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We Welcome the following New Members NewKIDS Attention OTA Members: If you would like to receive The Round Table by email instead of regular mail to help keep our costs down - email [email protected] Vincent Aguiar Polytechanic ‘64. 3 yrs Basketball John Barbieri S.I. ‘54. Football, Basketball & Track. USF ‘59. Cal ‘63. Martial Arts instructor. Dr. Jerrold Bocci S.I. ‘55. 3 yrs Baseball & 1 yr Golf. Leo Burns S.I. ‘55. 2 yrs Baseball. USF. U.S. Army, 2 yrs Baseball & Basketball. Steve Franceschi Balboa ‘66. 3 yrs Baseball, Basketball & Football. All-City Baseball & Basketball. UOP ‘70. 4 yrs Baseball. S.F. Giants Organization 70-73. Member S.F. Prep Hall of Fame. Tim Hornbecker Loyola High School L.A. ‘63. 3 yrs Football. All C.I.F. All American H.M. Univ of Colorado 3 yrs Football. Walter McCall S.I. ‘55. Tennis. Past President & Tennis Clinic Instructor - Golden Gate Tennis Club. Dr. Rob Micheli Riordan ‘68. 4 yrs Baseball - CAL. H.M. 1968. 3 yrs Basketball.St. Mary’s Coll. 4 yrs Intramural Football & Basketball. 25 yrs H.S. & Coll Football & Basketball Official. Previous OTA member. Olympic Club Member. Shaun Morrison Los Alamos H.S. New Mexico ‘74. 2 yrs Baseball. Texas A&M ‘78. “Just a A Great Sports Fan” Dr. Oleg Obuhoff Washington ‘45. 4 yrs Football, 4 yrs Tennis, 4 yrs Swimming. CAL ‘50. 2 yrs Football & 4 yrs Rugby. Don Papa S.I. ‘69. 2 yrs Baseball, 2 yrs Golf, 2 yrs Bas- ketball. Portland U, 2 yrs Baseball. St. Mary’s College ‘73. 3 yrs Golf. Galileo Hall of Fame - Coaching, 1992 -Present. Olympic Club Member 45 yrs. John Rosenberg Washington ‘58. 2 yrs Swimming. CCSF ‘59. 2 yrs Swimming. Jr College All-American. Michael Yancey Awalt H.S. ‘71, Mt. View, CA. 4 yrs Football, Basketball & Baseball. All-League Football. Standford U ‘75. 4 yrs Football & 4 yrs Rugby. Member 1972 Rose Bowl Team. John Zuffo Galileo ‘50. 4 yrs Track & Soccer. Some of our new members Officers: President, Howard Poblitz Vice President, Kris Kimball Treasurer, Don Hourigan Secretary, Tom McGraw Directors: Don Benedetti Bob Braghetta Mel Canevaro David Clisham Bill Collins Jere Driscoll Tom Gumina Roger Ferrari Jack Fitzpatrrick Bob Isola George Korte John McCarthy Dinner Committee: Chair, Andy Burke Vice Chair, Gary Bader Vice Chair, Andy Kerr Membership Committee: Chair, Ray Monteroso Vice Chair, Jack Scramaglie Round Table Committee: Editor/Design/Photography, Tom Hall Feature Writer, Ray Wilson Photography, Don Hourigan Writer, Manny Agorastos Ex-Offico, Gerald Stratford Active Past Presidents: Joe Thurston Jack Grealish Robert Hagler Tevis Martin Manny Agorastos Bill Cox Gerald Stratford Ken Flower Frank Faraone Rick Arellano Ted Rademaker Dick Bechelli Bill Lynch Andy Burke Andy Kerr Gary Bader Bill Callendar Jeff Graff Jerry Gosland Tony Ribera Frank Brady Bob Simi Emeritus: Bill Henneberry Harvey Christensen Bob Troppmann www.otanc.org TIME OUT By Manny Agorastos, CAL ‘57 Congratulations are in order for: Andy Burke Past OTA President & Chairman of the Dinner Committee, 65-year Olympic Club Member, & member of the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame, was just in- ducted into the International Masters Hall of Fame. Andy was a member of the Club’s Golden Age of Water Polo. The 1957-59 Teams that won two National