Should Cornell Build a New Arena?

[Swampy]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote CornellFan]In the "old days" of Barton Hall, how did Cornell set up the bleachers with respect to the indoor track?

I am just curious how the stands were arranged in relation to the track.[/quote]
The track may be a different size and in a different location today than when Barton was used for basketball.  The basketball court was wood, not synthetic back then.  The best way to see how bleachers were set up is to find a copy of Bob Kane's book Good Sports in the Campus Store or library and look at pages 103, 218 (showing the indoor Heps, not basketball), and 223.  At least 9,000 were in Barton for the win over Bill Bradley and Princeton in January 1965.[/quote]

I just noticed this thread. ::drunk::

I seem to recall that the oft-maligned Dave Bliss fired the winning shot in that game. Can someone confirm?

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Swampy]I seem to recall that the oft-maligned Dave Bliss fired the winning shot in that game. Can someone confirm?[/quote]
No, Bliss guarded Bradley and held him in check (two for seventeen) for a half.  Then Bradley went wild in the second (30 points total).  Winning shot was made by Blaine Aston '67 with three seconds on the clock.

[David Harding]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Swampy]I seem to recall that the oft-maligned Dave Bliss fired the winning shot in that game. Can someone confirm?[/quote]
No, Bliss guarded Bradley and held him in check (two for seventeen) for a half.  Then Bradley went wild in the second (30 points total).  Winning shot was made by Blaine Aston '67 with three seconds on the clock.[/quote]Beat me to it.  What a game!  I sat on the floor.
Incidentally, Googling Blaine Aston I found a nice write-up of his teammate Greg Morris.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote David Harding]Incidentally, Googling Blaine Aston I found a nice write-up of his teammate Greg Morris.[/quote]
Given that the piece was done as part of black history month, I'm surprised there was no mention of Cornell's center that year, Walt Esdaile.  Walt was the second most sought-after recruit on the east coast as a high school senior, behind a guy named Alcindor.

[Swampy]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote David Harding]Incidentally, Googling Blaine Aston I found a nice write-up of his teammate Greg Morris.[/quote]
Given that the piece was done as part of black history month, I'm surprised there was no mention of Cornell's center that year, Walt Esdaile.  Walt was the second most sought-after recruit on the east coast as a high school senior, behind a guy named Alcindor.[/quote]

Esdaile figures prominently in the timeline entry for the game.::banana::

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Swampy]Esdaile figures prominently in the timeline entry for the game.::banana::[/quote]
Thanks, Swampy.