BOB
JOHNSON,
WHITTIER
STAR, NAMED
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
For Release; THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1948ANDAFTER
I t wasn't r.n easy job for members of All Southern California Board of Basketbell to select the Player of the Year in C.I.F. basketball ranks for tho 1948
season, .u.11 five men v;ho vicre choson for ths A11-Southern California C.I.F.
quintet nu-ritod consideration for tho award.
After lengthy discussion was given to tho muttor, however, Whittier's fino
all-around player, Bob Johnson, was handed the l a u r e l s ,
Johnson sparked Co<'..ch
Glen Kelly's speedy Cardinals to u Pacific Leagus t i t l e , _nd,. l i t e r , to the
Southern Californi . championship.
Although. Johnson topped tho 300 mark in points scorod this your, he excelled
on defense, as well.
Tor having boon choson C.I.F. Player of the Year for the 1948 campaign, Bob
Johnson will be presented with t h o Helms Athletic Foundation medal award. Others
who have been nar.;od for the Helms Player of the Year award in tho p .st, follow;
YEUR
PLJSR 07 Y&.R
SCHOOL
1938 Stuart Lewis, . ,
1939 Bob Howard. . ' . .
1940 Ed Gillean. " . . .
1941 Horace Brightrman.
1942 Irvine Noren. . .
1943 Alan Grimley, , .
Bob Hobbs . . . .
Y3L.R
Whittier
Long Beach
Lone; Beach
Wilson(L.B.)
Pasadena
Glendale
Orage
PL..Y3R OF YSkR
SCHOOL
1944 Richard Robbins.
Long Beach
1945 Richard Barnes . . Hoover (S.D.)
1946 Hugh Stewart . . . So .Pasadena
1947 Houston Faulkner . Anaheim
1948 Bob Johnson. . . .. Whittier
Teaming with Bob Johnson at n f orward position on tho All-Southern California
quintet i s San Diego Hoover's B i l l McColl. I t was the second All-Southern award
for McColl, the San Diego s t a r having b-jon named for honors in 1947. McColl
chalked up 398 points in 28 contests.
Board members assigned tho center borth on tho A11-Sout horn California t o
big 6-foot, 6-inch Bob Boyd of Alhambra,. Bob wes a t e r r o r to opposing squads,
racking up 430 points in 29 contests,
Compton's s t e r l i n g Bud Chrisman, who was & center, but shone in a l l departments of play, chalking up well over 400 points for ths year, was choson for a
gu.-.rd post, as was Ventura's defensive ace, John Gobel. Tho Board praisod Gobel
hlphly for h i s defensive work in the Southern California championships, which
aided Ventura. in reaching the f i n a l s , bo in,'; od.^rl out by Whittier, 48-11.
Tho Southern California championship Whittier squad placed two man on tho
All-Southern California lineups — Johnson G i n i n s a first-team b e r t h , while
clover Eidie Hookstratten r/atherod in a sec :;nrl-team post» Tho soloctions follow:
ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, C . I . F , HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS FOR 1948.
* * * FIRST TEAM
POS.
PLAYER
F
Bob Johnson, .
F . B i l l M c C o l l , ..
C
Bob Boyd . . .
G
Bud Chrisman .
G
John Gobel . «
TStM
.
.
.
.
.
YBLJl IN
WEBBS YISIGHT SCHOOL
. Whittier . . .
6»03
, Hoover( S . D I E G O) 6»03
. Alhambra . . .
6'06
. Compton . . .
6'02
. Ventura. . . ,
_5'11
180
195
195
180
180
- ' .,
Sonicr
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senii.r
*** SECOND TEAM
F
Ed
Hockstratten
F
Mel S t r e e t e r . .
C
Frank S u l l i v a n
G Robert Davis .
G N e i l Huff. . .
Whittier
. . . Riverside ,
. . . Burbank , .
. . . Chaffey . .
. . . Long Bench.
5*10
6'03
6'-7
6'02
5*08
150
175
198
165
150
. S o . Pasadena. .
