Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 96

PARADE'S SIXTH ANNUAL BASKETBALL, POLL in mi 5 i John Austin Hyattsville, Md. seraoi tola by HASKELL COHEN SECOND SQUAD: Robert McLntyre was the best all-around player in New York, topping his Holy Cross High team in scoring and rebounding. Graceful enough to play backcourt. Riney Locum ann looped in more than 20 points a game for a low-scoring North High School, Wichita, aggregation. Henry Burlonc led in scoring and rebounding for Roosevelt High in Dayton, Ohio one of the best teams in the state.

His coach claims he's the best player to come along the Ohio pike since Jerry Lucas. Ed Griffin (5' is the all-around director for a strong Hartford, public high team. He has terrific speed, is a fine shooter. Tony Horton voted the most valuable player in the Los Angeles city tourney, broke the tournament's four-game scoring mark ith 121 points for University High. THIRD SQUAD: Myron Ericson has averaged 30 points a game for Orland1 (Calif.) High.

Darrell Hardy of Jefferson Davis High, Houston, Texas, is the second junior on the squad. He averaged 17 rebounds a game, led team in scoring. Gary Evitt Keller led Dixie Hollins High, St. Petersburg, to state title last year. Has over 30 college offers.

Wilson Graham is clever ball-handler and top scorer for top Ohio team, Cleveland East Tech. Rorert Brvccers was Minnesota's best with 30 college scouts at the door of Danube High. He's a backcourt ace. FOURTH SQUAD: John Serrin Hammond (Ind.) High. Cazzie Russell Carver High, Chicago, HI.

Jim Williams Norristown (Pa.) High. Larry E.nos Corvallis (Ore.) High. Ron Fajtnstock (5'1 Roosevelt High, Seattle, Wash. lAfHO WLI- BE tnc Rreat basketball stars of the 1960s the IllJ Russells, Chamberlains, and Pettits of tomorrow? The answer may be on this page among the winners of parade's sixth annual high school basketball poll. As in years past, parade talked to hundreds of high school and college coaches and scouts for the professional National Basketball Association.

They were asked to choose the best players from the thousands who played for the nation's high schools this year. All told. 20 boys were picked, divided into four squads (only a whisper divides the fourth from the first squad). Here they arc: FIRST SQUAD: Mike Silliman (6 has hit on 72 per cent of his shots for St. Xavier of Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky's famous coach Adolph Rupp says, "Mike is the best big man in high school circles today." Edt.au Lacey is the first junior since Jerry Lucas of Middle-town High. Ohio, to make parade's first squad. A tremendous rebounder, he averaged 23.3 points per game for Jefferson High, Los Angeles, was awarded, city's Sportsmanship Award. James Licon could be one of the nation's finest players. A god sewer from inside and outside for Kokomo (Ind.) state high school champions.

Experts rate him with Oscar Robertson as one of Indiana's all-time high school greats. He's also an All-America high school football but prefers basketball. Larry Conley not only topped Ashland (Ky.) High in scoring more than 23 points a game, he was also team's best playmaker, tops in assists. Rated just as good in backcourt as Silliman is in forecourt by Coach Adolph Rupp. John Ai'stin led De Matha High (Hyattsville, Md.) to national all-Catholic crown last year.

Averaged 27 points per game, led his team in assists. He is regarded as the finest player from the Washington area since Elgin Baylor. Mike Silliman Louisville, Ky. James Ligon Kokomo, Ind. Larry Conley Ashland, Ky.

nil II ft 3 ARE THESE THE FUTURE PRO STARS? The 13 players listed below have been members of parade High School All-America teams of the past four years. Today they're top college stars, and professional scouts for the National Basketball Association rate them among the year's most promising professional prospects. You'll hear their names often in years to come: Arthur Heyman, Duke; Terry Dischinger, Purdue; Bill McGilL Utah; Jerry Lucas, Ohio State; John Rudometkin, Southern California; John Foley, Holy Cross; Rod Thorn, West Virginia; Bon Bonham, Cincinnati; Cotton Nash, Kentucky; David DeBusschere, Detroit; Wayne Hishtower, Real Madrid Club, Spain; Tom Bolyard, Indiana; and Jim Rayl, Indiana. WHERE THE FIRST WINNERS ARE NOW This season the members of the first parade All-America team chosen in 1957 became eligible for professional ball. Here's how they did: Tom ttaschery of St Mary's is top rookie for the Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association; AJ Butter of Niagara is a prize yearling of the New York Knickerbockers; and Tony Jackson of St John's is one of the class regulars with Chicago of the new American Basketball League.

These three, plus Jetty Lucas, a three-year Alt-American at Ohio State who was a junior in high school in 1957. and Terry Bethel, Collinsville (III.) Higv who didn't finish college, comprised the first All-America unit five years ago. Ah Edgar Lacey Los Angeles, Calif. Porode Apr. 1.

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