Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 12, 2012

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, May 12, 2012 


CITY OF ARCADIA STANDSOUT AT SCMAF

San Gabriel Valley Association Track Meet Results

The City of Arcadia was represented by 119 participants in the Southern California Municipal 
Athletic Federation SCMAF-San Gabriel Valley Association track meet on Saturday, 
May 5th, 2012. These athletes competed against nine other cities from across the valley. 
Arcadia had 73 participants qualify to advance to the SCMAF track meet finals which will 
be held on June 3rd, 2012, at Warren High School in Downey. Overall, athletes representing 
Arcadia finished as follows:

• 21 first place 

• 28 second place 

• 24 third place 

• 11 fourth place 

• 16 fifth place 

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For more information please call 626.574.5113!

HUDDLE UP!


By Harvey Hyde


UCLA REVIEW

 Three weeks ago I gave my review of USC Spring Football. 
As I said, their “spring” started with the announcement that Matt 
Barkley and TJ McDonald would return to USC. 

 “Spring” for UCLA” began with the announcement of a coaching 
change. For the first time in a long while, the new head coach was 
a non-UCLA graduate. Jim Mora, a football coach and the son of a 
football coach -- with coaching experience at the NFL level and a 
brief stint at Washington State as a Graduate Assistant. 

 Emphasis at UCLA needed to be put on talent. Mora said that 
one of his main objectives was to select a recruiting staff who were not only familiar with 
southern California, but also with the PAC 12 and the competition.

 His first recruiting class appears strong, demonstrating that his new coaches (who I 
cannot mention here individually) went out and competed aggressively. This first class will 
not be tested or really evaluated until September when Fall camp opens. Coach Mora no 
doubt hopes that some of this talent will assist the Bruin football program immediately.

 Most of the suspense this spring centered around who would be the starting QB. My 
opinion, is that over the last few years UCLA has not found the general needed in the 
QB position. Either that, or the offense run has not suited the skills and talents of the 
quarterbacks they had.

 I attended Saturday’s Spring Game Scrimmage at the Rose Bowl. It was hard to determine 
whether the offense was that good, or the defense was that bad. I understand that the defense 
had many defensive starters missing. But throughout the scrimmage the offense dominated. 

 The offensive coordinator, Noel Mazzone, demonstrated at least to me, that he had a plan 
of attack which seemed to be lacking over the last several years: Spread the field, throw the 
ball and the run comes off of the pass. 

 All spring, the quarterbacks, Hundley, a redshirt freshman, Kevin Prince, Richard 
Breihault and the rest of the UCLA QB’s including Rich Neuheisel’s son, Jerry rotated with 
equal reps. In fact, in the scrimmage, Coach Mora was smart in keeping the competition 
equal so each QB had an opportunity to show what he could do. .

 Brett Hundley showed through his athletic ability that he could be the QB of the future. 
Great potential, runs the ball well, and fits into the scheme of the offensive look. His lack of 
experience and improvement of his passing 
ability will be two main issues for the Fall. 
Richard Brehault had a great scrimmage 
throwing for 200+ yards, as did Kevin Prince 
also a senior. Both have playing experience, 
but I think the future is moving towards Brett 
Hundley.

 Ron Franklin ran the ball well, One of the 
most impressive newcomers, was number 33, 
Steven Manfro, a freshman redshirt running 
back from Valencia High School. Haven’t 
heard many details about him, but Mora’s 
been raving about him. This kid did surprise 
me with his ability. It was hard to evaluate the 
competitive skills of the offensive line since 
there were so many injuries to the defense. 

 The defensive line should be one of the 
strengths of the defense of UCLA. They have 
returning players, Jones, Marsh and Brandon Willis. They seem to have depth at those line 
positions. The three starting linebackers missed the scrimmage due to injuries, but from last 
season’s performance, I consider them tough hard-nosed kids. 

 The Secondary has some gifted athletes. Aaron Hester will be a starting corner, and 
should be one of the leaders in the secondary. It’s difficult for me to evaluate the defense 
since I wasn’t sure of the level of the match-ups: (ones against ones or ones against threes.) 
and to asses the effectiveness of the offense over the defense in running the football and 
passing deep routes. 

 For you who can remember the Arizona State offense over the past several years, this is 
the same offense they used with Brock Osweiler, their outstanding 6’ 8” quarterback who 
was drafted by the Denver Broncos. 

 I will have to hold my prediction for UCLA. I’m sure they will be an improved team and 
are hoping that their recruiting class can contribute and fill holes in their depth. However, 
that doesn’t mean they will win more games.

 Why? Competition. The Pac 12 will be a better conference this year with new coaches 
at Washington State, Arizona and Arizona State. There’s no question that Colorado, Utah, 
Washington, Cal, and Oregon State will be better as well. Don’t forget Oregon (they’re one 
the best teams in the country) or the USC Trojans. 

 About 6000 attended the UCLA scrimmage. 15,0000 attended at USC. Now add both 
together. Oregon had 44,000. I doubt if the total attendance of all PAC twelve spring games 
equals 44,000 in attendance. 

