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26-A--Cential 20-A--Bur. 18-A--No. Eott 26-A--West 22-A--Eart THE NEWS Van Nuys (Col September 19, 1967 Valley Plays 'Giveaway' at San Diego, 17-13 Eagles in 7 to 6 Loss at Orange Zeno, El Toros Gore Opponents By JIM BREEN Staff Sports Writer ORANGE--The face is the same, maybe a little older. The gold filling that separates the two front teeth is still there and, of greater importance, the strong passing arm and swift kicking foot haven't changed a bit. They all belong to Larry Zeno, who shot to national prominence as the quarterback of the UCLA Bruins in the 1963-64 B.P.

era at West- Wood (Before Prothro). The 1967 version of Zeno, now 24 years old, hurled a two-yard touchdown pass to Mickey Flynn and kicked the extra point to personally turn back the San Fernando Valley Eagles, 7-6, on Chapman College's field here. The loss, following the 450 debacle on the Eagles last week by Pomona, left the local professional club with an 0-2 record, and also meant the first win of the young sea- Bon for the El Toros. The Eagles tallied first in the opening quarter on Walt Buncom's brilliant 21-yard run around left end, the conversion failed, and the scant margin appeared as If it might hold up. But Zeno, only 3-for-ll pass- Ing in the first half, rallied his team In the third period and began moving the club in earnest.

On the El Toros' second drive in the third quarter, he moved the team past the mid- Continned on 2nd Sports Page Indians Favored for '67 Foothill Crown (Editor's note: This is the third in a series of four articles examining the 1967 football prospects for major Valley-area CIP schools. Today: Burbank and Burroughs of the Foothill League. Thursday: Bellarmine Jefferson, Harvard School, Baptist and St. Genevieve of the Olympic League.) More than just the lead in their all-time series may be at stake for Burbank and Burroughs High Moore Sparkles In Monarch Debut By WAYNE WILSON, Sports Editor SAN DIEGO--Anthony Moore made a sensationa debut as a Valley College receiver, but the Monarchs played 'giveaway' at Balboa Stadium, dropping a 17-13 decision to San Diego City College in its 1967 football opener. Moore, an All-City quarterback an last season Schools when they renew their 18 year crosstown feated season for his Indian gridders.

He hasn't openly and flatly predicted his team will claim the Foothill title at season's end, but the fact he gives his team the edge in all seven circuit contests indicates that he expects the Indians to be at or just below the top of the final standings. Meanwhile, Pete LiPera also has high hopes for his Bnrbank High School club, which has 12 returning lettermen, triple the number a year ago. And "the top" is just where Burroughs may find itself, providing it gets past power-1 rivalry Nov. 17 at Memorial Field. The outcome of the game could well have a direct bearing on the 1967 Foothill League championship.

Burroughs head coach Bob Dunivant is highly optimistic, foreseeing a potential unde- houses Blair, Muir and Pasadena plus the expected also- rans, as Dunivant suggests it might. He picks his team as the favorite in every league game and the non-league-season- opener against Mark Keppel. This in spite of the fact that the lion's share of league victories in recent years has San Fernando High School, snared five passes from freshman quarterback Wayne Radford in the second half, but too much damage already had been done. At least two of Moore's receptions could be classified as "impossible" catches, including one that covered 32 yards jto set up Valley's second touchdown. On that one, he was blanketed by two defenders but somehow managed to pull the bail in between both of them.

Another of Moore's amazing catches was a short one of seven yards on a third-and-six situation in the fourth quarter. It was a simple slant-in, but Moore had to make a diving, one-handed grab off the top of the grass. Radford, playing three quarters of the game in relief of starter Craig Schusterick, showed a great deal of prom- gone to schools the and three that Pasadena Blair is among the top-rated teams in pre-season GIF polls. It was Blair which edged the Indians, 27-25, a year ago to nun Burroughs' bid for a share of the championship, after Dunivant's eleven had blanked strong Pasadena, 7-0 (but had also been crushed iy Muir, 45-7). Main reason for Dunivant's optimism rests in Continued on 2nd Sports Page ise.