. Loyola
, Santa Ana . . »
. E1 Centro . . .
„ Hoover(Glendale)
6'00
6'00
6'05
5«09
5fll
.
,
.
.
Senior
Senior
Senior
Junior
Senior
* * * THIRD TBAM
F
F
C
G
G
James Dean. .
Louis Caton .
James Nau , .
Richard Henry
Dean F i s h e r .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1-48
160
187
165
158
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
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HELMS 1 9 4 8 ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARDOFBASKETBALL
F o r R e l e a s e : WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 7 , 1948
DAN
DUCICH GRABS HELMS MEDAL
AS PLAYER OF YEAR FOR
SECOND TIME
COMPTONcollegeCENTERDUPLICATES PERFORMANCE AT
LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL DURING 1944 SEASON
Dan Ducich, the b i g , 6-foot, 3-inch, 190-pound center of B i l l Schleibaum's
Western S t a t e s Conference championship Compton College squad, who led the T a r t a r s
to the Western S t a t e s College hoop tourney t i t l e , has been chosen Southern C a l i f o r n i a Junior College Basketball Player of the Year, f o r the 1947-'48 season.
I t marked t h e second time t h a t Ducich has bean named as Player of the Year by
All Southern California Board of B a s k e t b a l l , having previously been honored when
a t Los Angeles High School, i n 1944.
Ducich performed b r i l l i a n t l y i n a l l departments of play for the T a r t a r s d u r ing t h e 1948 campaign, and thnt included tho a r t of t o s s i n g tho b a l l through the
b a s k e t . The big Compton pivot-mrm looped i n r, t o t a l of 445 points i n 37 r e g u l a r season s k i r m i s h e s , K-nd topped off th;:t -.chisvemant with an a d d i t i o n a l 42- points
in the Western Stc. t e s tourn.ment, giving him .. grr.nd t o t - . l of 487 p o i n t s .
Ducich w i l l be presented « i t h t ho Helms Athletic Foundation m e d a l , i n recognit i o n of Player of the Year l a u r e l s . Othors, i n junior college rr.nks, who have
been accorded such honors i n tho p a s t , wore as follows:
YEAR
PIAYBR
SCHOOL
YEAR
PL*ff%R
SCHOOL
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
i
Vic Townsend-, .
Tom Keesey. . .
Francis Garland
Henry Fohring .
Bob Howard. . .
.
.
.
.
.
•.
*
.
•.
.
Compton
Fullerton
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Long Beach
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
Irving Noren.
Melvin Baer .
Morris Decker
B i l l Lewis. .
Tom Amberry .
Dan Ducich. .
.
.
.
.
.
,
Pasadena
Pasadena
Pasadena
Glendale
Long Beach
Compton
,.-—
Having been named P l a y e r of t h e Year, Compton's Dan Ducich a l s o had an A l l Southern California Junior College Team bsrtb awaiting him, and i t was at a canter
post.
Ducich was flanked at the forwards by East Los Angeles' Jerry Norman, leading
scorer of tho Metropolitan Conference; '..nd by San Diego's high-scoring Ivan
Robinson, •: transfer from San Jose State Robinson tallied 315 points in 25 contests,
Fullerton's high-scoring conter, Herbert Wilson, who chalkod up 387 points in
27 games, was assigned to a gu .rd spot on tho All-Southern Calif ornit, quintet.
Herb was '. standout on defense, c.s well as on offense. In two years of pluy at
Fullerton, Wilson has collected ;; t o t . i of 757 points.
Tho other gu>rd berth was handed to Glandale's sjrjrkling defensive :.ce,
Ward Coburn, vjho probubly did most to ef\in tho Metropolitan Conforence t i t l e for
the Vaqueroes.
.
Riverside, champions of tha Orange Empire Conference, didn't place a axm on
tho first-team lineup, but did pluce i t s storlin£ gu-rd, Frank Brophy, on the
second-team.
The All-Southern California Board of Basketball selections, in junior college
ranks, for the 1948 season, follow:
:FIRST
'
TS^
PQS.