Championships and he still travels with the Club team as they chase glory into the 21st Century. Steve Negoseco Inducted into the West Coast Confer- ence Hall of Honor this March at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. Steve played soccer for USF from 1947 - 1951, and coached from 1962-2000, and was the first Division I Coach to win 500 games and finished with 540 victories, the second most in NCAA History. George Seifert and Sandy Tatum Enshrined this past March at the 32nd Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Annual Banquet. George and Sandy join 140 local athletes and coaches in the “BASHOF”. Previous speakers at our OTA Dinners and current members, George succeeded Bill Walsh and won two Super Bowls with the 49ers, while Sandy was a leader in the drive to restore Harding Park Golf Course. LAST OF THE NINTH Since our last Round Table, we have lost the following friends: Robert Albo, MD Paul Camera Eugene Gaviglio Henry Pengal Albert Ratto Gil Ribera Vince Tringali Honorable Ray Williamson, Jr. The Round Table Spring 2011 A Semi-Annual Publication of the Old Time Athletes Association Initation Fee $15 Yearly Dues $25 Old Time Athletes Association 1245 Meridian Ranch Dr. Reno, NV 89253 The website www.otanc.org One Moment of Glory By Ray Wilson On the night of June 18, 1941, Joe Louis, boxing heavyweight champion, was at the top of his game. He had seventeen successful title defenses in a row behind him and had KOʼed most of his challengers, including several former champions. Nevertheless, arriving at the Polo Grounds in New York City, with a crowd of 55,000 already on hand, the champion was slightly annoyed. His opponent for that night was a much smaller man, weighing more than 25 pounds less that Louisʼ s 200. Louis was worried not so much from boxing, but from a public relations standpoint. The impression of a bigger man bullying a smaller man might not go over well and thus hurt the gate. As it turned out, he neednʼt have worried Across the ring stood Billy Conn, the light heavyweight champion, and, importantly, a man with nothing to lose fighting the heavyweight champion. But tellingly, in his autobiography, Louis devotes nearly as much space to this fight as he did to his two much more famous bouts with Max Schmeling. Louis remembers that ʻwe got going right away,ʼ and that “Conn was like a mosquito. Heʼd sting and move.” “I kept after him, but I couldnʼt catch him. Conn was just too fast, too much speed for me.” After twelve rounds of chasing Conn, Louis admitted that he was “completely exhausted.” But in the thirteenth round, knowing that he was ahead on points, Conn made a fatal mistake – choosing to slug it out with the bigger man. The champion stepped inside a long looping left hook from Conn and paralyzed him with a straight right hand. Another combination or two and the challenger went flat on his back, unable to rise as the referee counted him out. Shortly thereafter both Conn and Louis went into the Army and spent the war holding exhibitions with and for fellow soldiers. Following the outbreak of peace, Conn and Louis signed to meet once more, but it wasnʼt the same Conn who showed up at the weigh-in. Louis noticed that he had put on weight and judged that he had lost some speed. This proved to be the case as Louis knocked him