Brian Young

Brian Young, a Fullerton High School senior, was recently elected state treasurer of the California Future Farmers of America at its state convention. Young will spend the next year on the road, giving speeches and attending to FFA business throughout the state and nation. After his term in office, Young plans to attend UC Davis. "The benefits from this job will be many," Young said. "The people I meet while traveling will be great contacts in the future. Also, there are certain businesses that actively recruit FFA state officers."

Brian Young, a Fullerton High School senior, was recently elected state treasurer of the California Future Farmers of America at its state convention. Young will spend the next year on the road, giving speeches and attending to FFA business throughout the state and nation. After his term in office, Young plans to attend UC Davis. "The benefits from this job will be many," Young said. "The people I meet while traveling will be great contacts in the future. Also, there are certain businesses that actively recruit FFA state officers."

Five months ago, Brian Young was standing in foul territory on the UC Irvine baseball field, analyzing the swing of his teammate, Freddie Combs. It was Oct. 31, and Young, a junior first baseman, let his thoughts drift toward plans for the Halloween evening. As Combs readied his swing, Young glanced away for what seemed a split second . . . Wham!

Five months ago, Brian Young was standing in foul territory on the UC Irvine baseball field, analyzing the swing of his teammate, Freddie Combs. It was Oct. 31, and Young, a junior first baseman, let his thoughts drift toward plans for the Halloween evening. As Combs readied his swing, Young glanced away for what seemed a split second . . . Wham!

The aging Daves, Winfield and Parker, will probably be gone from Anaheim within a year or two. Hopefully, Doug Rader and Mike Port will precede them. BRIAN YOUNG Los Angeles

If ever there was a time for Gene Mauch to play the percentages, it's now. With an 0-25 record in pennant races, he should remove himself from managing. BRIAN YOUNG Glendale

On the campus of "Video Game High School," gamers are the ultimate jocks. The best players appear on television chat shows. They even get dates. The nine-part original Web series, which combines high school romances and dramas with video game-inspired race sequences and action scenes, attracted some 50 million online views in its first season. A second season is expected to debut in July. It's the brainchild of Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch - the collaborative duo behind the popular FreddieW channel on YouTube - and co-creator Matt Arnold.

If ever there were a time for Gene Mauch to play the percentages, it's now. With an 0-25 record in pennant races, he should remove himself from managing. BRIAN YOUNG Glendale Editor's note: These letters represent many of the best received by The Times in 1986

A 16-year-old spectator at a YMCA-sponsored basketball game was charged with killing a player by stabbing him with a metal table leg during a melee in the final seconds of a tournament game. Brian Young of Niagara Falls was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Lloyd Newton, 19, of New York City, during the game Sunday. Authorities were investigating reports of a feud between the two schools in the competition.

So the Angels will "Add to Port's Role" (Dec. 14). Fine. Just put him where he can't do any more damage. Who, given a choice, would pick a boss who treats people the way Mike Port has treated Doug DeCinces, Bill Buckner, Bob Boone, Wally Joyner, et al? Players talk, and I have to believe the word is out. Move Port up and out as general manager. And please spare us "The Little General" (Gene Mauch). Bring in Mr. Spock. At least he's half human. BRIAN YOUNG Glendale

I have a budget-cutting suggestion for the Angels. Instead of having Gene Mauch manage in 1988, replace him with a personal computer. Program it with predictable Mauchian "percentage moves," feed it every statistic imaginable, and make it capable of producing 162 different lineups. Who'd notice the difference? The savings in salary, uniforms, and per diem alone might inspire Mike Port to give Wally Joyner a cost-of-living raise next year, or Port could use the money toward the signing of a free agent (whom the computer could then platoon)

Michael St. Clair, a character actor whose rubbery features and distinctive Australian accent won him numerous supporting roles in films and television series in the 1960s and 1970s, has died. He was 79. St. Clair, an orphan who was raised by aborigines before moving to England and later to America, died late Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent brain aneurysm, relatives said.