ready for opener Foghorn SPORTS Edited by Bill Wartin • Tom ilfl aguire •• •' Interior of the University's new million-dollar Memorial Gymnasium which will see action for the first time this evening. Well improve greatly Dons Crush Chico as season progresses -Phil Woolpert in cage lid-lifter BY JERRY FINNIGAN State's Women's Gym, had come to Students, faculty and alumni have enjoyed supporting CHICO, Dec. 1—Center. John Cun­ watch a weak USF quintet battle for outstanding Varsity Basketball teams at the University of San ningham rolled up 29 points tonight to their lives against the spirited Wild­ Francisco for the past four years, and we, the coaching staff, pace the University of San Francisco cats. But wonderment changed to are most anxious to see the same type of enthusiastic backing Dons to a 61-34 victory over Chico State panic as it looked as if the Dons be continued for the 1958-59 varsity basketball team. College, in the 1958-59 basketball inau­ would surpass the 74-31 whipping Graduation and a series of unexpected incidents have re­ gural for both. they handed the Wildcats last year. moved from the current squad much of the playing exper­ >y- ; Cunningham hit 14 field goals and • ience which had been counted upon to help weather a very, pulled down 26 rebounds in his best very difficult and exacting schedule. For that reason, the fol­ collegiate showing while playing the lowing brief analysis of the current Don varsity may leave pivot spot for the first time in his ca­ some of you readers groping to find familiar names. However reer. The 6-5, 200 lb. senior scored con­ you will hear a great deal more of these boys as the season Inside... sistently with jumpers from the key and progresses. layins on either side of the basket. • Phil Woolpert's Dons clash with The forward posts will be manned by Mike Preaseau, (6-5), California at Berkeley Saturday night. The Dons wasted little time in get­ Page Two a returning veteran from the 1956-1957 team, who missed ting started, jumping to a 13-3 lead competition last season due to an injury. after six minutes had gone. From then • Woolpert is interviewed on trie i Another senior, John Cunningham, (6-5), and a number on it was all San Francisco, with Chico season outlook Page Two one reserve on last year's team will do double duty as center going three, and sometimes four, min­ • A run-down on the teams Dons and forward, so will be kept active throughout the season. utes without a field goal. will face in the All-College Tourna­ Other forwards who will be pushing hard for starting USF was phenomenally accurate ment in Oklahoma City . .Page Four positions include: George Jerich, (6-5), Charlie Range, con­ from the floor for an opening night, verted from guard, (6-0) Don Moses, (6-3) Bob Radanovich, • St. Mary's looms as team to beat demonstrating mid-season form in all in the West Coast Conference race, (6-3), Ed Slevin, (6-2), and Leroy Jones, (6-5), currently, on departments. the inactive list due to a knee injury sustained during prac­ but CO.P. and Santa Clara are..also The number one team in defense last strong Page Five tice. year, USF closed the inside to Chico, The center spot will be manned in addition to the afore­ forcing the Wildcats to castoff from 20 • USF will face three top-flight mid- m western cage squads in Memorial Bl mentioned Cunningham, by Jerry Robinson, (6-71/2), a senior; feet. The only drives Gene Maxey's Dave Hinds, (6-7), a sophomore; and Ron Schwalbe, (6-6), a hometowners could pull off were on Gym before Christmas. Page Seven sophomore. deep rebounds and even then good de­ • Prospectus for Frosh cage team. The guard spots, strategic positions on any basketball fensive work broke up easy two-on-one Page Eight team, will find Dave Lillevand, (5-10), a senior, who saw con­ situations. • Fourteen are named to annual All- siderable action as a front line reserve last season; Bob Bob Radanovich, a senior forward Star Intramural Football team Norton, (5-10), with junior varsity experience; Jim Moya who saw little action during a two year Page Nine and Bernie Schneider, at (6-0) apiece, both with junior var­ tour as a reserve, proved a shining light • Team photo of the 1 958-1959 USF sity experience; and Dan Drinon at (5-11), a transfer from beside Cunningham's performance. Varsity Page Ten Ventura Junior College. Randanovich stole the ball, rebounded This group will represent the University of San Francisco with ease, and assisted his teammates • Co?ch Gus Donaghue's invincible in a fine display of defensive