The players spend about one and one-half hours a day flying and have the rest of the afternoon free up until game time. They stay in the best hotels, with the Globetrotters footing the bills. At game time, each player receives a 30-second introduction complete with spotlights.

What is it like plying against the Globetrotters?

"It's really a thrill. They play to win and they don't horse around unless they get about ten points ahead. The Minneapolis Lakers were the only ones to beat them this year until we did in Buffalo. But when they do horse around they make you feel like an ass. You don't like it when you're out there, but when you're not in the game you have to admit they're comical. They get a lot of publicity. Bill Veeck owns a part interest and the papers really play up anything he says. He claims the Globetrotters are going to play behind the Iron curtain. Maybe they are, for all I know."

How do you like playing with the country's top college ball players?

It's good, because you can depend on everybody; no matter who comes into the game you know he isn't going to throw the ball away. We don't have too much set stuff, you're on you own a lot. We see who's having a good night and the ball kind of floats his way."

What about professional basketball?

"The Globetrotter coach, Abe Saperstein, told me three clubs came to him and said they'd take me if they got first crack at me in the draft. That comes up this week or next, and I won't know anything definite until then. I've written or talked to New York, Syracuse, and Baltimore. Oh, about the other draft--I'm supposed to report to the Army in June."