~.......-~....-.--....-~J_¥- flJ36it1FiS ATHLETIl . ' .-4IJ.ATION ALL-SO. OF' FOOTBALL 194 ' FOI{ RELEASE: l,JEDNESDAY, p~Cm;mER 28, 1949 R~~,N fb~ * ALL-SOUTHERN CAiIFO~~IA6.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTtO~ -*, .- !: JIM CONTRKTTOC' IV8N C. I•F• PLP~YER OF YMJ. LAUR~~S.-BYMELMS FOOTBALL BOARD FOR 194? ..--_._- .. --. "--~--!--_.. ' ~" . It.,·W'dS the opinion of members of All Southern California Board of Football that quarterback Jim Contratt. was the young man who did most to guide the Compton Tartars to the Southern California C.l.F. gridiron-title·in 1949, and so he was named C.I.F. Player of the Year. In regu~ar-season play, Cont~atto bagged a total of 72 points: chalked up 568 yards on running, for an average of 7.47 yards per carrYil completed 42 passes for a total gain of 823 yards; and account-~ ed for a punting averag~ of 37.07 yards a boot. Compton's Southern valifornia champion coach, Chuck Williams, contends that Contratto is the finest all-around back he has ever tutored. Coaches whose teams opposed Compton in 1949 lauded the br~lliant Tartar quarterback for his outstanding all-around perform­ ances. The name of Jim Contratto will therefore be added to the list of other prep school 'greats' who:have been chosen for Player of the Year honors by the Helms Board over the past thirteen years. Players of the Year ,of the past, follow: ll!lli C.l.F. PLAYER OF YEAR SCHOOL 1937 Frank Albert. • Glendale -1938 Harry Karns •• Pomona 1939 John Petrovich. •••• •• Alhambra 1940 Peter Zucco ••• ••• Santa Barbara 1941 Newell Oestreich. • • Inglewood 1942 Glenn Davis • Bonita 1943 Norman Veeh • Tustin 1944 Bill Martin •• .•• Mark Keppel 1945 Al Pollard. •• •• •. Loyola (L.A.) 1946 Al Pollard. • •• Loyola (L.A.) '1947 Bud Woodward. ••••••••• Jordan (Long Beach) 1948 John Olszewski. • St. Anthony (L.Beach) 1949 James Contratto •••• Compton In recognition of having been chosen Southern California C.l.F. High School Football Player of the Year for the 1949 season, Jim Contratto wi11·'1be presented with the Helms Athletic Foundation medal award at Helms ~a11 on Saturday morning, January 7th, in conjunction with the 13th an~ual All Southern ~alifornia Board of Football award program. In addition to Jim Contratto, who was chosen for All-Southern California C.I.F. second-team honors in 1948, thr~e other players found their names on the A1I-C.I.F. honor roll this year, for the second time. They included South Pasadena's Bob Garrett, and Chaffey' Bill Casler, backs; and Chaffey's fine center, Rudy Valadez. Casler was a third-team AII-C.I.F. choice in 1948, but moved up to the first-team this s~ason. Bob Garrett nabbed a second-team berth in '48, but hopped~on the first-team this time, while Valadez moved up from the '48 third-team to the '49 -second-lineup. The championship Compton eleven placed three stalwarts on the All-Southern California C.I.F. squads. Mike Aguilar, a guard, and Contratto made the first team, while Joe Rose, who registered 690 yards on running plays in 10 contests, snared a third-team post. Santa Barbara, runner-up for the Southern California title, placed three men on the All-C.I.F. squads,' (Peter O'Garro, back; . Marshall Howe, tackle; and William McCourt, end) as did South Pasa­ dena, which provided Bob Garrett, back; Ronnie Stewart, back; and George De Weese, end. Among the backs who put a heavy peddle on the throttle, were To~ Draper, Loyola; John-Lewis, Leuzingeri Ronnie Stewart, South Pasaden~ and Primo Villanueva, Calexico. All scored over 100 points for the season, with'Stewart leading the parade with 144. Excelsior's pa~s­ catching end, ·Bob Smith, tallied 51 points at his post. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. \\JiJA.LfCN ALL-s6. CALIFO: ~OARD OF FOOTBALL 1949 .1 RELEASE: \J.u"-"1J~SDAY, DECE!;iJ3"',R 2g, 1949 * ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CeI.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTIONS ~(':C'~ FIRST TEAfJl ~ PLAYER TEAM CLASS HEIGHT vvEIG Hl E George De ~Jeese So. Pasadena Sr. 6:0 170 E Robert Smith Excelsior Sr. 6:3 195 T 'Charles Greenhalgh lVlark Keppel Sr. 6:4 210 T Frank San Filippo San Diego Sr. 6:0 195 G Ivlike AgU1.ilar Compton Sr. 5:8 155 G Thomas Dutlon Alhambra Sr. 6:0 190 C James Reid St. Anthony Sr. 6,.:1. 