News Scrapbook 1969-1971

USD ADVANCES IN INVITATIONAL Toreros Squ ak by Foe-

Pepperdine To Provide USO Test ,,u1, U-.-u /J..1,, (:, r The Cniversitv of San Diego Toreros will rcs·umc their bas- ketball -:ampaign tomorrow night again t Pepperdinc Col- lege at El C mino Colle c in Los Angeles The game. the Toreros' first ~ince last week's Aztec In- vitational tournament, should pro,·1de a test of the :rorero defensive qualities and offen- sive consistenc). Coach Bernie Bicket ·taff found flaws in the former dur. ing the Aztec tourney He wa particularly disappointed 1 USD's second outing on de- fense in that play. ave up 1I9 points to the Saints of Tahoe College in bowing out of con- tention for the ti I in the sec- ond round. Offensively they managed to shoot for 39 per cent from the £loor. That average dropped the The Toreros

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as the team to beat in the re- maining tournament action m Peterson Gym on the San Diego State campus. Th e estimates will be test- rd tonight at 7 when the To- take on the Tahoe Col- lege Saints in the first semi- final game. The host Az~ec · meet UC San Diego at 9 m a second game of that round. rero . "I'd pick USD to win it al!; 1f _I had_ to m_ake a choice, said a d1sappomted Bob Klop- penburg, coach of the U.S. In- ternational University team which bowed out with a first 98-84. USIU was the only local entry among four failing to ad- vance in the tournament. "I'd have to say USD was the class team of the tourna- ment." said Dick Davis, SD State's head coach, who was taking the night off after his USD Favored . .

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officers at USO SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Black Student, Union at the University of San Diego has elected officers for the coming semester. Jonathan P. Connor of 2472 56th Street has been elected as the group's prime minister, or president. Charles Davis, minister of extern a I affairs /information) ; M i s s Fay Brooks, minister of internal affairs (secretary) ; Miss Bcliloa Taylor, minister o[ finanee (treasurer), and Herb Bradley, minister of defense (sergeant-at-arms). Other officers are Lee (vice Brooks chairman president),

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tim, said the Saints' personnel was on a' par with that of any team in the tournament. He particularly praised Sam Robinson who was deadly from the free throw line with the Saints valh 20. Larry Cro- well led the losers with 28. It was at the free throw line and in the second half that the USIU hopes went down the 12 of 14 and point man for

underrated Davis.

"I don't know what it is, but Foster can't seem to get him- With some second t~oughts Bickerstaff decided his club had made a good start on the season particularly in view of the absence of Jeff Filzenger, last year's leading scorer. F1lzeng~r sa~ out ~he game w!th a virus_ mfeslton stem- self together" . playing a fast ~~eak~g game continue_d, "and it's gomg to b~ a while before s_ome of the thmgs become habits the way they should. They did respond well under pre sure at the for our team. Bickerstaff ~lay_ tonight. . This is the firs~ season

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hesitate to put the ball up there," he added. ggie Tough Despite those talents the To- reros barely scraped out an 80-76 won over a determined bunch of Aggies from 'CC Davis last night. And despite the plaudits from the portion of the coach- ing fraternity on hand, Bernie Bickerstaff, the fir t-year mentor of the Toreroo, was disappointed in his team's showing. After breezing along to a half time lead of 46-32, the To- reros discovered the Aggies were going to be stubborn. The visitors caught USO at 48- 48 five minutes into the second half as the Toreros appeared to be letting up. ,1agee Leads Way Forward Gus ~iagee led the Torero. mto a nine-pomt lead at 6~56 Yilth five mmutes left, but the Davis squad kept scrambling and climbed to within a poinL with Jess than a mmute and a half left. e standout trans- fers at USD took charge then and put the victory away. 1 ·ot At Best 'osier popped in two in those closing seconds. His former teammate at San Diego High and San Diego City College. Johnnie Otis, fol- lowed with another layup and a foul shot for tr .· points. Victory didn 't sootn Hie er- staff. Two of

By FREDDIE HAYF.8

S CAGE SEASON First year coach Bernie Bickerstaff takes his Torero cagers to the northern city of Riverside to open the '69-70 basketball campaign Tuesday, Dec. 2 in an 8:30 p.m. encounter. The J .V.-Frosh teams will meet in a prelim at 6:00 p.m. which will also be the opener for both. Then with only one day layoff, USD will begin play at the Aztec Invitational on Thursday, Dec. 4 against the Aggies of UC Davis. Bickerstaff has named his probable starters with All-American candidate Gus Magee at the pivot position and backcourt spots to be manned by San Diego City transfer Oscar Foster and returnee starter Neal Schram. Forward positions will go to returning starter Jeff Filzenger, leading scorer for the Toreros last year and University of Portland transfer Bob Scotlan. Johnnie Otis, San Diego City transfer and Gie Simpson, a fresh- man , will also see considerable action. Riverside, also starting with a new coach, is in a rebuilding year as they lost seven seniors including four starters off last year's squad. Op- position will come in the way of eight J.C. transfers and one returning guard. The one returnee is John Masi, a 6-1, 165 lb. guard who averaged 9.0 points per game last year after transfering from Riverside City and who was an AU-Eastern Conference selection in '67-68. Of the eight J. C. transfers standouts include Mike Washington, a 6-1, 175 lb. guard from Los Angeles City where he was named AU-Metropolitan Conference for two years and placed on the first team All-State JC roster. Washington averaged 20.0 points per game last year. Another All-State JC selection who averaged 18.0 points per game at San Bernardino College is 6-6, 210 lb. forward Howard Lee. Lee was the top scorer and rebounder in the Eastern Conference last year. Although the Toreros and UC Riverside have participated in many of the same tournaments, they have never been matched together in a game.

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Head basketball coach Bernie Bickerstaff hands ball to 6' 7" Gus McGee. Bickerstaff is beginning his first year as head co11ch of the University of San Diego Toreros. McGee is a senior and shows great potential as a pro. The Toreros begin season play this week in the San Diego State Col- lege tourney. This will be the first encounter between the two schools. In the first round of the Aztec Invitational, against UC Davis, the Toreros will be meeting a team that they have met two times previously. Tl1e last time the two teams met was in 1962-63 with the score ending up 52-50, USD the victor and previous to ha , in 1961-62 when the score was 60-58 again in favor of USD. Following the Aztec Invitational, which runs through Dec. 6, the Toreros will have a one week layoff before confronting Pepperdine College in Los Angeles on Dec. 11. ' .

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SECRETARY REPORTS ON ENCOUNTER

Channel 8 Sets YuJe Prog~Qm Fathe~hirles 1 15~1~/ Lso librarian, will appear on the "Let There Be Light" program on Channel 8 this Sunday, December 7. The program -will cover various Christmas customs. Raye, Sherri and Karen Malouf, designers of the "Chrismon Tree·• to be displayed at the USD Library will discuss the Christ'. monograms that are used as tree decorations. Also on the program will be Dave Yantis, who will sing three solos, twO' of which are original compositions for the television program. The "Chrismon Tree" will be decorated and put on public display in the lobby of the USD Knights of Columbus Library.

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