News Scrapbook 1956-1959

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JV Game Planne~ For Idle Pioneeli By ,JOHNNY McDONALD Coaeh Bob Mccutcheon went about seeking work for bis idle University of San Diego gridders this week • The ~loneers were left without a varsity game when University of Nevada canceled its scheduled contest Nov. 1 earlier this season. .-----------..?..-- Actually, some 25 players ~~~~erlo~i f1;~ 11 ~!ngflf~Z~'. 3 5~ 56! are expected to see action Total number of fumbles .. 2• 12 Saturday in Rosswell, N.M. ~~~~~~w~~•'.::::::::::::::: 1 ~ 1 i against New Mexico Mili1ary i~~;~~',; 0 ~!,. pfav· ······-·· ,-~.a 1 s.t 0 Institute under the label of a Total oolnts .. ······ ··· 61 111 j . ·t RUSHING umor vars, y. · Nam• Tea YG Not A TD "Several of our players are ggfii.' ,!' 0 °~• ~g · · !~ ~? fJ a~i j frPl.~hm_en and sophomores and w~Y.~f.""cl'nnYJ

McCutcheon Not Exaggerating 1n Taking Credit For Fine Job Bo McCutcheon was giving a glowing account of the niver ·ty or San Diego football outlook at the Monday Quarterback Club's weekly luncheon when he suddenly stopped and held up his hands expressive- ly. I talking about?" a ked McCutcheon, a though surprised at his o'\lm. words, "I don't even know if I'll still be around next season." It was a fairly typi er-

ance by the controversiat young man who has become i11Volved in one of football's strangest epi ode . Mccutcheon is a l}lgged individualist given to s~aking freely and in strong, clear tern . I especially rdmired his can- dor when it was disclosed t the university may not renew his contract as athletic director and head coach after the current season. "I have done an excellent job." said McCutcheon. o false mod- e ty here. McCutcheon was hired

--San Diego Union Photo Byi Jo5eph Flynn backs who have helped the Pioneers gain a 4-1 sea- son record in football. With no varsity contests scheduled until Nov. 14 when San Diego plays Pep- perdine, there will be plenty of time for books.

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Tom Gates, center, discusses studies with Dr. William W. Ferrier in classroom at the University of San Diego while Joe Gray, left, and Ron Falvo catch up on book work. All three are freshmen

to ball games and win quickly. This, he has done. In his maiden sea on as USD's genius in re ·idence, he delivered six victories and lost only three. His '58 mod~l o s a 4-1 record and is improving every time out. Two weeks ago, the Pioneers belted Lewis and Clark, 3.1-0. Last week, they mauled Colorado West- ern, 46-14. i is an excellent football team in its class and f<-Cutcheon doesn't care who knows it. "It's possi- ble." he aid bluntly, "we'll go undefeated in our re- maining games." On The Record, He's A Success ere is ympathy here for McCutcheon, a coach who goe from day to day without knowing whether his contract will be renewed even though he turns out winning teams. I don't know exactly how he arrived in his pre ent predicament. But the conviction is •trong that Mc- cutcheon has. as he says, done an excellent job of buil ing and coaching football teams. In fact, a re- markable job. Starting from almo t nothing, he moved into a new :owhool and put together a winning team in his first campaign. Winning isn't everything, of course. But H'.· suspected Mccutcheon wasn't hired for the ex- clusive purpose of building character. The disclosure that McCutcheon's po ition is in j pardy could scarcely have had worse timing, im- me iately preceding a 33-0 victory. Sentiment for the 34-y ar-old coach on the campus apparently is strong. His players paraded him from the field on their oulders and placards and posters posted on the ampus urge his retention. It would seem the coach is deserving o! better treatment, and I hope it's forthcoming. The university administration is backing Mccutch- eon to some extent. Which is to say he hasn't yet been fired . Thi ·is a vote of confidence? "It's awful," aid Mccutcheon, "I just sit out there from day to day, wondering what's going to happen next." The coach smiled wistfully, then added: "I sure wish we'd get this business stl'aightened out. We're going to have quite a football team next year and I'd like to be with my kids." The bill of particulars against McCutcheon is some• what vague. One spokesman has declared that other chools object to scheduling USD while McCutcheon remains as coach. And the charge is made that he uses rough language within the delicate hearing of his thletes. ockne A Forceful Speaker, Too This brings to mind a story told about the late, great Knute Rockne. The Rock was celebrated for his sulphurous language on the practice field, but the Notre D me faculty was tolerant. One of tho e most devoted to Roc~e was Father Henn , who seldom missed an Irish workout. On ion the famed coach let fly a particularly d salty oath within the hearing of Father y. Everybody immediately turned to observe the reaetion of the priest. "Glory be to God," said Father Hennessy, ·n a voice loud enough for the coach to hear, "there goes Rock saying his prayers again." Naturally, this isn't offered as endorsement for cussin', either plain or fancy. But allowances should be made for a man under the tension of trying to win football games. I recall the classic reply of tl'ie late Red Sanders when a tender-hearted professor asked the UCLA coach why his boys didn't "love" him. "I'm too busy coachin' to have time for courtin'," gaid Sanders, curtly. McCutcheon has a Jot of appealing qualities, includ- ing honesty and a talent for turning out winning teams. Before joining USD, his teams at Antelope Valley Jun- ior College won 40 and lost only six in five sea.·ons. Now, though continuing the winning tradition. he is being submitted to a unique form of tmiure-the tor- ture of ,not knowing whether his job will last beyond the p1·esent season. The impression is strong that he hasn't b very well treated. He n f

