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Both Harvard and Texas are young--Texas starts three freshmen, Harvard goes with two sophomores--but the Longhorns carry a distinct height advantage. While 6-ft. 5-in. Mark Harris will face the task of guarding UT's highly-touted freshman postman LaSalle Thompson (6-ft. 10-in. out of Cincinnati), the Longhorns will keep seven-foot freshman Steve Frederick on the bench, waiting to compound the Crimson woes...
Sophomore Don Fleming and one of the three Harvard guards will not give away much height to the Texas forwards, but they will face UT's two most experienced players--seniors Ron Baxter (6-ft. 4-in.) and John Danks (6-ft. 6-in.). Baxter, the only returning starter from last year's Longhorn squad, should lead the way, though Danks pumped in 27 points (11-14 from the field) to power UT to an 83-76 win over Northwestern Louisiana in the team's season opener last week...
Defense, however, could not compensate for a lack of offensive rebounding. The Crimson forward line pulled down a meager 14, while the Hawks cleared 34. Surprisingly, height was not the difference. Like Harvard, St Joe's carries only one six-footer, but the Hawks consistently staked out better positions under the boards...
...problem that double practice sessions will not solve is a debilitating lack of height; only Holpuch stands above the six foot mark. Unless Kleinfelder can encourage immediate growth among the troops, the Crimson will have trouble getting second and third shots for the rest of the season...
With five freshmen playing varsity, the Crimson will have to overcome a severe lack of experience in addition to a height problem to fulfull its goal of winning the Ivies...