COMING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

THE OLYMPIC CLUB CHORUS Russell Ferreira Musical Director

Presents

"SOUNDS OF THE SEASON" A Musical Event

With Special Guests The San Francisco Brass Ensemble

Performing Carols Traditional and Contemporary Friday, December 15, 1989

8:00 P.M. At Lakeside

A PRE--CHRISTMAS SALE AT THE CITY CLUB SPORTS SHOP FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 23

TliEPRJ lTEMs CE OF ALL ll :rz (except W. LL BE sundries)

REDUCED By 30%

The Sports Shop is open Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

COVER STORY This month, the 1989-1990 Olympic

Club basketball season begins with more than 200 players competing in two leagues. Ours is probably the largest club program in the nation.

Bill Buckner has profiled most of the team captains. See page 10. Three are missing, but we'll report on them in the next issue.

Jack Martin created the cover as the action begins.

-THE EDITOR

OLYMPIAN is published monthly by The Olympic Club at The James H. Barry Company, 170 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94103, and entered as second class matter at the Post Office at San Francisco under the Act of March 3, 1879. Editorial offices at 524 Post Street, San Francisco, California 94102. Manuscripts will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Subscription price, $20.00 per year. Single copies$ I. 75 each at Club Office. For prompt delivery of the magazine, Olympians should please notify the accounting department at 524 Post Street of any change of address.

OLYMPIAN (ISSN 0030-2163)

VOLUME 17 / NOVEMBER, 1989 / NUMBER 11

6 Complete Schedule Of Holiday Events

9 Memo From Club President / G. STEPHEN JIZMAGIAN

10 Club Basketball Season Begins / BILL BUCKNER

12 Dan James Wins Club Golf Championship/ ELENA MERRICK

14 Marianne Caulfield Wins Women's Golf Title/ Lors MCMANUS

16 Stephen Barry Wins Junior Golf Championship/ ELENA MERRICK

17 In Memoriam

18 Jim Corbett Boxing Night/ DAVID P. WEAVER, JR.

20 Club Adopts New Slope Handicap System

21 Athletic Update For November/ GARY CROOK

22 Squash News

22 Handballers Attack Lake Course / BERNIE SAMET

23 The General Manager's Report / BILL HALL

23 Curtis Wins Shoot/ MIKE DUNIA STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGJi'.MENT AND CIRCULATION. (Act of August 12, 1970; Section 3685. Title 39. United States Code.)

The name and address of the publisher, editor and managing editor: The Olympic Club, 524 Post Street, San Francisco, publisher; Roger Verran, editor; William A. Hall, managing editor.

The owner is The Olympic Club, 524 Post Street, San Francisco, California. There are no bondholders, mortgages, or other security holders. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers,

during the 12 months preceeding November I, 1989, was 6400. The average number of copies of each issue distributed free (including samples) by mail, carrier delivery, or by other means was 360. The total number of copies distributed was 6760.

OLYMPIAN STAFF

Signed: WILLIAM A. HALL, Managing Editor

October 2, 1989

EDITOR: ROGER VERRAN. STAFF: George M. Lively. ART DIRECTOR: Tom Hall. STAFF WRITERS: Bill Buckner, Ted Drozdowski, C.P. McCarthy, Gary Crook, Lois McManus, Elena Merrick, S. Barre Paul, M.D., Jim Stephenson, Bernie Samet, Tom Torriglia, Roger Williams, Kevin Starr. STAFF ARTISTS: Gus Colichidas, Steve Hall, Nick Leaskou, Jack Martin, King Harrington. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Tom Hall, Chet Patterson, Tom Vano, Tom Vano, Jr.

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I ENJOY YOUR OLYMPIC CLUB I November

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 Handball Hall of Handball Hall of Fame Tournament. Fame Induction and

Seafood Buffet, Dinner, City Clubhouse.

7 p.m., Country. Handball Hall of Fame Tournament.

Entertainment by The Country Dinner, Olympic Club Chorus. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Dancing to music by Dancing to music by

Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, Sal Carson, Tony Hall, 5:30 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Club's Annual Meeting, 8 p.m. Semi-Annual

Handball Hall of Fitness Fair, Tennis Harbour City Clubhouse. SGA Get-Better- Bay Isle lnterclub.

Fame Tournament. A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, Acquainted Golf City Clubhouse, City Clubhouse, Tournament. Fathers-Daughters Fathers-Daughters

Country Brunch, 6to 9 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Night, Country, Night, Country, Family Buffet Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, Dinner-Dancing- Dinner-Dancing-and Dinner. WGS Guest Day. 5:30 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Show. Show.

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, SGA Fall Dinner Dance. Country Dinner,

City Clubhouse, City Clubhouse, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Country Brunch, 6 to 9 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Dancing to music by Dancing to music by Family Buffet WGS Stroke Play, Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, Sal Carson, Walt Tolleson, and Dinner. 4s Lake, 4s Ocean. 5:30 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 THANKSGIVING City Clubhouse Buffet 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. No Breakfast-Lunch.

A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, Country Club-Dinner Country Dinner,

City Clubhouse, City Clubhouse, 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. No lunch in Main 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Country Brunch, 6to 9 p.m. 6to 9 p.m. Dining Room. Dancing to music by Family Buffet WGS Thanksgiving Chorus Rehearsal, Reservations Necessary

Country Dinner, Chuck Hamilton, and Dinner. Tournament. 5:30 p.m. at both clubhouses. 6:30 to 10 p.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

26 27 28 29 30 A la Carte Dinner, City Clubhouse, 6 to 9 p.m.

Committeemen's and Commissioners' A la Carte Dinner, Dinner. City Clubhouse,

Country Brunch, WGS Nassau 6to 9 p.m.

Family Buffet Tournament, Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, and Dinner. 2s Lake, 4s Ocean. 5:30 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m.

I THERE'S so MUCH TO ENJOY

December SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 Family Christmas Luncheon Party, 12 to 3 p.m., City.

Family Christmas Country Dinner, Dinner Party, 6:30 to 10 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m., City. Dancing to music by Country Dinner, Sal Carson. 6:30 to 10 p.m. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ladies' Christmas Luncheon and Party, Country.

A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, City Clubhouse, Country Dinner,

City Clubhouse, City Clubhouse, Club Christmas 6 to 9 p.m. 6:30 to 1 O p.m.

