Saturday, July 20, 1957
7-Up won the West Covina American Little League championship title today, defeating Driftwood Dairy 3-1. Winning pitcher Bruce Young threw a one hit game, and Alan Myer capped off the victory with a two run single in the bottom of the 5th. In a hard-fought loss, Driftwood's pitcher, Bill Fetters, held the victors to only three hits.
Driftwood Dairy.....010 000–1 1 0
7-Up................010 02x–3 3 1
League champions 7-Up, co-managed by Moe Fox (left) and Ed Shannon (right).
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Also at today's game, the roster of this year's WCALL All-Star team was announced publicly for the first time. The 14-man squad included six players from league champions 7-Up; the Elks landed four berths, Driftwood Dairy, three, and Exchange Club, one. The team will be managed by Ed Shannon, with Fred Allen, Sr., assisting.
The 1957 West Covina American Little League All-Stars:
Denny Allen (Elks) – 11
Freddie Allen (Elks) – 12
Gary Beecher (7-Up) – 11
Rudy Bullen (Elks) – 12
Don Bunch (Driftwood) – 11
Tom Dolan (Driftwood) – 12
Steve Fox (7-Up) – 11
Jim Kendall (Elks) – 12
Carl Lenz (7-Up) – 12
John Montgomery (7-Up) – 12
Alan Myer (7-Up) – 12
Mike Okura (Driftwood) – 11
Gary Walker (Exchange) – 12
Bruce Young (7-Up) – 12
Area Tournament play gets underway next Monday the 22nd, when the West Covina American All-Stars square off against San Jose Little League's best-of team in the Area 4 opener at West Covina National Field.
