SAN FRANCISCO F©QHORN Volum November 19,1976 DONS OPEN 1976-77 SEASON by Steve Filios Turity Exhibited in the Games Vade San Francisco, Hope Tournament
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SAN FRANCISCO F©QHORN Volum November 19,1976 DONS OPEN 1976-77 SEASON by Steve Filios turity exhibited in the games vade San Francisco, hope tournament. Things haven't could surprise just about any With less than a week left against teams such as the So fully leaving their pet Cou changed much either. one. until opening night, the USF viets, when they kept the gar at home and the Dons Defending champ Pepper Loyola and Portland look to Dons 1976-77 basketball team game close with only seven settling a vendetta that many dine has lost quite a bit with be big question marks. Both is making final preparations men, they could be headed people will not forget from the departure of center Mar are blessed with numerous re in their effort to regain su towards reclaiming WCAC last year's Texas trip. cos Leite and forward Dennis turning lettermen but their premacy in the WCAC and be supremacy. The Christmas tourneys be Johnson, but don't sell them performance capabilities are come the West Coast power The schedule looks to be a gin soon after for USF with short. They still have part of still unknown. Those always that many impatient people good one. Although not filled Utah, the Cable Car and Rain their champ squad plus some turn up to haunt you at least expected one short season with "top ten" powers of cur bow Classics. Here the Dons new faces that aren't too once a season. ago. rent years, it should provide will face their biggest tests shabby. Looking at the Dons for the Again the so-called experts stiff competition not only in with the likes of Utah, Ten Seattle is balanced as well upcoming, a league high of 10 are pouring out tons of ink on league play but in non-confer nessee, Seton Hall, Florida with seven returning letter- men are returning lettermen. how the team should do in the ence games as well. State, UOP, St. John's. Ari- men, one of which is WCAC One of the "new" additions upcoming season. Predic isn't all that new and the one tions put the Dons just about other addition is an accom everywhere from #9 in the plished junior college player. country onward down the What's more the entire line. But predictions are quite starting lineup of the '75-'76 often somewhat less than pro basketball team is returning phetic facts. It remains to be intact. And still there are seen how the '76-'77 Hilltop only three seniors on the cagers will actually fair. squad. As written almost every In whom are now referred where from the USF press to by many as the "Super guide to the San Francisco Sophs", one of course are "monarch of the dailies", two center Bill Cartwright, for factors do favor the Dons: ex ward James Hardy, and Win perience and maturity. ford Boynes, the Dons again Experience is without ques have the nucleus of a strong tion one quality that cannot offensive threat. be denied the USF returnees Add to that the person of (and all but one of the players Jeff Randell. Picked as cap is a returnee). The Dons tain by Coach Bob Gaillard, gained the trait the hard way, Randell is fast becoming the dropping three straight heart key to the Don attack with his breaking overtime contests strong board play, sharp at season's end last winter passing and keen basketball that few if any people will for sense. Randell also brings get. three years of experience as a Last summer the Dons Don. learned a new type of basket The only other three year ball known in world circles vet, forward Marion Red as "international" ball. The mond will be just as impor style of play seemed to catch tant. Redmond is a two time on cohesively, USF going 6-3 All-WCAC player whose on the 22 day trip. That wasn't shooting touch has placed too bad considering USF had him 14th on the alltime USF only seven healthy players scoring list. on much of the trip. Ray Hamilton comes back In Spain, USF won the for his second season on the Spanish Federation Basket hilltop as the only other for ball Tourney going away ward on the squad. If called with four straight wins over upon however, Hamilton can the Spanish, Canadians, Cu be counted on as he proved in ban and Spanish Junior Europe. Olympic Teams. The Dons The Dons are blessed with gained two more wins in exhi great talent at guards as well. bition games. Rod Williams, perhaps the In Italy, the Dons fell to the best collegiate