Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 6

Big Pro Net Show on Tap Jan. 19-20 Big Paneho and Lew Hoad, the hardest hitters and most bitter rivals in tennis, will renew their four-year-old feud in Jack Kramer's 1961 World Series of professional tennis. Also featured in the round robin i which Sundoy, Jon. 15, 1961 Von Nuyi (Calif.) NEWS---B will appear at the Sports Arena on Thursday and Friday i will be the Spanish champion A Gimeno, Alex Olmedo, Barry WacKay and Earl Bucholz. frustrating experiences in try ing to catch up with Gonzales so far.

In 1938. on -his firs tour, he got off to a whirl wind start and built up an 18-9 lead over Pancho only to the fiery a come Gonzalefc, 15-13, their head and head bu The first match will start at 730 p.m. iback and beat him, 51-30 Gonzales, who has rewrit- In 1959, Hoad actually bea ten the pro i record book, will be making th'e seventh defense of his title. The big champion has, dominated annual series since he look over the top spot in the gani.e. Since that time he hat a i a i a ctianglehold on the title.

Big Pancho, not too lonj. ago, announced that he was through with competitive tennis, but he has had a change of heart and will be back trying to ward off the challenges of some of the finest players in the game. If ever he has had his -work cut out it will be in the '61 series, because looZ-ung over his shoulder is the recognized rhallenger to his supremacy-Lew Hoad. Tor Hoad, this will represent his third opportunity to dethrone Gonzales. Hoad, who did not tour in 1960, is at the peak of his game, as his recent 13-11 fifth set win over Ken Rosewall in the finals of the Tokyo tournament will attest.

blonde bomber has been in hot pursuit of the only title that has never belonged to an Australian. He has indicated that this is a matter he hopes to correct this year. a has had two very ended up losing the round robin tour he lot, seven matches to Anderson and Cooper. Hoad now feels that he is as physically fit as he has ever been and is ready for an all-out attempt to lifi Pancho's title. Of course, to do it he is' going to have to beat the other members of the tour, as as Big Pancho, and this includes the colorful, crowd pleasing A Gimeno.

Gimeno, who has a style similar to the a Bil Tilden, has done surprisingly well in his a since turning professional earlier this year, winning over two thirds of his matches on a tour with Olmedo, Cooper Segura and Anderson. The appearance here will be part of a worldwide series that will be played 6n three i The pros are shooting for the $35,000 top prize money that goes to the winner. Total prize money, for the series is $125,000. Gonzales still has to be favored to retain his title, but by the narrowest margin possible. The rest of the pack may finally be closing in on him.

BOXING BIZ By Frankie Goodman turn stipulation in the contract. Other should get a chance at the title, but--he won't fight Liston--Sonny is involved with gangsters. Floyd Patterson hasn't committed himself. What do you think? VWVWWWVWWWIAMVMMIfW Here's a poser for Boxing Biz readers to ponder --Does Sonny Listen deserve a shot at the title The Senate Investigating Committee was sympathetic to Liston during his appearance before them believing' his assurance that he didn't know what went on behind the scenes. "What of his background? At fifteen years of age Sonny was in trouble with the law when he and three other kids held up a restaurant.

They were captured and each received three years. Years later he developed the feeling that the cops were pushing him whenever there was a holdup he was picked up, and on one occasion in 1956, he was jailed for relieving an officer of his service revolver. In the ring his record has unbeatable 30 Tvins out of 31 fights, dating back to 1954. In 1958 he out Billy Hunter and Ben Wise From there he ivent to St Louis to lick Bert Whitehurst, then i a to KO Julio in the second round. His next fight in Chicago was televised and gained him national recognition when he koed Wayne Bethea in the first round.

Then he won a return with Whitehurst. The televised i with Eddie Machen was an easy win for Sonny, though he looked bad at times. Machen was only in the ring to stay liwit I Liston got his lone defeat In Detroit in 1954 from Marty Marshall, Tvhom he koed a year later in the sixth round. Sonny has now reached i state of desperation, having run out of opponents in this country and has announced his intention of going to Europe to fight- His first fight, in England is with the top British Heavy. Here in America, Ingemar Johansson says if he wins hack the title he has no re- Joe Borella Nets 26 as Knights Win and JACK ADAMS COMING TO ARENA Lew Hoad, world's second ranking tennis player behind Pancho Gonzales, will play Pancho and Spanish champion Andres Gimeno during 1961 World Series of Professional Tennis at Sports Arena Jan.

