Five Plays Tigers In EIBL Opener Tomorrow in N.J.

A rip-snorting tip-top undefeated Princeton basketball team plays the Crimson tomorrow night in the New Jersey whistle-stop. The Tigers, just back from winning the Spartan Classic tournament at Michigan State, are ranked fifteenth in the nation, but Norm Sheppard's men are in their best physical shape of the year and hungry for an upset in their first Eastern League game.

For the first time since the season's opener, Shepard will be able to start both Captain Ed Smith and center dick Lionette in the expectation that these two big men will be playing their best possible games. When doctors discovered that Smith started the year running on a broken leg, he was yanked from the lineup. He has been out most of the season. Lionette had a bad foot for some time, and was in poor physical condition on the road trip.

The other starters for the Crimson will be Jim Gabler at forward, and Bill Hickey and Gerry Murphy at guard. Smith will play forward in an offense working around pivot Lionette. Shepard will use a man-to-man defense, hoping that Smith and Lionette, both over six foot five, will be able to keep up with their smaller opponents.