News Scrapbook 1959-1962

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1962'

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Phil Woolpert a Coac

Former USF Woofpert Nevi Mentor Also Torer~ Coach, . A th let,c Boss Athletic Bossi f,;?~ob::;t;:~'.,, wo,]d By ,JOHN_NY ~~cDONALD The 46-year old me11to1· Rllid The Umvers1ty of Sa 111 he would hirP "a local man" Diego took a major step in who was with him at USF as the direction of big time I his freshmen coach. T h i s college· basketball yester- coul~ be John_ Cunningham, day when it signed p h i I one-time San Diego c o u n I y , Woolpert to a three-year scor!ng champio.n at St. Au- contra t thl t· a· gustrne and later a captain on c as a e 1c 1rec- the USF team. tor and coach. Woolpert said he would V Rev. John Cadden, have to work out a 1962-6.1 pr dent of the college for h d mei , made the announcement sc e ule but indicated the Jev- f cl of competition would re- o the signing and introduced main similar to that of the Woolpert to members of the press, radio and television at 1961-62 season. "Ducky Dow- ell (Pcpperdine coach) said he the A:rts an~ Science building. would lik t I>I . . ., 1 , This confirmed a story that .~ 0 ay us. ie appeared in The San Diego laugh;d. All he c~1d was wm Union Feb. 2S at which time th': /:,CAC champrnnsh1p tlus it was reported that Woolpert ea · . was the man USD wanted. However, this servPd no- ', tice that Woolpert would Iwvr, IAKES POST APRIL 1 J i t t l e difficulty scheduling Woolpert, who formerly USF, Santa Clara, St. Mary's coached the University of San and Pepperdine !or future Francisco · rofession- seasons. al San F i!t""!l!ll#J"I.S b ketball ,T"''™""''' XO RUXNIXG 'l'EA:II full-tim du The ew athletic said h intends crmt so m efense can· ha,e a players for h<'xt year's club," Iona time." he said. "I'll be receiVing .. . .. . most of the boys on recom- . Woolpe11 said the oppos1- mendation and sight unseen." tion Wi!I have to earn every basket It gets. WON 60 STRAIGHT I "I would like to see USD Woolpert said he had no t .adrnitted into the WCAC," he viewed much basketball sincetaid. "I'm sure they ~. be expanded," the new ath- Durmg 10 years there his letic director said. "I'm look- ~ams won 179 games and lost ing forward to getting back~6. They captured four con- into college coaching . . . in rence titles, won two NCAA pro ball you aren't a coach, ties (1955-56) and laced you're a manager." hird in 1957. He .ched Father C a d d e n a:'cknowl- uch outstanding pla e· as edged that scholarships would llll Russell, K. C. Jones and be improved. "Athletes w i 11,fike Farmer (all All-Arne • receive tuition, room an dansl, Fr d LaCour, board," Father Cadden said.lrown, Jerry ullen an But he would not say h o w1ingharn. many athletes wog};J be in- cluded. I SEEKS CUNNING I? Woolpert believes obtain most of h .,.,...'fn.11lnl,,.r from California s- ''There is nothing wrong t players from California h schools, I've seen some t· ne boys in the past," he . , a. "However, if we hear of a (Continued on b-8, Col. 1) job for a . fense, develop man program basketball pr hie to that of letic Conteren How Ver, tJ1 run o "I can remember what a lot of Hank Iba

-Son Diego Union Stoff Photo at the University of San Diego, effec- tive April 1. Very Rev. John Cadden, right, pre!ident of the College for Men, made the announcement.

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versity o! San Diego baseball team p 1 a y s at home this weekend, playing a s Ing 1 e game Friday against visiting Point Mugu Nayy at Beeson Field (MCRD), starting at 3 p.m. The Toreros split in two games last weekend, losing to UCLA Friday, 6-2, and taking a 13-2 win from Van- enburg Air Base Saturday. Morrow's nine scored first in the Bruin encounter on a .walk to shortstop Rich Far- rell and a triple by Dick Wil- b . But the Uclans garnered t:hN!e tallies In the fourth arld single runs In each o! the next three frames to net the decision. The other Torero run also was scored by Farrell who singled and WM driven In by outfielder Tom F e r r a r a' s single. Right-hander Tom Goddard went the route for the Tore- ros, suffering his second Joss against two wins. Goddard gave up but llita, fanned two and walk d four. Wilbur and Far 11 led tbe Diegans in th hitting artment with two safeties ,three at bats. aturday's game with the chers proved to be a dif- ferent story as the Toreros won their fifth game of the s e as on behind the six-hit pitching o! freshman P a t Barry. Barry, a former All-East- ern League pick while at St. Augustine High, proved to be highly effective, striking out 10 and walking but t h r e e Launcher batters. The Toreros led by a mere S-1 margaln going Into the seventhJ'~e, but scored five in that lll.11ing and four more in the eighth to top the Air- men. Farrell continued hls hit- ting spree, homering 1n the , eighth with none on. Out- · fielder Curt Hart also hit for the circuit in the same frame with two on. John Baumgarten wound up the Torero scoring with a runth-inning homer. Wilbur led USO batters with a three-for-three effort and first baseman Tim Ley- den followed with two hits In four attempts. Scheduled games with Cal Western University and Brig- ham Young were canceled due to rain Monday. The Westerner fray will be played at a later date. Freshman second baseman Torn Seiters is leading the team In hitting with a .400 mark on eight hits in 20 at bats. He did not play in three games due to an Injury suf- , State game. Wilbur follows with a .375 average, with Farrell close behind at .355. Baumgarten, at .310, Is the only other Torero over the .300 mark. The Toreros are batting .273 as a team to their op- ponents' .236. Mike Heminger leads the pitching statistics with a 2.77 earned run average. Goddard leads In strikeouts with 21, tollowed by Barry with 19. fered In the Long Beach

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