Dan Anderson

I)Makes a n Amlrrsoii. thr out­ ton l.'nrtrr hi*, direction, ptarp finisher in DIP Freeway All-GIFteams standing guard from North High from Compton won rrmvns in league to Troy High, was the School, has been named lo the 1958, 1961. 1963, and 1%M>9. The "AAAA" finalist tram alonp AII-CIF first string Tarbabos have won seven over­ with Compton. The Uncers team. all crowns, when you add the whipped four fine teams before During the 1967-69 era in pair won by Kenny Fagans' going down to a closely con­ which North High won three 1951-52 crews. tested defeat at the hands of the straight basketball champion­ Compton and Vetitura both Tarbabes. ships, Anderson has hoen a placed three players on the CIF Covma (65-5H). Pacific (74-53), regular with the Saxons. The teams, while Noire Dame, Hunt- lluntington Beach (64-58). and 6-2, 175 pound playmakor. ington Beach. Muir, Sunny Hills, Notre Dame (71-65) all fell vic­ scored 56R points in the 29 Covina. and Troy placed a pair tims to the sons from Sunny games of his senior year for a each. Sunny Hills, only a second Hills. 19.6 average. I .any Hollyfield of Compton rt was chosen the CIF player of jth ' the year. Compton High School, winner of 62 straight basketball games over a two year period 32 games in I96S and 30 games m 1989 and holder of back-to- back CIF titles for the second time in the school's history, placed three players on the three ten-man teams selected by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The other two Tarbabe choices are guard I«wis Nelson HEADING FOR PORTLAND . . . Members of the 8 to 10 year old Squirts of the Bay Harbor Minor Hockey Association will be in Port­ on and forward land Saturday and Sunday to compete in a 2-game total series f or the Western States Championship. Members of the team are (front Donald Womack named to the ems row) Jamie Black, Hugh Elder, Rick Corwin, Dale Hayes, and Howie Lobb. In tha back row are Coach Bill Davidson, Mark Cuffel, John Da- second squad. vidson, Jim Begin, Lome Wilton. John Perez, Manager Mel Corwin, Owayne Strege, David Bender, and Assistant Coach Don Begin. Bill Armstrong's Compton crew won five playoff games over Norwalk (98-68), Arroyo (9466). Bellflower (46-33). Ve'n- turn I."ifi-.il), and Sunny Hills (59-55). Anothe^ tss l)cralb Hollyfield. according to coach Armstrong, is simply the "best forward in the CIF." larry led his learn In scoring and had a 56 Speedway per cent shooting mark from the EOT floor. He averaged 18.8 points in Construction of the $25.5 million On­ 30 games, scoring 5(5 for the tario Motor Speedway has advanced season. to the The title brought to five the 352-foot central activities building and SPORTS number won by Bill Armstrong main clubhouse. MARCH 26. W9 0-1 during his 12 seasons at Comp­ That was the latest report from Rob­ ert L. Johnson, design and construction coordinator for Stolte Co. of I Oakland which is building the modern racing plant on a 700-acre site 40 miles east of Los Unseld Angeles. Most Valuable Wesley Unseld of the Balti­ all together for us. He's the one got rid of rebounds so quickly he but no one compared him to Bill The track, which Ixirders the San Ber- more Bullets has been named who made it possible for every sometimes hit guards In the Russell. In the pivot, his passes the most valuable player of the man to do his own thing." buck with passes were functional if not spectacu­ nardino Freeway (U.S. Interstate 10) with­ Before National Basketball Association. 1'nsrld, Baltimore I'nseld averaged M points lar and his shooting only ade­ TEAM LEADIR in the city limits of Ontario, is scheduled mo\fd with all the smoothness . . . Averaging 72 itroke \core for the Balloting was among NBA play­ during the season and IX quate El Crtmino goHerj thi» year it Bob Henry. The Warrieri for completion in mid-1970. Tenta live plans of an off-center beach ball. Then rebounds. Neither figure came ers Khminatc the I'nsrld factor, face Valley Friday «t Palot Verdei Country Club. point to an opening rare date of July 26, there was Unseld a leaping rinse to leadini? the league For however, and the Bullets might 1970. Unsold become* the Mth win­ elephant on the backboards who a rookie, his defense is excellent find life in tin* NBA as miser­ ner selected by Association able as ever. "It's hard to be­ Johnson said grading work has pro- players. lieve one guy cound make