News Scrapbook 1959-1962

Above, they harmonize in a family song- fest. At piano is Mrs. Sexton with Bob (10), on lap. Clockwise, around piano are Ellen (1), Danny (2), Susie (3), in father's arms;

Nan (4), Tim (5), Sally (6), Mary Kate (7), Mike (8), and Siobhan (9). Sexton is former general manager of Syracuse Na- tionals' pro basketball team.

IHE LIKES COACHING BEST . SD Grid Aid Is Versatile Sort The rotund Sexton was appoint!'d to the top By PAUL COUR

Before his short-lived singing career, Sex- ton had planted his roots in athletics. Ile play1>d football at Dartmouth in the Navy pto- gram in 1953 and later was an all-service guard with the Sampson and Bainbridge Navy teams. He served on Gene Tunney's physical fitness stat! while in service in the European theater during World War II. Sexton returned to college after the war and played at Can- isius where he was graduated in 1950. After grauuation he coached hie"h school football and was athletic director at a mlll-, tary academr In New York before entering the pro bask<'lball field. Sexton still sin~. but not for pay. With his wife, Jan, at the pi~no, he and all the little Sextons are a hit Wlth tne1r rendition o! "You're Much Older Than I." Bob hasn't sung the blues ~ct, desp te Uni• versity ot San Diego's reco d ot no wfns, two losses.

hoop post in the middle of the 1953-54 season after serving as publicity director for the Nats. It was while he was In the Syracuse front- office job that he m!'t Father J, Walsh Mur- ray, USD athletic moderator. Father Murray was the chaplain for the Nationals while sen·- Ing as a member of the faculty of Lemoyne College. Sexton's friendship with the team chaplain later was to bring him to San Diego. Sexton toyed with the Idea of being a pro. fessional singer during his college days. He was featur1>d on a Buffalo radio show titled "Songs br Sexton." The Morton Downey-style crooner recalls he did his own commercials "I was after them to get me an announC'er," Sexton recalls. "One day a lady who'd heard my show stopped and asked me 'Who is that lady who do<'s your commercials.' It was me on the show.

Bob Sexton, an Irish tenor from the Bronx, New York, is back doing the thing he likes bcst- coaching-after a varied career in radio, pro basketball management, public relations Sexton came west to San Diego last spring to accept a post as coordinator of athletics and football line coach at University of San It was quite a move for the smiling Irish- man, too. He brought with him a wifo, Jane, and 10 C'hildren, ranging in ages from 1 to 11. Sexton was general manager of the Syra- sociatlon from 1954 through 1958. He's proud of the fact he had a part in managing the team that has the best overall won-lost record in the history of pro basketball. and promotion. Diego. cuse Nationals of the ·attonal Basketball As-

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Jack Elliot, physics. Elliot -------------i• ha.s a bachelor's degree in

physics from San Diego Slate College and one in criminol- ogy Crom the University of California His master·s de- gree is from San Diego State College. Rev. Crescen e Espe a o, Span! h. Father Espe.so for- merly taught at t gh .,chools in Chicago and Lo Angeles and holds a master's degree f r om Loyola. Um ersity o! Chicago and an STB and STL !rom th~ Ca lie Uni- ver~1ty of A= a George K Estok try. Dr. sio ed a. bachelors defree in chemis- try from . "1 ent C-,Hege, Latrobe, Pa a. ~, trom Pennsylva.rua l.lt•e V'n ver- sity and .·ot e D m ght a t St. Vincen otre Dame, Loyola U'nive sity or "ew Or- (Continu~d on Page 3) Padding Grid De~nse U //. / '/,. -'t'fip University f San Di- ego football team takes a .timeout this weekend a n d plans t use the open date to revle ft!, s o! Jts three games and strengtren its de, fenses. USO resumes '!l!ay on Oct. 15, meeting Azusa College at Westgate Park. The Pioneers have lost three con:;c,·utive games- Whittier College, -20. New Mexico Western, 20-~ and Humboldt State, 0-20. U~D has seven games maining. Quarterback Jljn Chapman ' and fullback :Tim DeSantis lead ln the 'P,oncers' three. game i'ldivldual tatistics. Chapman, 1959 m1B-bracket a I I-American quarterback, has comRl d 28 of 59 passes tor 271 yar s and t\~Q t ch- downs. a,pman completed 11 of 21 against Humboldt last Saturday night for 83 yard~. Chapman. currently eighth- rated ln NCAA mall college national punt1n has punted 18 times for n2 :i; ards nl'ld a 42.7-jard average. Desantis, an outstand,ng performer in USD's Jrrst three/ games, leads In individual ru lung with 141 net yards in 33 carries for 11 4.2l, ards pPr carry uve age. D anti , in addition. l'as cau four Chapman throwll, s for yard