GATES, FALVO, GRAY COME THROUGH Freshmen Put Zip In Pioneer At

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starting right guard, broke r bone- in his right foot for th second straight year and ob- ably won't be back in action until the Idaho State game Nov. 22. f Other first ~tringers out In• 1 elude halfbacks Vic Gausepohl 1 (twisted knee) and Bob Kcyrs ' (muscle contusion in his lef11 leg), ends C. G. Walker (chrsl injury), Dale Cobb (separate, 1 shoulder), and Ray Yoas1· · (separated shoulder), tackle Rick Novack

chan<'e last week against Colorado W e s t e r n and scored three touchdowns and picked p 72 yards rushing. :Mc 'utch on says he is a dercpt\vp runner who shuffles his body :from side-lo-side. 1IOWPVer, he isn't as !ast as Gray. Gray, overs had ow rd somewhat at St. Augustine High by All.City Lea Sam Owens, is he quick man on thP Pioneer squad and a terrific defenseman. Along with experience, Gray has added a little weight. He weighed only 160 when he reportPd and is now 178. "He is not impres- sive in practice, in fa t if someone would see hi he probably would wonder y he should be ·ounted on," Mccutcheon said. "But in the game, it is a differ,.nt story." Mccutcheon said the re are other good freshm who show real promise such as end Joe Loeschnig o Chula Vista, back Tom Ma- this of Booker T Washing- ton High, 1emphis, tackle Chuck O'Connell of St. Xav- ier, Ky., and guard Walt Joos of Pomona Catholic. Possibly one of these will be a star of the next game.

"This meant we were go- ing to have to use fresh- men in some of our key back p o . i t i o n s and the thought o! some of these boys playing against veter- an opponents didn't seem encouraging then." Gates, although a fresh- man, had three years ex- perience with the Hawai- ian Marines so the yearling classification may be a mis- nomer. A knee injury in spring practice had made him a bit leary during the early part of the szason but now his hard-charging tactic have earned him the No. 2 rushing spot on the club with 246 yards in 49 carries. "Gates and Gray have be- come t\vo of our best de. fens1ve men," Mccutchen said. Falvo, n 18-year-old who was an all-league star for Bellevue High last year, earned his varsity spurs with an outstanding scrim- mage stint against Los An- geles Valley JC a few weeks ago. When Bobby Keyes, the starting left half was in- jured, Falvo got his big

By JOHNNY ,1cDONALD when the season got under• Generally, a college team way," coach Bob McCutch• eon said yesterday, "be- I~ happy it it can get yeo- cause two that we were man service out of sopho- counting on heavily as mores but at the University strong se-cond • stringers of San Diego freshmen have were not with us. en playing the key roles "Jerry Lyde a fast back

, from La Puente, ha de- cided to go to Los Angeles State and Allee Nowdrn. from San Diego JC took off for Iowa State Teachers College.

