Sport: Basketball's Secret Service

Kentucky's unbeaten basketballers knew pretty much what to expect. Their scouts had flashed word that rival St. John's U. was vulnerable to one pet play—a screen pass from the right. Forewarned, Kentucky poured in screen passes, last week in Manhattan ran St. John's ragged, 73-59.

Basketball's secret service, more serviceable than ever this year, had become as much a part of the game as bucket plays and zone defenses. Distance was no protection. Wyoming scouted Long Island U.; Big Ten teams spied frantically on one another. Advance reports can mean as much as ten...

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