The World-News from Roanoke, Virginia • 20

WWW Chambers Hopes for TJpseP JO' Roanoke World News riday December 6 1963 Miller Says Keydets Must Rebound with Larry Kcccli Opener or Home Schweickert Named To Third A A Team sen out the first team little playmaker will be errum Caers Gain 2nd Win 1962 brewed Ibnlhat Gobblers Pick Breen Green wonderful world of leisure Tl) Club Aivard Tommy Moore Gets 'U Jef Tommy Moore won out and Jack Hartung Keydet Starter Bob Schweickert Gets High Honor was his our Benny Carr (6 4) and John Gregory football instilled aggressiveness to Virginia Military Institute's freshman basketball team opens its season at home to night at 6 against the Wil liam and Mary frosh Coach Gary McPherson is expected to start 6 6 Dave Parker of Richmond at cen ter 5 10 Robin Porter Rich mond and 6 3 David Ayers Wheeling WVa at guards and 6 5 Tommy Merritt Roa noke Rapids NC and either 6 4 Johnny Gupton Norfolk or 6 5 Coiin Campbell Alex andria at forwards The starters for are expected to include three Vir 6 2 Randy Mitchell of Lynchbutg 6 2 Tom Niles of Staunton and 5 10 Bart Stieb of Arlington Rounding out the starting unit will be 6 6 Steve Baldwin of Wells ville Ohio and 6 6 Ben Pom eroy of Pittsburgh Teaming at guard with Hunter will be Dan Dickerson a 6 1 senior Starting up front will be Martin Morris a 6 6 junior Jim Roy a 6 4 senior and Hugh Miller a 6 6 senior Two top sophomore reserves are Larry Paffrath a 6 4 for ward and Walter Wenk a 6 0 guard Miller says his top reserves are Jackie Cooper a 6 0 sophomore from Bassett and letterman John Prosser Chambers warns that the four seniors on his squad is somewhat misleading mean we have as much experience as it might he explains for instance missed all of last According to Chambers the Indians are a team of finesse Carolina David Sr Abi Only two William Byrd's Jim Brogan and Patrick Bobby appear to be big strong and skilled enough to play major col lege basketball potential went untapped until last sea son as a junior he played an important part as rookie Coach Jim Daughtridge brought the Terriers from the ranks of the also rans to a Group I Blue Ridge District contender Brogan who combines strength and fluid move ment underneath will be joined by most of his team mates from last squad as Byrd bids for the Blue Ridge crown Slaughter a 6 2 sophomore is a big man on a small team He is rated a good front court prospect on the basis of the physical development which he figures to undergo before he graduates Patrick Henry Coach Len Mosscr has a nucleus of good players including Slaughter guard Mack McClung and center Steve Shaver But like most other coaches he is troubled by a lack of height Mira was a first last year but was the second unjt this and 6 3 Bill Blair and 6 0 Joe Kruszewski at guards play depends a lot on the work of Watson and Har Miller says has had a good half in each of our opening games but he must play a whole game against Miller says Dave Hunter a talented 5 il senior guard is the for the In dians we play a man to man defense probably use Kruszewski to guard Miller reports Chambers agrees that Hunt er is quite a ball player like to put the pres sure on Chambers says I really think he must be ranked with the best back court men in the conference He is a real fine and exciting William leming's Wayne Barnhart (6 4) turned in a promising 13 point performance against VES Wednesday But senior Chuck Sowers (6 4) and jun ior Danny Baker (6 5) aren't ready to help the Col onels yet ortunately leming has three of the best small er players around in Picot razier Skip Kidd and Mike Hunt The height situation is most drastic at Roanoke Catholic where 5 11 Paul Ripley started in the pivot against Natural Bridge Tuesday Coach Bob Ayersman must base his hopes on the abilities of 6 1 forward Billy Herbert and 5 10 guard Gordy Buchanan Northside's Terry Roberts Mac Harris Bill Routt and Sonny Hinchee are in the 6 3 6 4 range Coach Jim Gallion must hope one will blossom into a standout What is it about the Roanoke environment that prevents high school boys from growing taller? Quarterback Bob Schweick ert of Virginia Tech has been voted a third team position on the 963 Associated Press All America football team This is the highest a player from a Virginia college has placed in the AP voting Since Carroll Dale now a star with the Los Angeles Rams made the second team in 1959 Three quarterbacks were named to the first Roger Staubach Jim my Sidle and Georgia Tech's Billy Lothridge Two others made the second George Mira and Don Trull Sherman Lewis Michigan State's flashy 155 pound half back was the only running back listed on the first team Bob Lacey North Carolina end