skill. soccer squadron captures its eleventh at the basketball wars this coming season, and while we will straight league title. Page Twelve —Continued on Page 4 2500 fans, jam-packed into Chico Page 2 Sec. B Thurs., Dec. 4, 1958 S.F. FOGHORN Inexperience hurts — Woolpert The University of San Francis­ shaped up, Woolpert said the Don Moses, outstanding for the "All in all," Phil/" said, "we lahoma City, Ooaoh Woolpert said co Don basketball team this year most outstanding development JVs last season, has shown much will have a better balanced that it will be tough. We are will be up against one of the most has been John Cunningham's improvement over last year as league than previous years." seeded fourth in a league with exacting schedules it has ever move to center. "Moving Cun­ has Dave Hinds. "Hinds," Wool- When asked what individual Tulsa and Xavier. faced. ningham to center will tend to pert says, "shows good potential performers will be outstanding Phil sai«L "We will play a give us more offensive and defen­ but still lacks experience." Phil Woolpert, coach of the in the WCAC, Woolpert said that continual defensive game as sive mobility," Phil said. "Robin­ The Don coach says that he Leroy Wright of COP will be one usual this year but they will Green and Gold five, when pre­ son, and Hynes will give good re­ sented with the question fore­ is placing much emphasis on of the men to watch this season. have to work at it. The rule on serve power at that position also. ball control because of the fact "Meschery, Doss and Gardere drilling will affect.us. In fact," most in the Don fans' minds, how Radanovich and Range are show­ the team will fare this year, that his team will be out- from St. Mary's should show up the USF coach said, "the rule ing up very well at the forward heighted. They will not get a very- well," Phil says, "with will affect the game in gen­ puffed thoughtfully on his ciga­ slots and Lillevand has been com­ eral." rette, then said that our main chance for second shots. He Simms and Forbes of Pepper­ ing through with his "good, con­ stressed that our one hope is dine, Taylor and Prescott of problem this year will be lack of sistent performance." "As far as the Seattle game experience. "Our success this "continual improvement." Santa Clara Donohue from Lo­ goes," Woolpert replied, "it will year will depend on how quickly "But," Woolpert says, "we Woolpert believes that the fact yola and Fitzgerald of San Jose be anyone's guess. As usual their the team gains in experience," won't really know until we see that the squad will play in the State as outstanding performers offense will be good but their de­ Phil said. "Also," he reflected, the team under fire as to how the same gym as they practice will for their individual squads. fense won't be strong so our boys "we must reduce our errors to team has shaped up." be a "definite" asset." Concerning the tourney in Ok­ will have an added advantage." the bare minimum because, in Cunningham's acceptance to In looking over the teams in most cases, the teams we will be the center slot is very good. Big the WCAC, the coach believes up against will have us out- Mike Preaseau is very strong on that St. Mary's will prove one of VARSITY SCHEDULE 1958-1959 heighted." the boards as well as being a the strongest teams in the league. good hustler. "Bob Radano­ "Also, COP and Pepperdine have DECEMBER In general the coach believes vich," the coach said, "has shown great improvement over DATE Opponent PLACE the Don five will hold their own shown the biggest improve­ last season," Phil asserted. "Lo­ 1 Chico State Chico if they gain the all-important "ex­ ment since last season, and., re­ yola and Santa Clara have im­ 4 Seattle University USF perience." serve Ron Cox is outstanding proved some, while San Jose's 6 California Berkeley When asked how the team has on offense." potentiality is yet unknown." 10 Texas Christian USF 13 Kansas State USF 16 Wichita USF 20 Stanford USF Dons face California 26-29 All-College Tournament Oklahoma City (Teams: USF, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Bowling Green, Duquesne. Xavier, Oregon and Wichita) 31 i- St. Louis University St. Louis at Berkeley Saturday JANUARY 3 Sin Francisco State USF Saturday night the University of San Francisco Dons will travel to Berkeley to tangle 9 Santa Clara*' Santa Clara with their traditional cross-Bay rival, the University of California Golden Bears. 10 San Jose State* USF The Hilltoppers upended the Bears last season, 66-54, in a Cow Palace clash.