Pacific Shores Tourney Starts Prep Basketball 'Gundo' Costa SPORTS Picked C-10 MCBMMR 1, 1963 By HENRY Bl RKE Press-Herald Sports Editor With the football season Paul Jones Bids out of the way. it is time to "kick off the basketball campaign with the Pacific Shores Tournament during For Racing Title the next few days. COLLECTOR'S ITKMS . P,,p Warner football pUvrr Michael Patrick Harvey : Teams involved include •f Tormnrr take* lime «o ready li«l of Notrr Damr »«lograph« h» recently r»- The fight for the 1965 California Racing Assn driv iTorranre High. South High, erived from the pla>rr«. He made thr rrqnr<t » year ago. ing championship will ho climaxed this Sunday after 'West High and North High. Although each school is ex- , noon at Ascot Park in Gardena. when a 50-car field takes ( pected to be pretty well rep- FAN MAIL ANSWERED: to the track for the final CRA Sprint Car race of 1965, ! resented in the "round sport" the 100 lap Pacific Coast Championship race. Racing jthis season, the favorites in starts at 2 p.m., preceded by ithe tournament are El Scgun- qualifying runs at 12 noon on ard Millican both of Gardena: 'do and Mira Costa the half mile oval Bob George of Redondo The start of the tourna­ Notre Dame Star Heading the large field will Beacn »nd Bob Doberty of ment has been set for 5 p.m. be defending champ Hal Mm- Lawndale. today at Mira Costa and Avia­ yard of Crestline, who has a tion, with games continuing 48 point lead over Paul Jones |at 6:30 and 8 pm. Redondo of Torrance going into the last High is host to games at 6:30 Sends Autographs CRA race of the season. Min­ Lakers9 and 8 and will be the site yard will drive » Chevrolet of the semi-finals and finals powered car. while Jones guns Friday and Saturday as usual. Some youngsters will do and must have caught the players." the 10-year-old the Bruce Bromme Offic f rum Now in its 13th year, the anything for autographs of saddened gridder by com- asked Gardena Minyard has won Baylor Pacific Shoes Tournament their heroes. plete surprise. "Do you think, Nicola reached out for the the last two CRA 100 Uppers has always given a good in­ A year ago at thi» time y°« can get me the auto- plain pieces of paper and a at Ascot and is a strong fav dication of what to expect Michael Hsrvcy accompanied 'graphs of the Notre Dame self-addressed envelope and orite from the local prepsters. his father. Bernard Harvey. strolled towards the dressing -j^^ in tne Injured Having the best chance of to the SC-Notre Dame foot­ 100111 and the only other driver that winning the title among the ball at the Coliseum. Lawndale, It was almost a year before nui^ ovcr take Minyard is Oscar Robertson. Jerry Lu- four Torrance schools is Tor­ Dad often expressed pride __ _ _ Michael heard from Nicola, gob Hogle of Buena Park, cas and the Cincinnati Royals rance High. All-Pioneer In the collection of auto-,LP V Sure, enough, the list wts re-11043 CRA title holder Hoglc make their first Sport? Arena League forward Bart John­ graphs he gathered as a boy'* • T • turned with 20 autographs, who U 684 points behind appearance of the season to- son. 6-foot. 5-Inch scoring and his son decided to outdo .- Accompanied was a per- Minyard will drive the Max-,night, meeting the Los An- whiz, leads the attack. him ,0H total note: son-Jcffries Of fie from Dow- geles Lakers in a National The Tartars have good in­ "Dear Mike ney. formally owned and Basketball Association game experienced talent in Fred The elder Harvey's souve­ "Sorry 1 took so long In nir scrapbook includes docu­ Palos by Indianapolis win- which tips off at 8:30 Carpenter, Jim Crochett, ments signed by Frank Leahy, un' returning this, but if* taken A J. Foyt. The two teams met for the Robin Fisher and junior var­ sity leader Richard Kruel. Jim Oliver and Mike Troup of the football team are also JIM NIELSON . 