West Point and Annapolis long ago outgrew competition from civilian colleges.* Last week the two service academies looked like the best basketballers in the land. Other teams had risen only to fall; they alone went on unbeaten.
The success of Army's courtmen, unbeaten in 26 games since February 1943, hinges on peak physical shape to go with their maximum-sized home court (eight feet longer than Madison Square Garden's). Fast-finishing Army last week whirled by Pittsburgh (71-to-51), then dumped Rochester (79-to-42). Their captain (and football halfback), Dale Hall, leading scorer in the East last season, has flicked in no less than 142...
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