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Wednesday, Dec. 7, I960 —Vol. 52.No. 22
'THE  CITY'S FOURTH DAILY'
All-American 19541960
SK 1-31 18, 311?;
Star eager Bob
Ralls injured;
out for month.
By KEVIN STARR
FOGHORN   Managing  Editor
The exultant cheers of welcoming USF students
dropped to a disappointed
moan last Sunday night at the
San Francisco International Airport when Bob Ralls, ace forward
for the Dons, stepped off the
plane.
First-team Ralls was on
crutches.
Injured in the first, quarter of
the second game with the University of Hawaii, 6 ft. 5 in. eager
Ralls suffered from a ruptured
muscle in his left calf, incurred
when a driving Rainbow forward
collided with Ralls in a melee
below the basket. Ralls was taken
out of the game immediately.
Upon his return to the Mainland, injured Ralls entered St.
Mary's Hospital where doctors
said that his veins were in danger of collapsing from the pressure of the rupture.
Confined to a ward in St.
Mary's Hospital, Ralls will be
bedridden for two weeks and cannot play foV at least a month.
The loss of the star Don eager
necessitated a  change  of tactics
for the USF team. Ralls is famous
for his jump shot, which gained
—Continued on Page 4
Headlines
in brief
Ed Griffith reviews opening night
of Brigadoon,  page  2.
Joanne Cashhen will be crowned
Basketball   Queen   tonight,   page   3.
Mayor Christopher proclaims tomorrow   Don   Day,   page   4.
Special Basketball Section starts
on   page   5.
A look at the coach and team,
page 6.
A preview of the team members,
page 7.
Scouting reports on WCAC opponents,   page   8.
General rundown of USF opponents, page  9.
A glance at the remainder of
Tip-Off Week, page  13.
Starr urges "live modern - philosophically,"   page   14.
Women's page, page 15.
Daily  sports,   page   16.
Wild throng cheers team
TffE CAMPUS WAS JUMPING Sunday night in the
impromptu rally which met the team. Showers of spirit
engulfed the song-girls, who cavorted bravely on the entrance
roof of Phelan Hall, oblivious of the fact that they coudl easily
have fallen off.
1st game foes
will be tough
By BRUCE DIASO
FOGHORN  Basketball Writer
A flock of multi-proportioned Hurricanes roar into
Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow night when the USF
Don clash with the highly-touted
University of Miami quintet in
the homecoming till, climaxing a
gala USF Week. Tip-off time is
8:05 p.m.
Early brids can feast on a basketball triplehea<J,er. The impressive USF frosh take on Yuba JC
at 4 p.m. and proceed to meet
San Francisco City College at
6 p.m.
For Pete Peletta's locals —
just back from a 2-1 performance
in Hawaii —■ tomorrow night's
fray marks a mammoth assignment. The Hurricanes rank in the
upper echelons of the nation's
cage elite, and USF must pull
out all stops to stay in the game.
Miami   possess.es   exactly   the
same contingent which blew up
—Continued on Page 4
400 take over airport,
campus in riotous rally
By FRED HERNANDEZ
FOGHORN Asst. Managing  Kditor
A wild throng of 400 welcomed, cheered, and serenaded
the returning Don Basketball team Sunday.
And perhaps the melee is best described as Magna Cutn
Rowdy.
The students took over the
airport in a frenzied demonstration of spirit, as they carried the
team members on their shoulders
and chanted college-type boola-
boolas.
Frightened visitors to the airport cowered in fear and ran into
hiding as the reverberations of
the shrieks preceded the marchers.
"Here   we   go,   Dons,  here  we
Library friends
addresses
Father Dunne
"Books are as good friends
sometimes as people."
These words were spoken by
a beloved friend and former
president of the University upon
his return to the campus Sunday
for the celebration of the tenth
anniversary of the dedication of
Gleeson Library. *
Father William Dunne, S.J.,
spoke to an overflow crowd of
students, alumni, and friends in
the Sky Room of the Library.
His talk was presented by the
Gleeson  Library  Associates.
Father Dunne was president of
U.S.F. from 1937 to 1954.
After his introduction by Fr.
Monihan, S.J., Fr. Dunne said
that it gave him great pleasure
to be speaking in the Library
which had always been a project
dear to his heart. He remarked
jokingly that at the time of the
Library's construction many
thought that the plant was too
large and that now it seems the
Library staff will welcome the
quarters soon to be vacated by
the Law School. He also paid
tribute to all who have helped
the Library.
go, BOOM, BOOM," they chanted,
pounding the walls of the structure and stamping their feet.
And wide-eyed moppets hid be.;
hind  their  mothers'  skirts.
The spiritesd students, who
would fit in well in the atmosphere of any Latin American university, held an impromptu rally
in the airport, with the song girls
and cheerleaders cavorting on
the counters and the students
cranking sirens as they yelled.
Coach Pete Peletta subdued
the crowd somewhat and told
them: "You have a team you can
be proud of. We come home with
two victories."
The rally was carried over to
the campus, where the cheerleaders ascended to the heights
of the roof over the entrance
—Continued on Page 13
Special Events
Friday — Brigadoon, Campion    Hall    Auditorium;
Soph    Drag,    Empire
Room, Sir Francis Drake
Hotel.
Saturday — Brigadoon, repeat performance.
Right now: After the rally,   Tip-Off   Mixer   in   the
Phelan Hall dining  room.
Tomorrow: Downtown
parade forms on campus at
12:30, leaves at 1 p.m.
8:00 p.m., Tip-Off game
against Miami Hurricanes,
Memorial Gym. Don Day in
San Francisco.
Friday: Brigadoon, Campion Hall auditorium, 8:30
p.m. End of Tip-Off Week.
Saturday   and   Sunday:
Sleep late.
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