Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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ROOKIES - Freshmen ball players are, lFront Rowl: Tom Munn, Buster Mann, Tom Garner. lTop Rowl: Floyd Meyers and Sher- win Minster. J kr I 5 iAll-Star' Rookies Make iDream' Team COMIN' BACK-Dennis Monahan races back to first base ahead of toss in Glendale-Valley opener. n With a crop of rookie ball players second to none in the history of the college, Valley College was a sure bet to finish near the top of the Metro- politan Conference heap. Heading the rookie list were two fine pitchers, Bus- ter Mann and Floyd Meyers. Third sacker Marty Jacobson, shortstop Sherwin Minster, center fielder Tom Mann were the rookies that broke into the starting lineup.

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VETS RETURN-Valley's returning Iettermen Mltcl- Sxdles Mike Baker Dave Miller Dick Rowe and Tom Holbrook reach for the ball that may be the key to the Lion s pennant hopes Vets Return to Spark Lion Power lT'S MINE-Dick Rowe, Valley All-Metro politan Conference outfielder, goes back for fly ball in the early season Pike Field SUI1. Lettermen were in abundance on Coach Charlie Mann's l96O baseball team with five returnees on the lion roster. Mitch Sidles, a peppery second baseman and shortstop, Mike Baker, a powerhouse first baseman, Dave Miller, a fine-hitting outfield- er, Dick Rowe, an All-Metro outfielder, and Tom Holbrook, a good first baseman, filled out the veteran list. Mann employed Bruno Cicotti, a former pitching star in the 1956 season, as his assistant coach. With Cicotti to help his pitchers, the i960 Mon- archs reached dream team proportions. Baker suffered an early season finger iniury but returned in top form. Rowe started to smash the ball in conference play and Sidles and Miller didn't cool off.

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Early Season Games Indicate uBig Year Seldom does one find a baseball team that is loaded to the brim with talent, both freshman and veteran. Valley had tremendous depth and at times during the early season, had men sitting on the bench that could have made the starting team on any other iunior college baseball club in the state. Aside from the rookies, five lettermen returned to lend their services to Coach Charlie Mann's pennant hopefuls. Second baseman Mitch Sidles, first sacker Mike Baker, first base- man Tom Holbrook and right fielder Dave Miller returned. Dick Rowe, All-Metropolitan Conference outfielder covered left field and swung a big bat for the 1960 Monarchs. Two rookie pitchers, Buster Mann from Beverly Hills High School and Floyd Meyers from Birmingham High School, took care of the starting mound duties. ROOKIE HERO-Marty Jacobson, a prom- ising rookie from Beverly Hills High School, where he pounded out a .442 batting average, shows how to smash the ball. Jacobson played third base for the Lion nine, and in the early season l40 smashed the ball at a .310 pace. -,..4na-P'1 SAFE-Umpire Malcolm Alexander and Glendale catcher Bob Bowers watch as VaIley's Gordon Rus- sell crosses home plate safely as ball bounces away in eighth inning of opening exhibition game against Glendale. Valley wan the contest in extra innings, 13-6. 'Ji IDU' ' i I Y, f, ug, ls. i E. FY? -S 4