Country Brunch, A la Carte Dinner, 6 to 9 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Party, Country. Dancing to music by Family Buffet City Clubhouse, Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, Club Christmas Rod Marimore. and Dinner. 6 to 9 p.m. WGS Guest Day. 5:30 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Party, Country. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

A la Carte Dinner, Men's Christmas A la Carte Dinner, A la Carte Dinner, City Clubhouse, Country Dinner, Golf Tournament. City Clubhouse, City Clubhouse, Christmas Bingo, 6 to 9 p.m. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Country Brunch, A la Carte Dinner, 6 to 9 p.m. 6 to 9 p.m. Country. Country Dinner, Dancing to music by Family Buffet City Clubhouse, WGS Christmas Chorus Rehearsal, City Buffet, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Walt Tolleson, and Dinner. 6 to 9 p.m. Luncheon. 5:30 p.m. 6to 9 p.m. O.C. Chorus. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

WHEN OUR RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN AT THE CITY CLUBHOUSE

Breakfast Luncheon

A la Carte Dinner Buffet Dinner

Main Dining Room ............................................................................ 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday thru Friday Main Dining Room ............................................................................ 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday

- Grill Room .................................................................................... 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday - Main Dining Room ............................................................ 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Every Tuesday and Wednesday - Main Dining Room ..................................................................................... 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Every Thursday

For Reservations, call 775-4400

AT THE COUNTRY CLUBHOUSE Breakfast Brunch Luncheon

Dinner

Grill Room ............................................................................ 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday Main Dining Room ....................................................................................... 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday Only Grill Room ............................................................................... 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday thru Friday

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Main Dining Room ....................................................................... 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday

- Main Dining Room ............................................................................................. 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday (Buffet and A la Carte)

For Reservations, call 587-4800

Abbreviations SGA-Seniors' Golf Association. WGS-Women's Golf Section. WSS-Women's Social Section.

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THIS YEAR, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE MOST JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON EVER AT THE OLYMPIC CLUB.

There'll be many new ideas as well as all the best~loved traditional events.

To help you plan ahead, here's the complete schedule.

New at the City Clubhouse

FOR THE FIRST ·TIME, A BOUNTIFUL THANKSGIVING BUFFET Featuring roast turkey, baked ham, prime rib of beef, marvelous salads, a special oyster-seafood bar, and all the old-time trimmings and desserts.

Thursday, November 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. No host cocktails starting at 1:00 p.m.

Adults: $26. Children under twelve: $14. For reservations, call 77SA400, ext. 210.

In addition, our beautiful dining room will be open for dinner every weekday evening from December 4 through December 22.

On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays there will be a la carte service. On Thursdays we will have our regular buffet. There will be no meal service on Christmas day. After Christmas, our regular weekly schedule will prevail.

At the Country Clubhouse

Two marvelous feasts

THANKSGIVING DINNER NOVEMBER 23 CHRISTMAS DINNER DECEMBER 25 Both are fixed price a la carte with a splendid choice of delectable dishes.

Seatings: 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Adults: $26. Children under twelve: $14. For reservations, call 587-4800.

At the City Clubhouse

SANTA'S VISIT AND TWO FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTIES These events are for members only and the entertainment is designed for:

YOUNGSTERS OVER 8 YEARS OLD Friday, December 1-6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Dinner $23.00 adults; $13.00 children under 12.

YOUNGSTERS UNDER 8 YEARS OLD Saturday, December 2-12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.

Luncheon $15.00 adults; $8.00 children under 12 Both Parties include • A visit with Santa including compli-

mentary photo and Christmas present. • Christmas Carolers. • Clowns and Magicians • Sing-along with strolling musicians.

Reservations: Call 775-4400, ext. 210. beginning November 13-9:00 a.m.

At the Country Clubhouse

TWO CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Thursday and Friday, December 7 and 8

By popular demand we are again presenting a classic English­style Christmas buffet, featuring Prime Rib and all the trimmings. You will be entertained during cocktails and throughout dinner by carolers, a string quartet and The Olympic Club Chorus. Dancing follows with the big band sounds of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Harry James.

$33.00 per person includes: • No host cocktails and

entertainment 6:30 p.m. • Prime Rib Buffet 7:00 p.m. • Dancing from 9:00 p.m

until midnight.

Reservations a must. Call 587-4800, beginning November 14-8:00 a.m.

At the Country Clubhouse

THE NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY Sunday, December 31

This traditional event will begin at 7:00 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. A full course dinner, with wine and champagne, will be served at 8:30 p.m.

Dancing from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Coffee and pastries served at 12:30 a.m.

$75.00 per person includes all of the above, tax and gratuity.

Limited to 350 persons. Reservations necessary. Call 587-4800 beginning November 21-8:00 a.m.

At the Country Clubhouse

THE LADIES' CHRISTMAS PARTY Wednesday, December 6 The Ladies' Christmas Party is open to members' wives, adult daughters, members of the Women's Social Section and their guests.

This outstanding event begins with host cocktails at 11:30 a.m. An elegant luncheon is served at I :00 p.m., followed by a special Christmas program.

Door prizes from some of the nation's finest stores are awarded after the entertainment.

$25.00 per person includes host cocktails, luncheon, wine, tax, tip and door prize ticket. Tables by reservation. Call 587-4800

At the Country Clubhouse

OUR HOLIDAY GAMES NIGHT Thursday, December 14

Magnificent Prizes, including a Color Television Set, JACKPITT Merchanise Order for the luckiest winner.

DELECTABLE BUFFET with choice of Three Entrees from 6:30 p.m.-$18.50

Games start at 9:00 p.m. $7.00 per card. 12 Games.

Reservations necessary, call 587-4800.

At the Country Clubhouse

THE HIKE & DIP BREAKFAST Monday, January 1

Hike the Great Highway. Dip in the Ocean followed by Breakfast at Lakeside

An Olympian New Year's Day Tradition since 1893.

Sign-up sheets and details will be posted at both clubhouses in December.

Assembly for Hike at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. $11.00 adults $6.00 children Breakfast Reservations

· necessary. Call 587-4800.

ALSO AT THE COUNTRY CLUBHOUSE

The Men's Christmas Golf Breakfast ............................. Sunday, December 10

The Women's Golf Section Luncheon ............................ Tuesday, December 12

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THE OITMPIC CLUB COMMITTEES ACTIVITIES Roger J. Pytlewski, Chairman Emanuel D. Agorastos Richard L. Bechelli Roegner J. Cushing Lewis A. M arsten, Jr. Gar Wynne, Jr., M.D.

ATHLETIC Jack Sweitzer, Chairman Jeffrey P. Edwards Russell A. Hafferkamp William A. Kaplan Bart C. Lally, M.D. William P. Lynch, Jr. Terence V. McLoughlin Joseph F. Millett Robert A. Sonnenberg

BUILDING Robert 0. Valentine, Chairman Francis J. Ahern Robert N. Field Paul E. Hazelrig Allan A. Hitchcock William F. McClure

CITY HOUSE Ralph L. Cicurel, Chairman James A. Glugoski Richard F. Hoedt, D.D.S. William E. Morse, IV Jack M. Saroyan, D.D.S.

