Is North High Varsity Improving? 1 Saxons Clobber SPORTS 3 in Basketball 1 The eighth straight victim of North High's basket- DECEMBER 17, 1967 B-3 (ball height and scoring ability Friday night was Mcrn- ingside. The Saxons thumped the Monarchs, 8354, in the semi-finals of the Beverly Hills Tournament. Last night's championship opponents were North and Yen- Pro Football's 'tura. ' Ventura got to the finals jby defeating host Beverly {Hills. 73-58. Ventura also beat | Warriors Biggest Hour Arcadia. 90-80. and Santa Monica. 63-46. at the swim- Who says they moved the Super Bowl out of tbf gym. Drop Two Prior to Morningside, North Los Angeles Coliseum? High clubbed El Monte. 86-51, Southern Californians will tell you today they mere land Montebello. 8545. After Win ly moved the date up to December 17! A few million The way the Saxons man- persons in handled Morningside by 29 West High stunned Lo n g the state of Maryland just might agree, too. points was alarming But even in a larger (and more accurate) perspec Monarch* beat rough Redon-, Hawthorne Basketball tive, the label on the package they will unwrap today do the night before. 7644, Tournament1FI Wednesday, but at 1:05 at the Coliseum and it was Redondo which re is impressive: "The biggest sisted North in the Pacific since then the Warriors have regular-season National Football League game ever.' lost to Rolling Hills, 7041, Shores Tournament. 56-44. and Hawthorne, 68-57. The undefeated Baltimore Colts (11-0-2) and the The 40-point win over Mon- Rolling Hills and Aviation once-beaten Rams (10-1-2) clash before a sellout crowd trlttllo came against a team i reached the championship that Mged Mira Costa. 64-57. )Mt ni M b w,nnj of more than 77,000 with the championship of the NFL's And it was also in the Coastal Division going to the winner. ^ g pau, Wejt. i oturnamen (that Costa played 38 points for Av Never, in the past three decades, has an unbeaten stubborn against North he iation in an 87-53 win over faced a once-beaten on the final day of the regular ro falling. 76-58. Leuzinger. season with the title at stake. And never ever have the Beverly Hills, fifth place Rolling Hills felled Dow- winner in the Pacific Shores nev. 54-38. in the semis. stakes been so high. tournament, battled Morning- Hawthorne outscored West A tie Sunday would be enough to make the Colts side last night for third place in each of (hc fjret three champions of the Coastal and it also would make them in its own tourney. quarters in their fifth place the first NFL team in 25 years to go through a For fifth place at Beverly bracket game. season Hills. Redondo battled Ar unbeaten. The 1942 Bean (11-0) were the last team to cadia and consolation final- j^,, (J) (97) THawthorn* (M) Cmw«ll (I7» turn the trick. ists were Buena and Culver K..i~iiUirMk (?) r End* I 11 Yet, the Colts merely will finish second if they lose City. Dra«jr>r 1131 Sunday. North crushed Morningside » ., -«- i«_i. after a 13-10 first quarter.|w«t Torrw^'Iiio 17 ft I7-S7 ^he 1967 Rams, for whom a tie would be the worst iBill Taylor had 24 points for .^"S^ .VTwf^, -»* possible Christmas present, already are the winningest DIZZY SPELL ... In last week's Pacific Shorei cham Following up on the ball was Bruce Gerhardt (II) of ;the winners team in the history of the Los Angeles franchise. Never pionship baaketball same between North High and the Seahawki. North won the fame, 36-44, and has Morningside played without before Redondo, Dun Hanxen of North had a layup shot gone on to win eight in a row. North played Ventura all-league guard Dave Pcnso, Smallvy (d> r Bunk* (I) has a Rams team won 10 games (II) r Haiuon III batted out of bounds by Redondo'i Wlllie Glen (14). lant night for the championship of B«v«rly Hill*. who injured his ankle. KMi }ci»k I) C Ertrkaon (0) Yet, the Rams merely will finish second if they The Saxons outscored Mon M.,h»rlv ( G Stall (4) l (! > O Rothwvll (SI lose Sunday. tebello. 