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

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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

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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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Lion Gymnasts Rout Early Season Foes The 1960 Valley gymnastic squad was one of the best in the state. Paced by Bill Borden, All-Metropolitan Con- ference Gymnast of the Year in l959, Coach Ray Fol- losco's strong men lost iust, one dual meet by mid-season. Considered by all as the Metropolitan Conference team to beat, the Monarchs routed most early season foes by size- able scores. Terry Hale, Pete King, .lohn Sottile,and Steve McLean added to the over-all Monarch strength. All of the top Valley gymnasts were expected to place in the state finals. Follosco is considered to be one of the finest gym- nastic coaches in California and has consistently molded his team into championship squads. 1960 GYM TEAM-lFront Rowl: Coach Ray Follosco, Terry Hole, Bob Fields, Ron Herman, Bill Borden, John Sottile, Ed Johnson. lBack Rowl: Bob Water- man, Ray Hall, Bruce Margolin, Bruce Simon, Merl Ferman, and Gary Edwards. ' 1 ' Wifi? f 1 l -'Tfj7:'7f'7f,'4lf'-f5E:,'-in' lT'S HALE-ING-Terry Hale, all-around gymnastic star from North Hollywood High School, comes flying over the high bar.