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High Schools are represented on this year's All-Southem California Large Schools football team, as released today bythe Helms Athletic Foundation. The annual prep gridiron selections were ■

made for the 23rd time, under the Helms All-Southern California Board of Football banner, at Helms Hall in Los Angeles. The selections were made from among the 15 Southern California C.I.F. leagues, comprising the large schools of the area.

It did not take the Helms Board long to determine a player of the year for the 1959 season, as left halfback Willie Brown of Long Beach Polytechnic High School was named as this season's top football player. Performing for Coach Dave Levy's Jackrabbits, the strongest team in CIF ranks for the past two years, Willie Brown led his team to the Harry J. Moore League title and the CIF Northern Group Championship in the large schools division.

Brown is described by his coach as one of the most valuable players he has ever coached and his 140 points in 11 games set a new Long Beach Poly all-time scoring mark. Co-captain of this year's Poly team, Brown carried the ball 126 times in 11 games for 1,707 yards and a fabulous 13.5 average. He completed 14 of 30 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He personally accounted for 22 TDs himself and eight extra points for his 140 points. This topped large sohool scoring in the CIF for 1959. Over a three-year period at Long Beach Poly, Coach Dave Levy's record now stands at 28-1-2 and two straight CIF crowns.

Willie Brown will receive his player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-Southem California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16, at 10:30 a.m. At this time, all those players named for All-Southem California and All-Los Angeles City football team honors will receive framed scrolls. Brown will also have his name engraved upon the Paul H.Helms Trophy which is permanently lodged in Helms Hall.

Long Beach Poly led all schools in placing gridders on the first team, as Brown, Lonzo Irvin (fullback) and Mike Giers (tackle) made the top eleven. Irvin ran for 950 yards during the season and averaged 9.7 yards per carry, as he scored 95 points on 14 TDs and 11 extra points. Mike Giers is described by his coach, "as the best lineman to ever perform at Poly," which if only half true makes Mike a fine tackle,

San Diego High School, winner of the Southern Section of the large CIF high school playoffs, also placed three performers on the All-Southem California teams, one on the first and two on the second. Duane Maley's top halfback H.D.Murphy was named to the first team, while tackle Oliver McKinney and guard Tom sieshack are the second-team selections. Murphy scored 97 points during the season and played outstanding'defense as well,

Monrovia High School, runner-up to San Diego in the Southern Section Championships, placed three players on the three teams, all on the second team. Longieach Wilson, Glendale, El Monte and Santa Ana are represented by two players each.

Three backs — Willie Brown, Ken Graham, and Bill Gaydosh — are the only/epeaters on this year's team. Brown and Gaydosh were both on last year's secondAll—southern California team, while Santa Monica's Ken Graham was on the first team is an ©ncL,

All players named for honors will be guests of Paul H. Helms, Jr. at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program at Helms Hall ■>n January 16, at 10:30 a.m. CIF Championship coaches, Duane Maley (San Diego) Dave Levy (Long Beach Poly) Dick Tucker (Brea-Olinda) Ray Solari (South Pasadena) and job McCutcheon (Ramona) will receive special silver tumbler awards for their efforts.

PAST C.I.F. FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

'.937 Frank Albert Glendale 1949 Jim Contratto St. Anthony's".938 Harry Karns Pomona 1950 Charles Powell San Diego-939 John Petrovich Alhambra 1951 Marty Keough Pomona-940 Peter Zucco Santa Barbara 1952 Ronald Knox Santa Monica-941 Newell Oestrich Inglewood 1953 Ernie Zámpese Santa Barbara1942 Glenn Davis Bonita 1954 John Hangartner Hoover, Glendale1943 Norman Veeh Tustin 1955 Mickey Flynn Anaheim1944 Bill Martin ilark Keppel 195̂ Mickey Flynn Anaheim1945 Al Pollard Loyola (LA) Randy Meadows DowneyL946 Al Pollard Loyola (LA) 1957 Gary Craig Riverside1947 Bud Woodward Loyola (LA) 1958 Dee Andrews Long Beach, Poly1948 John Olszewski St. Anthony's 1959 Willie Brown L ong B e a n h . P o l y

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End... DAVE JOHNSON WILSON, LONG BEACH 6' 2 185 SeniorEnd..... KEN FRASER MUIR, PASAD UA 6' 4 184 SeniorTackle.. MIKE GIERS POLY, LONG BEACH 6' 225 SeniorTackle.. MIKE BROWN MT. CARMEL 6' 215 SeniorGuard... DAMON BAME GLENDALE 5'10 175 SeniorGuard... BRUCE JOHNSON HAWTHORNE 5'10 185 SeniorCenter.. Malcolm Weaver REDLANDS 6' 2 225 SeniorBack.... WILLIE BROWN POLY, LONG BEACH 5'11 175 SeniorBack.... LONZO IRVIN POLY, LONG BEACH 6' 225 SeniorBack.... H.D. MURPHY SAN DIEGO 6' 182 SeniorBack.... KEN GRAHAM SANTA MONICA 6' 185 SeniorBack.... BILL GAYDOSH EL MONTE 6' 175 Senior

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End... TOM SEABOLD GLENDALE 6' 2 175 SeniorEnd... PAUL BURLESON INGLEWOOD 6' 2 170 SeniorTackle.. OLIVER McKINNEY SAN DIEGO 6' 180 SeniorTackle.. DAN PELKEY MONROVIA 6' 1 220 SeniorGuard... TOM MESHACK SAN DIEGO 5'11 185 SeniorGuard... RON GOLDMAN MONROVIA 5' 9 195 JuniorCenter.. JOHN KENDRICK SANTA ANA 5'10 176 SeniorBack.... DAVE RICHMAN WILSON, LONG BEACH 6' 2 202 SeniorBa ck.... FRANK POZSGAI MT. CaRMEL 5'11 185 SeniorBack.... WARREN JACKSON SANTA aNA 6' 195 JuniorBack.... JOHN LOCKWOOD BURBANK 6' 190 SeniorBack.... TOM HARDING MONROVIA 5' 8 145 Senior

