Enrol Canecs
Upset Colgate
In 82-76 Win

By TONY KOVNER

Ray Zelek sank two: fou
shots but nobody seemed to
care after Cornell’s spectac-
ular, 82-76, victory over a
favored Colgate five last night at
Barton Hall. The final whistle
seemed to make the stands come
alive with warhooping Cornellians.

On the court, Max Mattes and
Phil Marriott slapped each other
wildly. on the back and Larry,
Pearson jumped around as if this
was V-J day. Dick Meade shook?
hands with coach Royner Greene
and exchanged silent looks of ad- |
miration. Barton Hall was in an
uproar. And Ray Zelek -calmly
threw in his 10th free throw in 10
attempts from the penalty stripe. :

Chuck Rolles, of course, was!
magnificent. The little redhead
dribbled as if his hand was mag-
netized to the basketball, and
poured in 25 points; including a
pair of crucial last minute free |
throws. l

But this was a team triumph.
Sophomore Larry Pearson came |
off the bench midway in the sec- |
ond half, yet. contributed 10 vital |
points to the Red effort besides
some inspired rebounding. Zelek |.
too was excellent off the boards,
scored 18 points, and even. stole
the ball from one of the. red-shirt- |.
ed opponents. 8 ;

Dick Meade was up to his usual
ball stealing tricks and sparkled
with his playmaking and. hard- |,
driving lay ups. Phil Marriott,
chipped in with some spirited de- |
fense and a couple of baskets. And
the fine work. exhibited’ in the],
first half by Mattes, the high
leaping ‘“‘Bo’’ Roberson and big
men Kogan and Flip Calkin can
not be passed over.

The first half saw .the lead!
change hands _ several times, ‘and |
was marked by hard-fought fast- |
moving yet often sloppy basketball. |
,On the Cornell side, Chuck Rolles |
was the offensive standout, col-
lecting 15 points. Colgate’s watch- |
charm guards, Bob Giordano and
Joe Stratton, displayed some:
accurate long range _ shooting.
Giordano hit on five high arcing
set shots, while Stratton was a
— ‘ballhawk and defensive
Star.

But as the second half got under-
way, it seemed for a while as if
the visiting Red Raiders were
going to run away with the ball
game. Defensive lapses cost Cor-
nell eight points on layups alone:

But with the inclusion of Meade,
Pearson and Kogan into the lineup,
the home team gradually seemed
to find itself. Rolles went on a
eight point spree, and the Red
gradually pared down a_ lead,
which was once 57-45.

At -the twelve minute marker.
Zelek returned to the contest and
promptly accounted for four points.
Meade sank a long set and the
Red assumed a tenuous 68-67 lead.
During the next three minutes
Pearson took things into his own”
hands and scored eight crucial
tallies. Zelek sank a lay up, making |
the score, 78-76, and Cornell called |
time out. Scarcely a minute was
left to play. :

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