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Variety is the spice of life, or so it seems wilh Lowell's
block jackets. Tai.e Jason Gallcgos, Richard Weeks, and
Ernie Lee for example. Tiny are three guys, all involved
in the same sports, with three completely different
jackets.
Gallcgos wears a jacket with a red body and white
leather sleeves. Weeks owns a jacket with a grey body
and cream colored sleeves. Lee possesses a completely
grey jacket. No matter what the style, the jacket appears
to be a status symbol of athletic accomplishments.
The main purpose of the jacket is to display the block L
which is earned by participating in athletic competition.
Students now have expanded their use of the block jacket
to include other athletic awards and to display their personalities.
Students use the jacket to display their own
originality and preference. They often decorate their
jacket by using various nicknames or patches.
Take Kevin Allen as an example. Allen displays a patch
modeled after himself, the gorilla. Michael Zimmerman
places patches of all !he awa.ds be has received on every
available space. Orpheus Crutchficld gives Zimmerman
competition in covering up the original color of the
jacket.
Others, such as Lcc, like to keep their clothing simple
and modest. Lee puts only the basic L and stars on. Eric
Flowers, on in: other hand, feels the jacket is not worth
the expense and hassle. Yes, they do not give these
jackets away far nothing.
The jacket itself, the lettering, and all the patches add
up to overwhelming prices. Depending on size, shape,
'-and- design, prices for patches" •range -anywhere from
S5-S75. Lettering costs approximately S3 a line. Both ore
available at Triple A. The jacket itself can be purchased
from such places as Jostens, Doherty and Dunne, and
Fordham.' Prices range from S5O-S1OO, no extras
included.
After they've gone to all the trouble of Fixing the jacket
(o their liking, someone else ends up wearing it (like Lexa
Thomson). Jonathan Alberts has not seen his jacket since
November.
On the other hand, girls prefer to keep their jackets
plain and simple. They keep to tradition and wear the
basic red and white jacket without all the excessive ornaments.
They just like to keep warm.
Do you teiow the way to San Jose?
Well, if you're a fan of the San Francisco Giants, you
may find yourself heading down south to watch them
play. The proposed move has not been finalized, but just
imagine...the San Jose Giants?!?
Ugh...
With all due respect to the city and residents of San
Jose, I just can't envision the Giants playing there. For
one thing, San Jose doesn't presently have a stadium in
which the team could play. San Jose Mayor Tom
McEnery has stated that a stadium would be built for the
Giants if the move is eventually made. Two questions re
main: who would finance the construction of a stadium
end where would it be located?
One suggested site includes an area between the
State Hospital, which is a state mental hospital, and a
sewage treatment plant. And they said the wind at
Candlestick Park was bad! Try to imagine how the win
will cany the "fragrant" odors associated with sewage to
the stadium if it is built there. Not a very pleasant though
(or aroma for thai matter), is it?
I sincerely nope that the Giants remain in San Francisco,
but if The City truly doesn't care about them
they're entitled to move wherever they will receive the
fan support that they deserve.
Opening day was just a few days ago. !t may have been
the last opening day that the Giants will ever play in Son
Francisco. ,/w
Feature story
History of the Giants:
By Shirley N «
Will "the city that know* how"
Loov. how to keep it* baseball tcun
in The City after this year?
As almMt everyone fcnowi by now,
e San Francisco Giants have
threatened to move on to greener
padres after the 198S baseball
season unlcM a new stadium it buili.
The media attention given to the
Giants* plight has focused on many
negative aspects of the team, and
thus, nuny people are unawwe of I!K
"iianu* rich history.
The San Francuco Gianu were
originally ihc New York Gotharm.
The team is IO> yean oW, has played
in 15 World Series, and has the bcu
winning perorotagc in mijof league
hhtory.
The National League, in 1883.
established several new teams in the
New York am] Philadelphia area*.
one of them being the NY Guthamv
The Gothants pljycd in the Polo
Grounds and officially changed their
name to the "Gianu" in 1886.
The Giants won successive World
:rics titles in 188K and 1889 and in
1891. mmed to the New Polo
Grounds where they wuuld pby for
the next 67 year*.
In 1931. the baseball world was
about to meet one of its mmi tremendous
»tars as Giants' manager Leo
DuiKher called up an outfielder
named Willie Mays to join the Kill
club. Mays. who started out going
0- for • 12. would become known as the
"Say Hey Kid" and be regarded by
nuny at (he hcu all-around pLiycr in
the history of baseball.
