Second No-Hitter Pitched by Bryan Smith Saxons - VVtDNESDAY, AF1tn. 17, 196o Victory Bryan Smith of North High School pitched hit second no- _ Solution hit, no-run game of the Bay League season Monday. The Saxons got four runs to beat Santa Monica and give them­ Needed selves a 9-1 season record. Coach Jim O'Brien's var­ ,f ' ? By HENRY BURKE sity wfil finish out the week "- piaaa lliraM tptrta Editor by playing South High today at the South field and Friday Anotiier record number of boys are engaged in at the home field. playing baseball this spring. Some of the Little Leagues The Spartans were idle {fart their regular season Saturday, but others go full Monday with a bye. They are throttle after daylight saving's time goes into effect in second place with a 6-1 record. April 26 and 27. The series between North Leagues which provide baseball for boys 13 to 18 and South win feature good years of age get under way after the high school base­ pitching, speed, defense and ball season and during the summer. classy hitting. Considering that the nine Little Leagues in Tor- Bryan Smith of North has rtnce have assigned more than 3,000 boys to teams for 54) record and has been stingy with hits and runs, the first time in 15 yean, it is a tremendous testimonial xwch O'Brien also has lefties to: the game of baseball. tick Delay and Brad Hooker ' For most of the 8- to 12-year-olds, Little League and righthander Rick Estrada. baseball is the only opportunity to belong to an orga­ Mached against this quartet nized athletic team It is an experience parents have are South'* Dick Foulk, Wade jnstad and Dan Pace. found very important to the development of then* sons Smith hurled a no-hitter Since 1953 and 1954, when the first group of eight gainst Hawthorne to open teams was rganized, the volume has swelled to 220 the season. A seventh inning teams this year. error prevented a perfect Put a $7 uniform on almost all of these boys and game against Samohi Monday. $150,000 Bryan can either pitch two yon have only the start of what amounts to a nnings in relief today or be business. Such costs as shoes, caps, baseballs, bats, and ved for the fuU game insurance are covered in these figures. against Sooth on Friday. But where the economy of youth baseball really Coach O'Brien said Smith levels off into an ideal proposition is the fact nobody in pitched the best game he had to operate the program. even seen at North High. The town is salaried performance had to be out- In future articles date will be presented to call ianding to overcome a 3-hK public attention to the need to dedicate land in Torrance FAMILY DEAL . .. When Tornnce American Little League begins league; Phlllip Omdorff, minor international; Jimmy Harvey, oas by Brian Hatton of the to perpetuate youth baseball. The people who pioneered its 5th season Saturday, five separate leagues will be in operation. continental; Kerry Winter, Senior DivWo«, *md his l»» U Brneo Vikings. this marvetous baseball program in Torrance had to be Pictured with representatives fr»m each division it leafue "eueen Barter, training league. Field eemnoBie* tor nwe than 400 boys in Hawthorne and Redondo as determined as the folks who came West in covered Piper Hattltint;. The players (left t* right) are: Chris Rouse, major the league will begin at 10:30 aon. Saturday at Seaside Field. are battling for third place in the league. Hawthorne went wagons. There are still hurdles to be conquered. eight innings to beat Ingle- It is almost inconceivable in this day and age to wood, 4-3, and Redondo edged circulate the word around a community that help is 24 INNINGS Sehnem Mira Costa, 1-0, although loser needed to build a ballpark in the outskirts of town and Johnny Sain gave up only get any kind of response. But since 1954 almost 100 three hits. ballparks have been built voluntarily by the people of Torrance. This is quite an achievement. Houston Shuts Out Scores But three or Jour diamonds arc under construction Bay League right now and ft is uMerstood four or five more are needed ne ssai y ' JR* -New York by 1-0 2'1Win Baseball after year? Bfabop«i«<h W.. L_ M. Ot) much sense to put thousands of A three-car smashup durinf Crespi High beat • 1 tOfr It doeant make Saturday night's CRA sprint , Montgomery for the third feutb .......'