News Scrapbook 1956-1959

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September 1, 1957

November 2, 1957 OWi:. G ME CALLED OFF Special to The Son Di.eta Unfon ESCONDIDO-The Cit- rlcado Bowl game be- tween Pepperdine Col- lege and Arizona State of Fla staff on Thanks- giving morning, Nov, , has been canceled, it was announced yesterd:..y. Embarra '$Cd Citric11do Bowl officials • aid they had neglected. through oversight, to obtain ap- proval of the game from the National Ci>!lPglat Athletic Ass

February, 1957

Septer1ber, 1957

Citricado Grid Date Is Set ESCONDIDO - The second annual Citricado Bowl Foot- ball game here has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Thanks- giving Day, Nov. 28, at the Escondido Unio igh School Field. The game will be sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Con1merce The University of San Di- ego aJready has accepted an invitation to be one of th<' par- ticipanti; Dr. Richard Redd· ing, Bowl Committee chair- man, said the Univers/ty of California at Riverside has expressed an intere t in play- ing in the game

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ioneer Five Faces Pasadena on ·ght By JOHNNY l\IcDONALD Powerful Pasadena College, I Diego High tonight. Tipo!f Is paced by clas y forward Jim scheduled tor 8 o'clock. Bond and center Eric Pyle, Bond, a rormer National As- will meet the University of San sociation of Intercollegiate Ath- Dicgo basketball team at San letics All-American and Olym- -- pie team alternate, has been

averaging 18 points a game. J The 6-5 forward and 6-6 1-:, Pyle ~napped San Diego State's home-court win string at 25 games In their last visit here Jan. 25. The Crusaders also swamped the Pioneers in their first meet- ing, S0-42. However, the local quintet has improved consid- erably since. Pasadena coach C h a 1 m e r Cartwright is expected to have Don Glenn 16-5 1.,) at the other forward and Milt Wallace 16- 1' i) and John Slevcove (6·1) at uards. uard Ken Leslie, who has averaged 12 points a game, wlll lead the Pioneer squad. At the other guard spot prob- ably will be Duane Rudzinski. Paul Reynolds and Chu C k Thomeczk will open at for- wards and Lee Hammond will be at center. This will be the next to last home appearance for the USD quintet. The Pioneers will re- turn to meet the Israeli Olym- pic Team in Point Loma High gym, Feb. 23.

LONG TRAIL AWINDING-Chuck Taylor, I•:+, head, coach t Stanf rd ehecks Indian schedule to 1ee 1f there I open football datf' for San Diego U. Pioneers, Co~ch ~ob Mc• Cutcheon, right, hopes ultimately to put ..s~n Diego nation's football map as m~jor pewer. (S Sports Fro t

September 12, 1957

PIONEERS REBUILD USD ye Place ln.. Sports Sun Editors Note: Tho following ,s the seven//, ,n a series of ar- ticles abouf the University of Sc;n ')iego which plans a public fund drive fhis /off for cons/rue/ion of its proposed 3 1 /,.milfion, dollar Arts and Sciences Building, ny JOHNNY :llcDONALD University of San Diego athletics are undergoing a maJor rebuilding program-one that it is hoped will place the Pio- neers among the outstanding small colleges on the t·oast. That's the picture as the Pioneers embark on their second football campaign Saturday night against Barstow's Marine~ at Lane Field under the guidance of new coach and athleth: director James R. (Bob1 Mccutcheon, Football is the imporwi-nt - ____...________ topic at the new university at for that with spirit and de ··re Alcala Par!<. However, the to win. He llelieves • lontana university is expcc·tcd 10 field State and Marine Corps Re• a good basketball team and cruit Depot arc the toughc-st r!'presentati,c l rack and teams on the Pioneers' 1(). I baseball squads game schedule. I "It is our intent to qualify USD's football µ!ans haH, for membership in llic • 'a• been projected into the 1:)36 tional Collegiate Athletic As- campaign in which seven sociation and National As- games already have been sociation of Intercollegiate scheduled. Tbese are Univcr- Athletics and acquire cpm-lsily of Mexico. New l\lexico petition comparable to that Western; Montana State, San on San Diego State College's Francisco State. Nevada. Pep- s c h e du 1 e," Mccutcheon, a pcrdine and Cal Poly of San former coach at AntPlopc Dimas. Valley Junior College, said, "I belieYC if we t·un come season gram has many obstacles, this year, hold 25 players fot· ''We need proper practice fa- 1 nPxt season and pick up 10 to cllities and permanent places 13 more, we should be on our to play," he said. way," McCutcheon theorized. Starting from the bottom is reports his team as green, in- nothing new for the 33-year• e. penenccd and I c k i n g old coach. He facerl a similar voPight but hopes to ake up (Continued on a-17, Col. 1) PIONEERS REBUILD USD Eye lace In ·Sports Sun (Continued) situation at Antelope Valley and developer o! many out- JC and 'came up with four standing professional players, conference championships. will handle the baseball team. "Antelope dropped footb:3-ll The track squad, to be men- e.!ter a miserable season with nly 90 eople in the stands for tored by Paul Platz, also Mc- ~s finai game," he said. " I Cutchcon's assistant in foot- asked for a chance to see what ball, will be small. "Our ath- I could do the next year. In letes will have to compete in the second season all the stadium tickets were sold be- AAU events and whatever fore we played our first three /r four-way me~ts pos- game." The stadium seated s1ble, Mccutcheon said, 4,000. Thirty seven . scholarships CAGE PROSPECTS GOOD have been provided tor foot- " . ball, 12 for basltetball and With proper support from nine for baseball. our USO Boosters and tans . J)lus acquisition of necessary .The you_ng coaclt has a high finances, I think we can well hill to climb. With_ Platz, a afford to schedule teams the for~er Burr~ughs High coach, strength of Montana State or Cosimo _cun:1 Jr., an ex-South- MCRD each year," he added. ern Cahforrua back, an_d Mor- . . row on hand to assist, he He md1ca_ted that baske t b.all should be well staffed. might provi?e _the best acti~n If he can accompli~h at this year. With :i,

