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Tartars Bomb BH47 to 6 Page A-4 TORRANCE PRESS Sunday, October 23, I960 Mike Callas 5000 See North-South 13-13 * * * CROSETTI OVER HOUK; Tie; Tartars Bomb BH47 to 6. STENSEL OVER ALSTON SPARTANS, Since the FIRING of Casey Slengel as field boss of the Hasten Uses Yankees, I have become resigned to the fact that "it'n not SAXONS <! what you know it's how old you are," in this so-labeled dismissal of Casey is Entire Bench game of major league baseball. The By JOHN WHITACRE THRILLER final (here is nothing this reporter or others in the writing Football Writer the final chapter has Press By BRUCE AL1/YSON and playing game can do. However, Torrance High's powerful Press Football Writer not been written on this tragic episode of ungrateful own- forty seconds to go in en. varsity footballers recorded With their second straight romp in he game, Bob Wehrhan, It U our reasoning that Casey I* not too old to manage Youth's sensational running that he is spryer than most Nit-on-thcir-duff play manip­ two weeks by trouncing Bev- jack, was stopped on the one ulators. This opinion is shared by others, I'm sure. Yet, if erly Hills 47-6 Friday night "oot line by a stubborn Saxon what must be must be, why then the immediate hiring of at Tartar Field. Kastcn's eleven Friday night to wrap an ex-third string catcher for Casey'* job? Ralph Houk has gridders came within 6 points up the first Bay League en­ been a coach for barely "three years and his greatest asset of tieing the school record for counter between the two Tor- for leadership has been his stint of Major in the Rangers high score. -ance schools in a 13-13 dead- during World War II. The latter reason is not credential The Tartars tallied the first ock. A crowd of alnrost 5000 enough, however, for I am acquainted with numerous time they got their hands on were on hand to watch the mechanics, factory workers and plain ol' lazy bodies who the ball. Sensational junior bitterly fought gridiron con­ distinguished themselves in like fashion during the great halfback .Terry McLean ram­ test at Saxon Stadium. bled 24 yards for the first scoring for both war. score of the thrilling evening. All the Who Overlooked Crosetti? prep organizations was done Six minutes later Torrance in the first half with South Why then was Houk chosen over a man who devoted" High was on the scoreboard High taking the lead in the almost all his life to the game of baseball? I'm talking about. ;igain when Howard Taylor first quarter. Behind the ran f>3 yards for the first of pitching of Joe Austin, the Frankie Crosetti long a playing shortsop and damn long his three touchdowns. In the a fin* third-base coach under several New York managers. running of Bob Wehrhan, second quarter the fleet sig­ and the receiving of Mike Answers to these questions will not be delivered by nal caller went 75 and 68 Andrews the Spartans put Yankee brass or Frankie because the latter will still be sta­ yards for another pair of Tar- six on the scoreboard with tioned on the third base foul line' according to newspaper tar TD's. Phil Fish carrying the final stories emanating out of New York. For the second straight four and a half yards to pay- Then why Houk instead of Crosetti? It's this corner's week Hasten emptied his dirt. Austin flipped to An­ guess that Ralph had not followed the teachings of Casey bench as early as the second drews in the end zone for the and that Crosetti did the job Stengel wanted done. Hence, quarter. Third string back extra point and with 5:51 re­ why put in another Casey when you can get a man closely Eleazar Ybarra scored from maining in the first quarter tutored by Bob Topping and Del Webb:" 24 yards out on an end run the Spartans led 7-0. The just before the half ended South drive started on the In a lighter vein, it could he said that Ralph knew with the Tartars leading 33-0. Spartan's 26 after the initial how to play the ol' Army game while Frankie was too In­ Reserve backs Rick Bradford kick-off. terested in the success of the playing Yankees. and Terry Taylor also h i 1 Shoup's gridders did not in the second half Why Not Sfengel in LAP pay dirt waste any time making their with runs of nine and four presence felt early either, for Regardless of the why in favor of Houk. would it not yard respectively. immediately after South be smart to sign Casey as manager of the Dodgers. As of