out in the eighth round. This was also the fight that gave rise to Louisʼ s famous quote for the newspapers, “He can run, but he canʼt hide.” Our speaker, Mike Conn, is the son of his famous father and while not a fighter himself, is an avid fight fan and follower of boxing history. Holding a day job as a financial counselor, Mike devotes much time to speaking about boxing and supporting amateur boxing programs in the Bay Area. He is familiar with the rich and colorful history of boxing in San Francisco, beginning with Gentleman Jim Corbett, the first modern heavyweight champion, who described in the warmest language in his autobiography, The Roar of the Crowd, of learning how to box at San Franciscoʼ s Olympic Club. Mike can also tell you about Abe Attell, the great world featherweight champion born and raised in San Francisco, about Willie Ritchie, another Olympic Club-trained fighter and world lightweight champion, and about Freddie Apostoli, OC-trained and world middleweight champion just before the Second World War. Boxing is an ancient sport and its latest Golden Age came to a close at least two generations ago. Now itʼ s suffering one of its periodic dark ages with few fighters of promise, and little public acclaim or esteem. Mike knows this and like a medieval scribe, is doing what he can to keep the ageless memories alive. Currently he is enthusiastic about young Andre Ward from Oakland. (Continued on page 3) Michael Conn Michael Conn
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Attention OTA Members: If you would like to receive The Round Table by
email instead of regular mail to help keep our costs down - email [email protected]
Vincent AguiarPolytechanic ‘64. 3 yrs Basketball John Barbieri S.I. ‘54. Football, Basketball & Track.USF ‘59. Cal ‘63. Martial Arts instructor. Dr. Jerrold BocciS.I. ‘55. 3 yrs Baseball & 1 yr Golf. Leo BurnsS.I. ‘55. 2 yrs Baseball. USF. U.S. Army, 2 yrs Baseball & Basketball. Steve FranceschiBalboa ‘66. 3 yrs Baseball, Basketball & Football. All-City Baseball & Basketball. UOP ‘70. 4 yrs Baseball. S.F. Giants Organization 70-73. Member S.F. Prep Hall of Fame. Tim HornbeckerLoyola High School L.A. ‘63. 3 yrs Football. All C.I.F. All American H.M. Univ of Colorado 3 yrs Football. Walter McCallS.I. ‘55. Tennis. Past President & Tennis Clinic Instructor - Golden Gate Tennis Club. Dr. Rob MicheliRiordan ‘68. 4 yrs Baseball - CAL. H.M. 1968. 3 yrs Basketball.St. Mary’s Coll. 4 yrs IntramuralFootball & Basketball. 25 yrs H.S. & Coll Football & Basketball Offi cial. Previous OTA member.Olympic Club Member. Shaun MorrisonLos Alamos H.S. New Mexico ‘74. 2 yrs Baseball. Texas A&M ‘78.“Just a A Great Sports Fan” Dr. Oleg ObuhoffWashington ‘45. 4 yrs Football, 4 yrs Tennis, 4 yrs Swimming. CAL ‘50. 2 yrs Football &4 yrs Rugby. Don PapaS.I. ‘69. 2 yrs Baseball, 2 yrs Golf, 2 yrs Bas-ketball. Portland U, 2 yrs Baseball. St. Mary’s College ‘73. 3 yrs Golf. Galileo Hall of Fame - Coaching, 1992 -Present. Olympic ClubMember 45 yrs. John RosenbergWashington ‘58. 2 yrs Swimming. CCSF ‘59. 2 yrs Swimming. Jr College All-American. Michael YanceyAwalt H.S. ‘71, Mt. View, CA. 4 yrs Football, Basketball & Baseball. All-League Football.Standford U ‘75. 4 yrs Football & 4 yrs Rugby. Member 1972 Rose Bowl Team. John ZuffoGalileo ‘50. 4 yrs Track & Soccer.