19 and 20. Hoad, after first three encounters of 50-match tour, has beaten only Earl Buchholz. Gonzales is currently undefeated. Conquest of Grant Ends Mercer Coaching Career i i Iw-e for Jt; i vhnok points a- Notre OITPOOK I Kiiuil rounds of petition in the I i mutual Western i i Tournament are for todav at the Dame Hijilt School evened u- a i i i at Compton. The i Catholic League basketball on i i a il i record nt one win and i i I 1 1 i i bottom loss with a 61-56 conquest the i i i a "sh Cathedral.

i i it di-cp i IHIIR moic height and sii ii.4tior.il ktvt title lioUI.M- h.i ju.n.-d in-oliiit 1 In the perior shooting ability, the Hen i i i of i i and Vn i i Knights gained a big eilue in st.i!i i i i I 1 1 i look i smiia" the second quaiter and re doubles i i i i taincd it during the second of I vnccelrs luMoie lonv: half to win i he all po-ted i w-Milii-i conditions i i The Knights turned in a i i much improved performance i MM the 1 i i i i i k- over their scaon opener In.st opening round i i io kl.is\, Tuesday at St. Anihonv in is.ueek i-on and i i i Long Beach. Their rrbouudliiK WHS ev crllrnt and the flmir piny of Jim Ted ford out- An ted fli-ld of i to IJ" shnotci ill i l.ish the i li i i i i i i i i i 1C. i i (n tod -Helping Borella in the ing department was In telkofer, who marked up for the Sherman -Oaks cagers Next Catholic League en counter for Notre Dame -u 111 be Tuesday School. Friday's N'nlrr Dnnif 4 Bort-lln 1261 (2) Score by Dame Notr.

Cathedral scorinc aulw: Bertrand 2 Affrrtlano 2. Somr i i hidlc.nionv on liuu fur aluiij; thr I in nini HIT w.i) si 1 1 in the xcellon nftiM- i i i I I I I i routplolrd, i i i lio.s MiCul- ih scheduled his i i 1 i i i to if it hv beds If thf conn's up to i i i it i be the lun.il for othi'i l.irniimjs- to a i i schools tep up tlu'ir dpcnlnt; dates. of i i i foi Cnlv end opetnMons i i i a i on a present. But hot i of i has I- i no on full the --port at d.u i i If the dell i i the rn.inrl i.utts the nou e.itch i i i i i a ilumrired e.illeo per K.iu The i i In i IB miml 1 a i u.is ordeted this week, wnwn prove nnd loenl Officials of the tun hasn't shown sipus- of Fish nnd Camp Hept ns low" at Loyola jr he lac of I i a our i a he a blow tn i of the ski spott to loi.il It has lu-i tei i i sliot Culhrdrnl (lit 7 1 Sl 14 14 an en i Iv A ied 'spat ked St. Monica's Scores Upset Over Indians Van Nuys' upset 49-46 vic- Grant in i the East Valley League basketball finale brought to a fitting climax the coaching career of Jim Mercer.

Mercer, who is 38, will enter the administrative field of education at, the start of the spring semester at pher Columbus, Junior High School in Canoga Park. He has been coaching at Van Nuys High School since the spring of 1955 after six years at Fremont While at Van Xuys, Mercer Mon the Valley League vhipping the league leaders 'rom Birmingham, 5045. Zeilstra gave up his Los Angeles scoring advantage to Hamilton's Mike Levin (who rounded out the season with another Hunter. In other West Valley games, Granada Hills moved into a tie for third place Cleveland, stopping the rallying Cavaliers short at 48-43, and Reseda jumped partially out of the cellar to tie for fifth place, -whipping the Toreadors, 56-45. LOCAL NOTES Big local news is that the Valley is going to get boxing.

Except for an arena that will seat more than one thousand people, everything is all set Too bad Murray plans for a Valley sports arena to seat 10.000 never came off. There is a great line-up of fights at the Olympic Cisco Andrade meets a toughie in former Jr. i champ, a Ortiz. Both have koed Battling Torres. Thursday has a great dou- i on television.

Alfredo Escobar battles Xoel Humphries. Escohar good in his workouts at the Main St. Gym and should win a hard fight against Humphries. To top this is the state! title, 12-rounder, Danny'Valdez and Boots Monroe. This should be one of the great fights of the year.

