Sport: Court Commandos

The worst college basketball team in the U.S. is probably the University of Chicago's: it has lost 55 of its last 56 games.

The best high-school basketball team in the U.S. may well be the "Commandos" of Chicago's Marshall High School − a junior team. Last week the west side Chicagoans won their 94th straight game.

This sensational record has been made with few stars stars−1939's team, which started the winning streak, has long since passed to the draft boards. The real explanation : tough players, a tougher coach.

Marshall's toughness begins with a thundering, all-out...

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