was the only player from the Atlantic Coast or Southern Conferences to gain a first team position Don Mont North Carolina State end and Jay Wilkinson Duke halfback were named to the second team aren't a real tough ball he comments we are shooting well we look good But if we are off then something Both coaches look to the game as one of great import ance to their future success in the conference Miller seemed to sum up the feeling with this remark always nice to win your first conference game It's very important to get off to a good start If you don't you can find yourself fighting to win a tournament is active in vouth activities at 'Greene Memorial Methodist Church Science is his favorite subject and he plans a career in that field He js the fith award winner announced by the TD club Quarterback Bob Schweickert of Virginia Tech and center lurnley Todd of Virginia the club's trophies as the standing collegiate back lineman Tackle John Gregory of ferson and halfback Don Rus so of Andrew Lewis won the honors among the Roanoke City County high schools The five winners will receive their trophies during the club's final banquet Monday night at Hotel Roanoke Guest speaker will be Douglas (Peahead) Walker former coach at Wake orest and now player scout with the New York Giants Biff Man Missing In Cage Show As the curtain rises on another Roanoke City County high school basketball season tonight the big man will be missing on eight of 10 scenes This is the giant who through sheer intimida tion can destroy the poise of opposing teams Only two City County Carver and Addi have players who can qualify as good The tower of strength at Carver is William English At Addison it is Thomas Samuels English a junior and Samuels a sophomore both stand 6 6 By Virginia high school standards they are big Their height jumping ability and co ordination should enable both to excel in VIA com petition English already has stamped himself a college basketball prospect Carver Coach Roland Malone has drilled him thoroughly on the fundamentals of pivot play Just when Coach Buddy Hackman was expecting an outstanding season for his Roanoke College basketball team disaster struck Danny Monk talented sen ior guard from Arlington is sidelined for six to eight weeks with a broken bone in his hand suffered in an opening 84 70 win Monday night at King College This greatly hampers the hopes for its open ing home game tomorrow night at 7:30 against Rich mond Professional Institute was an outstanding floorman and Hack man said He probably our fastest player and loss will certainly hurt Wayne Mcarland 6 2 ior from Milville NJ is expected to replace Monk in the starting lineup loss trims the Roanoke squad to nine players Starting with Mcarland will be three senior letter Steve Baker Paul Dod son and captain Morris Creg ger and sophomore Bob Car ney Reserves are William Clark Nick airbanks Barry lora former Cave Spring star and Richard Sullivan Monk paced the Maroons against King with 31 points mostly off the fast break Cregger pumped in 26 while Carney added 12 Hackman said he hoped Monk would be able to see limited action after the Christ mas holidays But this means the sidelined for seven games in cluding five in the Mason Dixon Conference i errum Himpdan Sydnav 42 10 Wall Parker 15 8 Monohon Yerosz I 22 Prillaman Lawrence 4 2 Sandldaqe Richardson 23 5 Leatherman Rosenstock 12 Score at half: Hampden Sydney 34 errum 26 Subs: Davis 6 Jarrett I Coualin 1 Holloway 3 Bayn 6 Others Use Height As Well At Cave Spring much depends on the scoring potential and rebounding ability of 6 4 pivot man Bill Craighead This will be third year of steady varsity competition Andrew Lewis Coach Dick Miley figures to pre sent a well drilled veteran team which to his dis may has no good big man This season Miley must use 6 2 Marion Reynolds in the pivot Steve Walker (6 4) will ride the bench Jefferson lost all the starters from a team which finished 3 15 last season Coach Joe hopes will rest on his rebounders Ronnie Gray (6 4) has worked hard to become an effective if unspectacular front court man (6 2) will bring the court The junior center appeared to master the knack of playing with his back to the basket last season He added the jump and the hook to his shot repertoire and averaged over 25 points per game English also is a strong rebounder who makes the most of scoring opportunities under the basket English is fortunate in that he has a strong sup porting cast and unfortunate in that his team is burdened with a schedule which is somewhat less than challenging The co stars are 6 4 forward Wayne Harris and guard Bobby Wingo a pair of sought after football players Harris brings 215 pounds into