COUNTRY CLUB James E. Innis, Chairman Phillip Barry D. Ralph Cesari Steven A. Cinelli Rudy E. Enjaian Thomas W. Fell John R. Ferneborg William S. Giles, D.D.S. Vincent Kilduff Dan Mahl James K. Mason Michael R. Renner

FINANCE J. Richard Skidmore, Chairman R. Michael Delagnes Leonard A. Fregosi John G. Goode James G. Keller William E. Purcell

FORWARD PLANNING Herbert F. Suhr, Chairman Donald A. Bering Scott R. Loring Roger H. Staples Charles J. Willin

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS-1989 G. Stephen Jizmagian, President Mark Avelar, Vice President Michael J. King, Secretary

William E. Callan Leonard A. Fregosi John W. Heckenlively James G. Keller Michael Ohleyer William E. Purcell

J. Richard Skidmore, Treasurer William Breslan Robert E. Burke

INVESTMENT, ENDOWMENT and ADMINISTRATIVE

Brett Bullen, Chairman John K. Abendroth Thomas G. Austin Jay A. Fritz Owen P. Reid, Jr. Robert M. Tomasello

JUNIOR/JUVENILE Lorin B. Vogel, Chairman Deonne Burdusis Robert W. Greenman, Jr. John Kapulica Robert J. Keays Michael McNulty

LEGAL Charles B. Ragan, Chairman David P. Dawson John F. Lyman

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Wade M. Aubry, M.D. Bart C. Lally, M.D. Hartwig Sonnenberg, M.D.

MEMBERSHIP Charles J. Willin, Chairman Donald A. Bering Scott R. Loring

OLYMPIAN Anthony J. Martorana, Chairman James H. Myers Kevin Starr

PROPERTIES John N. Dayton, Chairman Gary Arabian Louis G. Baldacci Dennis P. Bouey Andrew Burke Harold J. Freemon Bernard P. Hagan Chester R. MacPhee, Jr. Arthur Zanella

TENNIS James R. Lopez, Chairman Armon Cooper John W. Hamilton, Jr. Harry R. Kramp Walter J. Morris Philip Vukicevich

CLUB STAFF William A. Hall, General Manager G.R. Tony Deitrick, Asst. Manager, City Club Mary Young, Controller Paul Kennedy, Manager, Country Club

COMMISSIONERS William H. Gabriel, Basketball Lou Carella, Deputy Basketball Bart C. Lally, M.D., Cardiofitness Bart Miller, Chorus Andrew S. Way, Deputy Chorus David Taylor, Cycling Charles W. Leach, Handball David J. Mackin, Deputy Handball Roger J. Pytlewski, Junior Golf James C. Hayden, Deputy Junior Golf Roger McLean, Pistol Robert C. Hall, Deputy Pistol Clinton D. A. Dahlstrom, Rifle William Irving Stewart, Deputy Rifle Thomas J. Wilson, Running Robert E. Falaschi, Shotgun Stephen Santucci, Deputy Shotgun Raul R. Artiga, Soccer William J. Sheppard, Deputy Soccer Edward J. Lynch, Spin & Swim David P. Weaver, Jr., Deputy Spin & Swin Paul J. Gessling, Squash Andre P. Naniche, Deputy Squash Robert Momsen, Masters Swimming G. Edward Rudloff, Jr., Deputy Masters Swimming James M. Griffith, Rough Water Swimming Dr. John D. Osterloh, Deputy Rough Water Swimming David C. Moon, Triathlon Richard G. Weaver, Volleyball Jeff Stiling, Water Polo Brian Busalacchi, Deputy Water Polo Stewart Hume, Weightlifting

SENIORS' GOLF ASSOCIATION I. A. (Bift} Bafigo, President Vincent P. Finigan, Vice-President Joseph H. Cowan, Secretary Roegner J. Cushing, Treasurer Kenneth M. Glaser, Tournament Chairman Robert L. Butt, Tournament Co-Chairman Marco F. Venturino, Membership Chairman C. Harold Caulfield, Jr., Publicity Chairman Kenneth C. Koch, Special Events Chairman

WOMEN'S GOLF SECTION Mrs. Hal Needham (Nele), Captain Mrs. Richard G. Watson (Marilyn), Co-Captain and

WGANC Representative Mrs. Elio A. Fontana (Louise), Secretary Mrs. Roger L. Dietz (Karla), Treasurer Mrs. C. Harold Caulfield, Jr. (Marianne), Tournament Chairman Mrs. Louis C. Lalanne (Wendy), Tournament Co-Chairman Mrs. Jack Brown (Susan), Tournament Co-Chairman Mrs. Charles J. Lawlor (Mildred), Invitational Chairman Mrs. Kenneth A. Kingsbury (Ann), Invitational Co-Chairman Mrs. William J. Keays (Dorothy), Invitational Co-Chairman Mrs. Michael Preskar (Ruth), Handicap Chairman Mrs. Charles F. Andrews (Cecilia), Handicap Co-Chairman Mrs. Cal B. Pierce (Terry), Scores Chairman Mrs. Robert L. Butt (Helen), Scores Co-Chairman Mrs. Richard G. Watson (Marilyn), Rules Chairman Mrs. Douglas C. Merrick (Elena), New Members Chairman Mrs. Rex E. McPhaul (Miriam), Social Events Chairman Mrs. Clyde Cournale (Dorothy), Social Events Co-Chairman Mrs. James R. McManus (Lois), News Editor Mrs. John Azevedo (Barbara), Ex-Officio

MEMO fro1n our Club President

T HE GOOD NEWS for those members who have yet to visit in the last two weeks is that your Club survived the earth­

quake. After a thorough investigation by our architects and structural engineer, we have found no significant damage, and the city clubhouse was fully operational by Friday after utilities were restored. During that weekend we hosted the bravest members of the Multnomah Athletic Club handball team during the annual interclub matches. The country club facility remained fully operational except for a brief period of power outage the first night.

Unfortunately a number of our members were forced out of their homes in the Marina district. Some members were able to use our facilities at Lakeside, and our management has tried to accommodate their needs whenever possible. General Manager Bill Hall asked that any members requiring special attention due to the earthquake contact his office for possible assistance.

The building restoration project has had little interruption because of the earthquake. There have been some slowdowns, but the project is still within overall budget. We hope to have the scaffolding at the city clubhouse down by late November prior to the coming holiday period. We expect increased activity in our Tuesday and Wednesday night dinner service throughout the next two months as we had during the holiday season last year. For better staff planning, management requests that you make reservations when possible for those nights.

Our new Monday night grill room service during the football games started well, although the earthquake commute problems have slowed it some. For those who braved the transportation problems at the father-son basketball night, Don Nelson, Chris Mullin and two new Golden State Warriors, Alton Lister and Garunas Marcuilionis put on a fine show. The increased activity at both club locations has prompted management to begin Thanksgiving service at the city clubhouse. Both clubhouses will

offer Thanksgiving dinners with slightly different formats. Vince F ausone, our Tri athlete, finished twelfth in the Alcatraz

Challenge Triathlon. This year's event had an exceptionally strong professional and championship field because of the recent cancellation (due to Hurricane Hugo) of the Hilton Head National Championships. NBC televised the event for future showing and next month's Olympian will provide more details. Rich and Mike Dunne won the California State Doubles Open Championship in handball this past month.

Remember pur father-son basketball day will be held November 12 at the city club and that the basketball leagues start competition this month. Our gymnasium will be closed for this year's second Fitness Fair on November 8.