195 B James Contratto Compton Sr. 5:10 165 B Landon Exley Santa lvlonica Sr. 5:11 157 B Robert Garrett So. Pasadena Sr. 6:1 195 B Peter O'Garro Santa Barbara Sr. 6:3 180 BB ItJilliam Casler Chaffey Sr. 6:0 195 SECOND TEAlJI IOS e Plit¥ER TEAIvI CLASS HEIGHT WEIGHT E Dewey Brundage El Monte Sr. 6:2 187 E Auzzie Sheard John Muir Sr. 6:4 210 T LVlarshall Howe Santa Barbara Sr. 6:1 181 T Herbert Tanner Fullerton Sr. 6:0 208 G Leroy Hoffman vvilson -(1. ·:Beach)Sr. 6:0 190 G Donald VCJ.ughn Fullerton Sr. 6:0 190 C Rudy Valadez Chaffey Sr. 6:2 238 B Paul Cameron Burbank Sr. 6:1 180 B Thomas Draper Loyola Sr. 5:10 147 B John Lewis Leuzinger Sr. 6:0 180 B Ronnie Stewart So. Pasadena Sr. 6:1 180 BB George Van Zant Long Bed. chJ?oly - Sr. 6:2 213 ':O~':< THIRD TEAM pas. PLAYER TEAlvl fLASS HEIGHT 1iJEIGHT E William McCourt Santa Ba~bara Sr. 6:0 185 E Parry OtBrien Santa Ivlonica Sr. 6:3 205 T Gerald Charlton Lon.g Ee~ch I-'o1y Sr. 6:1 185 T Richard Gant Covina Sr. 6:0 leO G Duane Creighton Bonita Sr. 5:10 178 G John Julian Burbank Sr. 5:8 170 C Peter Dourxou Torrance_ Sr. 6:0 185 B Carlos ~~rtinez Cantwell / Soph. 5:11 170 B Joseph Rose Compton Sr. 5:11 170 B Edwa~d Silva Pt. Lorna Sr. 6:1 180 B Primo Villanueva Calexico Jr. 5:10 175 BB Robert Bo~parte El ~'lonte Sr. 6:1 191 ALL· SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL 1949 SEASON Ralph Alexander, Los .Linge1es Examiner Pete !Cokon, Valley Times Bud Furillo, Los Angeles Herald-Express Eddie l.Jest, Santa Ana Register Mory Kapp, Los Angeles Daily News Mil Chipp, San Pedro News- Robert Weide, Los Angeles Times Pilot iiI Franken, Los Angeles JVlirror Tom Burdick, Long Beach Bob Panella, Hollywood Citizen-News Press-Telegram Clover Cummings, Santa Barbara New-Press ~~annie Pineda, Pasadena Star-News Sid Olin, San Bernardino Carl ~Jhi.te, Santa lVlonica Outlook Sun-Telegram Bill vfuitney, Breitbard Foundation Dave Lewis, Long Beach Independent VJ. R. "Bill" Schroeder, Helms Athletic Foundation, Chairman © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. L -... is ATHLETIC / J~noN A~SO. CALIFOR, \ JARD OF FOOTBALL 1949 • •• • FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2', 1949 AND AFTER * ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH §CHOOL FOOTBALL.TEAM.SELE£TIONS TOM ZABY G!-\INS LOS ANGSL:::::S CITY FOOTBALL PL~~'\YSR OF IIHE YEA.R tIONORS FOR 1949 All Southern California Board of Football dipped into the ranks of linesmen for their All-Los Angeles City High School Football Play­ er of the Year for the 1949 season. Tom Zaby, Fremont High School guard, was singled out for honors. Zaby therefore follows a distinguished group of prep school grid stars who have been chosen for Los Angeles City High School Player of the Year honors and he will be presented with the Helms Athletic Foundation medal award, in recognition of the selection, at the Thir­ teenth Annual All Southern California Board of Football Award program which will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 7th. Tom Zaby was an unanimous choice for All-Southern League laurel~, and was chosen Player of the Year in his circuit. He was the spear­ head of the Fremont forvJard wall which carried the Pathfinders to the Southern League title, and the Los rtngeles City champi9nship. Coach Harry Edelson not only lauded Zaby as an outstanding team player, but called attentio:n.. ,to his fast and powerful' charge, arid rugged defensive play. Los Angeles City High School gridders who have been chosen for Player of the Year honors in the pas~ were: t YEAR PLA-YEn OF THE YEAR SCHOOL ---r .:.> " ---------- l.937 Don \rViller. •••• ~·lanual Arts 1938 Ray VJoods •••• San Fernando 1939 \va1ter Brown. • Canoga Park 1940 John Rosier •• Venice 1941 Martin Grbovaz. ••• Roosevelt 1942 Victor M~stro •••••• Ivlarshall ' 1943 Bert Schneider. Los Angeles 1944 Joe Solar •••••• Can9ga Park 1945 Tom Tolman. •• Venice ];946 John Albini Fremont 1947 Bill Bowers •• Canoga Park ~948 Don Bahrman • Gardena 1.949 Thomas Zaby . Fremont ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL .1949 SEASON r Ralph Alexander, Examiner; Bud Fur~llo, Herald~Express; Mqry Kapp., Daily l\Jews; Robert l'Jelde, Times; Al Franken, Mirr9r; Jerry I Weiner, H911ywood Citizen~.l~ews'j Pete Kokon, Valley Times; Mil ! Ch~pp,'Sab PedroNews~Pilot; and Bill Schroeder, helms Athletic Foundation, Chairman~ (Los Angeles City section) Three Frem9n~ stalwarts ~- RQbert ~erk, end; Thomas Zaby, guard; and Otis StrQud, back, were chqsen for theAIl~Los Angeles ctty High School Football First Team. M~ckey hcBride, back, and Dona+d Woo~~ drtdge, end, were chosen for second and' third team assignments, re~ spective~y, The City Championship runner-up team, Hollywood, placed two men on'the All~City selections.' Jim Jackson, back, gained a first team berth, while Alex Ar9nis, guard, was named for the second team. J;i.m Jackson" .Herb .JohnS.9t1 and 13111 Stits, all of whom earned AI1­ City berths, were the high-scorers of the City, with 60·points.