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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1964
Page
7
In the Division 1 basketball race Tempe and Mesa share first place with 8-1 and 9-2 records as Coronado and Arcadia cling to near tops. Three of the four high contenders play tonight while Arcadia rests. Coronado
The league schedule shows Mesa visiting Coronado and Tempe hosting Westwood in the lone action of the week. Progress picks 30 of 38. Arcadia’s John Van Reusen leads scoring with 182 points, and Coronado’s Jeff Mackey trails with 52 points in three games.
New York The NBA players and commissioner Walter Kennedy replayed a pension dispute after Kennedy said All Stars nearly walked out despite a guarantee that proposals would be shown to owners. He cited a Jan 14 hotel meeting with Boston’s Tom Heinsohn and a players committee including Tom Gola Guy Rodgers and John Kerr. Kennedy said the plan approved in 1961 by Fred Zollner would be reinstated at the next board meeting.
Don Miller leads Judson in field goals, free throws and scoring with 115 points and 27 free throws. He shoots 4 percent from the field and has 17 personal fouls. Richard Moe trails in field goals, free throws and scoring with 39, 18 and 7.
The Phoenix Press Box Association nominates athletes for 1963 outstanding amateur awards. Joe Caldwell Tony Lorick Henry Carr Charles Sandlin Ed Updegraff lead nominees with honors for basketball football track archer and golf. Dinner includes Willie Covey guest in Phoenix February 4 1964 at Hotel Westward Ho.
Phoenix College All-American halfback Jimmy Jones signs a letter of intent to enroll at the University of Arizona. The 165 pound junior will join UA next month for the second semester. Jones set a Phoenix College rushing record with 879 yards and 7 yard carries, and earned 1961 All-State honors from South Mountain High. Coach Shanty Hogan lauds his quickness balance and speed.
Scores list multiple games with Holy Cross Beautiful Savior and Scottsdale Methodist results, plus scorers such as Fowler Kerr Taylor Goebel Schulz Eckhardt and James Wilson. Other matchups include Valley Presbyterian, First Baptist and Honeywell squads with varied totals and standouts.
Arcadia and Scottsdale area high schools named their players of the week. John Van Reusen led the Titans with 59 points in three games and 28 rebounds, while Jeff Mackey paced the Dons with 23 points against Chandler, 27 vs Tempe, and 12 rebounds. Bob Garmon and Mike Lambert earned Scottsdale honors with double digit scoring and solid rebounding as their team dropped three games.
Gerald Ard a 19 year old shortstop from San Rafael California signed by the Houston Colts for a substantial bonus. Ard was assigned to the Colts Modesto California club. The Yankees meanwhile signed veteran Bill Stafford and rookie pitcher Howie Kitt to 1964 contracts, bringing their current signing total to five.
Two more New York sports figures Bill Russell and Gordie Howe join the list of champions to be honored at the 13th annual Bill Corum Memorial Dinner of the Sports Lodge B'nai Brith on January 25.
The 1955 Scottsdale High coaching overhaul ends with Virgil Savage resigning. The school had built a gym, stadium, and baseball field and hired five coaches led by Hil Brady Bob Hendricks Theo Heap and Lou Hallman. Brady Hendricks and Hallman left in 1959 Heap in 1961 Savage became athletic director in 1959. Brady later became Arcadia High principal.
Scottsdale Country Club hosted a Pro Pro Member-Guest with top pros E Oldfield 65 and Cliff Whittle 67 leading the field. Amateurs D Hopwood 66 and G Madison Jr. 71 also posted strong scores. Pro-Pro division saw Simonson and Oldfield 65 and Rector and Lesch 65 while Pro-Am listed Edna Mclean Whittle Dahlberg and others under par.
Judson high school star Richard Moe earned player of the week after leading a 78 to 43 win over Verde Valley with 24 points. Moe, who missed part of the season with an injury, sits second on the team with 97 points as a junior.
Stanley Kitten Hayward, 151 pounds of Philadelphia, defeated Dick Turner, 152 pounds of Philadelphia, on points in a United Press International report from Philadelphia.
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