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End..... JIM WHITE ARROYO 6' 2 195 SeniorEnd... TONY GILHAM ST. AUGUSTINE 6' 176 SeniorTackle.. DAVE BOWERS WHITTIER 6' 3 230 SeniorTackle.. TOM CORTY DOMINGUEZ 6' 1 180 SeniorGuard... JACK BLACKMUR EL MONTE 5 '10 185 SeniorGuard... FRED CONVERTINI do;mey 5 '10 200 SeniorCenter.. LaRRY STOCKMAN VENTURA 5' 9 180 SeniorBack.... STEVE THURLON ESCONDIDO 6' 3 182 SeniorBack.... MARSHALL ADAIR EL RANCHO 6' 175 SeniorBack.... STEVE WILLIAMS SANTA PAULA 5'10 202 SeniorBack.... JIM VALMOHE LEUZBFGKR 5'11 175 SeniorBack.... JOE CORTEZ ROSEMEAD 5'10 170 Senior

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1959

■Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner •Jack Hefley, L.A. Times .Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror-News Pete Kokon, San Fernando Valley Times■ Fred Neil, L.A. Herald-Express ■Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-NewsRichard Roberts, San Pedro News-Pilot Eddie ’-Jest, Santa Ana Register■ Mannie Pineda, Pasadena Star-News ■Chuck Thomas, Ventura Star Free-PressPaul Cour, San Diego Tribune

-J.R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman

Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Tribune ’ Al Ames, Glendale News-Press Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook ■Cliff Gewecke, Huntington Park Signal ■Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise ' Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation > Philip Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press . Mory Kapp, Los Angeles City Schools • Jack Teele, Long Beach Press-Telegram Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary

The Twenty-Third Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program ■will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16 at 10:30 a.m. At this time those boys named for All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California large and small schools football honors for 1959 will be presented with their framed scroll awards. Millie Brown, Southern California high school large school player of the year for 1959, will receive his Helms medal award at this time, also. Coaches, honored players and special guests will be invited to attend the awards luncheon to help pay tribute to this season's top football players.


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CIF Southern Section for 1959, placed three players on this year's CIFsmall high school teams, as members of Helms All-Southern California Board

of Football met to make their annual prep grid selections. Thirty-six players, representing 27 Southern California high schools were named for 1959 gridiron recognition, including Don Johnson, who was named player of the year. Johnson, fromSouth Pasadena High School, led the Tigers to the Rio Hondo League title and theCIF Double A championship.

A 6', 180-pound fullback who wound up 8th in CIF scoring with 96 points, Johnson is only a junior. He is described by his coach, Ray Solari "as a great runner, blocker and punter." The South Pasadena Tigers had an 12-1 record for the 1959 season, defeating Mater Dei in the finals game, 28-14. In the title game, Johnson scored twice on runs of 28 and 51 yards.

For having been named CIF small schools player of the year for 1959, Don Johnson will receive a special Helms medal award at the 23rd Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16, at 10:30 a.m. All players named for Southern California CIF and All-Los Angeles City team honors will gather in the Helms Hall patio to receive their scroll awards. Coaches, athletes and past stars of the gridiron will join in paying tribute to these fine stars of the past high school season.

Other small schools backs to make the first team along with Johnson were John Sheeler (Hart), who scored 78 points from his tailback position; Ray Sanchez, Mater Dei's 175-pound halfback and co-captain, who finished season as CIF's third high scorer with 119 points; Gary Holman, who led Brea-Olinda to the Single A title from his quarterback spot, completing 75 of 144 passes for 10 TDs and over 1000 yards; and Beaumont's Larry Rubidoux, senior halfback, who led the Cougars to the De Anza title with over 150 points scored.

Additional players to be named for 1959 honors among a long list of top backs were Mater Dei's John Huarte junior quarterback, who passed for 12 TDs and scored four himself; Mary Star's Vincent Mattera, 6'3, 215-pound fullback, who scored 72 points for the Camino Real champs; Ramona's Mel White, who accounted for 98 points for Coach Bob McCutcheon's Small School CIF champs; Paul Doetsch, who led Brawley to the Imperial Valley League title, with 48 points; Bill Dahlman of Harvard who scored 124 points, while rushing for 784 yards and receiving passes totaling 643 yards; Barry Babine, Desert's fine back, who rolled up 158 points during the season andEddie Blecksmith, who paced Charter Oak to the Suburban League championship, scoring 89 points, nine TDs of which were made from over 50 yards out.

Only two players repeated from last season's small schools team. Roger Clark was a third-team end in 1958, while Hart's John Sheeler was again named to the first team.

Ten juniors were named to the three honor squads, three on the first, three on the second and four on the third team. South Pasadena and Mater Dei placed a trio of players on the teams, while Mary Star, Brea-Olinda, Harvard, Ramona and Eisenhower placed two players each.

C.I.F. small schools coaches to receive special silver tumbler awards for leading their teams to division titles are Raymond Solari (South Pasadena), Dick Tucker (Brea-Olinda) and Robert McCutcheon (Ramona), all of whom x-ion playoff titles.

PAST SMALL SCHOOLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS

YEAR P L A Y E R S C H O O L YEAR P L A Y E R S C H O O L

1951 Billy J. Smith Ventura 1956 Adrian Ledbetter Brea-Olinda

1952 C.R. Roberts Oceanside 1957 Harold Tobin Coronado

1953 C.R. Roberts Oceanside Henry Enriquez Mater Dei

1954 Bill Cooper Hawthorne 1958 Bill Redell San Marino

Bob Franklin Chula Vista 1959 Don Johnson South Pasadena

1955 Bill "Skip" Face San Marino

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End... BUDDY ORTEGA MARY STAR OF THE SEA 6' 170 SeniorEnd.... ROGER CLARK SOUTH PASADENA 6' 1 170 SeniorTackle.. FRED ENGEL TUSTIN 5'11 185 SeniorTackle., GILBERT ACHTER MISSION, S.L.O. 6' 1 200 SeniorGuard... LARRY SAGOUSPE CHINO 6' 205 SeniorGuard... STAN GONTA TORRANCE 6' 220 SeniorCenter.. JACK BARNHART PASO ROBIES 5' 9 195 JuniorBack.... DON JOHNSON SOUTH PASADENA 5'11 180 JuniorBack.... JOHN SHEELER HART 5' 8 171 SeniorBack.... GARY HOLMAN BREA-OLINDA 5'11 175 JuniorBa ck.... RAY SANCHEZ MATER DEI 5'10 175 SeniorBack.... LARRY RUBIDOUX BEAUMONT 5'10 170 Senior