3
• » • ALL-SOUTHERN CJJFOBWE. JDNIQR COLLEGE! ^ ^ ^ ^
H^YER :
TBLja
F
JERRYNORMAN..
F IVAN ROBINSON.
C DAN DUCICH. . . .
G
HERBERT WILSON.
G
WARD COBURN
S S C O N D
*
POS.
F
F
C
G
G
']
HiilGHC VlglGHC
SCHOOL
.
.
.
.
6'00 '
6'03
6'03
6'03
170
175
190
230
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
Glendale. .
6'01
170
2nd
.
East
L.A.
. . * San Diego
. . . Compton .
. . . Fullerton
TEAM
PLAYER
Murrell B i n k e y .
Bob C r o w e . . . .
Houston F a u l k n e r
Richard Wolfe. .
F r a n k Brophy . .
.
.
.
.
.
THUJil
.
Ventura
. Compton
. Santa
Ana\
, Long B e a c h
.
Riverside
T H I R D
PQS.
F
F
C
G
G
I S
PLAYER
W i l l i e m Meyer.
Roy M o r r i s o n .
Carl Kraushaar
Jack Sparks. .
Vaughn T o l m a n .
a
.
.
.
.
.
'"I
"
M
T%'JM
. » Muir
. . Chaffey
j
. Compton
/
. . Los A n g e l e s
. . S a n t a Monica
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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION '
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ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA B O A R D OF BASKETBALL.. .... ... . . . .......1948
DICK SANER, VENICE ACE, NABS ALL-WESTERN.
FORRELEASE:WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON,FEBRUARY4, .1948
Members of the Helms A t h l e t i c Foundation All Southern California Board of Basketball lost no time ins e l e c t i n gwjgg^liiiiiii^S^^inest players in Los Angeles City
High School ranks,. Dick Saner Venice guard, for Western League Player of the Year
honors for 1 9 4 8 . Saner was the key-man i n tho Venice attack which took tho Gondol i e r s to the very top of, tho Los Angeles City High Schools basketball tourney, at
the close of the season*- During the rsgular season, .Saner chalked up 97 points in
10 gemes, from his guard position. Dick was a st-ndout in a l l departments of pl:.y.
Tho Western League's highest scorer, Joe Marcus of Dorsey,. who t-.illied 105
points,, landed o n t i s Second Team,In addition t o Saner, Venice placed contor Bob Murray on the AII-Western.
University likewise nabbed two All-Western assignni3nts,.T«ith forward Ronnie Garver
and guard Barry Potter g lining tha l a u r e l s .
Dorsey didn't dent tho F i r s t Toam squad, but pieced three on tho Second Tianu.
* ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE, . . FIRST TEAM. . . 1948
„ , _ ___
YiJicK
JL.N
POSITION
PL.,-gJR
T3.JJ
irHGBT ViBlGHT SCHOOL
Forward
Ronnie Garver. . . University
5'10
160
Sr«
Forward Dale L i l l a r d . .• . Fairfax
6' 1
160
Sr..
Center
Bob Murray , . . . Venice
6' 1
180
Sr.
Guard
Dick Saner . . - . . • Venice
6* 1
175
Sr.
Guard
Barry P o r t e r . . . University
6'" 1
160
Sr..
* ALL-WSSTERN LEAGUE. . .SECOND TSUM. .- . 1948
Forward
Joe Marcus . . . . Dorsey
5*11
160
Sr..
Forward
Richard Danny, . . Hollywood
6' 2
15?
Sr.
Center
Bob Woods •• . . . Dorsey
6' 4
185
Sr..
Guard
J e r r y R i f f e . .• . . University
6'' 1.
170
Sr.
Guard
Gerald Haney . . . Dorsey
5r 8
140
Sr.
