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/..ANIOi\! L...---.--.~-----·~-~~--=9- 'l - 0 8 ~-~Q,-~~aits Challenge Of Cal Lutheran Torero Coach Williams Optimistic Of Chances Against NAIA Powerhouse By HANK Wfo:..'iCH here in thr. pit.

USO, USIU Face Grid Foes Here By day and by night, against differing opponents, the University of San Diego and United States Interna- tional football teams seek a common goal today. Each will be aiming to record its first win of the season. And in each instance, the possibility of success would seem good. USIU hosts Laverne in a ' game set to commence at 1 p.m. at Hoover High, while USD has a 7:30 engagement / at its own stadium against Pomona. USIU (0-1) got off to a rath •r haky start last week again t occidental, accept- mg a 21-0 defeat. In. Lav- ern£ the Westrrners have an opponent that Is among Oc Id ntal's foes in the South n California Intercol- legiat,' Athletic Conference (SCI :). "W · have to improve (on last Y.eek's performance) if we're going to win," says USit: coach Shan Deniston "We rl m't know much about LaVrn1e but figure they'll be about the same calibre ol team as Occidental. • V. e made a Jot of mis- take last week which wen'\ the difference betwern win- ning a losing. We have to cut them out if we're going to be a good football team." Al er alternating Gerald Thomas and Wayne Adams at qua1terback in the open- er, Deniston is expected choo e between the two and giv one every opportunity to direct the Westerners today. USD, meanwhile, has ample incentive against a Pomona team over which it recorded one of its three victories last season (34-0). Coach Bill Williams Tomos have had difficulty movmg the ball on the ground in losing to Cal Lu- theran and Redlands in the~ first two games and will be seeking improvement in that regard. To do so would re- q11 i rs P,.Qlf-idi~:...~>f'IH room for tailback Nils Eric- son, the team's leading rusher of a season ago whose 55 yards gamed last week was high for a Torero this season. Quarterback Jim Valen- zuela showed a good passing touch last week, hurling for 220 yards and a touchdown ln a 24-22 Joss to Redlands. John Dudek has been his favorite target. Dudek's two- game totals include 11 recep• lions for 106 yards ,and two touchdowns. that Dick and Barbara Maitland celebrated their lOoth wedding anniversary-100 months, of course-by engaging the entire Coronado Playhouse for a theater dinner party for friends. It was the month Bill Lavis and Betty Rydell of Beach 'N' invited guests from place to place at a progressive party to two additional La Jolla offices. Silver champagne fountains flowed at all three. introduce ported cheese and fresh fruits, and tempura were served at the Girard, Prospect and Silverado offices respectively. And it was the month that busy Sara Finn finally got an afternoflli off roattend one of the closing days at Del Mar Racetrack. "It's great," she said. "Nothing to do all af- ternoon but eat, gamble, and --~----:--;---:r:::.-::; la. "j"•t Bay realtors limousined 200 Miniature sandwiches, im- tear up tickets." September was the month

!day, September 7, 1978 / Ir; Dtfn €- U $D searches for some offense -1"

Cal Lutheran anct Red- here early," Wil- liams noted. "In the old days, Cal Lutheran would smash us 50-zip. They beat us 25-18 last year. Last year, Redlands only beat us 3-0. "Really, if we can just split with those two we should have a fine St'ason. The kids are eager to turn I things around up here. All • they need is some early 1 success." lands -

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(24 transfers and 26 fresh- men come in). I think we may have the best defen- sive backfield we've ever had here." The defensive backs who have Williams excited are strong safety Joey Schmidt, free safety Art Jupiter and corners Scott Getty, a transfer from Mesa, and Jim Goldstone, a transfer from Saddleback. Up front, fine defensive end Greg Perkins returns for his senior year to solidi- fy thmgs and starting line- backers Jim Gozalez and Barney Rumps also return. How successful will the Toreros be? Well, the schedule will have a Jot to do with it. USO opens Sept 9 with Cal Lutheran, hich has been picked by a least one publication as the No. 1 NAIA Division II team in America "The schedule really isn't that bad beeause we play our two toughest opponents )