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End... MIKE MACKLIN CLAREMONT 6' 5 195 SeniorEnd... JIM WILLIAMSON BREA-OLINDA 5'10 160 JuniorTackle.. MEL CARPENTER LUTHERAN 6' 1 195 SeniorTackle.. BILL SCHERRER BELL GARDENS 5'11 185 SeniorGuard.., EDWARD SHUEY HARVARD 6' 1 195 SeniorGuard... DENNIS BENDER NEEDLES 6' 1 197 SeniorCenter.. RON PATERNO WESTMINSTER 5'10 175 SeniorBack.... BILL DAHLMAN HARVARD 5'10 175 SeniorBack.... PETER BEATHARD EL SEGUNDO 6' 1 195 SeniorBack.... BARRY BABINE DESERT 5'10 162 SeniorBack.... VINCENT MATTERA MARY STAR OF THE SEA 6’ 3 215 JuniorBack.... JOHN HUARTE MATER DEI 6' 165 Junior

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End... JERRY KOCH EISENHOWER 6 1 175 JuniorEnd... TOM LOVERN aRROYO GRANDE 6 1 195 SeniorTackle.. AL LOOSLI SOUTH PASADENA 6 175 SeniorTackle.. DICK LITZINGER MATER DEI 6 185 JuniorGuard... CHARLES JONES RaMONA 5 9 163 SeniorGuard... SKIP WEBSTER ST, FRANCIS 5 6 178 SeniorCenter.. LARRY WHITELEY EISENHOWER 5 11 180 SeniorBack.... DOUG O'KEEFE SAN MARINO 6 170 JuniorBack.... EDDIE BLECKSMITH CHARTER OAK 6 165 JuniorBack.... LEONARD pOLLOCK VICTOR VALLEY 5 9 175 SeniorBack.... MELVIN WHITE RAMONA 5 8 155 SeniorBack.... PAUL DOETSCH BRaWLEY 5 9 165 Senior


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Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Tribune Al Ames, Glendale Hews-Press Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook Cliff Gewecke, Huntington Park Signal Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation Philip Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press Mory Kapp, Los Angeles City Schools Jack Teele, Long Beach Press-Telegram Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary

The Twenty-Third Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16 at 10:30 a.m. At this time framed scroll awards will be presented to those football players named for 1959 prep grid honors in both Los Angeles City and All-Southern California CIF sections, Ion Johnson, junior fullback from South Pasadena High School, will receive his player of the year award at this time. Johnson was named as the outstanding performer in the Southern California small schools section of the CIF for 1959. Coaches, honored players and special guests from the gridiron past will be invited to help pay tribute to this season's outstanding players.


'School, members of All-Southern California Board of Football named its 1959All-Los Angeles City High School Football Team today, following selection

meetings at Helms Hall. Banning High School, perennial Marine League champion and 1958 City champion, placed five players on the three L.A. City teams, with Reseda and Huntington Park following with four selections each. Fremont, winner of the Southern League crown and Hollywood, Western League knigpins, placed three players respectively.

Nineteen Los Angeles City High Schools are represented on this year's AllCity Football Teams, with three 12-player teams selected. Ba.lloting for 1959 City Player of the Year was heated, but following lengthy discussion, Reseda High School's 6'5, 215-pound quarterback, Hal Bedsole, was named for player of the year honors. Described by his coach, Roy Jae, "as the greatest player on earth," Bedsole averaged 10 yards per carry (725 yards on 72 carries) and passed for 462 yards and four TDs (33 completions out of 75 thrown) during the season. Hal was the city's leading scorer in 1959 with 115 points.

Hal Bedsole's scoring total of 115 points in 10 games, fell just 10 shy of the Los Angeles City High School record of 125, set by Bill Howard of Manual Arts in 1930. Bedsole, along with league players of the year — Larry Bryan (Eastern), Chuck Steel (Western), Steve Voigt (Northern), Curtis Bennett (Southern), Tom Gamer (East Valley) and Teruo Yamamoto (Marine) — will be on hand to receive their framed scrolls and medal axirards at the 23rd Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. At this time all those players named for honors on both All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California C.I.F. teams will be presented with their awards.

Banning High School, defending City Champions, which lost in a stunning upset to Fremont (25-19) in the city quarter-finals, led all city teams in placing men on the three teams for 1959. End Leonard Dufur and backs Teruo Yamamoto and Richard McMahon were the first team selections, while tackle Ray Avila and center Mike Ferragamo made the second team. Reseda High, West Valley title holders for 1959, and City finalists (lost to Huntington Park 46-6) placed player of the year Hal Bedsole at QB and tackle John VJalker on the first team, Steve Ogden, back on the second and center Jerry Myregard on the third squad. Reseda defeated Franklin, Northern League title holder, 15-0, and Southern League champion Fremont, 14-6, before bowing to Huntington Park in the finals.

Powerhouse Huntington Park High, juggernaut of Los Angeles City football for 1959, placed center-linebacker A.rlie "Skip" Husbands on the first squad along with Larry Bryan, Eastern League player of the year. Bryan, Coach Ray Vemoy's star left halfback, was a shining light in Huntington Park's win over Reseda in the City finals. He carried 13 times for 121 yards and a 9.3 average and two touchdowns. Teammate Craig Fertig, H.P. quarterback, who passed for 56 yards (4 of 5 completed) and averaged 5 yards on 11 carries, was named to the second All-City team. Tackle Brad Ohm was named to the third squad. Huntington Park averaged 37 points in five Eastern League games and 41 points in three 1959 playoff games.