In W57. the Cunts, prompted by
an aging ballpark and declining attendance,
announced that they would be
moving to San Francisco, following
in the ueps of the Dodgers, who hart
movcu to Los Angeles.
San Francisco Mayor George
Christopher and Supervisor Francis.
McCarry were the dominant force* in
bringing ihc Giants to The City-
Giants owner Horace Sioneham moved
his team mainly because of the
promltc that a 45.000 scat stadium
would be built.
Fir illy, tsc area around Bayvicw
Hill, known as CancUoiick Point was
proposed, aid Candlestick Park was
bora.
The Gians themselves had the
blues through wt the ;cmainder of V
60't and 7O'i. finishing a close *ccood
five coruecutive years, waning
the western dVision ntle only one
other time, in 1971.
In 1976. Hon-cc Stoncham put the
team up for sale and eventually sold
it to a Toronto company for a then
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Stimeham agreed to let ihc Gums
play at the 18.500 sen Seals Stadium
until a larger stadium was built.
The team w,u winning, and in their
ftrM season in £»t* Francisco, they
fir. -tl.J third. * new generation of
T ven emerged such as the Alou
>r«hcrs. Orlando "Baby Bull"
Ccpcda, Jim Davenport, and another
talented Willie. Will* McGncy.
Then the inevitable tussles over
building i new stadium began.
staggering SI* million
lintcr real estate magnate Robert
Uiric. who offered to put up half ihc
amount it would take to keip the
Giants in town.
And will the Giants soon be calling
San Jose their home, or Vancouver,
or Denver, or PhocnK, or
Miami...?
The answer tic* ahead 1985 is
shaping up to be a must crucial year
in ihc Gians' 102-ycat hiviry.
'Behind the steel mask 1
y
Clad cmtffly in unite hit* ihc vir.
rued knights of old. he prepared
himself. "The strip is my battlefield,
the foil is my weapon, the
match is my fate." he pondered.
He extended his blade to his opponent,
to the judge to his left, to the
same on his right, to the director,
and again to his opponent.
"Swoosh" nude the foU on the final
salt tie.
'Fencer* en garde," said the
director, "Bcjtin."
Two in steel masks advanced on
one another oa guard. Onr irm extended
and lunged; the other parried
ihc atack with a turn of the wriv!. his
foil pushing the incoming blade
barely as^.
Glenn Aueda. first starter for the
Lowell icarn, luiiged and. once he
felt pressure of a party, brought his
foil down and under the other's.
lunged again.
"Halt!" broke in the director,
"There wai a thruit parry, then a
thrust again." lie turned to the
judges. "Was there a touch on the
second thrust?"
"Yes." affirmed one; "Abstain,"
stated the other.
"Yes; abstain: for me. it wu
good. Point on this side." he announced,
gesturing toward the
Berkeley High fencer. Apphuic and
cheers arcv from Asacda's team
and the bone spectator*.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
ANNA!
April 8
In*. Bat Friends Forcvtr.
Ana.Rtiia
& Shelby
The tuo face each other again and
advance.
'•Three touches to two. Every
touch uf mine he follows wilh his
cwn. 1 must concentrate, let our
drills work. Kc will lunge: 1 will
parry, and ripuite immediately.
Ti.frr!"
Asacd* won the nuwb 3-2. Shigc
Kubota. team captain, in spite of i
height difference dispatched his opponent
5 2. Third starter Bob Tong
faced ihc challenge u!. tcfl-handcr
and lou 3-5.
The teams broke to conference
sinttcfy svith the contest 2-1 in
Lowell's favur. They di*cuvscd
\trcngiht and weaknesses and
returned to battle. Berkeley, always
worthy competition, came to lead
ihc contest 3-t.
Coach Adair Tench told Kubota
and Tong. "Well, you two will ju«t
have to win the next two matches for
us to take ihc best of nine."
Kubota faces his again Taller opponent,
and the two takes the contest
to 4-4. La Bell.
Tong vs. Choc.
"This is the final touch. Point,
match, and contest will go (o the
successful. I must not rush. Let him
come, my counterpan-atamu, and
we will sec fencing, not gymnastics.
"I hjtc faith in .Tiysclf. I attack; he
purrits and rtpaitri, 1 cmuxxerparry
awl ripoi'r! The honor is v.wi!"
Lowell 5. Berkeley 4.
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