.....t i '*n iii dollars of labor and materials into a ballpark that must car races at Ascot Park Bob Aspromonto ended the pitcher employed by Met the entire contest let out a time In Canuno Real LeagM RJSS""..":::!.'! 4 ioo I fhre way m three or four years to a shopping center claimed the life of veteran longest scorelew game and manager Gil Hodges. He was roar of appreciation. A crowd ill action Monday, 2-L or an industrial complex. But this has been almost the driver Hank Henry of Eacon- longest night game in base- balked to second and then of 14,219 paid to see the start Day* Sehaem pitched a : way to proceed. dido and sent another driver, of the game. hit victory. He buried a pair North i. Su«a If onto 0. only ball history Monday night by Rohr walked Jim Wyru inten- of 1-0 shutouts against U» Hawthmo 4. iBttmod 8. It is an obvious conclusion that relief in building Robbie Powell of Downey, to Redoario 1.. If Ira Coato S. Gardens Hospital with a bases-loaded Uonally. Knights u two prior outings. Today* mere permanent type ball diamonds must be achieved injuries. grounder through the legs of Miller moved to third on This tine Montgomery took t Sooth." through the use of public land. The accident occurred bortetop Al Weas in the 24th Rusty Staub's infield out, and Track Meets a 1-0 lead in the third taming kin Ooata at Saata It oadaa. ; The man or woman serving m publk offices who the fifth Up of a consoaltion aning and lifting the Houston after pinch-hitter John Bate- when Bob Walker was safe North, 44) on an error after Skip Jarvis '<>*fli Ol> M6 4 S 1 Ignores the appeal that a Little League has ignited in race. Henry, a,veteran of 20 stros to a 1-0 victory over man was walked intentionally, _.._ ___ .OW 080 0-0 » 1 time looking into year of racing/was attempt­ he New York Mets. he scored when Weis failed to Scheduled at and Greg CoUins walked. Jar Saritk"* aa4 Skana: Battoa and a community had better spend some vis had the only two hits of f ** * till) program during the next It weeks. About 25 of ing to pass cars an the outside The six -hour, six- of the track when he tangled finally came to an through his legs for an error. Sehnem. The former Little Redondo, 1-0 of these ball diamonds are located throughout the dty larathon Three Schools League World Series hero had M 000 0-0 1 with Powell'g car. Both cars nd at 137 ajn, local time in The stalwart crowd of less * ! PUG x 1 S I and games are played every night from 5 to 7:30 and the 2,000 which remained for 11 strikeouts. : Luna, fihaw (7) began flipping with Henry's ouston as Norm Miller, soor- Boys and girls in grades Losing pitcher Chuck De- •** HMTCT all day on Saturday and Sunday. machine landing outside of ng from third, gleefully to 12 an eligible to partici ' As long as we keep it that way, Torrance may pro­ the track. Henry was dead on on home plate and siderio gave up a walk and Hawthorne, 4-3 umped wte i« the district track and run on Jeff Kbunecki's dou .run sm no 3 t 1 tect itself against some of the public nuisance exper arrival at the hospital. mobbed by about 10 of VtcCullah ield meets on Saturday from H» OOT <ro 01-4 tt 4 ble. He scored the winning a and May: Tua- ienced in recent days in many of the big cities of our A third car, driven by Jan is teammates, including man­ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. kwriw. .Rvtter aa* faidaa. ger Grady Hatton. run on a passed ball. nation. Opperman of Castro Valley Participants in the North St. Bernard's is leading the also flipped in the crash, bu Miller had led off the event- Co Race District meet at North High injury. league with an 8-1 record. The Opperman escaped til 24th with a single to right School, 3620 W. 182nd St.; Vikings have two remaining American LL The 50-lap main event was field of Les Rohr, the eighth South District at South High games with Bishop Montgom College Football won by Billy Wilkerson of £1 Psychedelic School, 4801 Pacific Coast ery next Tuesday and May 10 Monte. Results: Hwy., and Central District at Crespi has a 7-3 record and Opening Set J MAIN BVUNT (50 tap*) 1. Midget Autos Clem McCuMah of Torrance High Stadium, Wtlkcrwa (El Monte), 1. be one of the competitors the Torrance Montgomery has a 6-3 record Torrance American Uttts) ' Hoc'* <Bucn Don will 2125 Lincoln Ave. l*»~ Uwrlewood); 4. Bob MeOo n Sunday's Hydro and Run Montgomery plays a non- League opening day cereme* i Package Reported (San DtNTO.: S.