Only three players repeated from last year's All-City teams. Marshall's Chano Lujan was again named to a third team guard spot; Steve Ogden, Reseda back, moved up a notch from his third team post last year, while "Skip" Husbands jumped to the first team from last year's third squad. Due to injury Fremont's Anthony Lorick did not make this year's team. He was City Player of the Year in 1958.

Los Angeles City Players of the Year since 1937 follow:

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1937 Don Wilier Manual Arts 1950 Jim Decker San Pedro1938 Ray Woods San Fernando 1951 Jerry Drew Jefferson1939 walter Brown Canoga Park Jack Hernandez Banning1940 John Rosier Venice 1952 Jon Arnett Manual Arts1941 Martin Grbovaz Roosevelt 1953 Dick Garcia Banning1942 Victor Mastro Marshall 1954 Clint Vhitfield Los Angeles1943 Bert Schneider Los Angeles 1955 Leon Criner Canoga Park1944 Joe Solar Canoga Park Norton Geller North Hollywood1945 Tom Tolman Venice 1956 Jerry Mollett Van Nuys1946 John Albini Fremont 1957 James Bates Manual Arts1947 Bill Bowers Canoga Park Bob Levingston Los Angeles1948 Don Bahrman Gardena 1958 Anthony Lorick Fremont1949 Thomas Zaby Fremont 1959 Hal Bedsole Reseda


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End..... POTAS NEWMAN Fremont 6' 178 Seniormnd..... LEONARD DUFER Banning 5'n 150 SeniorTackle.. JOHN WALKER Reseda 6' 220 SeniorTackle.. CARL JONES Manual Arts 5*10 260 SeniorGuard... JAY CARLISLE North Hollywood 5 '10 180 SeniorGuard... SKIP HUSBANDS Huntington Park 6' 195 SeniorCenter.. TOM GARNER Van Nuys 5*11 190 SeniorBack.... HAL BEDSOLE-' Reseda 6' 5 215 SeniorBack.... LARRY BRYAN Huntington Park 5' 8 165 SeniorBack.... TERUO YAMAMOTO Banning 5 '1 0 175 SeniorBack.... RICK SHIELDS Canoga Park 5'11 160 SeniorBack.... RICHARD McMAHON Banning 6' 1 190 Senior

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End... TONY GOMEZ Lincoln 5 '1 0 170 SeniorEnd.... CHUCK MARKHAM Birmingham 6' 2 185 JuniorTackle.. JOHN WELLCOME Monroe 6' 2 223 SeniorTackle.. RAY AVILA Banning 6' 230 SeniorGuard... JIM COLBY Franklin 6' 175 SeniorGuard... BORIS TABAKOFF Hollywood 6' 1 195 SeniorCenter.. MIKE FERRAGAMO Banning 5 '1 0 180 SeniorBack.... CHUCK STEEL Hollywood 6' 3 190 SeniorBack.... STEVE VOIGT Franklin 5' 7 140 SeniorBack.... CURTIS BENNETT Fremont 5' 8 168 SeniorBack.... STEVE OGDEN Reseda 5 '1 0 185 SeniorBack.... CRaIG FÉRTIG Huntington Park 5 '1 0 157 Senior

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End... CLaUDE WARD Los angeles 5'11 165 JuniorEnd.... RONNIE SMITH South Gate 6' 1 175 SeniorTackle.. BRAD OHM Huntington Park 5'11 180 SeniorTackle.. SPENCER BAUGHMAN Verdugo Hills 5'11 189 SeniorGuard... JOHN GOOD Polytechnic 5' 8 175 SeniorGuard... CHANO LUJAN Marshall 5' 8 195 SeniorCenter.. JERRY MYREGARD Reseda 5 '1 0 185 SeniorBack.... ROBERT PARKS Birmingham 5 '11 170 SeniorBack.... ART GERST Hollywood 5' 8 158 SeniorBack.... GEORGE JEISHUHN Westchester 6' 2 205 SeniorBack.... SAM BANALES Polytechnic 5' 8 197 SeniorBack.... JERRY COHILL Fremont 5 '1 0 190 Senior


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Al Ames, Glendale Hews-PressDick Vanderveld, Santa Monica OutlookCliff Gewecke, Huntington Park SignalGarland Rose, Riverside Press-EnterpriseClaude Anderson, San Bernardino SunBill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic FoundationPhilip Patton, Santa Barbara Mews-PressPaul Cour, San Diego TribuneMory Kapp, Los Angeles City SchoolsJack Teele, Long Beach Press-Telegram

Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary

N.R. Bill Schroeder — Chairman

The 23rd Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. At this time all those boys named for All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California CIF Football team honors — 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams — will be presented with their framed scroll awards. Special Helms medal awards will also be presented to those boys named players of the year in their respective leagues for 1959, plus All-City player of the year medal to Hal Bedsole of Reseda High School. High school football coaches along with invited dignitaries from the football world will also be in attendance.

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End.... POTAS NEWMAN FREMONT 6' 178 SeniorEnd.... * CLAUDE WARD LOS ANGELES 5'11 165 JuniorTackLe.,. CARL JONES MANUAL ARTS 5'10 260 SeniorTackle... L.J. JOHNSON DORSEY 5' 9 195 Soph.Guard.... DON FRANCIS WASHINGTON 6' 3 200 SeniorGuard..,. CHUCK LEMPERT LOS ANGELES 5'11 191 SeniorCenter... «ALFRED BLANCHARD FREMONT 6' 232 JuniorBack... CURTIS BENNETT FREMONT 5' 8 168 SeniorBack... JERRY COHILL FREMONT 5'10 190 SeniorBack.,,, HARDY EDWARDS MANUAL ARTS 6' 180 SeniorBack,....- WAYNE CURL JEFFERS® 5' 9 156 SeniorBack-,.... MELVIN ENNIS LOS ANGELES 5' 8 165 Senior


