Evening star., 1961-03-28
NBA3 Cooc hes, Owners
HoppyWlth Dro1ft Picks

pleased over his picks-four of |
them 6-foot-6 or overland |
anxious to "go out and sign
em UP"
The downtrodden New York
Knickerbockers, with the |
worst won-lost record in the
NBA, picked Stith, tagged ''the
closest to Elgin Baylor I've
seen," by Knicks President Ned |
Irish.
But the Knicks' first five
choices included not one man
over 6-foot-5, despite Irish's
earlier statements that his
club needed a giant in the
worst way. Irish once threat
ened to pull the Knicks, out of
the NBA unless given a chance
at Bellamy.
Some friction seems certain
to develop between the NBAl
and the new American Basket
ball League, although NBA
President Maurice Podoloff in
sists owners in both leagues
have assured him there won't
be.
Syracuse was happy with its
first four picks-all little-puh-
licized players in the 6-foot-6 s
to 6-foot-7 category and headed
by Ben Warley, ex-TenneSsee
A6EI star, who played last sea-
son with Cleveland in the anna
teur National Basketball League.
(Warley is a product Of Wash
ington's Phelps VocationalI
SCHOOL,
But Cleveland picked the
same day as the NBA draft to
turn professional and move into
the new ABL. This might
knock out the Mats No. choice.
Bellamy has been drafted by
the Chicago entry in the ABL.
Cincinnati Gets Siegfried
Cincinnati. drafting third
after Chicago and New York,
picked Larry Siegfried; 6-foot-4,
.of Ohio State. This opened the !
way for Detroit to draft Ray
Scott, 6-foot-9 and 235, q vet
'eran Of three seasons in the pro
Eastern League with Allentown,
Pa, after one year at Portland.
( st. Louis surprised with |
6-foot-1 Cleo Hill, a 26-peint |
scorer from Winston Salem
College. as its top choice, with |
Ron Koran, a 6-foot-7 All-Armyl
player who was a freshman atl
Indiana with Bellamy, the No. !
2 pick. NBA champion Boston,
went for backline help, taking
6-foot-3 Gary Phillips Of Hous-
ton and 6-foot-2 Al Butler of |
Niagara. Philadelphia's top pick |
was rugged 6-foot-7 Tom Mes
cherry Of st. Mary's, Calf. Los
Angeles chose Wayne Yates,
6-foot-8 Of Memphis State, as
No. !.
The draft selections:
cHlCAGo-Walt Bellamy, Indiana;
.Nnhn sErEnAP
Mississippi state; York Larese. North
Carolina: DON Kojis, Marquette; Doug |
Moe. North Carolina: jeff Cohen, wiz !
liam & Mary; Bill Bridges. Kansas; |
Ese ESger nspiSi. nkpsissr. Gee nosorgia & Tech; HOWE
Heller, wichita; John Vessels, Illinois;
Steve Strange, Southern Methodist:
Larry Comley, Kansas State.
NEW Y0Rk-Tom stith, St. Bona
ture; Tony Jackson. st. Johns; George |
Blaney, Holy Cross; Bill Smith, 81. |
Peters; Cleveland Buckner, Jackson
State CMiss.): Donnis Butcher, Pike
vile (Ky.l; Cedric Price, Kansas State;
lius. Wisconsin State: Kevin ,LouEhery, |
st. Johns; Earl Schultz, California;
Ned Jenningss Kentucky; Bin Eneessor,
state: Bob wiesenhshn. cincinnati: natl:
BeVo Nordmann, sd. Louis: LoWery
Kirk, Memphis state; RosSie johnson, |
Tennessee All; Bob slobodnik. pu-
Gerry Thelen. villa Madonna; Larry
Kruger. Ohio University; Jack Waters, |
Mississippi; Carl Short, Newberry; |
George patterson, Toledo: Clair Nc |
Roberts, Monmouth: Carl Houldin,
DETRosiiirzRay sestt, Allentown
Pa. eastern Leaguel; John Exam,
Proyidenee;' Dous Kistler, Duke; George
Finley 1snnesaee ASH Dan Doyle,
YirginiS. !. Bert frIes. wittshSsr.: Wal. Wal
Ter Ward, Hampton Instituted: Peter |
Baltic, Kent STATE; Wayne Monson.
Northern Miehiganl RiehaEd KRAFT,
. los 1NGEIEs4wayn. Yates, Mem.
phis state: Fred sawyer. Louisville; |
ans HenFe ssSsEgSSSi ssSESs e 4Hn1iSs Tsi,r. ohsTs R.s
tHIIskg; 5l MsClintocEii Gslitornis; A.
Karl Anderson, oregon state; Robert
eeles State (acauired from Philadel-
i sYRAcUsE&sen AsTEi sem Y waTiss. i cleveland
National Basketball Leaguel; Chris
Smith. Virginia Tech; Charles Osborne,
western Kentucky; Henry whitney. |
kota; Billy Joe Price. New Mexico state;
Roger Newman, Kentucky; Dave Mills, |
Seattle: Rex Tippitt, Gramblings Pete |
Snuuy' Syracusei DICK Sammonss Le-
:. .PHiLADELPH1A = Tom Mssehssy. |
Houston; Jack Egan, st. Joseph's
lPa.l;s John Tidwen, Michigan; Rruce |
SpraRgins, virginia Union: Dick Gold |
berg Mississippt Southern; Charlie
81. IoUis~ ~ - cleo HIM. winston-
Salem: Ron Horn, Indianas Tom Chill |
ton. Eastern Tennessee; Gus 0uydon, |
Drake; John Berberich, UCfA: bob |
Mcdonald. Maryland; Charles Riley. |
winston salem; Larry Swift. North |
east Missouri State (acquired from |
Philadelphia. for future draft choicel;
Gene velloff, Doane NebT.l: Herb |
Gray. North Carolina, AIT: Tom
Easzholz, Concordia (st. Louisj: Dick
Kepley. North Caroiina; Jackie Craw-i
lord, Centenary Oa); Howard Stacey. |
Louisville.
BOSTON Gary Phillips, Houston: Al
Butler, Niagara: Bill Depp, Wander |
hilt: carl Cole, Eastern Kentucky; Bob |
Di Stefano, North carolina state; Ned |
Twymaf1, .Duqtesne; Mel KEN. Aber- |
deem State Is. Dak.).