Some of our new members
Offi cers:President, Howard Poblitz Vice President, Kris KimballTreasurer, Don HouriganSecretary, Tom McGrawDirectors:Don BenedettiBob BraghettaMel CanevaroDavid ClishamBill CollinsJere DriscollTom GuminaRoger FerrariJack FitzpatrrickBob IsolaGeorge KorteJohn McCarthyDinner Committee:Chair, Andy BurkeVice Chair, Gary BaderVice Chair, Andy KerrMembership Committee:Chair, Ray MonterosoVice Chair, Jack ScramaglieRound Table Committee:Editor/Design/Photography, Tom HallFeature Writer, Ray WilsonPhotography, Don HouriganWriter, Manny AgorastosEx-Offi co, Gerald StratfordActive Past Presidents:Joe ThurstonJack GrealishRobert HaglerTevis MartinManny AgorastosBill CoxGerald StratfordKen FlowerFrank FaraoneRick ArellanoTed RademakerDick BechelliBill LynchAndy Burke Andy KerrGary BaderBill CallendarJeff GraffJerry GoslandTony RiberaFrank BradyBob SimiEmeritus:Bill HenneberryHarvey ChristensenBob Troppmann
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TIME OUT By Manny Agorastos, CAL ‘57Congratulations are in order for: Andy BurkePast OTA President & Chairman of the Dinner Committee, 65-year Olympic Club Member, & member of the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame, was just in-ducted into the International Masters Hall of Fame. Andy was a member of the Club’s Golden Age of Water Polo. The 1957-59 Teams that won two National Championships and he still travels with the Club team as they chase glory into the 21st Century. Steve NegosecoInducted into the West Coast Confer-ence Hall of Honor this March at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. Steve played soccer for USF from 1947 - 1951, and coached from 1962-2000, and was the fi rst Division I Coach to win 500 games and fi nished with 540 victories, the second most in NCAA History. George Seifert and Sandy TatumEnshrined this past March at the 32nd Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame AnnualBanquet. George and Sandy join 140 local athletes and coaches in the“BASHOF”. Previous speakers at our OTA Dinners and current members, George succeeded Bill Walsh and won two Super Bowls with the 49ers, while Sandy was a leader in the drive to restore Harding Park Golf Course.
LAST OF THE NINTHSince our last Round Table,we have lost the following
friends:Robert Albo, MD
Paul CameraEugene Gaviglio
Henry PengalAlbert RattoGil Ribera
Vince TringaliHonorable Ray Williamson, Jr.
The Round Table Spring 2011A Semi-Annual
Publicationof the
Old Time Athletes Association
Initation Fee $15Yearly Dues $25Old Time Athletes Association 1245 Meridian Ranch Dr. Reno, NV 89253
The website www.otanc.org
One Moment of Glory By Ray Wilson
On the night of June 18, 1941, Joe Louis, boxing heavyweight champion, was at the top of his game. He had seventeen successful title defenses in a row behind him and had KOʼed most of his challengers, including several former champions. Nevertheless, arriving at the Polo Grounds in New York City, with a crowd of 55,000 already on hand, the champion was slightly annoyed. His opponent for that night was a much smaller man, weighing more than 25 pounds less that Louisʼs 200. Louis was worried not so much from boxing, but from a public relations standpoint. The impression of a bigger man bullying a smaller man might not go over well and thus hurt the gate. As it turned out, he neednʼt have worried
Across the ring stood Billy Conn, the light heavyweight champion, and, importantly, a man with nothing to lose fi ghting the heavyweight champion. But tellingly, in his autobiography, Louis devotes nearly as much space to this fi ght as he did to his two much more famous bouts with Max Schmeling.
Louis remembers that ʻwe got going right away, ̓ and that “Conn was like a mosquito. Heʼd sting and move.” “I kept after him, but I couldnʼt catch him. Conn was just too fast, too much speed for me.” After twelve rounds of chasing Conn, Louis admitted that he was
“completely exhausted.”But in the thirteenth round, knowing
that he was ahead on points, Conn made a fatal mistake – choosing to slug it out with the bigger man. The champion stepped inside a long looping left hook from Conn and paralyzed him with a straight right hand. Another combination or two and the challenger went fl at on his back, unable to rise as the referee counted him out.
