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     Panthers Will face a very 
     
     ‘formidable opponent next 
     
     Tuesday night at 8 PM at H 
     
     Alumni Gymnasium when they 
     
     meet the highly touted New 
     
     'York Midgets. The Midgets, 
     
     who will enter the game with ~ 
     
     a lifetime record that in— 
     
     cludes no losses or ties, will 
     
     be led by powerful centre 
     
     Peter "Rabbi" Henderson, the 
     
     most dominating person ever 
     
     to play the sport of basket- 
     
    

    
     , ball. Henersdn.is-renowned 
     
     for his shot blocking abil— 
     
     ity.and is feared by any 7 
     
     player who has hair on his 
     
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     The Panthers will be 
     
    

    
     putting their number seven 
     
    

    
     national ranking on the line 
     
     in this classic match up as 
     
     the Midgets will be their 
     
     stiffest opponents since the 
     
    

    
     Panthers met the Yomuiri 
     
     Giants Of the Japanese Pro 
     
    

    
     League seventeen years ago,” 
     
    

    
     when Ed Hilton scored a 
     
     record 83 points to lead 
     
     St. Dunstan's to a 82-81’ 
     
    

    
     win. 7 
     
    

    
     Although Henderson leads' 
     
     the Midgets attack, he is 
     
     surrounded by only talented 
     
     players. Supporting pivot; 
     
     man Henderson along the 
     
    

    
     forward line are 5'6” 
     
    

    
     power forward Paul Cprrie, 
     
    

    
     a native of Pictou, Nova 
     
     Seotia. While the match— 
     
     up between Henderson and 
     
    

    
     Panther centre Dennis 
     
     High is expected to be no 
     
     conteSt, the confrontation 
     
    

    
     between Currie and UPEI's 
     
    

    
     'Tom Kappos could be a 
     
     classic. Currie is known 
     
    
   
   
    
     for his physicaI play and, 
     
     all Panther followers know 
     
     that Kappos is one player 
     
     who shies away from the 
     
     rough stuff. , 
     
     Rounding out the Midgets 
     
     roster is playmaker Jim 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     "Dr. Jf" Picone. The Doc— 
     
     tor, who speéializes in 
     
    
   
   
    
     .Short passes, will match 
     
     .up against the Panthers 
     
    
   
   
    
     Kevin Feighery in a battle 
     
     of New York natives. Re— 
     
     maining starters in the 
     
     "Mids" lineup are flaming 
     
     forward John Lane and 
     
     slick outside shooter. 
     
     Norm "Mad Bomber" Bishara. 
     
     Lane, however, is listed 
     
     as a doubtful starter as 
     
     he presently committed 
     
    
   
   
    
     ’so speaking engagements at 
     
    
   
   
    
     a midget convention in 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ Pointe au Pic, Quebec, but 
     
    
   
   
    
     is trying to relieve himself 
     
     of-these commitments in order 
     
     to play in the BIG game. 
     
     Should Lane not be available 
     
     for starting duty; his place 
     
     will be taken by supersub 
     
     Bobby Bishara. While Bishara 
     
     gives away a little bit in 
     
     Height to his Opponents, he 
     
     makes up for it with his 
     
     great leaping ability that 
     
     has thrilled fans from all 
     
     corners of the world; The 
     
     Midgets two secret weapons, 
     
     5' 1/2 " Debbie "EL DUNKO" 
     
     MacMurdo and 5'2" Heather 
     
     "Miss Defence" StephensOn. 
     
     Both of these players are 
     
     expected to play key roles 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Henderson dunked the ball 
     
     over Dave Cowens at the 
     
     buzzer to win it. 
     
    

    
     Midgets Coach Mike Roche 
     
     was confident of victory 
     
     in a pre—game interview. 
     
     "We're going out to take 
     
     away their inside game 
     
     and once we do that, the 
     
     issue will be settled in 
     
     a short time." 
     
    
   
   
    
     A large crowd is expected 
     
     for this BIG game Tuesday be—. 
     
     fore the inter-residence 
     
     party, at 8 PM. For those who 
     
     cannot get into spacious 
     
     Alumni Gymnasium, the game will 
     
     be carried over the Midgets 
     
     SBS (Short Broadcasting 
     
     System) network and over any 
     
    
   
   
    
     in the Midgets victory. 
     
     _short wave radio. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Panther coachrGary Heald 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
         
     
         
     
        
     
        
     
        
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     "We realize we're going to 
     
     have to play way above our 
     
     heads if we think we're 
     
     Many of the 
     
     Panther players echoed the 
     
     same sentiments although 
     
    
   
   
    
     be looking to transfer schools 
     
     rather than face a player of 
     
     Henderson's calibre. 
     
     Heald continued as he 
     
     echoed fears about theu 
     
     referees abilities to 
     
     control the game. "We‘ve 
     
     been short-shafted by the 
     
     officials in every game 
     
     we've played this year." 
     
     Heald's worries were 
     
     without any foundation as 
     
     our roving reporter dis— 
     
     covered that the Homer 
     
     brothers, John and Gord, 
     
     were doing the game. 
     
     These are the same two of-~ 
     
     ficials that did the game 
     
     when the Panthers upset th 
     
     Boston‘Celtics for the 
     
     World Championship last 
     
     year. The Midgets, who 
     
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