Such ‘strength might have -beaten. Southern Californias, the tout thet
 6nded LI .Uits winning string at 42 games. :

He'11 have it ‘next yvear,. with this’ year's | six pest men edtumning: ‘and a
bright freshuan crop coming un for reserve duty. Bee doesn't think; though,
that 42-scme -winning streaks are ‘going to be ‘froquent: from now on. He says}

“" "It usedto be that you had to worry only about | evory third or fourth
‘opponent. “The rest were just ordinary. Now. they' reall: pod and even the
least eee ee when they’ re hot, can knod off the vest eens that! Ss. waligat~

ABTS EOD , Se See: ae * L * * * * oe * ee * Ke OR
By FRANKLIN ARTHUR _

- Redlands; Jar. 20 (AP)--One afternoon alnbst a pale cobs a20 a
youig athlete grabbed a ball and. tossed it into a peach basket, He and i7
_other youmg men~on tro: nine-man- teas were creating a’ “new ‘sport. a Was the
first Basketball game. |
The other night. that. seiie er ividuel, ‘now Te, watehicd a , Baiske tool
“geome Tor es first tine as a sne ctator..

-waYEEM, TOO dp : 4 sé | * Soak Y Sis:

-* was) Nsyell, " he pare with youthful-soumding ‘onthus3 iasmy but:it
wasn't like the good ole days: when, ans -gathers ; beskotball one payors were
all but synonoimous,
| E. S: Libby, wadhashnssbdy sli. atly built and. brisk-stermiie, is a

real estate man -in this Southern: California citrus community. But in nee
he was studying secretarial work in the Soring field (Mass. ) T.M. Gedy Coleg
when the lsie Dr. James Naismith "fathered". the idea of toss sang éfbek in to
a couple of peach. baskets.
His iemories of that first satiny: in. whieh he’ contained one squad. are

“vivid. . Techmically, he recs lls, the neech baskets | ‘erent: Naismith's idea

at all. The: janitor, sent out: for. som wething ‘to throw a bail | into, cane yack
' with the baskets. a 7 a

FISHED our. BALL - OS. . “Ot “ni i
They were attached to n gplle Ly r be scpoard in a 2 gymesian’ ‘used. eatiiied
‘for doxing and wrestling. - =
— Tyo students: sat and ne tiontly. - pighod” tho: pall out for a half hour or
“go béfore soneone hit on the idea. Of knocking ‘the: bottoms: out-of the basaets.
It's a little amazing that, either by choice or accident, he di da't see
“nea ame in all these years. For.one thing, they not jnfreauently go off the
deep end hereabouts. over University: af Redlands’ cage squads, which have taken
“pe Wei?” éozen titles | in recent years in a le nase vhich ‘includes: most of
_ Sout! her California's iad Bos colle: ty YS
‘Por another, Liboy takes almost daily rorkouts in . the. Da C, AL nlunge
and a gane often is. going. a fow doors. OWOY. x
But. now, .after: breakine ‘the - ‘ice. ato . oh ‘sh between. Redlands ae Whittier
cngers, “he: thinks he! bo &0 oftener 7
HASN'T CHANGED ee Se ee hae
or Se Like it,"..wes his sumaing up as he. pashed his way. ipweree an exit.
“It wasn't os rough ag it used to be, but it's faster and‘ 1'ii-surprised at
‘the boys" ie “It hasa’t chang od a a lot. . It's less crowded with only
'‘Siye nen on a side. The baskets seem about the game height. (Actually they're
10 feet now, were 9 then.) The. boys still dribble. the. ball inet: can 't run with
it. We had the center tin, too.