Pitchers Joe Nathan and Chad Zerbe will be among the members of the of the San Francisco Giants coming to San Jose on July 19 to support the club's minor league squad at the San Jose Giants' 11th annual fundraising banquet.

Nathan and Zerbe, both former San Jose Giants, will join current Giants Jesse Foppert, Yorvit Torrealba, Jerome Williams, Kurt Ainsworth and Marvin Benard and manager Felipe Alou as guests at the banquet to be held at Lou's Village, 1465 San Carlos St. in San Jose.

Former Giants stars Mark Gardener, Vida Blue and Jim Davenport are also among the invited guests, along with Giants coach Ron Wotus, a former San Jose Giants manager.

The evening's special guest will be former San Jose manager Duane Espy, now the hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies. Espy managed the San Jose club in 1988 and '89, and will be in town that weekend when the Rockies meet the Giants in a three-game set at Pac Bell.

The cost for the banquet is $50 per person (special rates available for children), and proceeds support San Jose Giants players with housing costs, food and emergencies. The event begins with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

Checks made payable to SF/SJ Giants Boosters should be mailed to P.O. Box 784, Campbell, 95009. For more information, call the boosters at 408.364.0701 or Linda Pereira of the SJ Giants at 408.299.1435, ext. 19.


Youth football

The Wolverines of the Campbell­Saratoga Youth Football organization will hold a kick-off barbecue on July 19, 11 a.m.­2 p.m., at John D Morgan Park in Campbell. Interested players and cheerleaders can sign up for the 2003 season at the barbecue.

Practice for the '03 season begins on July 26, 10 a.m.­2 p.m., at Prospect High School. Youngsters can also sign up at that time.

Players should provide a birth certificate and physical release from a doctor at the time of registration.

For more information, call Leonard Marshall at 408.829.6123, Ed Brinson at 408.802.7255 or Mike Anderson at 408.460.6272, or visit the website at http://www.campbellfootball.com.


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