Mcknight Only Letterman on Adams Cage Squad South Bend Tribune Friday, November 20, 1959
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John Adams High School Eagle Ethics Ambition - "Make your mark, but mind what your mark is." Courage - "In a place where there are no men, strive thou to be a man." Faith - "Believe in your creed, but believe." Honesty - "Truth is the highest thing that man may keep." Industry - "Shun idleness - a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.' Modesty - "When a 'little man' discharges an obligation, the report can be heard for miles around." Patience - "When you do not know what to do - wait." Perseverance - "In order to see the rainbow, one must weather the storm." Respect - "Give to every other human being every right and dignity that you claim for yourself." Self-control - "Greater is he who conquers himself than he who conquers a thousand." Sincerity - "Be - rather than seem to be." "I expect to pass through this world but once; any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now, let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again." Stephen Grellet Cagers Open Against Sheridan Nov. 21 John Adams Tower Friday, November 13, 1959 SPECIAL BASKETBALL ISSUE The members of last year's "B" team, shown above, are counted on to be the core of this year's varsity. Six Seniors Out for Squad Inexperienced Team To Display Eleven `B' McKnight Returning Of the 17 boys out for the Team Graduates squad, six, Butler, McKnight, Johnson, Miller, Clemnnons, Battling for the forward and Moore, are seniors. The The 1959-60 John Adams positions are Buddy rest of the boys are all juniors. basketball squad will be an McKnight, the only At present it looks as if inexperienced and relatively returning letterman, Eddie Seaborg will start with young team. Coach Warren Butler, Howard Frazier, McKnight and Butler at Seaborg is blessed with the Sam Dairyko, and Jim forwards, Stout or Johnson at return of only one letterman Severeid. Butler, who center, and Clemmons and from the 1958-59 five that stands 6'S" tall, was a Moore at guards. Frazier, posted a 17-6 record, which is regular on the Beagles last Dairyko, Hall, and Levy should the best mark that any Eagle season. Frazier, Dairyko, also see plenty of action for quintet has ever posted. The and Severeid also spent the Eagles. rest of the squad will be made the 1958-59 season with The Eagles will boast a tall up of the members of last the reserves. front line and should be a season's "B" team which The candidates for the good rebounding quintet. The finished with an 18-2 record. center spot include Dave Adams five also possess better Currently 17 boys are Stout, Jack Johnson, Kurt than average speed. fighting for positions on the Juroff, and Terry Miller. Most of the season will be squad, but by Saturday, Stout and Johnson both spent trying to find the best November 21, when the are 6'4" tall, and both combination of boys that will Sheridan Blackhawks invade were regulars on the "B" reach their top performance Adams to open the season, team a campaign ago. around tourney time. The goal the squad will be reduced to Juroff also played "B" of the 1959-60 squad is to 12 men. basketball in 1959. advance as far as possible in the State Tournament. SPECIAL BASKETBALL ISSUE THE MEMBERS OF THE ADAMS VARSITY BASKETBALL coaching staff shown above are working diligently to prepare their Eagles for the season's opener against the Blackhawks of Sheridan on Saturday, November 21. They are, left• to right, Bob Rensberger, "B" team coach; Warren Sea- borg, head coach; and Don Truex, freshman coach. Quotes From The Coaches The 1959-60 Eagles have BOB RENSBERGER: "In Varsity Schedule only one letterman returning as much as the Eagles lack Nov. 21 Sheridan H from last season. Here is what a great deal of experience, Nov. 25 Gary Lew Wallace H the members of the coaching much of the success that Dec. 4 Washington-Clay T staff have to say about the can come their way this Dec. 5 Terre Haute Gerstmeyer H prospects of this season. season will depend on hard Dec. 11 Goshen T WARREN SEABORG: "With work." Dec. 16 Nappanee T only one boy returning who DON TRUEX: "If the Dec. 18 Michigan City H has played to any extent in spirit and hard work of the Dec. 29 Holiday Tourney at Mishawaka boys can overbalance their varsity competition, it will Jan. 2 LaGrange IL T probably take three or four lack of experience, the Jan. 8 Mishawaka T games before the boys find Eagles could wind up with Jan. 9 Penn Township T themselves and