NATIONAL NEWS The Patterson-Johansson title fight in Miami Beach. March 20, will be Florida's 1 third heavyweight title fight in its history, the other being James J. Corbett v.s Charley Mitchell of England at Jacksonville, Jan. 25, 1SS4. and Primo Camera vs.

Tommy Loitebran in Miami, in March This 1961 fight was assured i by Billy MarPonald, Miami sportsman, who put vp sw bond to assure Feature Sport? "4nc. a sate. j.nV,. Pele Ra'lfmnchrr i- erasing i very bad start a pro recent in one a he picked up SI" dX) each, for hi- trouble. Rental for the On-po Hunter Zone Stops Zeilstra in Finals Building an effective zone defense that held city scoring leader Duane Zeilstra to only six points, Canoga Park High School clinched second place in the inal "West Vailey League basketball standings by quarter.

Granada Hills had to hold off the pressing Cavaliers in the fourth period to preserve its win. Clev eland outscoi ed 1 Sloppy a a i shooting from tho flooi jbv Aleniiiny ic.sultt'd in a track championship l(M1 ll P-Ct i i hj St in 1956 and M-roml in IMonica's over the horn ily 1957 nnd IWO. (favored folding by any means Harraetiila result lighted (he fislilnc foe Pacific Sportflshing IjindinK bouts nt IjoiiR Beach Midi dally comparable to spring and suinmrr M-OITS. Fnlr Jo nilildliii' relMfili are posted for luitu nnd hrniio also. water in the Southland area a i plenty concern The F.

and men dunked numbers of ihe wily rainbow In T.Utlerock resffvolr, the east fork nf the San Gabriel Rher, Fulnier thr middle and north forks nf TA-tle and down In Peane South hiiy banks al Rodondo In San Diego County. Beach have held to a voryj A plant of fish win nho an- consistent pace on thrcfjiinuncpd for I spc-nos and of the 71HP. Limilyjof the Coloi.ulo Hlvor. a44-point outburst), and en Highlanders, 150, in the last vound up second to Poly tech-'four i nu tes of play. nic's Gail Goodncn in tne Valley-wide statistics.

He was ejected from up their perfect, 10-0 seasons day's finale for easy -wins over Granada oulmg a Canoga Park player Hl anc i ese dd nabbed the during a lay-up attempt by ass crown with an 8-2 Cleveland's junior and Class teams wrapped record, stopping Grant in its last game, 53-38. Cinoga Park (50) Bruce (0) B. TJretJa. (11) T. Ureda (7) Wells (13 Caplan (3) bj Qn Canoza Park 15 Birmmcham TM 13 Birmingham (45) Z-ilstra LoPresti (0) Crosby (31 (22) Dalt (6) He also was runner-up in the league basketball race four times and had three junior varsity basketball cham pionship teams and several and track titilibts.

Previous to his term at Van Nuys, Mercer coached basket- Ball and track at Fremont, where he won two city spike crowns and one city title. His basketball team of 1950-51 at Fremont won 2-1 straight games and took home the city championship in that division, whipping Van Nuys in the city finals. Some outstanding athletes trained under Merter, including Jack Hirsch, Ken Olson, Ted Smith, Earl Schneider, Vic Hall, Kenny Dennis and Robert Curry. Thursday's victory over Grant moved the Wolves into a tic for second place in the final East Valley i a standings with Grant and San Fernando, but the and Tigers were chosen, in a draw to represent the East Valley along with champion Polytechnic- in the city tournament. Play the touiney began yesterday at Venice High School.

When Van It marked the loss in C'ammo Real League plav for Alemany and was St. Monica's second straight win, thanks to a forfeiture by St. John Vianney last week. Bob a i bucketed li points to lead the but usually-sharp Jack Tebbs lost his touch and could make only eight points. After a slow first quarter, in which the two teams tallied only nine points combined, the sqinid.s wound up tied at ha If time nt 19-19.

St. Monica's three points ahead in the third period, 30-27, and then piled up 20 points to Alemany's 14 in the final stanza to post the win. Alemany's great squad stayed undefeated with a 59-21 whitewashing of the visitors from St. Monica s. Box score: St.