such reeded far enough that the speedway's two Unseld is the first rookie since a difference in a team." At main courses a 2i/8-mile oval and a 3.28- tanta's Richle Guerin has ob­ El Camiiio Faces (1960) to win Initiative Opposed served. mile road raring circuit are taking form. the Podoloff Cup. It wasn't even * * Paving of the tracks will commen:e in Au­ close. The poll was a landslide. gust, following the completion o' tunnels He totaled 310 points In a 5-3-1 Vikings in Track and installation of a vast underground voting tabulation. On Inglewood Vote Cerritos electronic network, utilities and piping. or New York was The Long Beach City College jump. Against Pasadean last Forum owner Jack Kent munity activities would be af­ week, Huley placed first in both "We are moving roughly 15-20,000 second (137) and Philadelphia's Way Ahead track team invades El Camino Cooke today urged Inglewood fected by the broad language of College Friday for a Metropoli­ the lonK-jump and high-Jump. cubic yards of dirt each day," Johnson Billy Cunningham (93) followed residents to vote "NO" and de­ this ordinance," Cooke said. Shot-putters arc Hod Mans­ by of Los Angeles tan Conference meet. said. feat the proposed Initiative or­ "Hollywood Park for many In Baseball field, Dennis Hudson, and Greg (89). dinance heading the Municipal The Warriors are winless In M !l!ward. This years has opened Its facilities to It is still only March, but the phase of the project ...involves It was Unseld, s brawny 6 ballot April 1. civic, charitable, religious, and Metropolitan Conference base­ the conference so far. "The Warriors, with a young more than two million yards of eirth to be foot 7. 245 center, who stepped "Several months ago I ba- ball campaign has taken on The Long Beach Vikings team, have the potential and in and led Baltimore social groups," Cooke said. "It the used as the berm support for nea-ly a mile from the came convinced that my fears would be Ironic as well as un- look of a runaway with Cerritos should be plenty tough, accord­ may just surprise a few people bottom of the NBA's Eastern Di­ were unfounded concerning traf­ fortunate in control of the standings. The iM-fore the season is up." Coach of grandstand seating which will offer vir­ vision to the top. if this ordinance ing to KC Coach Bob Myers. tual 100 per cent viewing for s'lectators. fic and other problems which passed and these community Falcons have been beaten only Mvers said. Something of a question mark might occur as a result of night events were banned." once and are cruising along "Long Beach always has good The main grandstand building situat­ before the season began, Unseld harness racing," Cooke said. Cooke urged voters to vote three and a half games ahead of jumpers, sprinters and hur­ ed at the track's start-finish line will offer quickly quelled all fears that he "Actual experience during "NO" and defeat tho proposed Long Beach and Bakersfteld, dlers," Myers said. I nglewood might be too slow or too small to this past season of night raring ordinance Tuesday, April 1, say­ who are tied for second. last year, Long Beach lied elevated seating, restaurant and lounge play center In the NBA. facilities and special stadium suit«s, as well fully confirmed that no such ing: This week's schedule finds LA. Valley for thr dual meet "I call him the Computer." problems developed. I sec no "The establishment of Holly­ Santa Monica at Bakersficld. championship and came In sec­ as house the administrative off res, race said Bob Kerry, a 10-year NBA reason to expect that they will wood Park as the permanent Pierce at Cerritos, Pasadena at ond In the Metropolitan Kclays. Soiled tiled control headquarters for officials, and veteran who sometimes backs develop in the future." home of Western Harness Rac­ Kl Camino. LBCC at Valley, Kl Camino has had some D e s p 11 e the weatherman's facilities for the press. up Unseld In the pivot. Cooke said that his opposition ing, Inc., has added a substan­ Ixwg Beach at Pierce, Valley bright spots In Its disappointing gloomy forecast for the month "That's because as soon an to the proposed ordinance was tial economic force to the com­ at Pasadena, Kl Camino at San­ season. Sophomore Tony Baker of April, Southland prep tplkers Upon completion, the speedway's Ini­ you tell him something, he does also based on the widespread munity. The Forum, Hollywood ta