Shortly thereafter both Conn and Louis went into the Army and spent the war holding exhibitions with and for fellow soldiers. Following the outbreak of peace, Conn and Louis signed to meet once more, but it wasnʼt the same Conn who showed up at the weigh-in. Louis noticed that he had put on weight and judged that he had lost some speed. This proved to be the case as Louis knocked him out in the eighth round. This was also the fi ght that gave rise to Louisʼs famous quote for the
newspapers, “He can run, but he canʼt hide.”
Our speaker, Mike Conn, is the son of his famous father and while not a fi ghter himself, is an avid fi ght fan and follower of boxing history. Holding a day job as a fi nancial counselor, Mike devotes much time to speaking about boxing and supporting amateur boxing programs in the Bay Area.
He is familiar with the rich and colorful history of boxing in San Francisco, beginning with Gentleman Jim Corbett, the fi rst modern heavyweight champion, who described in the warmest language in his autobiography, The Roar of the Crowd, of learning how to box at San Franciscoʼs Olympic Club.
Mike can also tell you about Abe Attell, the great world featherweight champion born and raised in San Francisco, about Willie Ritchie, another Olympic Club-trained fi ghter and world lightweight champion, and about Freddie Apostoli, OC-trained and world middleweight champion just before the Second World War.
Boxing is an ancient sport and its latest Golden Age came to a close at least two generations ago. Now itʼs suffering one of its periodic dark ages with few fi ghters of promise, and little public acclaim or esteem. Mike knows this and like a medieval scribe, is doing what he can to keep the ageless memories alive. Currently he is enthusiastic about young Andre Ward from Oakland.
(Continued on page 3)
Michael ConnMichael Conn
Members & Guestsat the 2010 Fall OTA Meeting:
MOVERS&SHAKERS
MEMBERS: Jack AbadManny AgorastosVincent Aguliar Ray ArataGary Bader David Banker Keith Barnes Steve Barnes Brett Barron Dewey Barron Elliot Bartholomew Jim Bass Mark BassWayne Batmale Dick Bechelli Art Belcher Marv Berkson Maurice BessiereLarry Bingham Bob Borghello Jerry BottciFrank Brady Charley BraggBob BraghettaBud BresnahanCraig Brown Robert Brown Charlton Buckley Andy BurkeLeo Burns Harry BushRigo CabezasDan Casey Joe ChiamparinoMark ChristensenArt CitronSam Citron David ClishamMike Cloonan John Coates Bill Collins Dan CollinsJim ConollyBill CosdenGeorge Cosmos Mike CrillyBill Curran Michael Cutone Pete Dalton Frank Damon Bob Datwyler Ron Davis Bob Dawson
Tom Dee Tony DegionvanniJim Deignen Vince De Nevers Larry DohertyMike Dotterweich Jere Driscoll Dave ElkinBob Ellingson Alonzo Emery Bernie EsserBob EstesWarren Fannin John FeatherstoneDon Feehan Roger Ferrari Chuck Figone Marcel Fiore Terry FisherBarney Ford John FracchiaAlan FraserRichard FriedmanGene Gallagher Jim Gallagher Elmer Gallegos Norman Gard Fred George Art GerransRich GiambastianiJerry GibsonTerry Gill James GoellerJerry Gosland Jeff Graff Jack Grealish Jim Grealish
Jeff GreenRay GreggainsBob Guddee Gil GuzmanBob HaglerTom Hall Frank Halldorson Joe Hare Ken Haukom Jack Haynes Frank HedleyWalt Heim Allan Hitchcock Dick Hoedt Bill HoganDon Hourigan Rod Hughes Bob Isola Dean JamesGeorge JarvisGary JohnsonJohn JeffryArt JepsenGary Johnson Charles Jones Bob Kahl Bill KaplanMike KasperBill KazeeJim KellerJoe KellyMic Kelly Andy Kerr Kris Kimball Bill Kingsbury Quentin KoppMike Koppel
