American All Star tour of Australia pt II

The American All Star Basketball team was in Adelaide between Tuesday 28^th July to Monday 3^rd August 1964.  They played six of those seven days various teams.

Tuesday 28^th July                     American All Stars vs Adelaide Vytis

Wednesday 29^th July                American All Stars vs Australian Latvians

Thursday 30^th July                   American All Stars vs Australian Lithuanians

Friday 31 July                          American All Stars vs SA State Team

Saturday 1^st August                 American All Stars vs Australian Representatives

Monday 3^rd August                   American All Stars vs SA State Team

Adelaide VYTIS team

5     R. Petkūnas

6.    Sigis Visockis

8     J. Gumbys

9     L. Urmonas

11   A. Ignatavičius

12   Eddie Gudelis

13   Rimas Daugalis

14   Romas Pocius

15   V. Ramonaitis

30   V. Stankevičius

USA All Star team

Name	Date of birth	Home town	Height	Weight	Position	Points scored
Valteris BAZENAS	2/08/1946	Connecticut	6’1	176	Captain Forward	86
Pranas CEKAUSKAS	12/08/1940	Detroit	6’ ½	195	Forward	446
Andrius ADZIMA	2/02/1936	Connecticut	6’7	217	Centre or Forward	118
Algis JANKAUSKAS	2/03/1941	Los Angeles	6’2	189	Guard	88
Algis MOTIEJUNAS	21/02/1942	Cleveland	6’1	175	Guard	53
Larry JESEVICIUS	20/05/1943	Chicago	6’8	225	Centre of Forward	149
Edvardas MODESTAVICIUS	9/09/1943	Chicago	6’4	180	Centre or Forward	279
Vilius SEDLICKAS	25/05/1941	Toronto	6’5	205	Forward or Guard	134
Edmundas SILINGAS	18/07/1944	Indianapolis	6’5	210	Centre or Forward	250
Edvardas SLOMCINSKAS	13/02/1943	Connecticut	6’11	240	Centre	132
Algis VARNAS	14/05/1940	Chicago	6’2	185	Forward or Guard	409

Adelaide Lithuanian News

The first edition of Adelaidės Lietuvių Žinios (Adelaide Lithuanian News) was printed on 1 July 1960. This monthly newspaper is still produced today, although numerous years ago it was combined with Šventadieno Balsas (Sunday Voice) the Adelaide Lithuanian Catholic Church newsletter. The newspaper highlights news of the community, from local Lithuanian sports results, scouts, Lithuanian house news, deaths, special occasions and the list goes on. It was published by Vaclovas Raginis on behalf of the Adelaide Lithuanian Association. The first issue details that Ignatavičius and Gumbys were selected for the SA basketball team.

For family historians this source of information is invaluable, the only issue though is that it’s all in Lithuanian!

Adelaide Lithuanian News

The first edition of Adelaides Lietuviu Zinios (Adelaide Lithuanian News) was printed on 1 July 1960. This bi-monthly newspaper continues until today, although in a different format. The paper highlights news of the community, from sports, scouts, Lithuanian house news, deaths, special occassions and the list goes on. It was published by V Raginis on behalf of the Adelaide Lithuanian Association. The first issue details that Ignatavicius and Gumbys were selected for the SA basketball team. For family historians this information will be valuable, the only issue is that its all in Lithuanian.