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Page Sunday, January 17, I960 TORRANCE PRESS "LOOKING WEISTER SPARKS THS TO 'EM 56-45 WIN OVER SOUTH By John Whitacre OVER Bob Weister Torrance High's sensational junior for ward poured in 26 points to lead the Tartars to a 56-45 IllillllllllllllWith Mik. Collos Jr.i victory over cross town rivals South High, before the largest crowd ever to witness a basketball game in the Neal, Moon in Fold city of Torrance. In a little over a month from now most major league Weister's timely baskets in the will be located in Florida to start their spring train Ruth League fourth quarter helped Torranct ing chores and condition themselves for the long baseball Babe pull away from a fired up Spar season ahead. tan squad in the final four min to Meet Tuesday utes of play. The Dodgers will do THS was never headed by likewise and according Babe Ruth publicist Harvey South even though they kept the Casson, has announced that a lead to five points throughout to Veep Buzzie Bavasi general meeting of the Torrance two important men have the heated contest. Central Babe Ruth League will Leading scorer for South was just recently signed be held Tuesday Jan. 19 at 7:30 Joe Austin with 1,3, closely fol their '60 contracts p.m. at the Greenwood School. lowed by Cliff Roy who had Charlie Neal ano! Wally; Plans for the '60 season and twelve, while Torrance attack I I other vital questions will be dis- was well balanced behind Weister Moon. ! cussed. Casson urges all that are Neal mailed in his; as Bill Reinert had 10. Henry interested in play to be there Roberts 9, and Lynn Keller with agreement and it has j as this is the most important eight. been reported that meeting held to date. As the crowd of 1350 left the Charlie received a sub Tartar gym the name of Hob stantial increase for his Weister was on all their lips. play during the Jordan Stops The "Hlond Bomber" upped b<s excellent average to 22.2 a game and h^* 1959 campaign. The 89' points far ahead of evci y Dodger second baseman Gaucho Five body in the Pioneer League scor is now a resident of A chance to take Marine ing race. Compton, being the first I/eague honors was thwarted Coach Will Boerger commend a home Thursday night when Jordan de ed "that the rebounding of Rob man to purchase feated Narbonne High 65-58. erts and Reinert who dominated in California when the The Gauchos led at half-time the boards was sentational. but club came west. 131-28 but could not stop the w« couldn't have won it without Neal is important to | spirited Jordan five in the sec- the great playing of Weisler." hopes of re 1 ond half. In. the preliminary game the the Dodger by peating their '59 champ Gregerson and Kllsworth were j Tartar .Junior Varsity headed CHARLIE NEAL high for Narbonne and Wirter Cliff Weimer's lt> didgets and 10 ionship play. Charlie led Mangrum led the victors with 19 rebounds, defat»d South 47-'-<;. hfi mates in games played, 151, at bats with 616, runs points. Torrance is idle next Tuesday r,« Narbonn* Jordan 65 in Pioneer play, but host's Sierra ^08, hits 177, total bases 286, doubles 30, triples 11, and r -18 Elliworth ................ Battev 14 latter a National League top for }'• - -3 O Brlen ............... Kennedy 1* in a non league tilt at 3:15, and Sacrifice* with 21. The C -21 Grpflerson ............. Manorum 1» return to action next Friday G 10 Fukuiokl ............... Anderson 2 .McKlniwv 2 night, against cellar - dwelling 56-45 before a large G~ * Pwalw .......... Besides all that Neal was second to Snider in club TARTAR STAR Bob Wei$t«r scrambles for th* ball during losing streak by trouncing the Spartans Narbonn* .. ........... 13 II 10 17-58 Leniiox on the Tartars home turn-out at the bitterly fought game. Jordan ................ 13 15 24 13-45 batted in with 83 and second to Gilliani in stolen inter-city game between Torrance end South High Friday Scoring: Jordan Warmack. 