0-foot, (Winch sophomore renter on hand this year. will be In the North Mien basketball lineup during North High Coach Skip over the Fighting irun itnetr <-" piayoiis Friday night the Pacific Shore* Tourniimcnt which hegins todiiy names ta Other its all-pro cap- Hngcr who guided his team only loss of the year). drivers in the fifty 8«m«sw Baylor, who has •I Aviation. Mira Co*t« and Rrdondo. Michael hurried to the runner-up spot in the through the crammed rows at 8 p m CIF playoffs a year ago, has of excited spectators after P*lcs Verdes. with Its ex iwf listed Bob Beckcr, Steve Sib- the game and ran onto the plosive running and passing den* John to return to action until the ley. Charley Richardson. Bill " '' He wanted some auto- K«me is a touchdown favortte f\n^on p Ascot: Dick Fries of Sa~n games of Dec. 19 or Dec. 23. Albin. Craig Wennstrom. BISHOP PLANS Dean Buffington and Jim " Meeker. Neilson as his hopefuls for the year. days. , Neilson broke into the line- Jerry West, averaging 31.3 TOURNAMENT I up as a freshman a year ago points a game going into last land Enger likes his size 8- Bee Tourney Besides Jones and Brunner. An annual basketball tournament will be inau­ * Thousand Oaks. 28-19. _ " ~ I"~ __ other area drivers entered In­ night's contest, is expected to foot, 6-inches. lead the Lakers again tonight. gurated at Bishop Montgomery High School during I The prospects of a winning TappP.V. andIs ledGary by runnersBillotti andBill LI 'AA * 'OOIUUI1Fnntnnll clude Phil Bradley and How- Scheduled For the first 23 games he is Dec. 28, 29 and 30. athletic director George Swade team at South High were the passing combo of Jack shooting .489 per cent from dampened somewhat when For Torrance Levy and Lloyd Miller Plavoffs Frct>for-AH the floor and .839 per cent has announced. guard Chuck Fernandez suf- The annual Torrance Class . fLeading •«""«• ""the "wnoaieLawndale ai-at- rp D at the line jfered a broken shoulder in B Invitational Basketball *** ••** CuTt0' who «lo.n? 1 O OC Set for Ascot The two hottest hands In The event will take place in the school's new I September, but Coach Jim Tournament will be held sim- *"" ^PP- Billotti and Mil- support of the four-time all- gymnasium. Participating in the first tournament Hanny now expects Fernan­ ultaneously with the Pacific ler wf* named to tne All-Pio- M Figure 8 Stock Car racing pro may be guard Jim King are St. Anthony's of Long Beach, Fcrmin Lasuen, dez to be on hand in January. Shores Tournament a g a I n n**r League team a week ago. fans will get something and forward Rudy LaRusso. He is counting on Mark King is shooting at a .500 West. South. Torrance. Rolling Hills, Pater Nostcr this year. _ ———~———— ^nd"went-lhe' elghTto^ s»'""»«y "W« •« Gardena's i Sleeth, Ed Holmes. Bruce , _„_ —. — -.„... —r clip from the floor for the and Bishop Montgomery. ' Hazelton, Joe Miller and All- The 16-team tournament is 1 C|)perilII1C rated Los Angeles city high Ascot Park, where "free.for-|,ait ,our gamcg rocketing Bay League Steve Kuchen- under the direction of Fred jschool football teams have an- »»" ^S»re 8 races will be! htliea|0n average from .435 The new basketball coach at Montgomery High bcckcr to get the season off Wilson of South High. Schools Star Out (Other go at opening their held at 7 p m. |0 459 ar,d has scored in is Dave Benedaret. former Loyola University 'the ground. from the Bay League. Pioneer ' •championship playoffs this Postponed by rain last double figures in all four player. | West High will have good League and Sky League will «r/!,| | n : lirv weekend. participate. .Wllll IHJUry week, the event was reset for games. He is .818 on free- The Knights launch their basketball schedule 'depth, but will lack expert- Originally scheduled for the this Saturday when 16 teams throws. tonight with a home game against Lennox. 'ence during the early stages First round games are orient •**«*"•*• of**i Nov**uv 19-20.IVAU, theme «>f"• <«>ur•«»•• drives«•!»•«* each*.«v.» will«••• takej»••-, LaRussohMitMvow is»o now••«« averaging•*v»w£t>*» The team of the season. Coach Tom scheduled at each of the ,.four 3 ». ».r,,.y „„«,«„ season qu«r!er.fli»la will be played, to the track In the •*™*™£' 17 point, a game, hitting .489 also has games scheduled Tuesday against Lutheran, Sutherland believes the team " 3 lealiiit Iowa rnivftruiv iw regardless of weather. Friday t«»m races on the action per cent | will be better defensively p m. and 4 30pm ,«B»inM iowa cmvrrMiy wcc "_._.. and_, Saturday............ after-.«•-- packedn.«k^i criss-cross.ri«.<-m«.ss circuit.circuit,nrmii 'i.i..tries and«»<« .792 from t!.e foul i than last year's Pioneer run- Championship and consols-* P°««Dly *''h0"1 lne against South. All are home games. lion bracket games will con-i lc*« Mof, °" *1'ndlns,l ,. teams will be line. For the last seven games I ner-up squad. linue ! East Valley League champ- Harry Noble of Westminster he has averaged 20.8 points Listed on the first team on Thursday and Frt-|ca"dd««f fill Sal erfield and hit baskets at a .518 clip.