Ken Mont Camp for Boys - Golden Days Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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,gfa , ....1.z. P 'V 3l5q1,, .-:rf---' -v - - .BE.:. - . Q---:5---.........-,..-,...,,..,,,,,,,L, -. , . . .. Shir .zzzzr .su 31S ..r....x3..a-:zzz .x .5 I 1 3,5 A :saga xx-:zu-n 'E l' ,4-1 -L- ' DERRY AND BILL OFFICIATE AT AN ATLANTIC CONFERENCE GAME. vi BASKETBALL Basketball at KEN-MONT is challenging baseball as the number one team sport in terms of interest and participation by our campers. From early morning until dark-and often after dark under the light towers-all the courts were busy with future Bill Bradleys. Under the leadership of Gene Iba Ca famous name in basketballj a high school coach in St. Louis, and with at least four ex-collegiate stars as- sisting Gene, our program was heavy on instruction as well as competitive play. Agility, dribbling drills, passing and shooting drills, play technique, squad drills and finally league games brought our boys to a high level of play. Two evenings a week were de- voted to clinics for campers who needed extra coaching in any facet of the game. The results of all this effort were seen in the calibre of league play and inter-camp games. FALCONS . . . CMissouri Valley Conferencej This year's intra-camp season was exciting for the FALCONS. It was a tight race: Four teams found themselves tied at seasonls end, with a 3-2 overall record. The St. Louis Billikins, led by high-scoring JEFF DAVIDSON and quick dribbling BILLY WEISS finally pulled out the championship in a playoff with the Wichita Wheat Shockers. Exam- ples of other outstanding performances were JON BLANK's all around play and BRUCE GOLDMAN's clutch shooting. Some other fine competitors were LARRY SORRELL, JON GOLDWATER, LORNE GODNICK, CLIFF STERLING, PHIL KASS, NOEL HOGANS, PHIL LANDAU and BRIAN BLOOM. CARDINALS . . . CAtlantic Conferencej Again a fine season has been recorded for the Cardinals. Their inter-camp team, which finished undefeated and with the best record in camp this year, was led by such stars as: DANNY FISHBEIN, LOREN KLEINMAN, JAY KRAMER, JON SCHOTTLAND, STEVE SABLOSKY, SCOTT WEBER and MIKE ROSEN. The intra-camp race was a thriller which resulted in a playoff between the Kentucky Wildcats and the St. Joe Hawks, each with a 5-1 record. St. Joe beat the Wildcats in the last game of the season by one point scored on a DANNY FISHBEIN steal and layup, to get into the playoffs. However, when they met for the championship, Kentucky emerged

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victorious by a small margin. Excellent play was turned in by JON SCHOTT LAND and PETER FUHRMAN, in both games. HAWKS . . . CBig Ten Conferencej This yearls Hawk team, as many Hawk teams in the past, was outstanding. Their inter-camp record was a fine 3-l. This ballclub was led by ANDY HOLDER's fine floor play, JON SHEVELL's in- side play, BOB MANDEL's shooting, assisted ably by BILLY SACK, PETE WOLPERT, RICH RIE- GER and may others. With these fine ballplayers participating they were seldom in trouble. Coaching this year's team was Jerry Wilson also a St. Louis High School coach. - In league play the Purdue Boilermakers, led by BOB MANDEL, RICKY WEIL and BOB BAL- LEN raced to an undefeated season. Their major competition came from a fine Ohio State Buckeye team led by JON SHEVELL, ALAN ABRAMSON, GREGG RUBIN, and LARRY GREENFIELD. Another contender for the title was the Iowa Hawk- eye team. This ballclub was captained by RICH RIEGER aided by DAVID GODNICK, BOB MENDELSON and MIKE DOPPELT. CONDORS . . . Clvy Leaguej , The Condor division had an excellent season this year. Both the inter-camp and the intra-camp teams were successful. The well organized team was coached by Connecticut Mentor. Archie Tracy and was captained by LARRY KLITZMAN. It was led by LARRY SPINNER's fine rebounding, JOHN ROSS' jump shooting, MIKE MOORIN's floor play and STAN MARCUS' all around play. The league play was dominated by the Harvard Crimson. Led by captain JOHN ROSS and fine play by JEFF WEISS the Crimson gained first place with an undefeated record. Other good ballplayers in the Ivy League were JEFF SHULDENER, ALLAN KLEBAN, STU DOPPELT and STEVE SCHIFFMAN. EAGLES and DODOS . . . CPro Leaguej As the oldest group in camp the Eagles and Dodos were the most active with their out of camp schedule. They participated in the Scatico invita- tional tournament, the Birchwood invitational tournament and a barnstorming trip of three camps in three days. Because of a change in offensive and defensive play from last year, they had more to learn and not too much time to learn it in. However, there was good progress and those on the inter- camp teams picked up considerable knowledge to help them with their high school careers. MATT ROSS, JON T UMEN, OSCAR REICHER, NEAL GARDNER, LEE TUNIS and DAVE HUTNER all had a fine year. Within the camp's Pro League, the Boston Celtics emerged undefeated with a 5-0 record. MATT ROSS, MATTY NATHEL and KEN RICHTER Cinjured part of the seasonj all made great contri- butions to the team's success. Challenging the Celtics for the championship were the Los Angeles Lakers C4-lj led by NEAL GARDNER, BILL FLAX- MAN, DAVE HUTNER, JAY GOODGOLD and GARY KRUGMAN. Other fine players in the League were OSCAR REICHER, LEE TUNIS, JON T UMEN, CLIFF ROSENBERG and KEN LEIBOWITZ. ALL STAR TEAMS Missour Valley CFalconsJ JON BLANK .............. ........ D rake Bulldogs LARRY SORREL ...... ........ D rake Bulldogs JEFF DAVIDSON .,.... ........... S t. Louis Billikins BILLY WEISS .,...................,.. St. Louis Billikins JON GOLDWATER .... Tulsa Golden Hurricanes LORNE GODNICK ........ Tulsa Golden Hurricanes CLIFF STERLING ........ Wichita Wheat Shockers PHIL KASS .................... Wichita Wheat Shockers NOEL HOGANS ........................ Bradley Braves PHIL LANDAU ...... ............... B radley Braves BRYAN BLOOM ................ Cincinnati Bearcats BRUCE GOLDMAN ...... ....... C incinnati Bearcats Atlantic Conference CCardinalsj DANNY FISHBEIN .,.............. St. Joseph Hawks JAY KRAMER .............,.......... Kansas Jayhawks LOREN KLEINMAN .... Oklahoma State Cowboys JON SCHOTTLAND .........,.. Kentucky Wildcats GARY SCHNEIDERMAN .... Kentucky Wildcats SCOTT WEBER ........................ Missouri Tigers MIKE ROSEN ........ .............. M issouri Tigers MITCH STERN ......,.. ....... M aryland Terrapins STEVE SABLOSKY ..... ......... S t. Joe Hawks BOB KRIEGER ......... ............... U CLA