A a (41) McBride (11) (15) 123) Tcbhs (8) Kri- i (21 Dolnuk (5) Wolltrr i (6) Score St Optimist Nine Plays White Front Today Undefeated Studio City Optimists, threatening to make a runaway of the San Fernando Valley municipal major league baseball race with four straight wins under their belts, set out to widen their margin at (0) 11 It 20--50 15 8 14-41 St Monica'n ncormc gubs: None. Alemany tearing auhs: Claw 6a. St t3( tllar Monica'i 21. 10 6 Caroffa man 16. Park Nuys' vart-ity outfit was forced toi forfeit eight victories last' week becau.se of the use of an ineligible player, San Fer-j GU- nanc i 0 vaulted into the cham- After building Up a SUb-, Faulkn.r stantial lead in the third West Valley Standings BASKETBALL.

(Final) (10) Oddo I fiS)" Tart (43) Monypeny (S) '16) Morton (13) Score br IS 24 Taft f- --15 ycormc tai 2. 2. Granada Hill. Clfrland (43) pionship, finishing one game ahead of Grant with a 91 record. East Valley Standings The Tigers also won the titles.

Thev were 100 in the race Monroe (42) Gcbhardt 1 6 expense of The White Fronti Redlegs i afternoon at North Hollywood Plaj ground. Game time will be 1 p.m. The OptimKts, spearheaded by outfielders Jim Cratty and Ralph Wilcox, are a feaisome hitting aggregation. Shortstop Hon C'uccfn and third baseman Jim Davis are among the top defensive inflelderji in the league. The White Front Rcdlcgs, who have shown steady Improvement since the start of the season, may not win pennant this year, but they're capable of making the ride mighty uncomfortable for the Optimists and the powerful Sunland-Tujunsa Merchants In oilier Municipal Major division gamea today, Valley Siars, no far- unlucky but mighty dangeroiu, piny the Sunliind-Tiijinign Merchant nt Playground, anil (he VaJIcy Merchants meet Itcmer Roofing nt Hunland rinygiound.

In Municipal national league action, the pace setting Reseda Mei chants battles Banning Homes (2-2) at Sepulveda Playground In the feature attraction of the day. Bob Tracey, Gary Kinselln, Phil Capka and John Vitz the big guns for Reseda while pitchers Rick and Gil Topp. catcher-third bnseman on the municipal major league'Ken Johnson and elevator. Kd Murphy and Tom RanninR The RcdleRs- aie to Jr are among trip Banning both hitting nnd pitching'Home students. The play of center-fielder, National Dick Rone been spec urnc A-l Tilf (2-3) tiffs th4- The two-time all Metropolitan Conference Valley College star is batting above .400 and (3-2) has hit four home rung to uys Sherman Oaks" Play- Pierce Brahmas (3-2) at Orcutt Playground and the California Indians (14) take on at Van pace tne league in that department.

Third-baseman Bobby Hlc- gert, -who Is expected to be a big gun for San Fernando Valley Stale College this coming fall, rejoined tbe club last week. ground. Man Winner of $3100 Cruiser Hal Gold of 23951 Oxnard Hicgert is considered one of Woodland HUls, won a BASKETBALL (Final) "w''t, PCI. PF PA thc fincst nro prospects in theKliOO crm-er In a dwr hunt- 2 Valley area. contest sponsored by a The Redleg-' scrapjiv Las Vegas gambling casino.

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(Pi (Hi Meeting to Plan Baseball League Slated Tuesday Organization of a program for boys 16 to 19 has been redurc-d from fbe discussed to nal tc of r. Scorr by A-hmorr (111 Darrow C3) Jrrnamlo Qoartem C-ant 2 .501 i 1 Vo-h Hollywood, 1 432 Ii 24 11--M M'nroe 4 f. 42 Blalock 2, 1 I .100 S12 nnr filx: Or.iz me i. JT ond baseman, Mitch is! Gold was fir-t in the blind one of the best leadoff b.utfrslhdKf'y division matrhmR, to 2 in the league while Fr.mk the oiirxv. the 15-' PA SzalwiH-ki of tl Jimmy Ly- John 4 i 2 r- rl I.

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Ralph Onrtas (fi Cr rsrinra Parl( years of age will at a meeting Tuesday at p.m. mar at the Van Xuys-Sherman Oaks Park Comm-unily building, 14201 Huston Tan Kuys. Orl Ralph Onnas cr, cr 4 plans call for the Antonio 17-- ai formation of a team in each London, Have Charnlr.v raer i Valley community to play Brnamon: 28-- Kchedule commencinc aheut'Xew Frr- 'he middle of June. Play will S-3 R'lrj last for about 1ft i '--Pans. IvaarJyn- All interested parlies have jrart Hippclytr Annex: been inntt-d to the meet in? Feb.

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