All the Men - 1964

He who controls the rouiultiall. con trol sthe game

High-fly ing, hut not high enough

Maybe. But whatabout the man w ho didn't play a quar­ ter?The one who came from the big c ity to make a powerhouse of the U.S.D . basketball team? The one who oncecoached a college teamto a record 60 straight victories? What at>outWoolpert? What about Mr.Phil Woolpert?There's the difference. There's the nib. Mr. Woolpert instilled the determination and ilesare. He brought about the spirit. He madethe "s piritcan "| K »- sible.He gave (tontang and Co.somethingto cheer for. He showedYavorsky howto I K ?con sistent on the l>ankshots. He taught Malerichand Ashford how to put 'em in. 11cpointed out a fewtricks of the trade to Moyer. H e helpedVerlasky withhis defense, and he showedKullberghow t o get offthe floor ami retrieve the rebounds.He told Ly howto set up the offense. He helpedTeismann on the drives.He rounded Jackson into a machine and he made a future for Hensel. Everyone ex cept Woolpert has a question mark near his name. But not the venerable one. There's n o ambiguity about him. Yes, the Torero l>asketball teamwon a few more this year. It wona few more, perhaps becauseof the nine players; hut it is a certainty that itincreased the victory total becauseof the coach. It was a goodyear for the Torerob asketbal team. It was an improved year. It was, as one I'SD rooter |>ut it, "a hellof a season." You sat in the stands and watchedit. You'relook­ ing forward to sitting in the stands again, next year.

local fire department on the alert by burning the nets. Could his lofty tosses fromanywhere within 30 feet have aided the cause? Maybe. Ly was there, too. This sparkplug fromWash ing­ ton, San Jose, Detroit (defending on who askedhim) has the speed, driv e, stamina, and, thesethings above all else, exceptional dedication and naturalleadersh ip. Could his gifted a bility of adroitlycoveting the ballas he |K*ll-melled down the court have put a featherin Woolpert's hat? Could his courtsa vvy and know-how have won a couple of frays for the locals.? Maybe. Whatabout Teismann? Probablythe most explo­ sive player of them all, he finallygainedmom entumat the three-quarter markin the season. Couldhis hull- dozing rebounding and rough-and-tumble chicanery have put a couple more pegs inthe victorycolumn? Maybe. Toward the end, Verlaskycame on. Could his hus­ tle on defense have preventeda few jwints on the part of the opposition? Did his inimical ballhandlingmean anything? Maybe. What aU>ut Jackson?At times he looked like a basket-making machine except that his prmluct came inthe formof two |N»ints. Could his highly-touted per­ formance against Cal Poly have made the difference? May IK*. Hensel was around, too. A sophomore lackingin e xper- ien<*e,he managed to IK * fitted into the games fromtime to time. Not to be overlookedor underestimated, will his |>otential !>ea decisive condition for success next year?

—PAUL COXLEY