rebound frays Wingo is a good playmaker Malone is having difficulty finding suitable op ponents within the VIA Group II Western District He is attempting to schedule teams outside the dis trict and if necessary outside the state II California team pick demoted to time Roundins line are end David Parks of Texas Tech the No 1 draft pick this year in the National ootball League tackles Scott Appleton Texas and Carl Eller of Minnesota who lives in Win ston Salem NC guard Bob Brown Nebraska and center Dick Butkus Illinois Virginia Tech also had three players to gain tackle Gene Breen guard Newt Green and fullback finny Utz Center harlie Cole and tackle Bill Welsh of Virginia Military Institute guard Bob Soleau of William and Mary end Pete Emelianchik and back Kenny Stoudt of Richmond and tackle Bob Kowalkowski and guard Turnley Todd of Virginia also were mentioned Dave Hunter Indian By Bob McLelland World Newt Sports Editor Coach Weenie Miller says his Virginia Military Institute basketball team must bound and stop their if it hopes to beat William and Mary tonight in Lexing ton Coach Bill Chambers of has this to say: going up there with the idea that if we play hard we might upset I sure hate to be their first home opponent aft er they have lost two games on the The 7:45 clash in the VMl ieldhouse will be the first Southern Conference game of the season for each club The freshmen teams open the ac tion at 6 VMI will be after its first win but should have gained experience with losses at NC State and at Tennessee opened its season Tuesday at home with a romp over Hamp den Sydney Miller is expected to make one change in his starting line up sophomore Jack Har tung a 6 8 forward in place of letterman Jeff Gauspohl Other starters will be 6 7 Bob bv Watson at center 6 2 Chuck Schmaus at forward Samuels Lacks inesse Has Moves Samuels has acquired less polish less finesse than English but got the coordination to be a good one The most impressive thing about the Addison center is his jumping ability He leaps so high in danger of goal lending on every rebound help also falls slightly short of Eng But Samuels is blessed with a rebounding sidekick who is almost on a par with Harris The name is Charles Warren He is a 6 5 junior When English Harris Samuels and Warren find themselves under the same backboards Dec 21 they should put on a jumping show which reminds peo ple of last NCAA playoff between Loyola of Chicago and Cincinnati on a small scale The rest of the so called big men in City County basketball are 6 5 or shorter They may be described as erratic SECOND TEAM Mel Profit UCLA Don Monl flomcrv North Carolina Slate Ernie Borghctti Pitt Ralph Neely Oklahoma Bob Lehmann Notre Dame Mike Reilly Iowa Ken Dill Mississippi George Mira Miami Don Trull Baylor Gale Savers Kansas Jay Wilkinson Duke THIRD TEAM ENDS Vern Burke Oregon State Chuck Lonan Not thwrstern TACKLES Tom Neville Mississippi State Ken Kortas Louisville GUAR DS Rick Redman Washington Dick Nowak Army Joe Rodwell Air orce RACKS Bob Schweickert Virginia Tech Benny Nelson Alabama Tom No walzke Indiana Tony LoHck Arizona Slate Tom Vaughn Iowa Slate Top Sandlot Honor Tommy Smith Moore hasi This is his ninth year of sand been named the winner of the lot football but only his second Roanoke Touchdown 1 in Roanoke He began his foot Paul Coffey Memorial Trophyball career in Bedford Last as the outstanding Roanokejyear he was an outstanding sandlot football player in abili lineman for Washington Heights ty and sportsmanship Moore was an offensive cen inn QrtrJ rlnfnnsivn I for the Villa Heights Lions Green Spring Ave NW the 115 pound league He help i in honor student and cd pace his tram to (he plavoff picMdenl of the student council finals against champion Opii al Monroe Junior High He also mist Club The onlv repeat from the team is Damon Bame a rugged 192 pound guard from Southern IRST TEAM Bob Lacey North 6 3 210 Sr Pelham NY Parks Texas Tech 6 2 193 1ru Tn if TACKLES Scott Anplelon Texas 6 3 235 Sr Bradv Tex Carl Eller Minne sota 6 741 Sr Winston Salem NC Bob Brown Nebraska 6 5 769 Sr Cleveland: Damon Bame South ern California 5 11 192 Sr Glendale Calif I CENTER Dick Bulkus Illinois 6 3 234 jr Chicago BACKS Roger Staubach Naw 6 2 190 Jr Cincinnati Jimmy Sidle Au burn 6 2 190 Jr Birmingham Ala Sherman Lewis Michigan Stale 5 8 154 Sr Louisville Billy Lothridge Georgia Tech 6 1 Ifl4 Sr Gainsvllle Ga Tackle Gene Breen and guard Newt Green have been elected by their fellow play ers as honorary co captains for the 1963 Virginia Tech foot ball squad The two senior stars today gained mention on the Asso ciated Press 1963 All America squad 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