shooting Soviet Union in the opening guard, is likely to perform contest and later fell to Italy brilliantly. Sam Williams and Canada. and Allen Thompson have The trip turned out well for gained a full year of experi the Dons in terms of experi ence now as has sophomore ence as well as being a nice Erik Gilberg, and newcomers tourist extravaganza. Win Chubby Cox and Joe Damm ford Boynes, Bill Cartwright, are definite assets to the Don Jeff Randall, and Rod Wil attack. liams all played exceptional, Last year the talent was evi which is nothing foreign to dent, although green. This USF fans. All four gained all year the talent is still there tournament honors along the and a lot more experienced. way. Roy Hamilton also As is now traditional, USF zona State, Temple, William all-leaguer Clint Richardson. It's just a matter of display showed his potential with a opens with cross town rival & Mary, Illinois, Hawaii and Santa Clara is always a ing that maturity. With it the 24 point performance against San Francisco State, this Houston again. tough foe no matter who they Dons might just go quite all Spain's Castilla team. year at home, next Friday for Sandwiched in between the have. This year they have the way. But now the Dons are back the Battle of San Francisco. "classics" will be Oral Rob eight men returning that in in the U.S., where the 30 sec Last year's result favored erts and Cal Poly Pomona, cludes center Corky Nelson ond clock is not in effect and VSV by a 104-86 count. Hope both at Memorial Gym on the and forward Dan Malane. the game is slower and more fully only the points spread last shopping days before disciplined, and the oppon will fluctuate, not the result. Christmas. Nevada Reno has re ents are almost always under Three University of Califor After their league en shuffled their program with a dogs who want nothing more nia campuses follow: Santa counters, the Dons will face new coach by the name of Jim than their shot at beating Barbara hosts the Dons next the "fighting Irish" of Notre Carey. They lost four letter- USF, no matter how they ac Saturday, Davis will visit Me Dame on March 1, the first of men that included Pete complish their task. morial Oym and Berkeley a series to be played in future Padgett, another all-leaguer This is where the maturity will host in Harmon Oym on years. This first one will take but as of this date still had for will show up. Who's to say Dec. 3. place in South Bend. ward sensation Edgar Jones. whether that is characteristic Stanford follows on the 4th The league is what counts St. Mary's took the heaviest of this team until they step on which is fast becoming a sell for the Dons, however, in losses after the last cam the floor. However, should out of Memorial Gym. Two their bid toward the WCAC paign. The Gaels don't look to the Dons show any of the ma days later Houston will in- championship and NCAA be a powerhouse but they Page 2 Foghorn November 19,1976 z-Sde/4eM. to Ike (oditofc or movement does not nullify that are affected by a certain Came, Saw, Left Thanks from La Paz the idea. birth. Dear Friends and Colleagues: Fifth, Ms. Hedges states It is a perverted and dis In the name of the people of that women who are for abor torted view of life that sug The Editor's Column Baja California Sur and of Dr. tion are not for or against gests that the birth of a child "(Young people) ... for they are the inheritors of all Aurelio Martinez Balboa, sec other peoples' lives. Ignoring is a form of discrimination and oppression as Ms. our mistakes and unsolved problems, local and even retary generl of the Commis momentarily the existence of sion of the Californias, I wish the unborn child, I agree. Hedges proposes. Ms. Hedges global. But if adults cannot interreact openly, to take this opportunity to ex Women who are for abortion and other pro-abortion honestly and cooperatively with each other, then press our sincerest thanks. are not necessarily for eu spokesmen do not desire the laying a morality trip on the little ones is pure Your efforts in the collec thanasia, or more extremely, right of a woman to control hypocrisy and they can see right through it, their tion, packing and shipping of genocide. But these are a her own body, but her 'right' behavioral "maladjustments" being only a symptom food, clothes and house hold natural progression from the to control the body of another of our disease." Discovery '73 — A Syllabus by Larry goods to La Paz during the ideas which justify abortion.