He was excellent on the Lions' second-half touchdown drive of 74 yards, completing four of five attempts (three to Moore) for 77 yards. On two others series, however, he seemed reluctant to let go of the ball and wound up with a net loss of 55 yards rushing. Primarily because of Radford's troubles attempting to pass, Valley was charged with losses amounting to 27 yards rushing in the game. Radford (eight of 15 for 105 yards) and Sch-jstcrick (thre of eight for 56) peppered th San Diego secondary for 16 yards passing. San Diego, with the help ntest at a record-setting 91-yard touch down romp by Stan Murphy finished the game with 29( yards, 213 rushing.

Valley scored early in thi opening period when Schuster ick cranked off a 48-yard pic ture-perfect pass play to Bill Clifford, a 20-year-old fresh man from St. Genevieve High School. Clifford was all alone on the San Diego 15 and was able to score untouched. The Valley lead lasted for eight minutes, but then came the turning point of the game. Back to punt from his own end zone, kicker Dave Dwor sky hobbled the snap from center and tried to run to his right after recovering the ball.

He fumbled again and San Diego took over on the Valley College one. It was a simple matter for quarterback Bill Noble to sneak the ball over the goa line and Dave Tucker converted to knot the score at 7-7 two minutes before the quarter break. With two minutes to go in the second period, San Diego had its back to the wall. The Knights had just been penalized back to then: own nine and were prepared to try and run out the clock. But a breakdown in the Valley defense allowed Murphy to circle left end, and he outran the Monarch secondary covering 91 yards for the go- ahead touchdown.

The next four points were credited to Tucker as he tacked on an extra point and then kicked a 27-yard field goal to put San Diego 10 points in front, 17-7. On Valley's first series of downs in the fourth quarter, Radford and Moore teamed to score the Monarchs' second touchdown on a 24-yard pass play, and with, nearly 12 minutes to go, the Monarchs had plenty of time to bounce back. But they weren't up to the task and gave up the ball once on the San Diego 19 after driving from their own 46. Their best chance came moments later when Harry Lambert recovered a San Diego fumble on the Knights' 28-yard line, but three losses of 15 yards and an incomplete pass by Radford ended that ihreat and San Diego held onto the ball for the last two minutes. Statistics: SCORE BY QUARTERS Valley "ian Diego RULES 1.

Cosh prize each week will be $20 for the entrant who correctly predicts the winners of all 15 games listed on the contest entry blank. In case there is no winner, the $20 offered will be added to the following week's prize This procedure will be followed until someone wins, at which time the prize fund will return to the base total of $20. At season's end, the prize fund accumulated, if there ii one, will be awarded to the entrant who selects the most winners during the eight week course of the season. This award could range from $20 to $180 depending upon the number of weekly winners during the season. In case someone picks up the entire kitty on the final week of the regular contest, consolation prize for the season winner will be a pair of top-quality 7x35 binoculars.

2. Entrants must maintain a record of their own correct predictions and mail that number to The News Football Contest, Box 310, Van Nuys, at season's end to be eligible for 1he final prize. 3. Tie games will be disregarded completely when judges select a contest winner, so no one should predict a tie. 4.

Anyone may enter this free contest, except for employes of The News and their relatives, simply by filling out the official entry blank, or reasonable facsimile and mailing in an envelope or attached to the back of a post card to The News Football Contest, Box 310, Van Nuys, 91408 J. Entrants are limited to one entry per week 6. Each entry's envelope must bear postmark dated no later than Thursday preceding each week end's games 7. In the event less than eight games are played on ony given week because of postponements, 1he contest will be cancelled for that week end only with the prize money being added to the following weeks fund 8 In order to break a tie, each entrant must guess at the total score of all games on the contest entry blank Example If there were 15 games and all 15 were decided by a 21-6 score, the entrant nearest the total score of 405 points (15 times 27) would be awarded the pnze 9. Judging of the contest will be by members of The News' sports staff and all decisions will be final.