End... CALVIN HENRY FREMONT 5'10 150 JuniorEnd.... JAMES TYRONE JEFFERSON 5'10 145 SeniorTackle.. WILLIE CRITTENDON FREMONT 5' 9 175 SeniorTackle.. DAN LEFTAULT WASHINGTON 6' 238 SeniorGuard... * WILLIE SMITH JEFFERSON 5'10 225 JuniorGuard... CHARLES MORGAN MANUAL ARTS 5' 9 240 SeniorCenter.. RICHARD GREEN DORSEY 5'11 187 SeniorBack.... BILL CLARK 'WASHINGTON 5' 9 170 SeniorBack.... JOHN 'WILLIAMS DORSEY 5' 6 148 SeniorBack.... BILL SMILAND LOS ANGELES 6' 160 SeniorBack.... FRED WALZER DORSEY 5' 7 190 SeniorBack,.,. JOHNNY SMITH JEFFERSON 5'11 180 Senior

Coach Frank Nobbe's Fremont Pathfinders, runners-up in Los Angeles City Football in 1958 and semi-finalists this year, won the Southern League title again in 1959 although the team's star fullback and '58 City Player of the Year Anthony Lorick missed four ball games.,

Fremont finished the league season with a perfect 5-0 mark, amassing 133 points over the five games, Curtis Bennett, Coach Nobbe's 5'8", 168-pound flinging QB, who received unanimous backing as top player in the league for 1959» passed for 16 TDs during the 8-1 season, Bennett was also instrumental in Fremont's upset victory over Banning in the quarter-finals of the City Playoffs, leading his team to a 25-19 win. Reseda defeated Fremont in the semi-finals,14-6.

Three players repeated on this year's All-Southern League team, Carl Jones, Manual Arts tackle, again was named to the first team. Curtis Bennett moved up from last year's second team, while Fred Walzer was again named to the second team, Fremont's great fullback, Anthony Lorick, two-time All-City performer, was not named to this year's All-Southern League team because of injury.

Three lower classmen were named to this year's Southern League team, while two made the second team. Dorsey sophomore tackle, L.J. Johnson, is the only sophomore on the squad.

Final standings in the Southern League went like this: Fremont (5-0),Manual Arts (4-1), Washington (2-3), Jefferson (2-3), Los Angeles (2-3), and Dorsey (0-5),

Curtis Bennett X'ri.ll receive his Helms Medal Award at the 23rd Annual AllSouthern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday, January 16th at 10:30 am. At this time, All-City and All-C.I.F. players will receive their Helms scroll awards. League players will have their scroll awards mailed to them at their respective schools,


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End... TONY GOMEZ LINCOLN 5'10 170 SeniorEnd..... GALE HICKMAN BELMONT 6 170 SeniorTackle.. SPENCER BAUGHMAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 n 189 SeniorTackle.. JIM COLBY FRANKLIN 6 175 SeniorGuard... CHANO LUJAN MARSHALL 5 8 195 SeniorGuard... JIM BRENNAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 8 205 JuniorCenter.. HUDSON HOUCK EAGLE ROCK 6 185 JuniorBack.... STEVE VOIGT FRANKLIN 5 7 140 SeniorBack.... ALLEN JACOBS FRANKLIN 5 11 192 SeniorBack.... ART AROCHA LINCOLN 6 1 182 SeniorBack.... BILL RENISON EAGLE ROCK 5 7 160 SeniorBack.... JIM FOX VERDUGO HILLS 5 6 153 Senior


End... TONY MONTAPERT MARSHALL 5 9 155 JuniorEnd..... CLAUDE DOTY FRANKLIN 6 1 167 JuniorTackle.. JAVIER BOBADILLA LINCOM 5 10 185 SeniorTackle.. MIKE MASTERMAN FRANKLIN 5 9 180 JuniorGuard... RONNIE SADLOW EAGLE ROCK 5 6 145 SeniorGuard... FLOYD JESSIE FRANKLIN 5 9 151 SeniorCenter.. FRANK PUCCIO LINCOLN 6 2 195 SeniorBack.... LANCE GROSS FRANKLIN 5 10 175 SeniorBack.... RON POPLAWSKI EAGLE ROCK 5 9 142 SeniorBack.... WAYNE HEALY m ar shall 5 10 170 JuniorBack.... HENRY ACUNA LINCOM 5 8 143 SeniorBack.... KEN BACHMAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 6 143 Senior

Franklin and Verdugo Hills, both of which came out on the long end of 4-1 records for 1959, placed three players each on the All-Northem League first team as selected by members of Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics at its annual meeting last week. Franklin, winner of the Northern title by virtue of a 13-7 win over Verdugo Hills, placed its star halfback Steve Voigt on the first team with "player of the year" tag firmly fastened on his jersey.

Coach Gus Spaker calls Voigt "the finest back I have had in 20 years of coaching and undoubtedly the most instrumental in vanning Franklin’s championship." Voigt's total yardage from running and passing amounted to 1278 yards, 540 passing and 738 running. He averaged 5.1 yards on the ground and scored nine TDs, while completing 23 of 50 passes for five TDs.

Seven players repeated on this year's All-Northern League team from last year. Bill Renison, Eagle Rock halfback, and Marshall's fine guard Chano Lujan, were on Last year's first team where they find themselves again. Tony Gomez, Lincoln end, Spencer Baughman, Verdugo Hills tackle, and Lincoln's QB, Art Arooha, moved up to this year's first team. Lance Gross and Ron Poplawski retained their second-team berths.

Two juniors made this season's first team, while four were named to the second squad. Marshall provided Tony Montapert and Wayne Healy, while Franklin willhave Claude Doty and Mike Masterman back in grid togs next year.

Final standings in the Northern League found Franklin and Verdugo Hills tiedwith 4-1 marks, Lincoln (3-1-1), Eagle Rock (2-2-1), Marshall (l-4), and Belmont (0-5). Franklin outscored Verdugo in regular season play, 102 to 95 points. Franklin lost its quarter-final game to Reseda, 15-0 in the City Playoffs.

Steve Voigt will be recipient of the Northern League "player of the year" medal award at the 23rd annual All—Southern California Board of Football Awards program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m.


