News Scrapbook 1959-1962
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Feb. 18, 1962
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Sports editor Jock Murphy ,s on vocation. During h,s absence members of The Son Diego Union sports staff w,/1 write /,,s column. Woolpert Appears Top Prospect For USO Cage Coaching Post The. UnivE;rsity: of San Diego is considering another at_hlet1c- orbital ride and the launching pad is a-quiver with the prospects of another celestial adventure. . Football rocketed out of sight but fell back with a big crash after last season. It was Dec. 11 to be PJ.:aCt.
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San Diego's Busiest Showman?
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Capsuled m this new rocket may be an astronaut with the bC'st of qualifications. He's Phil Woolpert, who r e a c h e d the heights as lJniversity of San Francisco basketball coach and athletic director.
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Tirn REV. LF.,O F. LANPHIER USD's Father Lanphier A Top Contender As Director-Author-Composer-Teacher One of San Diego's bu i t "showmen" and this may surpri,P rnany local show-goers Is a Roman Catholic p1fr t He is the Rev. Leo F. Lanphier, a member of the Univer;;ity of San Diego faculty. A burly man who seems to do <'Verythlng at top speed, Father Lanphi, r is virtuall, s i n g I c>-hanrt diy rc>sponsible for lhP output rcntly sp n class, tea :hing p tional psychology a al theology. ;J( turned to wrml1 ,~c.Cu
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USO Cagers End Play On Losing Note The University of San Diego be..sketball team nn1}hed its sea.son on a losing note, drop- ping an 86-50 decision to crosstown rival Cal Western University. The Toreros had previously beaten the Westerners thla season, 64-63 ; and the revenge-bent Point Lemans counted on 11ome fine outsld shooting by guards Frank Fugate a.nd Jira Ta.kahe..shi to speed to a halftime lead ot 40-18. The Westerners lead In the cage series, 5-1, with the win. Fugate and Takahashi ea.ch counted Hi points along with teammate Norris Greenwood to pace the Westerner offen• slve chores. Top man 1n the Torero attack was Capt. John Rob- bins who, along with reserve guard Jim O'Nelll, completed hie college playing career, Hampered by an ankle lnjuzy, l!Uffered In Saturday" loss to Cal Poly, Po 169-52), Robbins hit for 2 points. Other Torero scorers In· eluded !re hman center Larry foyer, d h lnts, an1 any Caputo and Dick Jdwe:n, ven points ch. finished the l hEd.Ba 6-20 record.
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Woolpert is one of 12 coaches who applied for the job and has m~cle it known that he is defi- Phll Woo_l_~_rt_..., nitC'ly intC'rested in the positions r of athletic director and ba. ket- ball roac-h at • D "The jo presC'nt · a ~C'at challenge," Woolpert ad- mit ed rda) b phon from his San Bruno home. "You can ay definitely I'm interested in the posi- tions." Woolpert was in San Diego a month ago for an interview with the very Rev. John Cadden, president of the College for Men at University of San Diego. Father Cadden !'aid yesterday that "you might say we are not too far off in our negotiations." But, Father Cadden did leave the door open to others. The list include some surprise applications, we under tand. but on! two others appear in the run- nin • with Woolpert. .Tim Weaver, currently completing his contract at St. fary's, and Fannie Markham, one-time freshman ba ketball coach at Arizona State (Tempe) are also under consideration. The Toreros, who completed their sixth season last night at Golden Gymnasium against Cal WPstern, have had as many coaches. 10- Year Record, 173-86 They opened the 1956 sea on with Fon Johnson and followed, in order, with Bob l\IcCutcheon, Les Harvey, Ken Leslie, Bob Sexton and Ed Baran. Baran, still a stuaent at the unive ity, finished out the 1961-62 a on when Sexton resigned a athletic director and coach. Woolpcrt'!> rerord, without a doubt, stands above hr rest. His overall record in 10 yC'ars at USF was 173 victories against 86 defeats. The big seasons, of course, were in 1955 and l!l56 hen the Dons were the toast from coast-to-coast when they won 60 in a row. USF captured two Na- ional Collegiate A t h I e t i c Association basketball c-rowns and was named team of the vear each time. Woolpert, a soft-!';J)eaking man, wa·s named coach of the year twice and two of his player. -Bill Russell and K. C. Jones reached All-American stature. In 1955, the Dons had a 28-1 record and bettered it in 19- "th a -0 standard. mg e 10 years Woolpert' teams collected four Calif mia Ba. kelball Association crowns. He was forced to ta e a leave of absence because of health just prior to the 1959 campaign. He decided not to return and later aC'Ce ed th head job with the San Francisco Saints in the new American Basketball League. USD's new gymnasium, although not the proper i1.e for "big time" basketball, should be completed by Srptember. The gym will have 1.500 permanent seats and \\ill accommodate 2,000 ,vith temporary bleachers. WCAC Membership Is Goal Woolpert feels confident his contacts in the north wil. help imm'-'a'urably in gaining admittance into the 'f'v C'oa A hleti Co e n e which now in- cludes St. • Ian s. U F. Universitv of Pa ific Santa Cla~a. San Jose, Loyola and Pepperdine. USD ay become the eighth member. "It couldn't be done overnight," Woolpert assured. "But I understand Bob Sexton making plans in that direction while he was there. "It'll require some shoring up but I don't feel it would be too difficult to bring USD up in basketball. And, with my connections I believe the people in the West Coast Athletic Conference would be sympathetic to our desire." USD had a "Think Big" attitude when it approached football. The early cries were: "We'll be the Notre Dame of the West." History and a costly program proved _them wrong. Father Cadden indicated that the USD Boosters Club would have to be sounded out on the basket- ball program. "We need their help if we plan to undertake an ambitious program," he said. "I think basketball eventiially can do much more for us than football ever did. A good, sound athletic pro i im- portant for any college." H~ said the boo ters have shown signs of E>n• thlL'- asm o, er the basketball plans. Woolpert ap- pears to be the man they want. Do we hear the di -tant, faint ry: "Kentucky of the West?"