FOR YOUR OWN RECORD: Circle predicted winner below (for your own information) ond place number of your predicted winner in appropriate box at right Game 1: Grant (1) vs. Canoga Park (2). Game 2: Polytechnic (3) Monroe (4). Game 3: Van Nuys (5) Reseda (6). Game 4: Taft (7) vi.

Birmingham (8). Game Manual Arts (9) vs. San Fernanda (10). Game 6: North Hollywood (11) vs. Cleveland (12).

Game 7: Alemany (13) vs. Notre Dame (14). Game 8: Burbank (IS) vs. Lynwood (16). Game 9: Burroughs (17) vs.

Mark Keppel (18). Game 10: Hart (19) vs. Santa Marie (20). Game 11: St. Genevieve (21) vs.

Nordhoff (22). Game 12: Simi (23) vs. Rio Mesa (24). Game 13. Pierce (25) w.

El Comino (26). Game 14: Col Lutheran (27) vs. La Verne (28). Game 15: Valfey State (29) vs. Texas A I (30).

(Clip along dotted line) CONTEST NO. 1 GAME 1 GAME 4 GAME 7 GAME 10 GAME 13 GAME 2 GAME 5 GAME 8 GAME 11 GAME 14 GAME 3 GAME 6 GAME 9 GAME 12 GAME 15 breaker: My gueu It that all 30 teams will Address. Town pettier) for your own word witty blank at right to Newt Football Contest, Box 310, Van Nuyt, 91408 0 0 6--13 7 7 3 0-17 Valley scoring: TD--Clifford (48-yard pass-run from Schusterick), Moore (24- vard pass-run from Radford) PAT -Maddox (Wck). San Diego scoring: TD Noble (1- -ard sneak). Murphy (91-yard run).

PAT Tucker 2 (kicks). Field goal -Tucker (27 yards STATISTICS Valley SD Irst downs 9 12 Yards gained rushing 61 242 Yards lost rushing 96 29 Net yards gained rushing -27 213 Passes attempted 23 15 Masses completed 11 5 'asses had intercepted 0 2 Yards gained passing 77 Total net yards gained J34 290 dumber of punts 8 4 Punting average 318 298 Bumbles lost 1 Yards penalized 59 39 VALLEY RUSHING TO YG YL Net Are. Qulgley 11 23 3 20 1.8 6 Tones 6 19 3 IS Z7 9 Scldltz 4 0 5 1.2 2 Schusterick 1 3 0 3 3 0 3 Smith 7 16 24 -8 -11 7 Dworsky J. 0 8 -8 -8 Radford -9 3 b8 -55 -61 3 SAN DIEGO KTJSHINO TO YG TL Net ATS. Lie.

Murphy .32 134 8 126 10.5 91 Petretta 8 34 0 34 4 3 9 Morstad 0 26 0 26 2.6 7 Barnes 4 17 0 17 4.3 7 Noble 14 31 21 10 0.7 16 VALLEY PASSING PA PC PI Radford J5 8 0 r.fty^.. The News photo by Herb Carleton GOING FLAT-OUT--Despite abrupt upending by Whittier lineman, San Fernando Valley State College quarterback Bruce Lemmerman slams into end zone to score Matadors' second touchdowns late in first quarter of 30-7 season- opener conquest of Poets. Secondary defenders Jim Gardiner (26) and Charles Warrington (behind Gardiner) move in to assist on tackle. Lemmerman scored again in second period, tossed for three touchdowns in surprisingly easy victory. Coaches Name Taft West Valley Favorite (Editor's note: This is the last in a series of eight articles examining the 1967 football prospects in each of the Los Angeles city school leagues.

