LOCAL BRIEFS: Calac will speak at Cougar Athletic Club breakfast
By North County Times | ∞
Former Escondido High baseball standout Leo Calac will be the guest speaker when the Cougar Athletic Club holds its quarterly breakfast meeting on Aug. 2 at Cocina del Charro restaurant, 525 North Quince St., Escondido.
Calac, a 1938 graduate of Escondido, lettered four years in baseball and was captain of the 1938 Cougars team that won a Metro League championship and advanced to the Southern California playoffs. He served 23 years as business manager and then assistant superintendent of business services at the Escondido Union High School District.
Calac will talk about his playing days at Escondido and the players he played with and against, including Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson.
Fellowship will begin at 8:30 a.m. A buffet breakfast, priced at $11 per person, will be served at 9:15, followed by the program.
Contact club secretary George Cordry at (760) 751-1750 for more information.
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