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open to- morrow n!ght at 8:30 in the Univers1ty of San Diego ttle Ring '!';beater. It wlll 'be re- ' peated n ghtly through Sun- day. The cast, directed br the Rev. ° F. LanPf1ier, :fea. tures Denn! Hallroan as El- wood P. D Vd, the man whose closest al is an invis. iblc rabbit. •

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had opc.>nlrg quarter on a h\ o-.i,ard driv@ by halfback Ceo! 'tephcl's The P oncers recovered a Humboldt irst I rod fumble on the rival 4; and drove to the right bcfou 1 mA" pos- session on dowr The marth to the 19 cam, rn the final quarter but nga[n USD lost on downs. Halfback Jim DPSa11tls wa the main thr at for USO as he pickrd up 26 .J, ard in ~ev- en carrie' Stephens ollected 88 yards ln l 7 attempts for Humboldt. Humboldt's end s<.veeps off Its :tlanker-T formation and slants off tackle kept the Pi- oneers in trouble throughout the contest. t:SD is now 0-3 !or the season while Bumbolt is 3-0. The victors ha\e now won 12 straight. ~!gbOldt " . " ' ' ' : ' 0- .J ~um-stei>htns.. 7. rush {Vasquez 1tftt\~ (kic1'1oi~~~rts. 7 Pats from Whlfnlre ,,,r,~Yo~~~ 1 ltckf' "" f ellt Wh I• cored In tho

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conference yesterday to send/a thing JILach Coordi- thPm. nating Council, told the city The co il's a tion yPster- Council that he believes there day followed a uggestion 1 a propaganda campaign Which Eve on ade ceveral under way to name the school weeks ago. H s u:i the cityj "La Jolla." • should requi e. regents to The touchy subject of doing name the school 'San Diego" av.:iy \\ilh the La Jolla post as a co 1t.iou transfPlring off1r~ al. o entered the d i s- laud Torrey Pines Mrsa / cuss1on when Evenson com- to th ·1y. mented that perhaps universi. DA.d'.!,~lftr&~l ty of icials favor a La Jolla de gna ion because the cam- Y~rsity of California at S a n "It see

Coaches Tom Carter, St. Augustine High, left, and Bob Sexton, University of San Diego, center, really have nothing against football referees such

as Charlie Smith, who gave address on officiating yesterday at weekly meeting of Union-Tribune Quarter- back Club.

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fh8sies~s11 aoiAf'e For Guild Event Hostesses for ''Haute Mode de Paris," fashion show and luncheon to be given at 12 :30 p.m. Saturday in University of San Diego amphitheater by Alcala Guild, will include 'Mrs. Harriet Wilson, chair- man; Mmes. James Ronis, Sam Glasso, Andrew San Fellippo, W. G. Gillham. I Lance Jones, John Shields and John Glenn, Additional patroncss<'s In- c I u d c Mmes. John Zollez- zl, G. R. Williamson, George T. Zellmer, D. H. Werden, Leo Volz, D. R. Sperandio, Lawrence Oliver, Arthur N. Hurteau and Wilbur Hildreth. The patroness list is closed, but tickets are stlll avallable from Mrs. Philip Nacozy and Mrs. Albert Nottoll. Mrs. E u g c n e De Falco, chairman, has announced that Regis Philbin will he master of: ccrcmoniPs.

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t1on m brought up in .City branch post ofiice which the Octo~r regent·• meetlng jwill not be a separate. post of. at the Davis campus. ficc as is La Jolla.