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End... RONNIE SMITH SOUTH GATE 6' 1 175 SeniorEnd,.... Jim mcdonough GARFIELD 5' 9 170 SeniorTackle.. JIM NEIGHBORS SOUTH GATE 5'11 168 SeniorTackle.. BRAD OHM HUNTINGTON PARK 5'n 180 SeniorGuard... STERLING PRUSIA HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 170 SeniorGuard... RICHARD MIYAGAWA ROOSEVELT 5' 8 154 JuniorCenter.. ARLIE HUSBANDS HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 195 SeniorBack.... LARRY BRYAN HUNTINGTON PARK 5' 8 165 SeniorBack.... RONALD CABRERA ROOSEVELT 5' 8 157 SeniorBack.... LeROY HOPPER SOUTH GATE 5'11 181 SeniorBack.... CRAIG FERTIG HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 157 SeniorBack.... JOHN IVES HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 185 Junior


End... FRANK BERRY HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 170 SeniorEnd..... RAY CHAVEZ ROOSEVELT 5'10 187 JuniorTackle.. LORING RUTT HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 195 SeniorTackle.. SAL APODACA ROOSEVELT 5'10 197 SeniorGuard... JOE GARCIA GARFIELD 5' 7 146 SeniorGuard... JIM RILEY HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 181 SeniorCenter.. CURTIS HOLT WILSON 5' 8 157 SeniorBack.... FRANK ALDERETTE WILSON 5' 3 139 JuniorBack.... JOHN NEIDHÁRDT BELL 6' 2 170 JuniorBack.... ED COLLINS ROOSEVELT 5'10 158 SeniorBack.... TONY BOSCHETTI HUNTINGTON PARK 5' 4 130 JuniorBack.... WILLIE YBARRA WILSON 5'10 164 Soph.

The Huntington Park Spartans, jugemauts of'Eastern League football for the past two years, placed six players on the first all-league team including "player of the year" Larry Bryan, as members of the Helms Hall Board of High School Athletics met at Helms Hall to make their annual prep grid selections.

The Spartans, who ran up 175 points in league play this year — an average of 35 points per game — also put four players on the second team for a grand total of 10 players on the two honor squads. Three H.P. backs — John Ives,Craig Fertig and Bryan — made the first team, with right half Tony Boschetti being placed on the second team. Tony is one of two Huntington Park juniors to make the 1959 selections.

Coach Ray Vemoy's star left halfback scored 54 points for the year, although injured and out of action for two ball games. He was outstanding on both offense and defense, being considered among the City's top running backs for 1959.

Four players are back from last year's league teams. Both Bryan and teammate Arlie "Skip" Husbands, were first team selections in '58, while Craig Fertig was a second team selection last fall. Curtis Holt, Wilson center, retained his second club position.

Two juniors are on this year's Eastern League selections, Roosevelt's fine guard, Richard Miyagawa, and HP's John Ives will both be back for another grid season in I960. Five lower classmen dot the second team. Ray Chavez, Roosevelt end, and four backs — Frank Alderette (Wilson), John Neidhar'dt (Bell), Tony Boschetti (H.P.) and Wilson's Willie Ybarra. Ybarra is only a sophomore.

Eastern League standings were as follows: Huntington Park (5-0), Roosevelt(3-1-1), South Gate (3-1-1), Wilson (2-3), Garfield (O-4-l), and Bell (0-4-1). Huntington Park had only 21 points scored against it in league play.

Larry Bryan, voted Eastern League "player of the year" for 1959, will receive his Helms Medal Award at the 23rd Annual all-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program, to be held at Helms Hall on January 16th at 10:30 am.


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HAL BEDSOLE, RESEDA’S 6 T5 ” QB, WINS PLAYEROF YEAR SELECTION IN WEST'VALLEY FOR 1959FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959 and after.......

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End... CHUCK MARKHAM BIRMINGHAM 6' 2 185 JuniorEnd.... WARREN WETZEL CLEVELAND 6’ 3 177 JuniorTackle.. JOHN WELLCOME MONROE 6' 2 223 SeniorTackle.. JOHN WALKER RESEDA 6' 220 SeniorGuard... GENE HARKEY BIRMINGHAM 5' 8 185 JuniorGuard... ROBIN GREENWOOD CANOGA PARK 5' 6 178 JuniorCenter.. JERRY MYREGARD RESEDA 5'10 185 SeniorBack.... STEVE OGDEN RESEDA 5'10 185 SeniorBack.... HAL BEDSOLE RESEDA 6' 5 215 SeniorBack.... RICHARD SHIELDS CANOGA PARK 5'11 160 SeniorBack.... ROBERT PARKS BIRMINGHAM 513-1 170 SeniorBack.... BOB RAUDMAN MONROE 5'10 175 Senior

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End.... STEVE BOHNE RESEDA 6' 162 SeniorEnd... VERNE GREENWOOD Canoga park 5'11 180 SeniorTackle.. JOHN BUSHFIELD CANOGA PARK 5'11 190 JuniorTackle.. VERN VIHLENE RESEDA 6' 190 JuniorGuard... TOM KEHL RESEDA 5'U 170 JuniorGuard... MIKE CROWLEY RESEDA 6' 178 SeniorCenter.. DAVE DAWSON CANOGA PARK 5'10 160 SeniorBack.... BOB McCLENEGHAN CANOGA PARK 5*6 160 SeniorBack.... THOMAS LUPO BIRMINGHAM 5'U 165 JuniorBack.... RICH ENGEL MONROE 5'10 170 SeniorBack.... ARMANDO MARTINEZ MONROE 516 150 SeniorBack.... DAVID HOWARD RESEDA 5'8 148 Senior

Roy Jae's thundering varsity from Reseda High, winners of the West Valley League championship for 1959 with a perfect 4-0 record, placed nine players on both the first and second all-league teams, as Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics members met at Helms Hall to make their annual All-Los Angeles City League selections, Hal Bedsole, 6'5", 215-pound senior quarterback was named as unanimous "player of the year" choice.

