bradley Kentucky and Indiana Are Likely to be encountered in postseason tournaments a coach s pessimism is s stature increases on inspection of its 13-1 record. It would be Folly to Picka National Champion in Advance of the Mcaa and the nit tourneys but Liu appears As Good a risk As any and better than most. Inge the blackbirds dissipated a 31-25halftime bulge against Kansas state dec. 8 and lost 58-51, they have no deviated from Bee s blueprint two nit Kingpins san Francisco and St. Louis Are among Liu victims As Well As Western Kentucky and Bowling Green quintet which ranked among the top 10 last year. Resourcefulness ability and sound coaching keynote Liu s. Singular Success against every conceivable pattern of were Able to slow Down with the aggie and run with Western Kentucky and in two winning efforts were Able to make up huge second half deficits against Muhlenberg s varied attack and Bowling Green s Square Garden crowds thrill ing to the smart Brand of Ball served up by the blackbirds have come to regard Bee s stalwarts As Iron men. The Liu starting five is capable of playing the entire game without Relief and invariably does. The Iron men Eddie card an Adolph Bigos at the guard posts Herb Scherer at Center and Sherman in and Leroy Smith forwards. In an age where the two platoon y. Mis sweeping football and making inroads on the hard court the blackbirds relate the suspicion that modern Athly Tes Art. Riot geared Tor full time performances. Sep tics Are reminded Liu lost its Only when Bigos was sidelined. White and Scherer give the team he necessary height. Scherer towers Ti-8. An Inch taller than White. Bowling ,however, matched that with the renowned 6-11 Chuck share heading Rhc ask scraping cast. White shapes up As a solid bet for All America honors Bot from the general excellence of his and specifically for his prolific Point-making10? markers in his last four appearances in the Garden. Jackrabbit Smith follows White inthe scoring column and he is also a easy play maker. Card a stunted 5-8 among basketball giants proves that a Little Man can play in a big Man s league. He Bosses the Liu backcourt. A bundle of perpetual motion working under the backboards like a sweaty mad Man Bigos lends balance to the smooth operating Crew. Then there is Scherer. The big boy makes shots from any Proton the court any and All kinds of shuts. Can Bee s talented Gamester Check the likes of holy Cross Ace Bob Cousy Ken Tucky s Bill Spivey and St. John s Bob Zawoluk if a title is in the balance Bee s friends in Neucom think they can. 1