On the legal side of our Club activities, I've been frequently asked about the recent decision involving the Peninsula Golf and Country Club regarding the Unruh Act. In layman terms, that decision allowed Mary Ann Warfield the opportunity to bring her allegations of discrimination to trial. The court did not rule that the club violated the Unruh Act. The court also did not rule that the club is not private and thereby subject to the Act. Both of those issues must be decided at a trial, if a trial is eventually held. At this stage, the decision has no immediate effect on our current lawsuit.

Your Board is continuing its study of the most recent legal rulings and the changes in policy and facilities within other clubs throughout the country. A subcommittee of Board members is preparing a report to the Board on these issues along with their normal reports of what happened at regular meetings of club representatives in San Francisco and the Peninsula. After the information is compiled, we will communicate our findings to the membership.

. Happy Thanksgiving. G. STEPHEN JJZMAGIAN

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CLUB BASKETBALL PLAYERS COME OUT OF SUMMER HIBERNATION TO FACE THE

CHALLENGE OF THE 1989--1990 SEASON

More than 200 will compete in two leagues on teams led by some great captains.

by Bill Buckner

N OVEMBER marks that special time of the year when families gather for the

bountiful Thanksgiving feast, the winter snows coat the mountains, and the long awaited Olympic Club Basketball League comes out of summer hibernation.

Yes, fans, it's a time when Olympian basketball players from all walks of life make time amid their busy, mobile lives to get down to a little more serious business, the game of hoops.

All things considered (i.e. player draft, age range, comaraderie, competitiveness, organization, stat keeping, referees, tradition, etc.), if you were searching for the most complete men's basketball league in the nation, you would not need to look farther than our own home gym. We have it all, and for more than 30 years this great tradition has been an Olympic Club favorite. Because of the popularity, participation increases every year. This season (both A & B leagues combined) 200 players are expected to sign up.

Commissioner Bill Gabriel Newly appointed commissioners, Bill

Gabriel and deputy Lou Carella, bring with their leadership commitment, enthu­siasm, experience and a keen sense of what the players need. They are both looking forward to the challenges and fun the 1989-1990 campaign has in store.

Around this territory, nobody knows the players better or enjoys the game more than Bill Gabriel. Bill has made a science out of discovering lesser known

Captain Jim O'Meara

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players (particularly the younger ones) in the annual draft and utilizing them from his bench to their fullest potential. He has redefined the meaning of "Bench Strength." Bill, an Olympian for 18 years, has served as Deputy Commissioner for the past three years and is entering his sixth season as a captain. Bill has the outsta;i<iing distinction of winning the 'B' League Championship three out of five years. His first championship came in the first year he captained a squad in 1984-1985. Currently, he is the defending 'B' League Champion two years running with titles in '87-'88 and '88-'89. Bill feels "every year the 'B' league gets bigger with more participation and talent and the increase makes it more competitive. Originally it started off to give older players a chance to play. Even though it's meant to be a participation league, that has not taken away the competitiveness and spirit of play."

When Captain Bill drafts, he "looks for a certain spirit and desire in his players. Hopefully, they will blend into a unit."

Bill feels the direction of the league in general is "to continue to become stronger, and yet, never take away the importance of the spirit of giving guys the chance to play. We want to have both. I'm very excited about another great season. We have a whole new year with more players to go out and compete and have fun."

No basketball squad anywhere can win without team players blending together

Captain Peter Doherty

to form one unit. The coach or captain plays a very vital and often overlooked role in a team's march to the play-offs. He must be, among other thing, a leader, cheerleader and a stablizing force. He must keep them focused and yet loose enough to stay within themselves, play well and have fun in the process. We at the Club are very fortunate to have some fine captains at the helm. Their leadership is one of the primary reasons our league is the success it is today. The Olympic Club salutes its basketball captains for the 1989-1990 season.

Deputy Commissioner Lou Carella Lou, an Olympic Club member for 13

years is entering his 11th campaign as a player in The Olympic Club League. Lou is the ultimate "team player" who is as tough in the clutch as anybody in the league.

For five out of ten years, Lou repre­sented the Club with The Olympic Club travelling All-Stars. He was an' A' League Captain for 4 years before accepting the Deputy Commissioner's role.

Lou's previous basketball experience came at Saint Ignatius where he was on two championship teams in 1975-76. Lou feels "our league is recognized as one of the best in terms of 1. organization and 2. quality of players. My main goals as Deputy are to increase participation and to increase the quality. I'm looking forward to the challenges of running the 'A' League this year. In addition, I've

Captain Brad Seaman

Captain Bill Gabriel

learned to, and I'm trying to get others to have more fun while playing."

Jim Doherty Jim has been a basketball captain for

five of the eight years he's been an Olympian. He has just ended a very successful three year stint as the Club's Basketball Commissioner and has been playing and coaching organized ball for 19 years. He was a point guard on the Serra High School team that was All­County in San Mateo in 1974. Jim has experienced the sweet taste of the 'A' League Championship in the 1987-1988 season. He feels "for me, the part I like best about the league is you get a chance to interact and meet people you normallly may not get a chance to meet." Jim feels the toughest job as captain is "trying to keep everybody happy by providing equal playing time."

Jim O'Meara Jim is the defending 1989 'A' League

Champion and has been competing in Olympic Club League ball for as long as he's been a member, 15 years.

Entering his third year as captain, Jim's previous basketball experience was at Saint Ignatius and on the J. V. 's at the University of Santa Clara. "My training spans playing with three of whom I consider the Club's best captains' Rudy Vasquez, Steve Becker and Kurt Brune­man. Of the seven years I played with those guys, we won the championship six

Captain Rudy Vasquez

Captain Lou Carella

out of seven years" beams Jim. O'Meara certainly no stranger to win­

ning, has been on a championship team 10 times. That, my friend, is an unofficial Club record. Jim claims "our league has gone through an evolution. We used to have more big, dominate players. Then the older players left, and we've had an influx of talented younger players with a variety of skills that have made the league strong."

Pete Doherty "Pistol" Pete has been on The Olympic

Club All-Star Team for as long as he's been a member, five years. He will be entering his second term as a captain. Pete has that unique ability of bringing out the best of his teammates when he's orchestrating the offense. No captain gets more with less than Pete. He was one of the best players ever to come out of Serra High School in San Mateo. He was chosen All-County and All-Western Catholic A.L. at Menlo Jr. College, and he was also chosen for the All-Coast A. C. team and was named "Defensive Player­of-the-Year" in 1979.

Pete feels "being a captain is a chal­lenge. Putting the chemistry together from a team that's in my mind that can win the championship offers a real chal­lenge."

Brad Seaman Brad has been an Olympic Club

member for six and a half years and is

Captain David Smith and Son Christopher

Captain Jim Doherty

entering his sixth season in the league. Known as one of the Club's fiercest competitors, Brad is in his second year as captain. The Denver, Colorado product walked on as a Junior at Colorado State and made the squad.

Brad feels the league competition is excellent. Before he became a member, he played at The Olympic Club as a guest and knew the Club had "good players," but he didn't realize there were so many of them.