Today: West Valley League.) Even though the field has been reduced from seven to five schools, there promises to be no shortage of competition for the 1967 West Valey League high school foot- all championship as defending champion Reseda, Taft and Canoga Park all eagerly await a chance to go at one ther. A poll of league coaches Taft, the 1965 titlist, a light edge, but Reseda was ust a notch below with Canoa Park considered a strong outside" bet. Chats-worth and Cleveland are tabbed to battle or fourth. Taft's Toreadors (7-1-0 in Yds. TD 105 1 56 1 Schusterick 8 3 0 SAN DIEGO PASSING PA PC PI TD Noble 77 15 5 2 VALLEY RECEIVING PC Yds.

TD LB. Mnore 5 83 1 32 Clifford 1 48 1 48 Smitn 3 18 0 10 Lambert 10 0 10 Jones 1 2 0 2 SAN DIEGO RECEIVING PC Yfis. TD Murphy 2 42 21 Dunn 2 3 1 0 1 6 Morstad 1 4 0 4 VALLEY PUNTING No. Yds. Lj.

Dworsky 7 223 319 38 Francola 1 31 310 31 SAX DIEGO PUNTING No. Yds. Ave. Lit. Morstad 4 113 9.8 39 'Gymnastics for Children' Issued Harper nounced and the Row has an- 966), under Hal Lambert and lay O'Connor, again present lenty of experience (15 let- ermen), good size and speed, iambert has come up with great fullbacks the past two ears in Howard Williams All-City, WVL player of the ear in 1965) and Ron Lewis second All-City, 1966) and a ard-hitting line.

The lettered nucleus starts with second all-league choices teve Platt (205), center, and Ipencer Horwitz (170), right Right guard Rich Akerman (215) and quarterback Mike Critchfield (155) are also predicted for stardom and that illustrates Taft's balance. The Toreadors will continue with a flanker-T offense. Left tackle Tom Sampson (220, junior), left guard Bill Johnston (185), right tackle Ken Tarlow (205), right ends Steve Koepple (208) and Gary Dorner (196 junior), quarterback Dennis McKown (175), left half-flankers Larry Robinson (145) and Doran Gates (170) and fullback Bruce Radenbaugh (178 junior) are the other lettermen. That gives Taft lettered starters at all spots except left end, where Brace Tonng (165) is a returning squad member. Horwitz, a 9.9 dashman and city Bee sprints champion in 1966, is fully recovered from injuries of last spring and he could be the catalyst.

John Mclntyre, giant 340-pound transfer from Mt. Carmel, bolsters the line depth. Reinforcements include Jeff Erb (155), left end; Skip Lovin (212), left tackle; John Griffith (194, junior), left guard; George Grengs, (216, junior), center; Jerry Lauer- publishing of mann (185), right guard; Bill Ogden (200), right tackle; Bill Swenson, (165) quarterback: and Steve Ehrlich (183), "Head Over Heels," a book on gymnastics for children. Written by Vcra L. Drehman, with Alene Hoiaahl fullback, doing the illustrations, "Head Reseda (9-1-0), Over Heels" sells for S7 50 and the West Valley is available by mail from 11959-60-64-66, has lost some winner League offs semi-finals All-City co- player of the year and West Valley player of the year quarterback Bill Susa, All- City end Bob Christiansen, second All-City back Tim Schaade, third All-City end John Burks, all-league guard Bob Ries, second all-leaguers Mark Laughrey and Tim Conway, backs, and Gary McArdle, tackle, plus guard Jack Eckert, et al.

Leading prospect is All- League center Lorry Frankel (6-2, 223), with support from quarterback Chuck Pearlman 6-2, 182), right end Greg Dymond right tackle Dan Ceriglioni (182) and left half Bill Stephens (177 junior), up from JVs. All the rest are lettermen. The other Reseda familiar faces include lettermen Gary Lynn (194, junior), left end; Pat Miller (185), Marlin Peterson left tackle; (174), left guard; Tom Wooding (198), guard; Mike Cook (147) defensive left half; Greg Fishwick (182) flanker-right half; and Bruce Olsen (183), fullback. JV-tested Jim Dickson moves into the right guard spot and the lack of experience at guards is Reseda's biggest shortcoming. The line, over-all, is good and the backs, though green, have speed.