February 1, 1957

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Sub, lnJured In Poly Game · Larry Cromwell, rc~crve for- ward on the Umver tly of San Diego basketball team, suf. (erect a broken no. e and a pos- sible concussion resulting from a light during the sc ond half of Saturday night's game with Cal Poly (San Dimas) at P'o- mona, A Umvcr.s1ty pokc:sman aid Cromwell \\as Jut in the !ace/ by Cal Poly'~ Al Singh when the former attempted to break up an expected fight between

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-San Diego Union Stoff Photo

John Mulligan. center, former University of Colo- rado and Naval Training Center lineman, and Ken Cook of Palomar Junior Collegf'. ale a pair of tackles with who~ Coach Bob Mccutcheon, left,

hopes will help University of San Diego obtain a winning season this year. The Pioneers open thei1· second football campaign Saturday night at Lane Fi04d against the.Barstow Marines.

Septenber 14, 1957

l,ARRY CRO~IWELL He". nder Obser,·ation

Singh forward Paul Reynolds. Cromwell suf. tcrcd the nose injury from mgh s blow and incurred the head injury when he fell to the floor. Cromwell remained In Val- ley Road hospital in Pomona ove night for observation and a:,. relea ed to his parents yes- erda~ He is expected to re- crive 'further treatment a n d ob en·3tion Crom his f a m i l y doctor today. The spokesman said Lhc scuf- fle began when Singh alleged- ly hit Reynolds in the face with a ball. The two had words and started to fight. Technical oul el'r. called again. Crom ell , ht{ ngh and both were e ect d frQ01 the game. Cromwell, who w pn- conseious had to be c11rned from the floor. Cal Poly \\on the game. 61-34. and Pioneer

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· However, the coach said he had only 20 of 26 games firm on the schedule. The leading opposition includes Pepper- ct in e, Westmont, Pasadena Nazarene and Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo. "We have asked to join the California Basketball Associa- tion which would put us up against St. Mary's, Loyola, Pepperdine, San Jose, Fresno State, Santa Clara and Uni- versity of San Francisco," he said. "I'm sure. we'll be able to l!chedule USF and other top Catholic basketball teams for the 1938-59 season." • Major problem~ hi' e arc that the team will have ta 'r,ivcl close to 20 miles to pT'aCtice at Glllespie Fil'ld and must find high school gyms ll• which to pla home games, ¥ike Morrow, forrpcr San Diko Junior Colle211 coach

February 20, 1957 • DIABLOS, USD CANCEL GAME The scheduled basket- ball game between Los Angeles State and the University ot San Diego In Los Angeles hu been cancelled, Pioneer of!ici- als announced yesteaay, The Pioneers, ho ever, resume play tomorrow night when they face La- Verne College on th • latter's floor.

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stow Marines ai Lane Field will be, from left, linemen Dick Gardno>r (235), Ken Cook (195), J ohp. Mulligan (208) and Don Gil-

more (182), all newcomers to the Pioneer roster. This is the second grid season for the University of San Diego.