 But really, Spring doesn’t count. Each team has 12 regular schedule games coming up. 
What a great season all you college fans have to look forward to. 

 One thing for sure, I know fans will be impressed by UCLA’s home at the Rose Bowl. 
The new construction going on is big time. The Rose Bowl press box and improvements are 
fantastic. Wait until you see it. Get to a college football game!

You can hear Coach Harvey Hyde on Las Vegas radio station KSHP am1400 via the Internet 
(KSHP.com) and on www.uscfootball.com (in the Peristyle)


MATER DOLOROSA PASSIONIST RETREAT 
CENTER 6th ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC

Fr. Pat Brennan, Retreat 
Center Director, Pat 
Wickhem, Tournament 
Chair, and Claire 
Brewer, Tournament 
Secretary get ready 
to tee it up for the 6th 
annual golf classic on 
Thursday, May 24, 
2012 at Brookside Golf 
Course in Pasadena. 
Tournament Chair, 
Pat Wickhem, has 
planned an exciting day 
of events, including a 
round of golf, golf cart, 
lunch, refreshments on 
the course, hosted bar, 
a delicious dinner with 
wine, awards, tee prize 
and an auction. 

Entry is $200 per 
person, of which $50 is 
tax deductible. Foursome special is $700 if paid by May 10, 2012. Win $25,000 with a hole-in-one 
on the seventeenth hole. 

Golf check in begins at 10:00 a.m. at Brookside. The social, dinner, awards presentation and auction 
will be held at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center, 700 N. Sunnyside Avenue, Sierra Madre, beginning 
at 5:00 p.m. 

Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center, operated by the Passionist religious order, is funded solely 
by donations and active fundraising efforts. Each year, the Retreat Center quietly offers thousands 
from many faiths the unique opportunity for day, weekend or longer retreats to reflect and refresh 
both the body and soul on its 80 pristine acres, tucked away above the charming community of Sierra 
Madre.

The golf tournament is an important fundraiser for Mater Dolorosa and there are several ways to 
support it.

. Golf – invite your friends; bring a foursome (or two!)
. Sponsor – a great way to help – also includes golf benefits
. Underwriting – helps to defray some of our tournament costs
. Donations – raffle drawing prizes and tee prize items
. Raffle – a chance to win $2500 or $1000 cash prize


For more information please call Pat Wickhem at 626-416-8824 or visit our website at www.passionist.
org/materdolorosa/golfclassic. Registration is available online. 

 
In conjunction with its current exhibition, “Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick,” the 
Baseball Reliquary presents “VeeckFest,” an in-depth look at the life and times of Bill Veeck, on 
Saturday, May 19, 2012, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the Arcadia Public Library Auditorium. The 
event will include a panel discussion, film screening, and book signing.

 “VeeckFest” will begin at 1:00 p.m. with opening remarks by author and historian Paul 
Dickson, whose biography, Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick, was the inspiration for the 
exhibition of the same title. A panel discussion between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m., including Q&A, 
will include Dickson; sportswriters John Schulian and Ron Rapoport, who covered Veeck for the 
Chicago Sun-Times and other publications; and screenwriter/filmmaker Ken Solarz, who owns the 
movie rights to Veeck’s 1962 autobiography, Veeck—as in Wreck.

 A film screening will be held between 3:00 and 4:00 pm, which will include Veeck: A Man 
For Any Season, a 28-minute documentary produced and directed by Tom Weinberg and Jamie 
Ceaser, and originally broadcast on WTTW/Chicago in 1985. Produced the year before he died, 
the documentary is an intimate portrait of the man and his world, narrated by Veeck’s wife, Mary 
Frances. In addition to candid interviews with 
Veeck revealing his indomitable spirit and zest 
for life, the film incorporates historic footage of 
Comiskey Park, Wrigley Field, and many of the 
promotions that Veeck was famous for creating. 
Other film footage to be shown includes a collection 
of commentaries Veeck did from a bar stool on the 
Emmy Award-winning television show, Time Out, 
in 1984-85, and clips from a rare interview with 
Veeck in the 1960s filmed at his home in Easton, 
Maryland by a Cleveland television crew.

 A book signing will conclude the day’s festivities 
from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Authors featured will 
include Paul Dickson, signing copies of Bill Veeck: 
Baseball’s Greatest Maverick, and John Schulian, 
signing copies of Sometimes They Even Shook Your 
Hand: Portraits of Champions Who Walked Among 
Us, which includes an essay on Bill Veeck. 

 Seating is limited and available on a first-come, 
first-served basis. All attendees are encouraged 
to arrive by 12:30 p.m., when the doors to the 
auditorium are opened. For further information, 
contact the Baseball Reliquary by phone at (626) 
791-7647 or by e-mail at terymar@earthlink.net. 
For directions, phone the Arcadia Public Library at 
(626) 821-5567 during library hours.

 “VeeckFest,” which is free of charge, is made possible, 
in part, by a grant to the Baseball Reliquary from the 
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through 
the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. 

The Baseball Reliquary Presents

VEECKFEST

Saturday, May 19, 2012 ~ 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia, California