4 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ALUMNI NEWS, MAY 1971 Course Variety Marks Redm.en Score as Pros '71 SuiDiner Session Doctor Raymond P. McGowan, Dean of the St. John's University by Bill Esposito, Sports Information Director Summer Session, has announced that two separate sessions in under­ It seems that, when looking at the New York Nets of the graduate courses and two in graduate courses are planned at both American Basketball Association, you are looking at a St. John's the Brooklyn and Jamaica campuses. Meeting the individual needs alumni force. Led by Coach Lou Carnesecca, the local lads feature of the student with a maximum of flexibility in day and hour sche­ Big Billy Paultz, Joe DePre and Sonny Dove. All of which has dules has been the University's aim in structuring this semester. led many to believe that the above named, plus a few others in The first session opens June 7 the National Basketball Association, are the handful of repre­ and continues through July 9; sentatives for St. John's in the world of professional sports. Not so. RED MEN. POST second session July 12 through Over the years St. John's has August 13. Registration for both been well represented in profes­ WINNING MARKS degree and non-matriculated sional basketball. The Redmen programs will begin on May also had major league baseball Coach Steve Bartold's track 28th and continue through the performers and, surprise, several and field team had themselves first week of June. alumni in the ranks of the Na­ a day at the Metropolitan Inter­ In addition, the Graduate tional Football League. collegiate Championships in mid­ School of Education is present­ But basketball, naturally, takes May as they rolled to a con­ ing two sessions: June 28 prominence. Of the 25 ex-Red­ vincing triumph over the field through July 29 and August 2 men who went into the pro of New York area teams. through September 2. Registra­ ranks, you'd have to start the The success was especially tion for these sessions is being list of achievement with four­ sweet for the Redmen as it held at the Jamaica campus on Dick McGuire, Jack McMahon, wiped out the close defeat in June 23 and again on July 28. Max Zaslofsky and Kevin the Met Championships indoors Doctor McGowan stressed Loughery. Great players while last February when St. John's that the scope of the programs wearing the Red and White, was edged by Manhattan. Out­ offered to the student pursuing a they stood out in the NBA. doors, it was all St. John's, with secondary or terminal degree Bartold's team totaling 901h "Tricky Dick" would be a decided incentive to points to second-place Rutgers the alumnus who has been con­ McGuire, who carried the 681h points. Bartold was justi­ templating a return to the nickname "Tricky Dick," had an fiably proud of his field-events academic life. outstanding career with the New men who scored 491h points, In addition to the comprehen­ one more than the entire Man­ York Knicks and the Detroit John Warren Kevin Loughery sive graduate and undergraduate hattan squad. Pistons from 1949 through 1960. Former Knick Baltimore Bullet roster of classes at both the He led the league in assists in The Redmen's deep, well­ Brooklyn Center and the J ama­ his rookie season and in all but member of the world champion balanced squad hauled in a full ica campus, the University is three years was in the top five Big Leaguers share of second, third and Knicks, who was parceled out Baseball isn't as prominent for presenting special programs re­ for assists, usually overshadowed to Cleveland where he has been fourth places through the Jong flecting its concern with com­ in this category by Bob Cousy. St. John's alumni but the Red­ afternoon to pile up the points a starter this year. men baseballers do go beyond munity-oriented education. Dick was player-coach of the Other St. John's names who as the Met Championships were Detroit Pistons and then coached Larry Bearnarth, with the NY held for the second consecutive Speech Therapy saw action in the NBA include Mets from 1963 through 1966. the Knicks before moving from Andy "Fuzzy" Levane, who also year at the Jamaica campus. Established in 1965, the SJU the bench to be the team's chief Larry, incidentally, is back in Some 1,000 fans were on hand. summer clinic for speech im­ coached at Milwaukee and New the majors again, with the Mil­ scout. York; AI McGuire, who played Rod Wiltshire in the 440 provement will provide a five­ McMahon, a player along the waukee Brewers of the Ameri­ hurdles and John Palicka in the week intensive speech therapy with the Knicks and Baltimore can League. lim~s of t..