News Scrapbook 1964-1967

U.S.D. VISTA amed All-American WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1965

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as honor bestowed on any Torero. It has put USD "on the map," so to spea . Congratula ions, Ron, and best of luc o you at Cal Wes ern. The staff ould also Ii e to express ih condolences o Coach Pecarovich's idow and children. They have every reason to be proud. Coach is fondly thought of here on campus among those ho remember USD's football days. Spirits were never higher than after the victory over MCRD in 1960 by a 21-20 score. The goalposts went down, tempers were high as are all in the most exciting moments of football. Our prayers are with Coach Pecaro- vich. He was a fine man. Basketball prospects are good for this season. We have the win- n_ingest FJ:osh team in our ~istory back to compete for varsity posi- trons. With only four seniors gone from the squad, there will be a lot of competition for first string positions. It looks like another great year. But closer than basketball is intramural football. Quite rough in style, this sport will again attract the bloodthirsty. Spirits on the teams will be up and there should be quite a bit of good, hard football. e first su

The 6'0", pound ~lugged hi way to a r p ctable .295 batting v rag la t year, \ hlch included ven home run , four triple , four double and 34 runs batted in. He al o had 14 ·tolen ba · to hi credit. Cady \\ as a well-rounded and pirlted tud nt of th D tu- d nt body. Affiliaterl with Alpha Delta amma frat rnity, h ·er - ed a it,; pre Id nt In h1 junior y ar. He al o ned as hief Ju tlce on the tudent ourt in h1 · · nlor year and wa • n ac- tive m mber in the ~o iety for thc> Advancement of l\lanagc- ment. I A busim's ndmini tration ma- jor, Cady graduated Inst June , \ •ith n grade point average of 2.9 year at Cal \Vestc>rn University to work for his master's degree. I HP is working his way through chool with a gas . talion job. In an interview, Ron had ere• !lit to gi\'e to his coach, John Cunningham. when askc>cl to 1

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Pecarovich Field Planned At Gonzaga U. Gonzaga University of Spo- kane, \Vashington, announc<'cl plans last July for the construc- tion of a new $25,000 baseball field in memory of the late Mikl' Pecarovich, former USD grid mentor. Pecarovich was head football coach at Gonzaga from 1931 to 1939. IIC' died last March 22 when he suffered a heart attack in bis ·Jeep in his home in Rolling Hills, California, near Los An - gele·. Ile was 67 and is surviv- ed by his wife and six daught- ers. Claude McGrath, former bas- ketball coach and athletic direc- tor at Gonzaga. is chairman of the memorial committee. Among the committee mem- bers arc such famous persons as Bing Crosby, Pecarovich's one- timt' roommate whom he en- couraged to enter show business; Tony Canadeo of the Green Bay Packers and Ike Peterson, De-1 troit Lion halfback. Plans for the field include team dugouts, backstop, outfield fences and bleachers. The field will be landscaped and a com- plete watering system installed. Plans call for completion to b,• next pring. Lawmen (Continued from page 3) At each gate were two well-de- veloped college athletes acting ,1. funnels to let patrons in one at a time. The previous week, a mob upwards of 75 people had broken through the gate in one bug push. Outside the walls were Gem patrolmen. Inside the walls were Gem patrolmen. They made sure no one entered over the top. In- side the' dance were more patrol- men and a number of bouncers, well able to take care of them- selves. After t h e fifth dance there were no more fights .

ALL-AMERICA-Ron Cady, star third baseman on last year's winning USD diamond team, has knocked anoth- er home run. He's been named on the national Small Colleges' All-American baseball squad. Ron's the first ballplayce to win such honor.

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Mike Pecarovich was a 1922 graduate of Gonzaga where he played hath football and base- ball. His football coach at Gon- zaga was Gus Dorais who team- ed up with Knute Rockne to in- troduce the forward pass to mod- ern collegiate football. Pecarovich played his last college football here in San Diego on Christmas Day, 1922, when Gonzaga met West Virgi- nia, the only undefeated team in the East that year. He went into coaching after a brief drama career and stay- ed there for 30 years. He started as an assistant at Gonzaga be- for taking over the head coach position for nine years. He then went to Loyola of Los Angeles for two years before going into professional football, where he scouted and served as both an assistant and head coach. He was with the New York Yankees of the old All- American Conference for four years. He also was affiliated with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins during his career. When he left football, Pecaro- vich taught English at St. An- thony's High in Long Beach, un- til he was offered t h c head coaching position at the Univer- sity of San Diego, starting in 1960. He stayed here for two years, when USD dissolved its

reasons. Mike Pecarovich had anoth r side besides football anrl ath- letics. He also was an accomp- lished drama student. He was instrumental in getting Bing Crosby interested in drama at Gonzaga and for two years fol- lowing graduation was a lead actor in travelling theatre groups. He appeared several times in l3ing Crosby pictures and had his own radio shows in Spokane and Los Angeles. Since h left USO, Pecarovich had concentrate·! on being an after dinner speaker. He would somc>timcs be sp aking four or five times a week. He was one of the most souht after speakers on the West Coast. The principals of Southern California high and junior high schools have named him the best and most effective speaker in the state. His manner made his communication to the younger generation possible and had tre- mendous influence on them. As Mrs. Pccarovich wrote in a lettN to th memorial commit- tee, "And yet, he is not wholly gone. He left so much of him- self behind in his fine daughters, in the many boys he coached anrl helped mold into men, and in the countless thousands whom he inspired with his talks."

MEMORY LOVED-The late Mike Pecarovich, former USD football coach, is being honored in memory by Gonzaga University, his Alma Mater. The Spokane col- lege is dedicating its new baseball layout to Mike and naming it Pecarovich Field. Vista Photo. Social Calendar The following is the social schedule for this month: SE?TEMBER 17-Hootcnanny in the Lark at 7:30. 18-Big Brother Dance at Gym from 8-12 with the Impalas. 19-Oct. 4-Fraternity Rush. 19-CM-CW Frosh Pool Party. 29-Film Forum at 7:30 at CW. Film: To Kill A Mocking- bird.