"Basketball is my life's blood. It pro­vides me with my competitive spirit" said Brad. It makes me really proud to be a member of The Olympic Club and I'm really proud to be competitive with the level of competition that exists," he said.

Rudy Vasquez He is known around the Club as "Mr.

Basketball." Rudy has been playing organized hoops for more than 40 years. He has the incomparable streak of play­ing in The Olympic Club league for 25 successive seasons ( 1989-1990 will be his 26th straight). He has been a captain for l3 years (nine in the 'A' League and four in the 'B' League).

His 'A' League record reads like John Wooden as a captain: three times Club champion and six times out of nine in the championship finals.

Rudy has also served as Commissioner from 1974-1976 and feels "The Olympic Club league is the best-run private men's league in the nation."

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Captain Jack Drisqoll

THE 1989 OLYMPIC CLUB

MEN'S GOLF CHAMPION

Scott Weisgerber, last year's champion, is runner-up. by Elena Merrick

STORMY SKIES threatened the final rounds of the 1989 Club Champion­

ship play. Head Pro Jim Lucius (familiar with the dangers of lightning) pulled everyone off the driving range and into the clubhouse or golf shop, and, sure enough, two of the thunderstorms passed right over Lakeside. The weather improved and the matches went on.

Defending champion Scott Weisgerber almost made it two in a row, defeating two-time Club Champion John Aben­droth 4 and 3 in the semi-final. However, age and experience prevailed, and in the final match it was Dan James 3 and 2. James reached the finals by defeating Jim Spence, another two-time Club Cham­pion.

An unusually large field-the Cham­pionship and the Humphrey Flights and nine handicap flights-resulted in a lot of new winners with only one or two repeats.

In the Humphrey Flight, Mark Avelar defeated Peter Richter and Tom Molumphy defeated Steve Molinelli, and

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DAN JAMES

the final match saw Avelar winning 1 up. In the First Flight, last year's runner-up

John Doherty defeated Bob Jacobs I up. Semi-finalists were Rudy Enjaian (Doherty) and Steve Meeker (Jacobs). In the Second Flight, Lloyd Gross defeated Mike Ahearn in the semis and went on to win 6 and 5 over Mike Ramsay, who had defeated Larry Cavallini in the semis.

In the Third Flight, Paul Wilson defeated Tom Markovich in the semis but lost 2 and 1 to Ray Healy, who reached the finals by winning over Jim McClana­han. Fourth Flight winner was Charlie

Scott Weisgerber

Reardon (a victor over Tom Caddell) who won his match with Charlie Drocco (a victor over Mike Brusati) on the 19th hole. The Fifth Flight saw Larry Zelayeta winning over Jim Keller 4 and 2. Semi­finalists were Peter DiBona (Zelayeta) and Dick Watson (Keller).

Sixth Flight semi-finals pitted father against son, with the son winning and going on to defeat Mike Rossi 3 and 1 in the final match. All previous years Father Dick Hoedt and son Steve Hoedt have been in different flights and last year Dick won the 4th Flight. Mike Rossi got to the finals by defeating Scott Lamson.

In the Seventh Flight Frank Aguirre defeated Bob Champion and went on to play Tom Sheppard in the finals, winning 3 and 2. Sheppard's opponent in the semis was Bob Brady, playing in his first Club Championship.

The Eighth Flight was won by Tom Purcell who defeated Dick Lucas 3 and I. (Last year, Purcell won the Seventh Flight.) Semi-finalists were Paul Ehrlich and Marshall Feldman. Ninth Flight winner was Jim Soderborg who defeated Club President Steve Jizmagian in the semi-final and then went on to defeat Ed Flynn, who reached the finals with a win over Hank Cuniberti.

Second Flight: Winner Lloyd Gross, left, and Mike Ramsay, runner-up. Third Flight: Winner Ray Healy, right, and Paul Wilson, runner-up.

Fourth Flight: Winner Charles Reardon, right, and Charlie Drocco, runner-up. Fifth Flight: Winner Larry Zelayeta, left, and Jim Keller, runner-up.

THE 1989 OLYMPIC CLUB

WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPION

Bridgett Egner, last year's champion, is runner-up. by Lois McManus

T HE 67th annual Women's Golf Cham­pionship was held in mid-September

and the Lake Course won. The format was three day medal aggregate. The weather was vintage San Francisco summer, drippy. The rough was stran­gling; the putts elusive and the sand traps were utterly unyielding of golf balls landing there. That said, there is always the talented few who rise to the occasion.

Throughout the tournament, Mari­anne Caulfield and Bridgett Egner see­sawed the champion position. They were tied at 177 at the end of the second round, and the championship was decided on the 18th hole by one stroke. Marianne Caul­field is the 1989 women's champion with an aggregate score of 264. Former cham­pion, 1986 and 1988, Bridgett Egner is runner-up with a score of 265.

The women's section cheered when Captain Nele Needham awarded Mari­anne the silver cup and exclaimed, "Har­telyke Gelukwensen!" (heartiest congrat­ulations in Dutch). This was Marianne's first Olympic championship tournament. May she have many more.

Ruth Preskar won low net with 234. In the first flight, Ginny Artoux

squeezed by Shirley Seput to win low

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MARIANNE CAULFIELD

gross with a score of 317. Shirley was runner-up with 318. Hannah Wynne won low net.

Dorothy Cournale handily won low gross in the second flight with 331. Eva Drocco was runner-up and Lois McMa­nus won low net.

The third flight low gross winner was Ceil Andrews with 354. Runner-up went to Joan Levy and low net to Wendy Lalanne.

The champion was awarded a hand­some lead crystal ice bucket complete with champagne. The flight winners received a small ice bucket on a polished wood and brass stand. Runners-up received cocktail glasses on a polished wood tray and the net winners were

Bridgett Egner.

awarded lead crystal decanters. All trom cristal d'arques, France.

The Captain's Tournament The annual salute to past captains was

in the scrambles format that combined low and high handicaps in each foursome and played at scratch. Ostensibly, each foursome is headed by a former captain but from the looks of the winners, we're short of brass. The winners were: LAKE: I. Rennacker (Capt. '83), Drocco,

Egner and Cournale 75 2. Azevedo (Capt. '88), Seput,

Cowan and McCarthy 79 3. Watson, Pimental, Andrews

and Hermann 80 4. McAteer, Glaser, Kingsbury

and McManus 80 OCEAN: 1. Lesoine (Capt. '69 and '43),

Merrick, Rockey and Artoux 76 2. Shea and Tournahu 79 3. Lawlor, Preovolos, Hellman

and McGee 89 4. Lugea (Capt. '77), Lamson,

Keays and Basso 89 Tee Talk

You may have qualified for Best Low Net and/ or Putter of the Month playoff. Playoff scheduled for November 16. Check the bulletin board.

The Thanksgiving Tournament will be held November 21.

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Ruth Preskar. low net.

First Flight Runner-up Shirley Seput, 318.

Second Flight Winner Dorothy Cournale, 331 .

....... Second Flight Low Net Lois McManus, 250.