20-4. in the first quar ...... 17 I* II 17-71 Mr ...... II 11 II IS-4S And, as Bill Veeck once said, "Second place in the ter on their way to convinc W«t arorlnc auba BMr (IS). Beverly Torrance Loses ing victory. The game was l*ti«r (41 World Series ain't much!" Puly fearing »ub» Tlllmwi (17). turned into a rout in the Wilklw (I). Cttoa ill In recent years this game might have been billed To Aviation third period when North Rolllnt HIM* (70) as the mighty offense of the Colts against the power Results pair at Beverly scored 28 points T Rjmnoacm (NI(MI Dan Hansen scored AnqttMn ful defense of the Rams. But it's not quite that simple FIMST ROUND llehlft fill North M. » Munu 41. In Tourney points to lead the Saxons. Sullivan (13) this year. Mant*b«llo M. Mlrm OoKU 17. R-dondo »7. Tormiu-B 43 Nine second stringers got RalltillBf Wll* ..1* It The Colts, as they have so often in the past, lead M..rnmi»c Knw I rd ia>. Bvllllower U. Culv«,r City «4 first round of the Hawthorne! h'r (11). under 30 a game. However, the Colts also have allowed Bvvorly Mill. 73. Alliui.br* 4*. were eliminated Thursday. broke looie with 32 points ' fewer points than any other NFL club this year, ICCOND HOUND Basketball Tournament, the ithe firjl quirter [Or a 20- a miser (ChOTPionthip racket) Torrance lost in the first round Wednesday to Re Spartans were beaten by Avi ly 164 or an average of just over 12 points a game Nortii M. MonMwlto 46. dondo, 57-43, and went down to defeat against point lead. Coach '** Buena ation High in the second of North also cleared his The Rams, as they have so often in recent years, of Ventura in the second round. 74-58. (Contortion r*ck*t) bench in thli outing. Jim lead the NFL in defense against rushing and rate a Mtr* <.'..-U IS. Kl M'mtn 4 round, 67-64. Paul Westphal scored 26 Bum* 87 T»rr»n. «4 Jerry Jones Nlelson had 20 points. close piird behind the Colts and Packers in points al Culvor City 73. Alh- Coach Will Boerger started points against South. The North now has a break In sVnt»~ M-^; '». Wins Came lowed; Paralleling the surprising Baltimore defense is B«».riy ma* n|s second unit against Buena New King Falcons ran up a 40-19 half the ichedule until Dec. 26 THIRD MOUND and the team fell behind. 21- time advantage and South when six potent teami In the rejuvenated Rams offense. (Championship Bracket) N..rth S3, kt<>rntiiir««j M 14, at the first quarter mark j )f Figure 8 j could not overcome it. vade the campus for the Vontur* Tl. B»v«r(y I Dili M. In Tourney Not since 1958 have the Rams scored more than (Fifth Plac*) Torrance regained a 34-31 Led by 1967 champion' Jim Owens, who scored 17 North Christmas Tourna R«d..niln M. Mnm*b«llQ M. points in the victory over |00 points in a single season but the Rams of 1967 ArrKll* 70. BolUlnwor M. halftime lead and broke even Jerry Jones of Hawthorne, ment. The Saxons will slso Bishop Montgomery defeat- llready have amassed 364 and rank second only to at the end of the third quar 100 drivers will Invade Gar Fermln Usuen. had only a (bt ln tne Compton Toui na-«j St Bernard i. 72 49. in the ter. dena'i Ascot Park for thisl frc« lnro* a«»in»l Aviation> Iment Jan.2-6. laltimore in that department this year. Culvw City «7. Btnla Mrrale* 47 St. Monica's Tournament Fri- Steve Jasper scored 21 afternoon's PRA Rigure 8 c0.1"[*l'n*.. '" ,th.e ""^.N.^ , , dav night. The Knightt were The remarkable closeness of the two teams 's re- points in the loss. |stock car racing card on the P/*1 *01, ?utn 'Ost0 l° Longi un.