Former JV Gary Welcher (179, junior) may oust Olsen at full. Additional defensive strength includes Paul Friedich a junior up from the Bees, end Mike Seastrom (150), Mike Anderson (182) at linebacker, 10th grader Mark Finley at half- back and Chris (140) and Miles Masaki (140) at the safeties. Canoga Park's Hunters (3-5-0), in the thinking of coaches Jack Mathieson and Dick Pendegast, could take it all if they jell as expected. Fifth in the West Valley last fall, the team has lost only all-league back John Wright and retains spearheaded 16 lettermen, by second all- league left guard Al Dornhuber (220). First-stringers back include left end Glen Motzel (180), left tackle Dennis Nothcutt (195), Dornhuber, right guard, Floyd Peterson (185), was starting center), right tackle Larry Tantalo (215), quarterback Harold Chealander, (190), left half Bob Englert (160), right half (slotback) Arnie Murillo (185, two years), and ifullback Mark Zaslow (205, also two years).

Canoga will use slot-T and wing offenses. Other center likely Perry starters are Countryman (190) and quarterback Bob Adams, (185, junior, hurt in second game, good runner), and right end Jim Hansen (191 junior). Additional varsitv lettermen: Mt end Frank Mas- sareila (187), right guard Don Stanwood (187), right tackle John Rich (199), quarterback Rick Attebury (167), split wingback Mike Kraft (172), and fullback Dave Levegue (187). Homer Peterson (195, junior), left guard from the JV'a David Kaplan (175), left guard Continued on 2nd Sports Clark Wins Second Straight at Saugus Doug Clark, still savoring last week's victory at Saugus Speedway--his first in two years--captured his second straight Pacific Racing Association main event Saturday night at the one-third mile oval The bearded driver from Castaic barreled his 1955 Chevrolet past early leader Conny Burdett Ojra the 27th lap and finished well ahead of eventual runnerup Walt Price. Eddie Gray, Gardena, was third and Mike Merritt rallied to place in the fourth spot.

Burdett, alter a fine start, spnn out on the 29th lap, re-entered, but finished near the rear of the park at the checkered flag. In the cadet feature, Carl Stronberg, trailing Del Noune for 20 laps, took the lead on 21st and went on to record us 13th mam event win of the season, an all-time high in that division, Gary Eby drove Publisher's Office, 49 E. 33rd(tremendous talent which in placing second. New York 16, N.Y. (the Regents to the city play- 1 George Pettigrew of Port Hueneme, a winner in the first heat race of the evening, came back to capture the 15-lap victory ahead of last week's winner Sonny Easley, Van Nuys.

Results: SPORTSMAN TROPHY DASH (four laps) Ron Hornaday. Chatsworth: Eddie Gray, Gardena; Frank Delny, Los Angeles; Doug dark, Castaic. NOVICE TROPHY DASH (four Bill Cooper, Van Nuys; Wayne Hooper, Arleta. Sonny Easley, Van Nuy.i, Mike Fortier, Burbank. HEAT RACE WINNERS (eight lapi) George PetUgrew, Port Hueneme.

Cooper, Mike James, Canoga Park, Carl Lux, Canoga Park; Conny Burdett. Pacoima. Sam Stanley, Saugus. CADET MAIN EVENT (25 lapiO -Carl Stronberg, Pacoima; Gary Eby, Lancaster; Del Nourle, Sun Valley. SPORTSMAN MAIN EVENT (40 Clark; Walt Price, San Fernando; Gray, Mike Merritt, Canoga Park; Hornaday.

NOVICE MAIN EVENT (13 lapi) Pfttigrew; Eajley; Leroy Glenn, Lot Angeles. NEWSPAPER! IF.WSPA.PFKt.