II e- has been a strong fac- r too, but so far a trio of f hmen backs have helped r to an a l m o s t e " offense. reshmen are T o m a 6-1, 195-pounder Los Angeles ; Ron Fal- vo. a 5-10, 160-pounder from Bellevue, Pa., and Joe Gray, a 5 7, 170-poundcr from San Diego. Hwe were concerned

/1/1/o·t Pioneers 1 B ·19 Cage Ga

The University of San Diego yesterday announced a 19- game basketball schedule with a few open dates yet to be filled. Les Harvey, who coached at Brown Military Academy last season, will coach the Pioneers. He will be their third coach in as many sea- sons. At present. the player situa- tion does not look bright. Only four lettermen will be return- ing. They are guards Ken Les• lie, Bob Maines and Al Pede- rewski and center Bob Tur- pin. Forward Ed Barron of Yorkville, Ohio, is the only new addition. The club will have to rely on additional strength from the football team which con- cludes Its regular season Nov. '1:1. Fr es no State, Pasaa a College, Chapman Colleg~. Loyola University and Marine Corps Recruit Depot are some of the more formidable oppo- nents. The Pioneers still are wmk· Ing on games with the Uni versity of Nevada. Pacific University, Los Angeles State, Portland State and Sacramen- to State. Schedule: Dec. I-Biota. Dec. Pr-A.t Naval Train- Ing Center. Dec. 10-A1 Lovola. Dec. 16-LoVerne College. Dec. 17-Westmont College. Dec. 19-San Fernando State. Jon. 3-At Comp Pendleton. Jan. 14-At Biolo. Jon. 16-Af Pasadena College. Jon. 17-At Pepperdlna. Jan. '30-At Son Fernando State. Jan. 31-At Chapman College, Feb. 6--At MCRO. Feb. 7-At Laverne College. Feb. 12-Ai Westmont. Feb. 13-At Fresno State. Feb. 14-P0SO• dena College. Feb. 20-At Chico State. Feb. 21-At Chico State.

Pioneer Cagers1'l' 10 Book 19 Gomes lJmversit:r of San Diego has anno1,mced an ambitiOU$ 19- l game basketball sc:lledule and, according to coach Les Har. Vey, "there are more games to come." The schedule Is "ambitious" beeause the fact such strong team as Pasadena College, Fresno State, Chapman Col- le,:e, Loyola and Manne CofPs Recruit Depot are listed. Schedule: Dec. ~Blola. Dec. 9-At Naval Train- Ing Center. Dec. 10-At Lovola. Der:. 16- Laverne College. Dec. i1-Westmont Colle;~. Dec. 19-Scn Fernando State. Jc;in. 3-At Camp Pendleton. Joo. 1 At B10l0. Jan. 16-At Pasadena College. Jan. 17--At Pepperdlne. .Ion. JO At Son FX~tLir" Mc 3 JO~t F el>~ 0 ',~c;..t Laverne College, Feb. 12-At Westmont. Feb. 13-At Fresno State. Feb. 14--Paca- ieei~ 2f~1'e1gth1[oe~tot~~At Chico Staie.

USE>JV I A ts.~a~o Tho~::!:~. ROSWELL, N.M., Oct. 31 -The Cni\·ersity of San Di- l ego junio1· varsity football I squad will battle New Mexico 1J.','1ilitary fo~lilute" here tomor- ro{r nig.l.t. With. the Pioneer ,arsity idle this week. man:i, of the r e s e r v e sophomore~ and freshmen- ~ome 21 strong - will fa('e th~ tough New Mexi co club.

!'he are ha,· tr oubk \\•ith pets D ego Uni\'Crsit) to James Dean of •·T e At i,l r<'<'ent mcetw~ students occup~ ,11g dormitoril'~ on Gosh<' r William D. Spain, admmtstra• tive vice-presidrnt, nour1t·t•d a ha n on pet,. Father Spam, l1iJn. elf a dorm resident, had a I ttlc• black puppy he called · am my" Th st'udents refc red to 1t a ·'the \'ccp's Ba self bitch Tt,·e Veep ass..tr 'he stud t~ that Tammy \\lluld soon be out of his apart ent and int A doghrra•e. That + lhe alligator. An or d i-inch alligator found iP th bathtub o Apt. 1301C. Its o ·ncr, rame dis- creetly , i J he,d, i;ays the 'ga- 1or doe -r:·t m" undPr 1hr han against peL~ au ., 'It i.-n·t a pet. It s a po i 1 monstP-r."

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