BANNING'S WAINS SNELL HONORED AS PLAYER
OF YEAR IN MARINE LEAGUE, BY BOARD
T a l l , rugged Wayne S n e l l , strong-armed p a s s o r of Banning's co-championship
squad of t h ; Marina League, was h:nded Player of t h e te~r honors by A l l - S o u t h e r n
C a l i f o r n i a Board of B a s k e t b a l l , , earning him t h e Helms award. S n e l l ' s f i n e d e f e n s i v e work caught t h e eye of t h s Board.
Marine League h i g h - s c o r e r , F r a n c i s c o Pacheco, forward, w i t h 90 p o i n t s i n 6
. s k i r m i s h e s , gave Banning i t s second place on the A l l - M a r i n e . , Sun Pedro t l s o
provided t h e All-Marine squad with two men —• Tom L o v r i c h , c e n t e r , and Edgar
Johnson, g u a r d ,
Narbonne's Marine Leaguo co-championship q u i n t e t placed P a u l P e t i t t on t h e
f i r s t team, a n l t h r e e p l a y e r s — Bob Gazeley, Bob F r e s e n i u s , and B i l l Brown,, on
tho Second Team. P e t i t t was j u s t £ Sophomore.
* ALL-MARINE LEAGUE.. . . FIRST TEAM, .. > 1948
POSITION
PL-YBR
TE.J^I
Forward
F r a n c i s c o Pacheco, .• Banning
Forward
Paul P e t i t t . , , . Narbonne
Centor
Tom Lovrich . . . . .
San Pedro
Guard
Wayne S n e l l . . . .
Banning.
Guard
Edgar Johnson. . . . San Pedro
HEIGHT
5*10
6« 0
. 6» 2
6' 1
5* 9
"XS. R IN
V7SIGHT SCHOOL
160
Jr.
160
Soph.
139
Sr*
160
Sr.
158
Sr.
* ALL-MARINE LEAGUE. . .SECOND TEAM. . . 1948
Forward.
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
Bob Gazeley .
William C a r r ,
Bob Fresenius
B i l l Brown .
Bob Karbach .
. . ,
. .
. .
. .
, .
- . Narbonne
. . Banning
. .
Narbonne
. . Narbonne
<.
Gardena
'
6'
5'
6*
5*
6*
9
9
3
8
3
140
155
185
145
185
•
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
. Sr.
Jr.
ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOA.RD OF BASKETBALL FOR 1948
.
" ' ""
\
,
' Ralph Alexander, Los Angeles Examirier
John de l a Vega, Los Angeles Times
Hugh Pinney, Los Angeles Herald-Express
Bob Panella, Hollywood Citizen-News •
Mory Kapp, Los Angeles Daily News
Bill
Schroeder, Helms Foundation
^' 'i
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RONNIE KREUTZBERG, WILSON CENTER, NAMED
ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF YEAR
FOR RELEASE :
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 , 1948
Although he had plenty of competition from F r a n k l i n ' s Don Elmore, and Belmont's
Monico Gonzales, Wilson's Ronnie Kreutzberg, elongated Center, was choeen A l l Northern League Player of the Year for 1948, Ronnie hooped in 91 points in r e g u l a r seuson League play, and bucketed 50 moro i n 4 All-City tourney goa.es.*
Polytechnic was tho only school which did not place players on tho All-Northern
Loague f i r s t team, but two Mechanics, Jack Hickman and B i l l Holdeman, earned Second
Team p o s t s .
F r a n k l i n ' s b i g Don Elmore, a c e n t e r , but moved t o guard on tho a l l - s t a r squad,
because of h i s s t e r l i n g defensive play, has high-scorer of tho Northern c i r c u i t *
. with 140 p o i n t s . .Marshall's Harold Carr was next in l i n e , with 118,
Lincoln's Eddis Davis, who captured a guard p o s i t i o n , was an accurate shot,
b-gcing a t o t a l of 109 p o i n t s .
Jack Hickman, Polytechnic conter, who g.:.inod Second Team honors, scored 110 p t s .
* ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE. . . . FIRST TEAM. . . 1948
POSITION
PL.-OBR
T3.JJ
Forward Harold Carr
Marshall
Forward
Monico Gonzales. . . . Belmont
Center Ronnie Kreutzberg. . . Wilson
Guard
Don Elmore . . . . . . . Franklin
Guard Eddie Davis
Lincoln
Y2UR IN
H3IGHT VaiGHT SCHOOL
5 f 10
5'10
6« 3
6' 1
5'11
150
155
165
175
140
Sr.
Jr.
Sr«
Sr.
Sr.
150
160
190
145
160
Sr,
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
* ALL-NORTHERN L E A G U E . . . . SECOND TEAM. . . 1948
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
J e r r y Florence . . . .
Fred Garner. . . . » .
Jack Hickman
Allen Brogan . . . . .
B i l l Holdeman
Marshall
Franklin
Polytechnic
Wilson
Polytechnic
6' 1
5'10
6' 4
5' 9
5'11
"V,
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ALL-SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE HONORS
AWARDED TO DICK CORZINE, TIGER FORWARD
San Fernando's Dick Corzine, scoring loader of the Valley League, with 163
points in 10 gunes, was awarded t h j Player of ttw Year crown, in his c i r c u i t , by
All Southern California Board of B a s k e t b a l l . That honor w i l l gain Corzine the
Helms award.
North Hollywood was t h e only school to place two men on the All-Valley squad - Dick Williams, and Ralph Bauer, both choson for guard assignments, boing those
vjho were chosen. Williams cavorted at c a n t e r , but stood out so prominently on
defense that ho was assigned t o gm rd duty.
Verdugo H i l l s ' Allen Durbin, who t:..llied 131 p o i n t s , was chosen f o r a forward
• b e r t h | while Eagle Rock's Ralph P o t t e r , who chalked up 123 points,' was named at
the center post* '
North Hollywood not only nabbad two F i r s t Team p o s i t i o n s , but i l s o collected
a couple of Second Team places
Fred Holzer and Bob Keefauver being chosen.
* ALL-SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. . ... FIRST TEAM. . . 1948
. POSITION
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
..
; . .. PL.J5E
Richard Corzine. . . . .
Allen Durbin . . . . . .
Ralph P o t t e r
Eagle
Dick Williams
Ralph Bauer. . . . . . .
mOS,
San Fernando
Verdugo H i l l
Rock
.N.Hollywood
N.Hollywood
^ ^
* ALL-SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. .. . FIRST TEAM. . . 1948
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
Fred Holzer, » « - . . . » N.Hollywo od
Ed Amescua . . . . . . . Canoga Park
Bob Keefauvor.
N.Hollywood
Tom Lannin . . . . . . .Verdugo H i l l
David Morales
San Fernando
JN
H3IG?r. VffllGHT SCHOOL
5*11
170'
Sr»
5» 9
155
Sr.
6* 1
185
Sr,
6*1
160
Sr.
6» 2
195
Sr.
p
•
f
5 ll
5* 8
6' 5
5»11
5*11
165
150
165
165
146
•
Jr.
Sr.'
Srr
Jr.
Sr.
ALL-SOUTHERNCALIFORNIABOARDOF BASKETBALL 1948
Ralph Alexander, Los Angeles Examiner
Hugh Pinney, Los Angeles Herald-Express
Mory Kapp, Los Angeles Daily News
John de l a Vega, Los Angeles Times
Bob Panella, Hollywood Citizen News
B i l l Schroeder, Helms Foundation
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DON EBY, WASHINGTON FORWARD, GAINS ALL- "
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF YEAR HONORS
FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1948
A Junior, forward Don Eby of Washington High School, captured All-Southern
League Player of the Year honors for 1948. The General's hook-shot a r t i s t , who
collected 48 points in the season finale, against Fremont, t o hang up a loop mark,
t a l l i e d 160 points for the *48 campaign. Eby, as w i l l other players chosen for
honors, w i l l be presented with Helms Athletic Foundation awards.
Washington, i n Eby., and Chet Noe, nabbed two berths on the All-Southern o u t f i t .