Monica, SMCC at I'asadena, has done well In the mile and tial seating capacity will acc/munodato tL You don't have to wonder If it bad effects the ordinance would Turf Club and Western Harness Valley at Cerritos, Ixwig Beach two-mile, setting a new college arc continuing their onslaught 140,000 spectators with 86,000 permanent will happen or will he mess It have, if enacted. have combined to establish In­ at El Camino. Bakersfleld at record in the two-mile at 1:22.8. on in* record honks. grandstands seats, plus another 55,000 in Up, or will he feel like doing It. "I must confess I had no Idea glewood as the sports capital of Pierce, and (Saturday) El Ca­ Dan Kenney and .loo lluley Many sprint and hurdle* temporary steel bleachers. No, he Just does it And he dues that so many worthwhile com­ the West." mino at Pasadena. have been winners In the high times have been aided by gusty tt right every time. Southern California's rainiest winter March winds, hut track buffs "Things that took me 10 years Ihrougoul the Southland look for in history did set the project bark 25 days, to learn to do, Wes can do now according to Johnson. The timetable, how­ because he has so much consMently lower times in all quicker reaction than I did." event* M the Invitational season ever, should be back on schedule within "a gets into fuU swing in the next couple of months." The completion date is Teammate Ray Scott, a seven- year veteran, might have spo­ few weeks. not affected, he said. ken for all Bullets when he said: Among the top meet* sched­ To illustrate the tremendoui scope of "They love Wesley in Balti­ uled this week are the 21st an­ the project, Johnson said the 300-acre in­ more. He's the one who tied it nual Ingluwood Invitational He- field area lays, Thursday and Friday at bounded by the Indianapolis- Sentinel Field m Inglewood; the type oval track is big enough to hold two i'asadena Canies, Saturday at Disneyland amusement parks. The fully South Places the Hose Bowl, the Ixing Beach landscaped area includes two la-ge lakes, City Relay*, Saturday at Long vhich will be used as irrigation reservoirs. Beach City College, and the Two 800-fet-t well* already are pumping at Five on Beach Cities Invitational at 1 Newport Harbor High on Saiui a rate of 1,000 gallons of water |i r minute, day. Competition plans for the speedway Soccer Team are aimed at a variety of major events Five of South High's varsity involving Indianapolis-type champions! ip soccer players were selected on City cars and stock cars on the ova , various the All-Western League First classes of road racing machines including Team and three were given hon­ orable mention. the high-powered sports cars ani a cham- Selected for first team were 1'luyoff* oiooship caliber drag race, on the QMS Rick Nugent (senior, left wing), Boys basketball playoffb have quarter-mile dragstrip. Larry LeVesque (junior, center been scheduled this week in Tor- Sanctions are being sought from the inside left), Chuck Adamson ranee. (junior, left halfback), Steve four leading racing organizations in the City championships will be Burks (junior, center halfback), Saturday in the North High United States U.S. Auto Club (USAC), and Glen Waller (senior, right School Gym, from 10 a.m. to 4 National Association for Stock Car Auto halfback). All except Nugent p.m. Racing (NASCAR), the Sports Car Club are lettermen from last year's League play ended for most of of America (SCCA) and the Na ional Hot varsity team. the 142 teams lust Saturday. Honorable mentions went to Rod Association (NHRA). Teams which placed first and Randy 1-arson (junior, inside second in their individual Financing for the project wax raised right), Itandy Kirk (junior, leagues are parlli i|).itinK in the through tax exempt mortgage right wing) and Mike Brennan playoffs U-agues include the bonds by the Ontario Motor Speedway Cor­ (senior, left fullback) were so Skyline lor fifth and sixth gia » 11 » honored. Lai'M>n and Kirk were poration, a non-profit corporation organ­ decs, Itocky Mountain fur sev letUirnien on last year's junior SPICTATOR SPECTACULAR . . . Colliding n««d on win, another ric«- tor at KOU rail, it fc.«o.g8 Uflhlhemie. of lor- 1'iilh and eighth graders and the ized by the City of Ontario. varsity. r«nce, piloting Car No. 2SS. A field of 75 cars will be back in action Sunday dufing the Figure 8 program. BiH Ten for high school boys.