George KorteJohn Kristovich Tom LaGrave Phil Lara Charley LeachTim LeachBob Lee Phil LellmanJohn LeTourneauWalt Lightner Bob Lockwood William Lynch Bob Macaluso Dave Mackin Mike Maffei Roger MajorAllen Martino Joe Martino Mario Maso Al Massucco Bob MaxJohn McCarthyRay McDonald Tom McGraw Al McGuirk Val McKeeverDon McPhail John MohrAl MonacoRay Monteroso Al Mootz Rich MorescoRobert MortyonAtitio MossiGene MullinLou Murgo Rich Murphy
Jon Nakamura Steve Negoesco Bob Norton Don NovitzkyDennis OʼConnorEd OʼConnor Thomas OʼConnorPat OʼSheaChuck Osborn Jack Phelan Howard PoblitzNick Poppin Howard PowlesonJoseph PrestiTorey Presti Fred Quinn Kirk Radamaker Ted RademakerJim Radetich Dennis RaganHarry RedlickTony Ribera Baxter RiceBill Richardson Joe RichardsonNick Rigas Gene Roberts Bob Roche Al RomeroJohn RosenbergJoe Rotenberg Len Rovegno Bob Rowell Steve RubinAndy Ruiz Don SabatiniPaul Sari
OTA members celebrate the Giants fi nal out in the ninth inning of second game of the World Series in the main Dining Room. There were fi ve screens with speakers throughout the Olympic Club.
TV DINNERBy Ray Wilson Owing to the unexpected advance of the San Francisco Giants to the World Series, our Fall Speaker, Bri-an Murphy, was reluctantly com-pelled to cancel because of his radio commitments. Instead, a resourceful crew com-posed of the OTA Dinner Commit-tee and Olympic Club staff members substituted screens and provided
live television coverage of the thrill-ing Series ̓second game held in San Franciscoʼs AT&T Park with Matt Cain pitching a brilliant 9-0 shut-out of the Texas Rangers. No one seemed to mind or even appeared to notice the missing speaker. Indeed everyone was riveted on the game.
It was a little like a giant TV din-ner – only with exquisite prime rib on china in place of aluminum traysand something less appetizing.
Bernie SchneiderMurray Schneider Jack Scramaglia Bill Shaughnnessy William Sheehan Lou Signer Bob SimiDick Skidmore Ray SolariJeff Stahl Don StensonBill StevensonJohn StrainTony StrattaBob Strohecker Carl SundquistBill TalmadgeRich Taricco Terry Taylor Mike TerrizziJeff ThompsonAlan TrippChuck VanonciniPaul VelascoDave VerbruggeDick VerbruggeCharles Wagner Joe WagnerHoward WaitsJohn Walsh John WardRay Warman Terry White Ray WilsonGreg Woods Russ Ziebel
GUESTS: Robert BertolinaLee BlackchalkSean BuckleyMichael ConnNorman DebachJack FitzpatrickSteve FranceschiLouie GiambattistaMike GiotinisTim HornbeckerMel JohnsonBob MaloneyShaun MorrisonFrank NoonanOleg OblihoffPete QuevedoGeorge RileyTony SimiKen StupiKen TillotsonJohn Zuffo
Manny Agorasto presents Big Jock Award to Don Hourigan
An Olympic Game gold medalist, Andre is, as of the moment, WBA Super-middleweight champion.
Undefeated after 23 professional bouts, he looks to be building a crowd-pleasing style. And Andre, smiles Mike Conn, is about the same height and has about the same reach and doesnʼt weigh much less than did his Dad, Billy, in the latterʼs prime - say around June 18, 1941.
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HOWARD POBLITZ: OTA President, 2011. A Native San Franciscan, raised in the Haight-Ash-bury District. Attended Sacred Heart High, 1945-1949. Played Football, Basketball and Baseball - Baseball First Team All-City Thirties, 1948; Third Team All-City Basketball,1949. Elected to Sacred Heart HOF in 1986. Married, 5 Children and resides in Daly City. Sharp Park Golf Board of Director for ten years. Long Time OTA Member.