Third Flight Runner-up Joan Levy, 364 .

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First Flight Winner Ginny Artoux, 317.

First Flight Low Net Hannah Wynne, 246.

Second Flight Runner-up Eva Drocco, 336.

Third Flight Winner Ceil Andrews, 354.

THE 1989 OLYMPIC CLUB

JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPION

Tim O'Riordan places second in a close match. by Elena Merrick

T HIS YEAR'S Junior Club Champion­ship featured great head-to-head golf

between Stephen Barry and Tim O'Rior­dan on the Ocean Course the first day.

STEPHEN BARRY

Barry started birdie, birdie, par, birdie, but still trailed by one stroke as O'Rior­dan opened with birdie, par, eagle, birdie!

At the end of 18 it was O'Riordan with an even par 72, while Barry shot 69, but was credited with 70 due to a scoring error.

The battle continued the next day on

the Lake Course. Barry's 74 gave him the 1989 title with a total of 144. O'Riordan's 75 and a total of 147 gave him the runner­up spot.

In third place was Brian Pytlewski with 76-76 for 152 and in fourth spot it was Patrick Quinn with 78-78-156. Talk about consistency!

Tim O'Riordan. Back row, John Lange, Brian Pytlewski, Tim O'Riordan, David Bates, Don Allio. Front row, Geoff Pierce. Patrick Quinn, Stephen Barry, John Zarganis.

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Captain Bob McGrath

BASKETBALL continued Dr. David Smith

How the good doctor finds time in his extremely busy schedule to play and coach basketball his teammates and friends will never know. Dr. David Smith is the Founder and Chief of the Haight Ashbury Free Medical and Substance Abuse Clinic in the city. He lectures over 50 times a year in front of thousands on the ravages of drug abuse. He has been known to step off a plane, and on to The Olympic Club court to play and coach his team.

Dave has been a member since 1963 and has been playing in the league since 1966. Dave feels "the 'B' League has extended the life of a whole lot of guys. The 'A' League was getting more difficult to play in for the older players."

In the play-offs, Dave claims, "I'm the Bud Grant of the 'B' League." He has placed second many times but the cham­pionship has eluded him.

On drafting Dave feels "Bill Gabriel has the amazing ability to draft unknown younger players. Bill is a brilliant drafter who also plays his depth. He has a tremendous impact on the coaching. Bill's the role model for the 'B' League coach."

Jack Driscoll Jack has been an Olympic Club

member for seven years and is entering his fifth season as a pilot in the 'B' League. Jack has an excellent functional knowl­edge of his players in which he gained by playing in both the' A' & 'B' Leagues. His previous basketball venues were at Sacred Heart High School and USF. He is undoubtedly one of the most inspira­tional captains ever to coach at The Olympic Club.

"It's an opportunity to coach and play in clearly the best organized basketball league I've been involved in since I got out of high school. It's an atmosphere where basketball is kind of an obsession and the

I Captain Pete Clark

Club provides a great environment. It's better than a basketball fantasy camp" claims Jack.

Bob McGrath Bob has been an Olympic Club

member for 18 years and has been partic­ipating in league ball for four. He is entering his second season at the helm and represents the new-breed captain. He has many years of basketball experience, playing in Montreal for two years in High School and on the intramural program at UC San Diego.

Bob got his feet wet last year as captain in his first season. He feels "the 'B' League has gotten more competitive every year. There is more pressure on the coaches because there are better players. I hope to improve my coaching skills and I'm shooting for the play-offs."

Pete Clark Pete is a 20 year member and is the

oldest of the largest basketball brother clan in the Club-the Clarks. Pete has seen it all in both leagues as a nine year player and is currently entering his third season as captain. He acquired his real solid basketball experience at Saint Ignatius High School and Gonzaga College.

On a personal level, Pete states "I like the competitive aspect of the league. As a captain, I want everybody on my team to get in the game."

Captain Don Papa

Don Papa Don has been an Olympic Club

member for 28 years. He has been com­petitive in the Club's basketball league for 15 years; nine years the 'A' League and six years in the 'B' League.

Don, one of the most spirited helms­man ever to coach an Olympic Club squad, is entering his sixth season as captain. He has made the play-offs two out of the five years he coached. Aside from his duties at The Olympic Club, Don is also head Coach of the Varsity Team at Terra Nova High School in Pacifica. Don has coached four different sports at Terra Nova and is trying to turn their program around this year, hopefully for a shot at the play-offs.

In The Olympic Club League Don feels "the main philosophy is everybody should get to play. Trying to get every­body to participate is the main purpose of the league."

EDITOR'S NOTE: When this issue closed, not all of the captains could be reached. We11 capture the missing ones in a later issue.

IN MEMORIAM Steven Molinari, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,

has died, date unknown. He had been a member since 1956.

Mrs. Ellis F. Rehn, of San Leandro, died on July 2. She had been a member of the Women's Social Section since 1971.

Ross R. Ryder, of San Francisco, died on September 9. He had been a member since 1980.

Paul W. Kerr, of Encinitas, died on June 30. He had been a member since 1942.

Robert J. Connolly, of San Francisco, died on September 17. He had been a member since 1956.

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OLYMPIANS PACK THE GYM FOR

The story of Gentleman Jim and the 'Sweet Science' of prize fighting 100 years ago.

by David P. Weaver, Jr.

MORE THAN soo people packed the gymnasium on September 20 for

the Annual Jim Corbett Boxing Night.

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Bare knuckles it was not, for the last bare­knuckle fight in which a heavyweight championship changed hands took place in 1882, just prior to the Gay Nineties, and the era of"Gentleman Jim" Corbett.

Olympian James John Corbett brought class to the prize ring. A cultured man, he proved to the world that good

fighters did not necessarily have to be roughnecks to succeed; not to say that all fighters before him had been, but no prize fighter preceding Corbett had his urban­ity and manners, thus, the tag "Gentle­man Jim."

As a boy, Corbett joined The Olympic Club where he and Professor Walter

JIM CORBETT BOXING NIGHT

Watson quickly discovered each other. He was one of I I children and a student at St. Ignatius, and the fifty-five-year-old Watson was the club's boxing instructor who saw in Corbett the makings of a great fighter. The Club had actually imported Watson from England for the opening of its beautifully constructed new

athletic club, later destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. After months of instruction, Watson decided Corbett was ready for his first ring test, and matched him with Dave Eiseman, middleweight champion of the Club. Corbett boxed Eiseman's ears off in one round, and the Club started to take Corbett's boxing career

seriously. After graduating from St. Ignatius, in

addition to boxing at The Olympic Club, Jim Corbett worked around the San Francisco docks before taking a job in a bank. At age 17, he was amateur heavy­weight champion of the Pacific Coast.

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Attention, golfers

STARTING JANUARY 1, 1990, THE CLUB WILL ADOPT THE NEW USGA SLOPE HANDICAP SYSTEM

It's more fair to players on all courses, and already in use through much of the U.S.

Simply, it means that handicaps can now be easily adjusted to make allowances for the difference in difficulty of the courses you play.