« «- i scheduled to meet Crespl for lected not only in their relative won-lost records, but in pomi» uie ui«. i lsj LMUWI (M) ca's. 50-40. Grog Colllns scored 20 That day the Colts managed 20 first downs to 1» FIRST ROUND he winners. Ix-iwlmer 71. DuuilntuM «S. Redondo was champion for 1907 in the Fig Owou (17;7) C AnulflUuio___.__ (f) points for Bishop. for the Rams; the Rams totaled 410 net yard* to 368 J *S. Pint* CUi* M. upset in the ure 8 Stock Car division. . - -.. (I) O Bullno AviBilon M. Rurruudu 07. second round by Morningside, Raetor (U) O P^l-rwi nit9 SVthall 111. Oo« 131 Montaom«rv (7») It. Barnard'a (41) for the Colts. South K, Ltnura M. South atoriat auba: Wu« (1). (10) r Bain* III Ralllnf Hill* DO. LtwmUlt M. 7644. It (SS) (4S) Wlffliu (III Staw (III Roman Gabriel, who again will challenge WnlTt. P^ly M Buana (*') Torranc* (M) Laautn aeorlnc aub: Ormh (ID Tbumpaoa (71 Piflanaa (11) QB-king pownoy 67. M»y(«lr 61 T.rrx Colllna (30) O Co«tr.*ll'(31 IUwtlr.ni. KT El rf..«im.lo tl. impb*ll (I) F S»uu (0) Bishop Edges AvIatlM (74) Smith (SS) (I) 3 Hay« (.1) Johnny Unitas. netted 270 yards against the Colts in SECOND ROUND .,«.mity (U) r Sniuut (3)i >'>iu>«di>* (I) <" Simii-krmUi (Ol Ban- (14) r Pitman (II 10 M 14 11 71 October. Unitas netted 270 against the Rams. Unitas (Chimpionihip BrKkel) WMlphal |M> r Owvua (II 11 7 10 11 4* . L*unnKT »i J»nl*n 91. l*rk (13) O U J*MMT (1) Loyola, 4948 Cbkcr (4J C AillUun 74 South M Atl«b«rT (D) Q Wadded (I) Bun nt(om*ry aeortnc auba' Whit* .". had two TD passes and one Interception; so did Gabriel Hotline Illlll 70 WM» M BU.M ...... 31 10 1» 17-47 .. (7)... O Brown (1). Bcnurd'a acorlnc DJWBKV 5o Hawthorn* St. T^o 14'100 SI IS 17 7 pool m« lit-1 -tl Hunt* CTar* 4]. Torranr* KortBC *uba: a. Jftftr (South ...... 10 I II D. Smith defense. urrouKlii "U LaAuim M (3D. Fo« (3). Baker (I). OoMUch the fourth quarter to win a Aviation aonrliif auba: Drorb«u«h Moalabatio'acortnt My 71 L*»iul«l> M 1101, Hoyd (4). Ha«« (4). Orr (II. 8*f undo IV Mivf.lr «4. 49-48 non - league basketball (4). Montac\M (3) * * * Rtdonde (57) Torranc* (43) LA SERNA HI, THIRD ROUND game Tuesday at Loyola. .,'" Nwth (SS) tlMo«U(6t) (Championthip BrccVM) r»in((ln« (33) F a. JaMMT la) Tuthll (71 Dick Bass is within 100 yards of becoming the lit R.illlliK Hill. 54 D..WII, v II. O«rh*rdl (3) f Buuu (Oi MontQomary (41) Loyali L. . Jordan (M) t«uUi (S3 Avmion H7 Lxu»lnin (71 r Dnherty ANAHEIM WIN player in National Football League history to reach (Fifth Pl»ct) Wiuini (171 r a>-h<-rban Andrmm (37) K B*rr»n (U Jordan M Houth «3 Patteraoa It) Brunlu (I career mark of 5,000 yards or better in rushing. But ir Hawtliornr ««. Wr.t 67 13 14 1* 14-47 14 I* (Cantolatien Fifth PUc*) Tornint* It » IS-41 14 II CIF FOOTBALL the jww era of Ram togetherness and the final dete 8« frunln III. ll*y(*ir 7(. Lawn^UU (4. Fnvlcr (t). Rim (3). Dtckaan (II L B Jordan .17 vtki <«>, T. Smith mined drive toward a division championship, he wv (C>niol*tlon a«mU) Torranr* anorinf «uba 8lnifkr*th >nn« Bo Tirratw 17 l» J* -« Anshelm won the CIF Wurrau«h> (0 DnnilncuM M. 111. 8m 001 (f). Ooetueh (4). aub* Dkrrow 1(1 "AAA.V football rham- not even aware of it. Poly «.'!. Bl 8'iuiutn 44 F'>i (31 H.i'1'h x'ortnf 8im.<« '•• A> Ahead of Bass in the all-time rushing list are Jin W ,nf i Hi MJim Taylor, John Henry Jonhson FOR HEALtH ON WHEELS win over unbeaten Santa Steve Van Buren, Rick Casares, Don Perkins, Hugh Me Ana. When the pair met In Elhenny, Lenny Moore and Ollie Mateon. Santa Anita Park USE CHRISTMAS SEALS! the Sunset league ai the "* That's pretty exalted company for any running back start of the season, SanU Ana pulled off a 28-0 vic but Bass is more thrilled these days over his emergence tory. ai a "complete" player. Since then, a sophomore, "Most other years I was primarily a runner. Last Opens on Dec. 26 16-year-old (ieorge Franer, season we used 448 running plays and I carried the