Described by his coach Roy Jae, "as the greatest player on earth", Bedsole averaged 10 yards per carry (725 yards on 72 carries) and passed for 462 yards and four touchdowns (33 completions of 75 thrown) during the season. He scored 115 points during the year.

Just two players are back from last year's All-Valley League Team. Both from Reseda High, they are fullback Steve Ogden and tackle John Walker, who Coach Jae describes "as the finest pursuing lineman I've seen in high school."

Rick Shields, Canoga Park's fine fullback, was named to a first team berth, as was Bob Parks of Birmingham and Bob Raudman of Monroe. All backs chosen on the first team are seniors, with Thomas Lupo of Birmingham, a second team selection, being the only junior. Seven lower classmen were chosen among linemen on the two teams, four on the first and three on the second.

The West Valley League ’wound up with Reseda on top (4-0), followed by Van Nuys (3-1), San Fernando (2-2), North Hollywood (1-3), and Grant (0-4). Reseda amassed 120 points in four league engagements, an average of 30 points a tussle.

Hal Bedsole will receive his Helms medal award, for having been named West Valley player of the year, at the 23rd annual Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 am. All-Los Angeles City and All-C.I.F. football Team selectees will be on hand to receive their scroll awards from members of All-Southern California Board of Football members.


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HOLLYWOOD HIGH QB, CHUCK STEEL, SELECTED FOOTBAm.I„AY,EB.„QF YEAR IN WESTERN LEAGUEí -'42® WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1959 and after. .

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End... DICK NEWBERRY HOLLYWOOD 5'U 186 SeniorEnd... DICK CROTSLEY WESTCHESTER 6 1 185 JuniorTackle.. DON CALLICOATT WESTCHESTER 6 1 175 SeniorTackle.. JON SUNKEES UNIVERSITY 5 11 200 SeniorGuard... BORIS TABAKOFF HOLLYWOOD 6 1 195 SeniorGuard... DAVID BROWN UNIVERSITY 5'U 192 JuniorCenter.. PHIL BLEDSOE WESTCHESTER 5 8 210 SeniorBack.... CHARLES STEEL HOLLYWOOD 6 3 190 SeniorBack.... ART GERST HOLLYWOOD 5 8 158 SeniorBack,.,. GEORGE WEISHUHN WESTCHESTER 6 2 205 SeniorBa ck,,,, BOB MULLENEAUX VENICE 5 11 195 SeniorBack.... BILL SHAW VENICE 5 10 147 Senior

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GARY TURNER VENICE 5 10 181 SeniorEnd.... GEORGE POWELL HOLLYWOOD 6 0 165 JuniorTackle.. ROSS SHOEMAKER UNIVERSITY 6 1 185 SeniorTackle.. ERIK WHITAKER HOLLYWOOD 6 4 210 JuniorGuard... FRANK KEEVER HAMILTON 6 1 190 SeniorGuard... WAYNE ZIMMERMAN HOLLYWOOD 5 10 180 SeniorCenter.. BILL BURNS UNIVERSITY 5 11 167 JuniorBack.... RICK NOBLE VENICE 5 10 165 SeniorBack,... ROD LIPSCOMB HAMILTON 5 9 160 JuniorBack.... DELL OLESON UNIVERSITY 5 10 150 SeniorBack.... CHUCK MARTIN WESTCHESTER 6 1 175 SeniorBack.... JON KINSEY HOLLYWOOD 5 11 172 Junior

Hollywood High School's top quarterback Charles Steel, who directed Coach Lou Bimbaum's varsity to a perfect 5-0 season in the tough Western League, was named league player of the year when members of All-Southern California Board of Athletics met at Helms Hall to select players for all-star honors. Steel, who is described by his coach as "a plaj’-er with no weaknesses," is a 6'3, 190-pound triple threater, who was also a fine defensive player. He was named to the second league team in 1958.

The Sheiks placed four men on this year's first team, all of whom are seniors. End Dick Newberry, tackle Boris Tabakoff and backs Chuck Steel and Art Gerst were the players named. Hollywood also placed three team members on the second team. Guard Wayne Zimmerman, Tackle Erik Whitaker and back Jon Kinsey made the number two team, the latter two players being juniors.

Only two lower classmen made the first team, while four made the second. Dick Crotsley, Westchester end, and David Brown, University guard, are the players who will be back for another crack at league honors next year. Along with Hollywood's Whitaker and Kinsey, Bill Bums, center from University and Hamilton's Rod Lipscomb are juniors.

Chuck Steel, co-captain of Hollywood's championship 1959 team, scored 41 points during the season and was his teams top punter, tackier and pass defender. The Sheiks established an 8-1 record, losing the Huntington Park, 46-20, in the quarter finals of the City Championships, Final standings in the Western League for 1959 found Hollywood on top with a 5-0 mark, followed by Westchester (3-2), Venice (3-2), University (3-2), Hamilton (1-4) and Fairfax (0-5).

Charles Steel, unanimous player of the year selection in the Western League, will be presented his player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday, January 16th at 10:30 am. All-C.I.F. and All-City players will also be presented with their awards at this time.


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VAN NUYS CENTER, TOM GARNER, PICKED AS TOP GRIPPER IN EAST VALLEY LEAGUE FOR'59 YEAR

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ALL - EAST SAM FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959

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End.... BOB DIETRICH NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6' 1 170 JuniorEnd.... BOB SAWYER GRANT 6' 2 160 Soph.Tackle... PAT WINT0N VAN NUYS 6' 190 SeniorTackle,.. TODD LEIGH NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6' 2 202 SeniorGuard.... JOHN GOOD POLYTECHNIC 5' 8 175 SeniorGuard.... JAY CARLISLE NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5'10 180 SeniorCenter... TOM GARNER VAN NUYS 5'11 190 SeniorBa ck... CARL RANDLE SAN FERNANDO 5'10 165 SeniorBack... STEVE KOVNER GRANT 5'10 165 JuniorBack... SAM BANALES POLYTECHNIC 5' 8 197 SeniorBack... LYNN JENSEN POLYTECHNIC 5' 7 148 SeniorBack... JIM HONBERGER VAN NUYS 6' 195 Junior


