Hypnotic Trance

Columbia's 5 ft. 8 in. sophomore guard already has 69 assists after seven games, and is well on the way to eclipsing the Lion assist record of 140 set by Elliot Wolfe. In the Lions' first five games of the season he had 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, and 9 assists in that order.

News Item: Ron Cerrudo wins Golf Digest Magazine's "Hypnotic Trance Trophy."

Cerrudo finished number 100 in 1976 tour winnings after taking a series of hypnosis lessons to increase his concentration. Cerrudo earned $21,436 after placing 130th on the money list in 1975 with $9363.

Beanpot Cancelled

News Item: Beanpot Basketball Tournament cancelled. The Basketball counterpart of college hockey's Beanpot tourney has died a quiet death. Harvard nabbed the tourney crown last season after beating B.C., but the four-team event was never a crowd pleaser or a winning proposition financially.

That about exhausts the current stockpile of information. For those of you journeying to New York City over intersession, be sure to catch the Harvard-Columbia basketball game on February 5 at 116th Street and Broadway. For those of you staying in Cambridge, tune into the hockey-basketball doubleheader on WHRB, as Jay Pearlman and yours truly will be on the airwaves for the donnybrook at Columbia.