The White Falcon - 27.02.1965, Qupperneq 8

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, February 27, 1965
Navy All-Star Team
Keflavik’s Ten Navy All—Stars
Home From Norfolk Tourney
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WEARING UNIFORMS — of the
Navy rather than those of the
hardwood court are ‘Doc’ Williams
(left) and Don Dorner. Although
he filled the position of coach of
the All Stars, Doc’s original intent
was to play basketball instead of
talk it. His qualifications were a
strong drive, a good jump shot, and
a fast-break. Educational officer,
Don Dorner, made the team as a
starting guard. His abilities read
much like his coach’s. He can
drive hard or loosen up the de-
fense with his outside shooting.
He likes to play a fast, running
game and uses a fast-break to ad-
vantage.
THE BIG — and the small of it.
The innocent looking gent with the
ball shows he can really get up
when he wants to. Jim Keeney
‘dunks’ almost effortlessly. He is
one of those big men who has
ability to go with his size. As a
forward he is invaluable in clear-
ing both boards as well as having
a deadly jump shot.
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ED SETARO—Being a member of
the ‘big three’ who sweep the
boards of rebounds is only a small
part of Ed’s portfolio. On defense
he steals balls, intercepts passes
and blocks shots. On offense he
has a drive that’s hard to stop, an
exceptional fast-break, and an eye
that enables him to hit from any-
where on the floor.
‘SAL’ MUItO — (left). A Marine
contribution to the team. Sal not
only moves the ball well, but
serves as a double threat with his
quick reflexes on a fast break.
When the defense tightens up, he
loosens it with his outside pot-
shots. HAROLD VINCION—(bot-
tom) is the second Marine player.
Many men have been surprised by
his tougness un-
der the basket
where he re-
bounds and ties
up men. When
not underneath
he’ll be found
outside, netting
his jump shot.
by Tom Streeter
The intramural league here combined the basketball
talents of the Navy and Marines to head stateside recently
for the Navy All Star tournament at Norfolk, Va.
In all they played four games. One for practice and
three ‘for the money’.
On Jan. 80, the Keflavik squad played its first game. It
was a practice session against neighboring Argentia. Ar-
gentia was a real fine ball club, considered by some to be
the cream of the tournament. They were a big ball club,
had good moves, good speed and outstanding ballhandling.
The game itself was played at a fast pace, with the
Keflavik club starting particularly strong. They ran up
a lead as high as 17 points in the first half. The second
half saw many substitutions and the Keflavik club came
out on top by an 88 to 71 score.
In the first round of actual play the men from Iceland
drew a ‘bye’ and all rode the bench. Then in the second
round, Feb. 2, they saw their first tourney action. Who did
they draw for their first tourney play but, Argentia again.
Once more the game between the two northern rivals
began at a torrid pace, but something was wrong. Instead
of starting hot, as in the first game, our boys had a cold
hand. The first ten minutes told the story. The ball wouldn’t
drop and the ball-handlers couldn’t control the sphere. By
the time they came out of their slump it was too late. The
lead built by the fast-moving, sharp-shooting Argentia
team was there to stay. A score of 75 to 63 showed Kefla-
vik’s first loss.
On Feb. 3, round three showed Quonset Point as the
opponent. This looked like an easy win and there was a
slow start. Quonset Point had a smaller team than ours
and was a team of slow deliberate ball-handling. .
The first half ended evenly and then the Keflavik club,
taking after the mountains which surround it, erupted
onto the scoreboard. They came into the second half running,
and opened an ever-widening gap. The game ended with
Keflavik holding the upper end of an 84 to 68 score.
Then on that same afternoon, came Jacksonville. Not
a particularly great team, but a good all-round team. The
Keflavik team was hurting as they went into this game.
They had just finished a running game against Quonset
Point an hour and a half before, while Jacksonville hadn’t
played that day.
With the two teams starting the game about equal in
size, the game got off at a moderate pace. Jacksonville
showed good ball-control and deliberate ball-handling. At
the half Keflavik was down, but it was still a close ball
game.
The second half had hardly gotten rolling however, be-
fore the results were evident to everyone. The two games
with only an hour and a half between took their toll. Jackson-
ville steadily pulled away and, with rapidly weakening legs
the men from Keflavik could do nothing to stop the eventual
87 to 72 loss.
The boys representing us put out a lot but didn’t go all
the way. With a few breaks they may have. Who knows,
maybe next year.
SMOOTH SHOT—Bob Burchette
does everything smoothly, in-
cluding his basketball. For a man
his size he comes down with a sur-
prising number of rebounds on
both ends of the court. A good
ball-handler, he moves fast and has
a well-oiled jump shot from the
outside.
DAVE JOHNSON—(bottom) is a
guard who knows his way around
a court. He is a fast man and an
excellent defender against the fast-
break. He has extremely quick
hands and when he’s not stealing
a pass with one, he’s using the
other on his accurate jump shot.
JAMES BROWN — (right) is the
second ‘Doc’ on the team, he sur-
prises many peo-
ple with his un-
orthodox jump
shot. They are
not surprised he
has it, but that
he scores so well
with it. That
with his strong
rebounding make
him valuable.
PLAYMAIvER—‘Jay’ Graves is not
much on size, but is still a real
tough ballplayer. His quick hands
serve him well on defense where
he steals balls and intercepts
passes continually. His pin-point
passing sets up many a point and
makes him an excellent play-
maker. This with his outside
shooting make his opponents
mighty respectful of him.
BIG MAN—Mike Cutshaw is the
big man in the line-up. He is the
center and a tough, tough man
under the boards. He shows how
easy it is when he gets in close.
A little farther out and he uses
his jump shot which is virtually
impossible to stop.