Rhodes School - Rhodester Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Mike Hamilton, whose main job was to spell Kozak and Rubin, had a hard time finding the touch because of his sporadic fake a Mie averaged Six points a game, gaining ee valuable points ae Rhodes at Badal times with his deadly set shot. Mike would score much higher if he were allowed to play a steady position. He was a valuable asset to the team. Gary Ackerman, playing despite an injury that re- quired the wearing of a face-mask which obstructed his vision, gained seventy-seven points for Rhodes, Gary was fourth on the team in free throws. Mark Cooper, who has another year ahead of him, was the “Iron Man” of the team, playing all regular season and post-season games at me forward position. He was a mainstay of the Rhodes offense, and scored one hundred and six points this season. Coach Keats expects a lot from Mark next year. Dwight Hayes, who filled in for the injured Stacy Brown, did a creditable job at the center position. He was strong on the boards, grabbing over one hundred rebounds for Rhodes, Dwight was renowned for his aggressive brand of basketball. Juan Castro and Calvin Copeland were the weight on the bench, and although the boys didn’t play much, they replaced the starters with efficiency whenever they were called upon. With all but a few of his Garden Champions re- turning, Coach Keats looks forward to a possible repeat season of success next year. Cooper's jumper puts Rhodes two-up in close Garden game. 93 Dalley soars for a jump ball against Stevenson. 7 SS Hayes and Hamilton snag rebound against Garden.

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i Coach Keats gives advice to team during time-out. ‘ ia o wt ww All-Star selection Mike Dalley and Most Valuable Player Marc Packer pose for “Rhodester’ camera at Garden Tournament. 92 Rhodes Basketball Team, Garden Tournament Champions (left to right) Brown, Hamilton, Packer, Hayes, Rubin, Coach Keats, Lasaponara, Co-Captain Dalley, Co-Captain Kozak, Ackerman, Cooper, Castro, Copeland. BASKETBALL With only five members of the team returning this year, Coach Donald Keats faced what he believed would be a season of rebuilding for the future. The basketball team, infused with new talent, went on to win the Garden Basketball Tournament to cul- minate a 13-3 season. One of the new crop of players was Junior, Marc Packer. Marc played left guard for Rhodes, and rolled up a total of 270 points during the year. This was the highest individual point total. Marc led the Scholars in individual scoring honors in five of the regular season games and in two of the three Garden Tournament games. He topped off his successful season by being named most valuable player at the Garden Tournament. Another new addition to the Rhodes roster was Charles “Terry” Rubin. Terry sustained an injury early in the season, and was used only sparingly by Coach Keats. He managed to maintain a scoring average of fifteen points a game. Back in action against Highland School in January, Terry played strongly, but two weeks before the Garden Tournament oened, he re-injured himself and had to sit out two of the three tournament games. He made a short appearance in the last game, scoring only six points. Six-foot-six Stacy Brown was slated to fill the cen- ter position for Rhodes, but he injured himself before the season got underway. Rejoining the team in Feb- ruary, Stacy averaged ten points a game and eleven rebounds a game for the balance of the season. Mike Dalley, co-captain, and one of the returning five was a “team player’; he sacrificed his own indi- vidual point totals to set up his team-mates for easy shots. Despite his team effort, Mike managed to maintain an impressive average of twelve points a game. Mike improved as the season progressed, reach- ing his peak at the Garden Tournament, where he was named to the All-Star team. The other co-captain, Mike Kozak, also fell prey to injury. He dislocated his knee and had to sit out four g ames in the middle of the season. His injury couldn't keep Mike down, however, and his big day came against New York Friends in December, when he poured in twenty-five points. Mike was fourth highest scorer and second highest rebounder on the team.

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- Leading point winners at Horace Mann pose for ‘Rhodester’ camera. Levine, Armstrong, Jones, Brown and Nordhauser. Starr attempts tricky back-dive against Fieldston. 94 VARSITY SWIMMING TEAM Standing: Nordhauser, Starr, Nordhauser, Levine, Butcher, Siegmann, Armstrong, Coach Kramer. Seated: Cappella, Wang, Van Blerkom, Vallance, Jones. SWIMMING Despite a season record of three wins in eight meets, the Rhodes Swimming Team turned in some outstanding individual performances as well as strong team efforts. The limitations of practice at the Thir- teenth Street Pool as well as constant turn-over in the squad prevented the team from taking final shape as a consistent winner. The team started the year with only three of last year’s lettermen returning; Ronny Nordhauser, Larry Nordhauser, and Robert Siegmann. Larry Nordhauser specializes in the freestyle and the short distance re- lays. Ronny Nordhauser is a backstroker who prefers short distance races. Robert Siegmann is a breast- stroker, who has turned in a most creditable time for the hundred yards. Bob placed in all Rhodes’ meets save one. Co-Captain Chris Jones, who keeps in shape as a lifeguard in the off-season, is by far the most con- sistent winner on the Rhodes squad. In twenty-four events this year, Chris took top honors twenty-three times. Although proficient in every stroke, Chris en- joys the distance races. In his most outstanding per- formance of the year, Chris garnered a meet record in Rhodes’ clash with Fieldstone. Chris has the high- est point total of any Rhodes swimmer. A latecomer to the squad was Vince Armstrong. In his short competitive life, Vince placed first in seven events. Gerry Starr, Rhodes’ only diver, had enough spirit and skill this year to win many points for Rhodes although other schools sent four divers against him. The margin of victory for Rhodes was often the points that Gerry gained in his efforts. An example of this was the Regis meet, where Gerry’s ten points at the end of the meet put Rhodes over the top at 49-45. Not content to be our entire diving contingent, Gerry made a valuable contribution to the team in the backstroke races. Gerry's finesse off the board was so obvious in the Stuyvesant meet that the opposition gave him a standing ovation. Individual stars do not make up a successful team. Carrying the load in continued efforts for Rhodes were such stalwarts as Harry Butcher, Al Cappella, Jim Vallance, Mike Wang and Ron Levine. Assessing the season, Coach Kramer felt that with a little added depth, Rhodes would make a much more successful showing. He looks forward to next year with a great deal of confidence in the many returning Varsity swimmers.