If, for example, your handicap is a 14 based principally on the scores you have made on our very tough Lake course, it wouldn't be fair to play even with an opponent who also has a 14, but it was earned on a much easier course ... one, say, on the desert that is much shorter, mostly flat, has huge greens and almost no trees.

He should be allowed a higher handicap when he plays you on your course, and you should take a lower handicap when you play him on his course.

The problem in the past has been: how do you make an equitable stroke adjustment? The USGA Slope System has worked out new course ratings and a quick way to arrive at a fair decision.

A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE SLOPE SYSTEM WILL BE PUBLISHED

IN THE OLYMPIAN NEXT MONTH.

OLYMPIANS PACK THE GYM FOR

The story of Gentleman Jim and the 'Sweet Science' of prize fighting 100 years ago.

by David P. Weaver, Jr.

MORE THAN soo people packed the gymnasium on September 20 for

the Annual Jim Corbett Boxing Night.

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Bare knuckles it was not, for the last bare­knuckle fight in which a heavyweight championship changed hands took place in 1882, just prior to the Gay Nineties, and the era of "Gentleman Jim" Corbett.

Olympian James John Corbett br6ught class to the prize ring. A cultured man, he proved to the world that good

fighters did not necessarily have to be roughnecks to succeed; not to say that all fighters before him had been, but no prize fighter preceding Corbett had his urban­ity and manners, thus, the tag "Gentle­man Jim."

As a boy, Corbett joined The Olympic Club where he and Professor Walter

JIM CORBETT BOXING NIGHT

Watson quickly discovered each other. He was one of 11 children and a student at St. Ignatius, and the fifty-five-year-old Watson was the club's boxing instructor who saw in Corbett the makings of a great fighter. The Club had actually imported Watson from England for the opening of its beautifully constructed new

athletic club, later destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. After months of instruction, Watson decided Corbett was ready for his first ring test, and matched him with Dave Eiseman, middleweight champion of the Club. Corbett boxed Eiseman's ears off in one round, and the Club started to take Corbett's boxing career

seriously. After graduating from St. Ignatius, in

addition to boxing at The Olympic Club, Jim Corbett worked around the San Francisco docks before taking a job in a bank. At age 17, he was amateur heavy­weight champion of the Pacific Coast.

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ATHLETIC UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER

For Information on any of these call Gary Crook, the Athletic Director, at 775A400.

If you participate in athletic events outside the Club on your own you may want to know that The Olympic Club supports many athletes in local, state, regional and national events. This sup­port may include entry fees, air fare and per diem costs, as well as a shirt or jersey with the Club logo on it. We would like to see the "Winged O" at as many events as possible. For more information about this and how to contact each sport Commissioner call the Athletic Director at the city club. We want you to part­icipate in Club sports and Club activities every month.

Best of luck to Dr. Bart Lally and Marty Schwager who will wear the Winged "O" this month in the New York Marathon. Is there anyone else running this race that I don't know about?

The Northern California Handball Hall of Fame Tournament is November

CORBETT Continued Fighting only in and around San Fran­cisco, Corbett built up a terrific reputa­tion and a large following. Wearing his hair in a dashing pompadour, the agile fighter had pretty well established his superiority over all fighters in the Bay Area, but one-the veteran Joe Choynski, a terrific boxer, generally considered the best heavyweight in the area.

Their first meeting, on May 30, 1889, in Fairfax, California, was broken up by police no sooner than it had started. Six days later they met again, this time on a barge just outside of Benecia, California. They fought on even terms for 26 rounds, but a broken nose suffered by Choynski in the early rounds took its toll in the 27th, and his seconds tossed in the towel. The number of rounds in those days was unlimited, or agreed upon in advance by the fighters.

Corbett, who eagerly awaited a shot at the title, decided to fight Jake Kilrain, who had earlier given John L. Sullivan his toughest fight. They met in New Orleans, and Corbett proved so superior that Kilrain resigned the fight in disgust in the sixth round.

One big obstacle remained between "Gentleman Jim" and a shot at the

2, 3 and 4. This event attracts the best players in the region to our Club. There are plenty of good viewing areas in the gallery for spectators.

The 1989-1990 Olympic Club Basket­ball League will start this month. The Commissioners and Captains have agreed that there will be no crossing over between the 'A' and 'B' leagues once the 'A' rosters are frozen. This is done to provide more minutes for more members participating in the league.

For runners, cyclists or any other sport forced indoors for the winter, the Club offers a wide variety of programs to keep in shape while allowing those overused parts of your body to rest. Swim lessons and swim workout programs are availa-

. ble on a drop-in basis at the city club pool on Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. We have various stretch, aero­bics, circuit aerobics/ strength training

heavyweight crown, however. That bar­rier was Peter Jackson, an Australian who was known as the "Black Prince," a boxer whom Sullivan had refused to fight because of his race.

Peter Jackson was at the crest of his remarkable career, and unlike Sullivan, Corbett did not draw the color line. He and Jackson met in an epic battle at the California Athletic Club in San Fran­cisco on May 21, 1891. The two men were perfectly matched. Jackson, a heavy favorite, had the advantage in weight at l 98 pounds. Both stood above 6-feet. Shortly after one o'clock in the morning, though, with the battle still raging, referee Hiram Cook claimed neither man had earned a decided advantage and halted the match, calling it "no contest." The fight had lasted four hours and 61 rounds! Gentleman Jim received $3,000 for the fight, a far cry from what Mike Tyson can command today.

One year later, Corbett lifted the crown from Sullivan in New Orleans. Corbett was twenty-six years old and still closely associated with The Olympic Club when he fought John L. Sullivan, who was thirty-four. Gentleman Jim was the first "fancy Dan" to hold the heavyweight championship, and he did not meet with immediate public approval. At the outset,

classes every day of the week, mornings, lunchtime and evening.

Here is the schedule: Swimming-Meet in pool, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., Monday thru Friday Aerobics-meet in the gym 7:00 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday Body Work (weights & aerobics)-meet in gym, Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 a.m. Stretch & Warm-Up-meet in gym, Monday thru Friday, 11:30 a.m. Stretch & Conditioning-meet on roof, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5:30 p.m.

For the Junior/ Juvenile members, we have swim lessons at 3:30 p.m. on Mon­day through Friday and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.

Look for an in-house, Club members only, Decathlon type event this winter. Many sports committees and the Athletic Staff are working on the event.

he failed to draw a gate. People resented the downfall of their idol, Sullivan, and wanted a man of brawn, not a boxing artist trained in a private club in far-off San Francisco.

After knocking out Sullivan, Corbett went on to kayo Charley Mitchell in three rounds in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 25, 1894, to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world under Marquis of Queensberry rules. After some years of delay, Corbett put his heavyweight title on the line against Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons. The match was held at Carson City, Nevada, on the 17th of March, 1897. Corbett weighed 183, Fitzsimmons 167, and they fought for a purse of $15,000, with a $5,000 side bet added. In the 14th round, with Corbett half down, and hanging on the ropes, the referee threw up his hands on the call of "ten," and declared Fitzsimmons the winner. Like all fighters, "Gentleman Jim" had met his match. He did fight for the crown again-but not against Fitz­simmons. He was the first ex-champion who twice fought a heavyweight cham­pion in an attempt to regain the title. Each time, though, he was knocked out by James J. Jeffries.