-fcCuire, sper~t ~ight before going into coaching; 1zO hurdles were winners for program for school-age children years running the backcourt for Bob Tough, who was with Fort The first St. John's man to St. John's as were Dan Powers at the Jamaica campus. Analyti­ Rochester and St. Louis and Wayne, Baltimore and Waterloo; wear a major league baseball in the discus and Bert Hums in cal studies of the new authors later coached the St. Louis and Bob Zawoluk, St. John's all-time suit was Milton "Mickey" Rut­ the triple jump. St. John's in Hallucinogenic Literature and San Diego teams. He's now in high scorer, who served with ncr, a 1942 graduate who played scored in 17 of the 19 events the New Fiction of Time and the ABA, directing the Pitts­ Indianapolis and Philadelphia; for Connie Mack of the Phila­ on the card. Space are being offered by the burgh team. Ray Wertis, a colorful performer delphia Athletics in 1946. The outdoor Met title was the English Department, as well as Zaslofsky, who left St. John's for Redmen basketball and base­ Mickey had tremendous poten­ second for Coach Bartold, the "Theatre Now", a course direct­ in 1946 - McGuire played ball teams, with Cleveland, tial, but like most young players erstwhile SJU quarter-miler. ed toward the theatre lover who through 1950 and McMahon Toronto, and Providence; High at that time lost valuable years His teams won the Met indoor wishes to gain greater apprecia­ through 1952 - posted the best Harry Boykoff, whom all St. to the military service in World crown for three consecutive tion of the contemporary scoring mark for a Redmen John's fans recall, with Toledo War II. years until the upset by Man­ theatre, including attendance at alumnus. Max played 10 years, and Waterloo in the old National There was Teddy Schreiber, hattan this past year. significant Broadway and off­ mostly with the Chicago Stags League and the Boston Celtics who was with the Mets for a On the baseball diamond, Broadway productions. Intensive and the Knicks, and averaged in the NBA; Gerry Calabrese, few seasons, and Billy Ott, who Coach Jack Kaiser's Redmen courses in modern foreign lan­ 14.8 a game for 540 games. In now the mayor of Cliffside Park, played at St. John's in the late finished the season with an over­ guages for travelers, a multi­ 194 7-48 he was the NBA 's top N. J. but for a few years with 1950's and later went up with all mark of 24-5 with one tie, media workshop in Library scorer with 1,007 points and for the Syracuse Nationals; Jack the Cubs. Ott has a rare distinc­ that being a 12 inning 10-1 0 Science, and a summer institute the next two seasons went over "Dutch" Garfinkel, now a col­ tion-he's the only St. John's marathon with Temple which in Theology are among many 1,000 points. Max, now in lege referee after three years man to hit a home run in the had both coaches fit to be other programs available at rea­ business in New York, was with the Boston Celtics; Ronnie major leagues. Of course, a host asylumed before rain and dark­ sonable fees. coach of the Nets for a few MacGilvray, who did a brief of recent players for Coach Jack ness halted festivities. Requests for the Summer Ses­ years. turn with Milwaukee; and Tony Kaiser are presently in the minor Further on the ladder the sion Bulletin may be made to Jackson in the early days of the leagues awaiting their chance. Redmen were stymied by the the University by mail, or by Loughery a Redman fact that three of their defeats calling the Summer Session ABA. with Chicago. We forgot coaches ... the Kevin Loughery, a fine player were in the Metropolitan College office at 969-8000. in college when he finished in names are so familiar they are Baseball Conference. In MCBC 1962, wasn't thought of as too taken for granted . Joe Lap­ play St. John's lost one to Russ Bove was 9th nationafly in chick with the Knicks, Frank promising for the NBA. He CCNY and dropped a pair to RBI's, with an average of 1.26 McGuire with Philadelphia be­ began with Detroit and in his Iona, those losses ki1ling th~ a game. Soph pitcher Mike second year was traded to Balti­ fore he returned to the college chances for a divisional title in Proly had an 0.92 ERA, which ranks. We spoke of McMahon more where he blossomed as a the MCBC. rated him among the nation's quick-moving, rugged, high­ and Carnesecca.