Mike Tracy, Tartar extra kicked off the Saxons were this writing Buzzie Bavasi and Walter Alston have not got­ ANDREWS of South High leaps high to snag Joe Austin's pats point specialist, had a good on the way for their first SPARTAN end Ray White is brought to the turf after success­ ten together to sign the paper that would bring the big for the extra point in first quarter of North-South battle. De­ night, making good five of tally. It took North nine plays ful catch was made of Carey Hubert pass early in third quarter farmer back to guide the Los Angeles club. A poll con­ fending is Saxon halfback Bob Moore. seven. to cross the Spartan goal of North-South clash Friday. ducted by this writer among ballplayers and fans of the Press Photo by Bob Wintermeyer Beverly Hills finally scored line. Rick Jacobs, Bob Moore, Press Photo by Bob Wintermeyer Dodgers indicated that, whether Alston is retained or not Is when tackle Dick Hansen Roy Dohner and Mike Cox of no consequence. No one affiliated with the club would blocked a THS punt and went through for big gains miss him. Harsh words, I admit, for a manager that led League Standings rambled 25 yards for the Nor- with Jacobs plunging over the Dodgers to several pennants during his stay at the manI'sonlv tallv. from the two with just 1:39 German Bowling Alleys helm. However, it is a cold fact that Dodger major-domo§ left in the first quarter. Ja­ were not happy with Smokey's results this year. L cobs was «topped short of the Redondo . 0 goal in his attempt to carry Were Casey ever considered for the LA job or ever over for the extra point. At Planned by Local Builder Morninside t) Special to Torranc* Pr»»» signcr of 37 nation-wide bowl­ contemplated taking same, records just established at the Hawthorne* 1 the start of the second stanza Coliseum would topple. Casey is endeared by the baseball it was South 7, North 6. Plans to enter the bowling ing centers since 1952, includ­ North High 1 field on a big-scale in West bugs the cotintry over. His name alone would bring in some Mira Costa . 2 Defensive Units Hold ing the world's largest 116- 200,000 customers. Germany with a network of lane establishment in Willow Inglewood . 2 Early in the second quar­ luxurious establishments are Bat that's not the main reason to hire Stengel. The South High 2 ter a fumble by Joe Austin Grove, Pennsylvania, has 70-year-old manager brought a team into the world series announced by Harold Gelber, been retained by Gelber as Leu/i rigor 3 on his own 23 led the Sax­ builder and former owner of that should have finished fourth in the standings. His ahil- Friday's Scores ons to their second score. Ex­ architects for his projects on The Plush Horse in Holly­ the continent. They will Hfll Ity to yank players at the right moment is a tribute to North 13, South 13 The Early Show which bowls at Gable House on Monday eve­ pertly thrown passes from wood Riviera, who will launch capabilities. Just think what he could do to 1 Lininger and assisted by consulting archi­ his numerous Redondo 26, Mira Costa 7 ning at 6:30, is this week's "League of the week." This league, Hubert to Pat construction on the multi-mil­ some of the Dodger "stars," were they under his control. Morningside 38, Inglewood 23 composed of men bowlers, ha* 12 teams and five members per Felix Alvillar set the stage tects from Germ am \ team. As of the fifth week. Sam Remmington has the season high for Jacobs to bulldoze over lion-dollar project in January One thing is for sure, as baseball talk goes.the Dodgers Hawthorne 36, Leuzinger 0 with huge rccereational cen­ PIONEER LEAGUE gene n! (UK) including handicap. Joe Slupka has the high game of from the one foot line. Lin­ would gain a spirited head instead of Alston, who has 257, also including handicap. The ters in Munich, Stuttgart, and warmed the bench longer than any two squads of rookies. W I, T inger, on an end run, took the weekly honors of high series and ball over for the extra point Dusseldorf. to the aged" as so many have Aviation ....... , -.3 0 0 Al Dillen Stengel doesn't need "aid Torrance __... high game are held by and with 6:15 left in the quar­ Germany's first chain of de­ Grown-ups been saying, he need.i a grateful public and Los Angeles is beck, 637; C. Anderson, 220. Team ter North took over the lead luxe glamour-styled bowling Just the right town.
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