ball has become Anaheim quar 248 times. This year I'm blocking a lot more, as well Santa Anita Park, beautiful! Santa Anita meeting will year ago; Mrs. Ethel D. terback and hi* team has winter thowpiace of Tho-j spot light the nation's most cobs' Straight Deal, top filly won nine games In a row. i as running and catching passes. In some games I've Anahelm finished with a blocked on wughbred racing in America,| famous Thoroughbreds and or mare for 1967; Frank Me- two out of three plays. I feel I'm doing the commences its greatest sea iMahon's Baffle, William Hag- 12-1 record it Tom Mti- Rams more good as an all-around player than just as a son in history Tuesday, Dec. Mrs. Edith W. Bancroft's gin Perry's Gamely and many patrlck ran 2 yards for a 1 runner. It keeps our attack more diversified, prevents 26, presenting 75 dayi of rac brilliant Damucus, unani- more runners of note. pair of touchdown* and the other team from keying on just one man. We have ing through Saturday, April mous selection at "Horse ofj Bill Shoemaker, perennial Eric Janes went 34. much better balance this year. 6, for a record $5,400,000 in the Year" in 1967, will be on riding champion at Santa Kraser, who dauled the purses. hand in an attempt to further Anita, will head the jockey Salnti with his ball han "I really enjoy blocking and I've been lucky enough Forty five stakes events enhance an already glittering colony again as he seeks his dling and rollouts, had a several times to apply the key blo.k tiut gave us a touch will be renewed during the record. The son of Sword 18th consecutive title. Among! 5-yard touchdown pass. down." expanded meeting at the Ar- Dancer established a mark hia competitors for the crown SanU Ana's only touch- cadio oval, the added money for most money won in a sin- will be Angel Cordero, sensa doMu was in the fourth , Bass blocking targets are usually the linebackers quarter. big, fast and tough defenders who outweigh him fron program to feature five hun gle year in '67 by earning ation from the East Coast dred-granders the Charles $817,941 with victories in who will be making his Cali In thf playuffs Anahelm ) 25 to 40 pounds. How does he offset this disparity in II Strub Stakes, Santa Anita such classics as the Pieaknes* fornia debut; Manuel Ycaza, beat Kl Itancho, the det»-n I- weight? Derby, San Juan Capistrano, and Belmont Stakes, Jockey; Walter Blum, Hill Hartack. KYE ON THK MALI. . . . Rum drli-ii-ivr UiMe Mvr- iug champion, 28-14, and | Santa Hnitc Handicap and Club Gold Cap and Wood Alvaro Pined.i. Laffit IHncay. lin Olsun, named sports rhairnu.ii fur (In- PMI7 l'liri>l- Santa Barbara, 42-7. "Mostly by technique I try to get to the linebacker In the 3 A pl.yoffs, 1 v ! before he can get his new invitation Santa Marga- v.ard Stakes. Jerry Lambert, Eddie Hoi niHo Krai (miipmuii, rub* genie lamp fur luck a» steam up. If I do, I can block hin women's chairman, Serua beat Temple City, 33- ** from an upright position If he's coming rita Handicap for fillies s id Other well known cam monte. Bill Mahorney, Don Barbara Kdrn, geU »H to pa** in at full speed mares. paigners in action at Santa Pierce and many other high- seal-derorated ball al Ml million target. Funds raised 7. USema had a 27-U lent I have to hit him low, cut him off at the legs. No matte Attracted by approximately Anita will be Uangolten ranking riders. by campaign of Tuberculosis and Health As»utl»iiuii agiiiul the former un how big a man is, his legs are his weak spot. If you upse $1,725,000 which will be dis- Farm's Pretense, winner of Post-time for the first tace of I.os Angele* County will fight IB, emphytema and beaten No. 1 ranked Tern- him, you've got him. Jtributed in stakes alone, the the Santa Anita Handicap a will be 12:30 p.m. ir polulion. I pie City eleven.