lose their a very successful season." Jan. 14 Central H jitters. After that they should Jan. 20 Gary Roosevelt H show steady improvement and Jan. 22 LaPorte T develop into a pretty good ball Jan. 29 Riley T Feb. 1 Washington H club by the end of the season. Feb. 6 St. Joseph H Feb. 12 Elkhart Feb. 19 Ft. Wayne North Side McKnight McKnight Only Letterman On Adams Cage Squad South Bend Tribune Friday, November 20, 1959 Tall Front Line Adams High School has After a few of the Adams football players who only one basketball are out for basketball work themselves into letterman returning this condition, Seaborg will be able to present a tall season, but as Coach front line. Dave Stout and Jack Johnson, both Warren Seaborg puts it, 6-4 centers, undoubtedly will see action with "He's a good one." Butler probably shifting to a corner forward Lee "Buddy" McKnight, spot. who scored 318 points Paul Levy and Mickey Stricklen, 5-8 and 5-11 during regular season respectively, will see considerable action at competition, is the only guard. varsity player returning Seaborg, the veteran among South Bend and from last year's senior St. Joseph County coaches, is starting his 10th dominated squad which season. His 1957-58 team took the sectional won 17 of 23. crown. When the Eagles open Following the Sheridan game tomorrow night, their season tomorrow the Eagles are host to Gary Lew Wallace night at home against Wednesday. One new team, Penn, is on the Sheridan, it is safe to Adams schedule this season. assume, McKnight who has already won three Roster basketball letters, will be Height Weight Class in the starting lineup. Ed Butler 6-4 175 Sr. Everyone else on the Dave Stout 6-4 220 Jr. varsity played B team ball. Lee McKnight 5-11 158 Sr. Larry Moore 6-1 173 Sr. Joining McKnight at the Dick Clemmons 6-0 155 Sr. forward spot tomorrow Sam Dairyko 5-11 160 Jr. probably will be Sam Paul Levy 5-8 145 Jr. Dairyko, a 5-11 junior. Ed Jack Johnson 6-4 175 Sr. Butler, a 6-4 senior, will Howard Frazier 5-9 160 Jr. be the center with Larry Mickey Stricklen 5-11 150 Jr. Moore and Dick Clemmons Jim Hull 5-11 150 Jr. Jerry Grimes 5-7 135 Jr. both seniors at guard. Dave Sink 5-9 175 Jr. Moore is 6-1 and Terry Miller 6-2 175 Sr. Clemmons is 6-0. Jim Severeid 5-11 170 Jr. Starting Lineup McKnightOnly Letterman On Ada s Cage Squad Smith Bend Tribune Friday, November 20, 1959 Season Opener Saturday Adams High School basketball coach Warren Seaborg looks over his starting lineup which will take the floor when the Eagles open their season Saturday against Sheridan on the Adams court. Standing, left to right, are Lee McKnight and Larry Moore. Seated are Ed Butler, Dick Clemmons and Sam Dairyko. Cheerleaders Sandy Weaver, Captain Mary Ann Barbara Susie Nelson Karen Reynolds Linda Cobb Sheridan McKnight Sparks Adams Five To 64-48 Opener Over Sheridan By BOB TOWNER South Bend Tribune Tribune Sports Writer Sunday, November 22, 1959 Collision Injures Player Buddy McKnight and his four new helpers McKnight shook loose in the McKnight was charged with his coasted right along with early seconds to take a pass fourth personal on the play and Sheridan's Blackhawks under Sheridan's basket and Bob Stephenson came in from the before roaring away to a score the game's first goal. Sheridan bench to shoot the one- fourth quarter spurt that Dave Sanders tossed in a and-one tosses for God by. He brought Adams Eagles a long shot to tie this and then made the first and missed the 64-48 victory in their the Eagles jumped ahead 5-2. second. basketball opener Sheridan's little playmaker, While McKnight, the only Saturday night before Joe God by, shaved this with a returning regular from last year's about 1,000 fans in the free throw and then Seaborg's Adams club, was here, there and Adams gym. boys advanced to an 11-3 everywhere, as usual, Butler McKnight, a high- lead. proved a source of solace for scoring jumping jack for Adams enjoyed leads from Seaborg with his 15 points. Sam Coach Warren Seaborg's six to nine points although Dairyko chipped in with nine and club, got the new season three times Sheridan crept guards Dick Clemmons and Larry off to a good beginning within four points late in the Moore, the other new starters, by throwing in 27 points second period. The Eagles put contributed six and four each. as the Eagles handed the together their best production Adams dropped in 26 field goals downstate visitors their with 18 points in the third, but in 56 attempts for a 47 per cent second defeat in three the stubborn Hawks hung on average.