Hoe performed a t center, but was assigned to a guard position on the a l l - s t a r f i v e .
Noe, who stands 6' 6", and-weighs 200, chalked up 141 points in 10 league games. Manual A r t s ' Dick S a t t e r l e e , who registered 122 points, was given t h e center
post, while Roosevelfs Jack Ednoff, who registered 121, placed a t forward.
Los Angeles' clever defensive ace, Billy Morris, grabbed a guard post.
* ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE. . . FIRST T E A . . 1948
. POSITION
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
PLAYER
TJAM
_ ^
H3I&HT K3IGHT SCHOOL
Don
Eby
Washington
Jack
Ednoff
Roosevelt
Dick S a t t e r l e e . . . 'Manual A r t s
B i l l y Morris . . . . Los Angeles
Chet Noe
Washington '
6' 2
5'il
6' 0
6f 0
6' 6
165
160
173
156
200
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
5*11
5'11
6" 2
5»11
5» 9
160
165
170
170
137
. Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr,
•* ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE. . .SECONDTEAM. . 1948
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
Jim McFarland. .
E l i a s Contreras.
B i l l Peppard . .
Bob Williams . .
Wally Howarth. .
.
.
.
.
.
. Manual A r t s
. Roosevelt
. Fremont
. Jefferson
. Manual Arts
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NELSEN AND JOHNSON SHARE ALL-EASTERN
-~ .
LEAGUE PLAYER OF YEAR LAURELS FOR 19 48
I t was impossible for members of All Southern California Board of Basketball
to choose between Garfield's Jack Nelsen, and Jordan's Rufus Johnson, for AllEastern League Player of the Year honors. Both were selected.
Nelsen was high scorer of the City, with 175 points, and Johnson followed
closely behind v»ith 172. In one game, against Riis, Nelsen hit the hoop for 33
points.
Johnson, playing with a weak team, was practically a one-man show. He
bucketed 28 against Huntington Park, and 27 against Riis.
Three Juniors gained places on the All-Eastern — Hollis Pincock, Huntington
Park, a center but shifted t o forward by the Board; Bernard Baker, high-scoring
Huntington Park guard, and Rufus Johnson. Johnson, however, won't be eligible
next season,
•
A t r i o of the All-Easterns were centers — Pincock, Johnson, and Dick Chapman.
• The l e t t e r operated at both center and gucrd. Craven, on the second team, was
also a center, but was shifted to a guard assignment by the Board of Basketball,
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* ALL-EASTERN EAGUE. . . FIRST TSkM. .. . 1948
Y3 .R IN
POSITION
PLAYER
T&Jt
HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL
Forward
Forward
Center
Guard
Guard
Jack Nelsen. •
H o l l i s Pincock
Rufus Johnson.
Dick Chapman .
Bernard Baker.
•
.
.
.
.
•
.
.
.
.
•
.
.
.
.
Gurfield
5' 9
Huntington Pk. 6' 1
Jordan
6f 2
Garfield
5*11
Huntington Pk. 5 ' 1 1
* ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE. . .SECONDTEAM. . . 'l948
Forward S t u a r t Dollinger
Forward Gene Dickey, . .
Center
Robert Taylor. .
Guard
Gerald W a t t s . .
Guard
Leonard Craven .
.
.
.
.
.
. South Gate
. South Gate
. R i i s
. Bell. B e l l
145
170
185
175
168
'
6» 1
185
6' 1
170
6» 4 • 185
5*10
157
6'1
151
Sr.
Jr.
Jr,
Sr.
Jr.
"
"
.Sr. '
Sr,
Sr,
Sr,
Sr«
. J L SOUTHSRK CUFORKk.. BCUBD CF B,-»SK:STaj£ - 1948
Ralph Alexander, Los Angeles Examiner
Hugh Pinney, Los Angeles Herald-Express
Mory Kapp, Los Angeles Daily News
••
John de l a Vega, Los Angeles Times
Bob Panella, Hollywood Citizen-Nows
B i l l Schroeder, Helms Foundation
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