End.... JIM KNAPP VAN NUYS 6' 170 JuniorEnd... CARL WEST POLYTECHNIC 5'11 166 JuniorTackle.. GUNDY TOLLEFSON POLYTECHNIC 6' 209 JuniorTackle.. DON McCALL NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5'11 190 JuniorGuard... CHARLES STANSFIELD POLYTECHNIC 6' 185 SeniorGuard... LES CUTLER VAN NUYS 5' 9 165 SeniorCenter.. THOMAS COLLET POLYTECHNIC 6' 191 SeniorBack.... BOB STEVENSON VAN NUYS 6' 185 SeniorBack.... DAVE COLEMAN VAN NUYS 5'10 160 SeniorBack.... JIM HARRINGTON SAN FERNANDO 5’11 165 SeniorBack.... BOB BERRY POLYTECHNIC o' 165 SeniorBack.... DENNIS RAST NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5' 9 160 Senior

Three East-Valley League schools placed three players each on this year’s first All-East Valley League team as selected by the Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics. Board members met to make their annual selections at Helms Hall last week, selecting Van Nuys1 top lineman and center Tom Gamer as "player of the year." The three schools to share 1959 honors on the All-East Valley team are North Hollywood, Van Nuys and champion Polytechnic.

Center Tom Gamer, off Winston Tucker's Van Nuys squad, was equally sharp on offense and defense and was a near-unanimous selection by league coaches as lineman of the year. Gamer, at 5*11" and 190 pounds was among the toughest linemen in the city ranks for 1959.

There were no repeaters from Van Nuys, San Fernando or North Hollywood on this year's team. Several boys now playing in the West Valley League were on last yearte All-Valley League team, however.

Four juniors were named on both the first and second teams, with Polytechnic, Grant and North Hollywood placing two players each among the lower classmen. Van Nuys also placed one junior on the second team, Jim Knapp.

Polytechnic, winner of the East-Valley championship, finished the league season with a 4-0 mark and going into the playoffs edged Van Nuys on first downs, although the final score stood 6-6. In the semi-finals, Poly lost to Huntington Park, Eastern League Champion, 32-7.

Here's how the league stood at the conclussion of 1959 firing: Polytechnic(4-0), Van Nuys (3-1), San Fernando (2-2), North Hollywood (1-3), and Grant (0-4).

For having been named East Valley's top player for the 1959 season, Tom Gamer will receive the Helms player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m.

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TERUO YAMAMOTO, BANNING TAILBACK , SELECTEDMARINE LEAGUE’S TOP GRID PERFORMER FOR '59

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ALL-MARINE LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959



End... LEONARD DUFUR BANNING 5'11 150 SeniorEnd... LARRY LARSEN GARDENA 6' 185 SeniorTackle.. BOB NICHOLS NARBONNE 6' 3 235 SeniorTackle.. RAY AVILA BANNING 6' 230 SeniorGuard... IRVIN WNUCK GARDENA 5'10 180 SeniorGuard... DON VAUGHN SAN PEDRO 5 '10 175 SeniorCenter.. MIKE FERRAGAMO banning 5'10 180 SeniorBack.... RAY BURLESON NARBONNE 5' 9 180 SeniorBack.... KEN POTTER SAN PEDRO 5'10 185 SeniorBack.... TERUO YAMAMOTO BANNING 5'10 175 SeniorBack,.., EDWARD STEWART JORDAN 5' 9 190 SeniorBack.... RICHARD McMAHON BANNING 6' 1 190 Senior

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End... BILLY TIDWELL JORDAN 6' 0 180 SeniorEnd..... CHARLES NESTER NARBONNE 6' 1 160 JuniorTackle.. CARL FRANCIS BANNING 6' 2 225 SeniorTackle.. RICHARD DOYLE SAN PEDRO 5'10 180 SeniorGuard... RON COOK NARBONNE 6' 180 SeniorGuard... JIM KREHBIEL BANNING 6' 180 SeniorCenter.. SHELDON KEITH GARDENA 6' 185 JuniorBack.... CLIFFORD THOMAS NARBONNE 5' 4 140 SeniorBack.... HENRY OTA GARDENA 5'10 170 SeniorBack.... STAN REYNOLDS SAN PEDRO 5'10 165 SeniorBack.... BOB DUNCAN BANNING 5'10 160 SeniorBack.... DARRELL DUDLEY SAW PEDRO 5' 9 175 Senior

Paul Huebner's Banning Pilots, which won the Marine League football title again in 1959 with a perfect 4-0 record, placed five players on this year's allleague team when members of the Helms Hall Board of High School Athletics met at Helms Hall to make their annual grid selections. The players from Banning named to the first team are all seniors, while three additional seniors were named to the second squad.

Two of Banning's players — tackle Ray Avila and fullback Richard McMahon — named to this year's first team are repeaters from last year. Avila was a first team choice in '58, while McMahon was on the second team. Other players to repeat from 1958 are Henry Ota (Gardena), Bob Duncan (Banning) and Don Vaughn of San Pedro, Both Ota and Duncan were second team selections in 1958, while Vaughn, also a '58 second-teamer, moved up to the first team.

Banning kept its Marine League supremecy alive in 1959, moving through the league season undefeated, only to drop a 25-19 decission to Fremont in the quarterfinals of the City Playoffs. Fremont was then defeated in the semis, 14-6 by Reseda, West Valley Champions.

Each member of this year's Marine League first team is a senior, with only two players on the second team returning next year. Charles Nester, Narbonne end and Gardena center, Sheldon Keith, are juniors. The final standings of the Marine League found Banning on top (4-0), with San Pedro (3-1), Narbonne (2-2), Gardena (1-3) and Jordan (0-4) following the leader. Banning scored 131 points in four league games to far outdistance the other league members in scoring.

On January 16th, Teruo Yamamoto will presented his Marine League Player of the Year award at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall.' All-Southem California and Los Angeles City High School football players will join noted grid personalities for the annual affair.


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