tine High star now entering his senior year at USD. He completed 84 of 182 passes a year ago for 1,043 yards and five touchdowns, despite missing half the season with injuries. "If he's healthy . . . " said Williams, "Jim could be something. We expect a fine season from him." Doing the catching will be experienced receivers Pat Iaccino and John Dudek. Iaccino paced the Toreros in receptions in 1976 with 38 for 526 yards and four scores, but a shoulder sepa- ration kept him out of ac- tion six weeks a year ago. Dudek then became the No. 1 receiver, grabbing 29 passes for 277 yards and three scores. The two leading ground gainers return in Nils Eric- son (340 yards on 84 car- ries) and Joffre Chess (90 carries for 399 yards in his career). Sophomore run- ning back Bob Ganbaldl also figures to have an ex- cellent chance of starting. "Being that our team was strong defensively, our big recruitmg push was toward offensive linemen," said Williams. "So we expect to be improved considerably there. "Plus, we also feel we Will be stronger defensively (

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By NICK CANEPA Defense is the word at the University of San Diego. Ah, but If only It were offense. Or maybe a little of both. But such is life at Alcala Park, where Bill Williams begins his third term as football coach of the Toreros. During his first two years as coach, Willlams's teams compiled a mediocre 3-14-1 record. Bu don't forget, USD had dropped the S{>Ort for a few years and every- thing was brand new when Williams took over. So, he's still rebuilding and, according to Williams, USO isn't far away from being a darn good small college football team Thir- ty lettermen return in 1978, and William expects any- where from 8.5 to 100 ath- letes vying for JO this fall. "The biggest question mark is offense, meaning offensive production," said Williams. "Mainly, moving the ball on the ground. We have people who can throw and catch, but to be com- petitive we have to prove we can hammer people on the ground " Doing the throwing will be quarterback Jun Valen- zuela, a former St. Augu -

could hope for at a small Regalado (6-2, 220), Mt. San college," says Wi!Hams, Antonio College transfer "and Valenzuela has thrown Gary Serna (6-2, 225), Tom the ball very well in Strickland (6-0, 215), Steve practice." Danton (6-0, 220) and Rich- "Thls year we hope to get ard King (6-2, 218) will run more of a running game last year's leading rusher, going so that we can throw Nils Ericson and Southwest- when we feel like it rather ern College transfer Dave than have the defense die- Maynard. tale to us that we have to Cal Lutheran, meanwhile, pass. provides the campus upon "We've always been able which the National Football to throw the ball but we hope League's Dallas Cowboys do to be even more effective their preseason training. this year because we won't And once the professional be doing so much out of group leaves, the collegians d spcrat10n and we have a start doing a pretty good ~ery flexible passing sys- impression of what they've tern We'll be throwing from seen. rollouts and sprintouts as "They're highly influ- well as dropback enced by the Cowboys," Our running game ls states Williams. "They do a SJmpl to learn and doesn't lot of shifting, sending men look hke much to a defense, in motion, runnmg from but we can attack every hole multiple sets. Yet they're five different ways. very poised on offense. On Our offensive line won't be df'fense, they're very physi- b1g but they're agile and \\e cal plan to run a lot of counters, "We know pretty much traps and creens to take what to expect Any team advantage of their quick- that has lost five games m n s ' six years doesn't change its I3 hmd the blocks of Rod style much. '

"Anything could happen, and If we win this first one the momentum could really get us rolling for the rest or ason." Last season the Toreros came w1thm eight pomts of Cal Lutheran (25-17), and the guiding force behind that eflort, quarterback Jim Val nzucla. 1S back. Agam t Cal Lutheran In '77 Valenzuela, a St Augu ·. tine High graduate, complet- ed 16 of 29 pa for 171 yard and rushed for lO mor . He clo ed the •ason Y.1th totals or 1043 yards on 84 eomplet1ons in 182 at- tempts ( 462 percentage) and had five touchdown throws. Valenzuela' offensive unit mclud the top USD receivers-Pat Iaceino and John Dudek- o,er the pa t two asons "We 11 have as good a crew of receiver as you th

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Bill Ritter has been appointed s and publications writer for the blic relation office at the iversity of San Diego. He will rt to Sara Finn. director of publi ations. Ritter has been a correspondent Newsweek Magazine and ha5 itten for New Times Magazine and n Diego Magazine. He attended SU, .ma~ring in accounting and nom1cs. D•• 1r •. lf~I

0 s Ralph . 'ader comes m on wednesday night for a talk 'It USD's Camino Theater and ~me words about For~ • !Explosive.' :,r;b.. .,c. t/2.r/79 u D pro 'a s TM variant of Hindu religion By ROBERT DI VEROLI "/, lz ~/ 1

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