12. court. runi 55; Narbonne 1». bases with 17. night. Led by Weister the Tartars snapped e three game Pr»i» Photo bv Staff Photographer Art Wlll*y JV Score Jordan THS boasts a 1-3 league record a fielding second baseman Charlie led the Na- while South stands 1-2 in league As play. tioned League with a percentage of .989, making a total Brito Moose Box Score 9 errors,'tieing the league record held by another 4ft SOUTH TORRANCe H of only West Favored in Bowl Today WeiStcr ',H F--12 Rov < « on* time Dodger, Jackie Robinson. Two talent loaded clubs, the ,T<>n Arnett of the Rams and F-- 7 Andrews Roberts PftCSS Quest at Fete C 13 Austin Kellrr I £ Most of us remember Charlie's hot streak of hitting stars of the Kastern and West J. D. Smith of the 49'ers start G Mannit Tavlor 4 Gene Brito, a defensive end for Reincrt 10 drive and it goes ern Conferences of the National in the backfield with Unitas and G S Wood and fielding during last year's streach the Los1 Angeles Rams and for Score bV quarter* that Neal will be just as hot this year in Football League, clash today at Moore. seven years an outstanding play SOUTH HIGH « 10 17 15 -4S without saying TORRANCE HIGH 7 14 17 IB-5* the Los Angeles Coliseum in the Norm Van Brocklin of the" er for the Washington Redskins, 26. both departments. Definitely my choice for beat all- J. V Scor Tnrranct 47 South league. tenth annual Pro-Bowl football , playing in h i» eighth will appear as a guest sper'.er around second-sacker in the game. Pro-Howl game, is Coach Buck during a sports program to be Torrance Teens. '1-American Pro Moon Pleased with Increase Kifkoff is at 1 p.m. with open Shaw's choice to open at quart presented by the Torrance Moose Brito ing ceremonies at 12:30. erback for the East with Bohby lodge, 1744 W. Carson st. , Tor- honors as a lineman in 1957. and When this reporter first observed the Dodger's new for several years was named as Triggered by Johnny Unitas. Layne of the Pittsburgh Ste.elers ranee, Tuesday, Jan. 19th. at 8 left fielder, Wally Moon, in early '59 season play, we standing by. an outstanding player in the Na who led the Baltimore Colts to p.m. tional Professional Football lea were not overly impressed and almost immediately felt orts two miccessive NFL champion Last year, Van Brocklin en A Loyola University product, gue. He is married^ and resides that L.A. domo's had gotten rid of a good property, Gino ships, the West is a 3% point gineered the Kast's upset 28-21 Brito will show a film of profes for sional football highlights and in West Covina. ^tJimoli, and gotten little in return. However, as the sea favorite. Six more members of victory in his first Pro-Bowl *The lodge extends an invita my New Exotic Game Birds the Colts will be in the game the East after playing six times conduct a question and answer son progressed that opinion went by the boards and a Ram. period for the invited boys and tion to the public (men and boys with with end Ray Berry and for the West as lodge admiration for his hitting and fielding increased as each with Van Brocklin their fathers of Torrance Babe only) to attend the Moose halfback Lenny Moore, Unitas's Starting program. ^Refreshments will game was recorded. pet targets, on the starting off will be Frank Gifford of the Ruth league teams, Boy Scout Planted in California served. Patterson, the Dodger mouthpiece, informs us that Planting of a new exotic game and 400 birds will be released in ensive club along with Jim Park Giants, "Player of the Game" troops, Explorer units and the bird in California began on Jan. Siskiyou County next March. er, left tackle, and Art Spinney, last year, at left half; Tommy Moon got one of the "fattest" Dodger contracts. Natural THS from Jhis new 6, the Department of Finn and left guard. McDonald of the Eagles at right ly we k-arn that Wally was pleased and half and mighty Jim Brown of Park home Moon took a short drive to Dodger Game disclosed today. The bird End, Gino Marchedi and tackle Buena is the Turkish Chukar, a part Gene |"Big Daddy" Lipscomb, » Cleveland at fullback. office^ at the Statler to present his signature in person. Iron men of the game are T/ou GABLE HOUSE ridge closely related to the so- Bowling News pair of perennial all pros, start HAWTHORNS A SEPULVEDA make known the exact amount, however, called "Indian" Chukar, which "The Toe" Groza of the East and Clubs do not Bowl-O-Drome's high-powered on the West defensive outfit. has already taken hold in the Em Tunnell of the West, both ffct is safe to ascertain that Wally is close or over the night 900 Scratch round WILL BE READY SOON State, with the first hunting sea Friday playing in the classic for the 30,000 dollar figure. ed out the 16th week of their son for the bird being opened in ninth time. Looking was the come winter loop with Team N'o. <> Open League We're Everybody knows by now that Wally 19M.