n ussian Study tght 11tndeuta nl the Unlvaalty of Snn Diego College for Uy arte I their lo.at II mester of undergraduate work In Rus a.n la.st we k. Mrs. Irene Ste nle, Instructor In od rn language at the college, said this cla s would be the first Rlll!slan cla£S to be graduated from the university. In 1960, Mrs. Steinle had student atudylng ftrat
of theatrical products from USD's College tor Men and the near-by University High School 'l\vo weeks ago, while re- hearsing "Hullabulu," he was also putting finishing touches to the modern-dress version of "Julius Caesar" performed in Sherwood Hall by a 33-member cast from USD and the Academy of Our Lady of Peace. And' he will barely have t i m e to catch his breath after "Hulla- bulu" h<'fore launching re- hear:sals for the• Univ rsity','l' sixth annual Pas ion play to be presented on P a I m Sunday. Father Lanphier joined the USD teaching · ta ff slx years ago and became en- gaged in theatrical w o r k w i t h the students almost immediately. As onP offi. cial for the College for Men put it, "He thrives on it." The pr i cs t-playwrlght wrote "Hullabulu" last ·ummer when his teaching duties were light. He cur-
This week, Father Lan- phier will uncover one of his most ambitious theatrical projects - "Hullabulu," a college musical, with book, music and lyrics all written by the Montana-born cleric. Staged "cabaret" style "Hu 11 a b u l u" Will play Thursday through Sunday evenings at 8:30. Tables and chairs will be ·rt up oq the floor of Moore Hall In the US!) law building so that soft drmks and popcorn can be servpd :clutin th formancrs. The hem· I I< at '"•,..._..,,~ phier'F fitth m a UnivPrsity Ho ·er h 1 other show , w h ch ra from "MirL~trel I i r t h- quake" •to "The Girl from Jazztown, U.S.A .. " featured popular songs of the sing- along variety. · Hullabulu" which centers around hor~e racing, is the teacher's first attempt at a one-man musi- cal a la Meredith Willson.
She has taught at San Diego State College and In the adult education program In San Diego. She hllll a California. teachl.ng credential for Span- ish, German and Russian. Mrs. Steinle teach'9 her 11tudent1 the basic Russian grammar In their first year. Jn the aecond year, •he con- tinues grammar atudles and includes Russian literature, along with the speaking of ~e language. She ls prepar- ing her students to read Alek- sander Pushkin and Ivan Turgenev. Her object Is to teach her sturlents lo read technologi- cal journala and fulfUl their requirements for degrees In graduate work. Next year Mrs. Steinle plans to Inaugurate a survey cour e 1n Russian literature. With this course •nd others, her students wUJ be able to ke a minor 1n Ian at USD.
plot of c r i s i s, mistaken identity, c h a s e s and sus- pense. When a college stu- dent on his way home to a Southern plantation learns he has f l u n k e d out of s ch o o I, three separate groups produce bogus col- lege .. presidents" to try to appease the boy's widower father. The boy's premature graduation present, a horse called "Hullabuiu," saves the> day, the stucl<'nt and the d rby. With only thr<'ll weeks to rehearse the music a:J's three acts and 13 songs, Father Lanphier a d m i t s things got hectic. "But we seem to work better under pressure," he says. The priest, who will also accompany the show dur- ing its four performances, is a determined piano player who pounds out the show's ragtime beat with grim concentration. A combined accompanist, choral direc- tor, fill-in actor and pro- ducer, he obviously thrives on hls work. Although the hours are long and the frustrationa m an Y, Father Lanphier shows no sign of slowing do".ffi. At the end of a day rn 1 x e d with rehearsals meetings and classes, hi; reward is simple: A good, long cigar. -REGINA MORIN
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AWA DS F TE OF MASQUERS DUE T NI HT The Univ drama annual awards banquet to- night tarting at 6. 10 m the Don Room. EI Cortez Hotel. , lnc awards will be pre- sented to members for per. lormance during the ch l year. Candidate for b production lnclud "Hulla• bulu," "John Love Muy • " ly 'I"hree Angel ," ''The Betrayal.'• 'ominated as be t arc Hank cquarelll, tin .Mu Frank 'Neill a
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The Alcala • I squ<'rs' aware! · 'Wlrtfl'-Netro-tioldwyn-!\1ayer dinner Saturda • night in th l•lltw,ril, warned the stu- Don Room of El Cortez H tc11,oe1n"• th Py woulrl ha VP to was a fe.stl\·e affair. \\o k if th<' , wantl'd to n mak a - Aft dinner entertainment /; ir lUdPd _specia lty ads b} lo• rom Clll and imported talent. Col- Ben Flores, a stutlC>nt al the l legP for W d won College for Men. made a big award:_ perfc:irm- hit with his "Bomba" song, ar.c~s m musicals ably supported at the piano by durmg the p eason . The versa le Father Lan• Father Leo Lanpluer. Gerry phi er has b pen donating h i 6 ::lfo1 ,a\so made good in th; time to the~e productions dur- song, l m Happy 1 _m Home,_ ing his six vears of residence from..Fath<'r Lanyh1er's mus1 at the College for ::11en. Fa- cal, Hulluhalu. thpr Lanphier i re- garded by the - u~1;qi111111;,u.y as a composer, pian. 1:.t, and director of man, success- ful shows. • An unexpected bonus after dinnrr was a pep talk by
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