He died on February 18, 1933, at Bayside, Long Island.

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SQUASH NEWS OC players rank high in 1989 U.S. ratings

Congratulations to the following sin­gles players:

Ranking Class Bill Ullman 19 Open Reed Foster Jr. 20 "C" Mark Ryan 48 ''D" Jim Marver 25 35+ Jim Gibbons 26 35+ Mike Roizen 28 35+ Murray Smith 7 55+ Ed Marr 11 55+ Larry Blair 20 55+ Larry Blair 17 60+ Jim Frolik 7 65+ Jim Frankel 16 65+

Congratulations also to Kris Surano and Andre N aniche who attained the ranking of sixth in the U.S. champion­ship doubles ratings.

Sica wins low gross, Tepper low net in

Squash golf tourney

HANDBALL PLAYERS ATTACK

OUR LAKE GOLF COURSE and sincerely apologize to the groundskeepers.

by Bernie Samet

P UT 36 handballers together on a golf winners as they received their well~earned course where a ball does not come prizes. In this situation, it turned out to be

back after it's hit, and they can give a very some handballs and handball gloves. poignant meaning to the "scramble" The winning foursome included Dean format. Cash, Russ Brasso, J.B. Dean and Joe

Seriously, the golf committee of Dick McDonald. Their 68 put them ahead of Hoedt and John Timossi did a great job two groups who tied for second place at in making all the foursomes as even as 70. These included Jim Keller, Hal Jones, possible. Each foursome seemed to have Mike Ohleyer and Tony Friscia in one one hacker who hadn't played in 15 years and Mike Singer, Roger Martin, Tony and one low handicapper. Englese and Fred George in the other.

The shotgun start allowed all the Our sincerest sympathy and apology to players to. fi1:;;;h in time to enjoy a great the Club and the groundskeepers for any barbecue steak dinner and applaud the damage to the course.

Our first golf tournament was held on August 27, and 24 golfers played the Ocean course. Nick Sica won low gross with a 76. Low net went to David Tepper with a 67. Other winners were: Mike Mee Second place handicap t-Doug Burrill First place blind bogey Larry Blair Second place blind bogey Robert Enea Closest to hole Doug Burrill Longest drive

The Olfmpian editor apologizes for error.

In a recent issue, the story on the Tudury Award won by Jack Sweitzer was credited to Paul Gessling. The writer was John Bickel. The chastened editor says, "Ouch".

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~ Tied for second: Mark Ohleyer, John Timossi, Jim Keller, Tony Friscia, chairman Dick Hoedt, left.

Tied for second: Fred George, Timossi, Tony Englese, Mike Singer, Roger Martin.

The General Manager's Report

SOME NEW IDEAS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

If you've read this far in the magazine, it will come as no surprise that we're hoping to make the coming Holiday Season the finest ever at the Club. There'll be lots of new ideas as well as all the best­loved traditional events that have pleased Olympian families for many years.

We'll have something special to please everyone of all ages. The complete sche­dule is on pages six and seven, and I hope you 'II find it helpful in making your plans.

I am especially pleased to announce that the city club will serve Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. Chef Timothy Ottaviani and his crew are getting ready for an outstanding buffet with roast turkey, baked ham, prime ribs of beef and all the old-time trimmings and desserts. I'm sure it will be a great convenience for members who live in town. Another convenience, new this year, is that the city club will be open for dinner every week­day during December starting Monday the 4th, except on Christmas day. Fami­lies can meet after shopping, relax, see

friends and have an enjoyable evening. The Christmas decorations will be up

at both clubhouses right after Thanksgiv­ing, and I promise they'll be as spectacu­lar as ever.

Many members like to have private parties at this time, and we're ready to help you plan them right now. Just call either the city or the country club and tell us what you have in mind. If you do have a private party, please be sure to fill out the form you will be given carefully and sign it. The IRS insists that you do.

A couple of reminders. The Monday Night Football parties at the city club have been well-attended. As you know, we are now serving dinners in the grill room starting at 6 p.m. so you can see the entire game on the big screen and not have to face the hassle of fighting traffic to get home in time. The best games of the year are coming up. Why not enjoy them here. Also, if you have tickets for 49er games, we have bus service to Candlestick from Lakeside. I've tried it and can really

recommend it. It is fast both ways; there are no parking problems, and the price is a reasonable $6.50 per person, round trip.

Dinner with dancing afterwards is now back at the country club every Friday.

In the October Olympian, President Jizmagian reported that there will be no dues increase, but he forgot one thing. I think the boss left it up to me to tell all my friends at the bar that drink prices have to be raised ten percent. Sorry about that, but they'll still be the best you can get anywhere and well below most prices.

As this issue went to press, just after the tragic earthquake, preliminary reports revealed that both the city and country clubhouses survived with only a few minor cracks. The city club had to be closed a couple of days, but as soon as the electricity came back on we were able to open again. My thanks to all the staff people who did an excellent job in helping us through a trying 48 hours, and to all the members who came by to see if they could assist in any way.

For members who live in the East Bay and want to come to Lakeside for golf or tennis or good food or beverage or any other reason, we have started shuttle van service from the country club to the Daly City BART station and return. Just call us when you get to Daly City, and we'll get a van on its way to you right away.

We are just beginning to hear all the details of the earthquake, and I know this is a sad time for all ofus. We'll do our best to make the coming Holiday Season as enjoyable as possible. ~ .

All the best. ""\ ~.t_,\

BILL HALL

Curtis Jones wins 200 Rifle in World Police Games.

by Mike Dunia

I N THE World Police and Fire Games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia,

Curtis Jones bested all comers in the 200 yard rifle event and also placed second in the 50 meter smallbore rifle competition.

His performance paced the U.S. team to the Silver Medal finish, with the R.C.M.P. "Mounties" winning the Gold.

In the 200 yard match, Jones placed 36 of 60 shots in the "JO" ring measuring only 2Yz inches. The remainder were in the 3Yz inch "9" ring. His last ten shots scored 99 as he won by a scant 3 points over Jim Parker of the U.S. Customs Department. The event was shot without the use of telescopic sights with cartridges he loaded himself for his Remington 30 caliber target rifle.

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GREAT NEWS, PILGRIMS!

In addition to our traditional Thanksgiving feast at Lakeside, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO CELEBRATE WITH A SUMPTUOUS THANKSGIVING BUFFET AT THE CITY CLUB

There'll be roast turkey, baked ham, prime rib, marvelous salad bar, a special fresh oyster-seafood bar and all the old-time trimmings.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1989, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Adults: $26. Children under twelve: $14. For reservations, call 775-4400, ext. 210.

See our complete Holiday Schedule on pages 6 and 7 of this issue.