Balboa High School - Galleon Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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BALBOA 0-LOWELL 0 THE GALLEON Football Harold'Follmer, halfback, bucked the ball across for the Balboa score, on a check play in the second quarter, while the Highlanders, paced by Marshall Ede, speedy fullback, made two touchdowns in the last half to win. Berlin starred in line for the Buccaneers. BALBOA 0-COMMERCE 24 Opening the league season with the highly touted, unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon Commerce Bulldogs, the high-pitched Buccaneer eleven was defeated by an angry, snarling Bulldog, led by their all-star backfield quartet, composed of Alley, Aronson, Coflis, and Woodard. With Aronson and Collis both breaking away for scores in the first half, the Conlan outfit was never headed, although Coach Lester's boys showed some Hrst class football. In the second half, Aronson made another touchdown while Alley registered the fourth to bring the Commerce total to 24, Balboa's nearest approach to score came when Promm dropped a pass over the goal. Laguens and Manini were the backlield stars for the orange and blue. Wx. i- -,' as-I . ,. ,,,,,, , ,,,, , T iT - 3 sxtiu a ,g-fr' Z::,5I?a::g1 ci fi n erm' COACH SCOTT With new changes in the line up, Balboa faced the Lowell Cardinals in their second league encounter. The Buccaneers dominated the situation in the first half, when Ortez, starting at quar- terback, reeled off four straight first downs. Cantwell, rangy Buc tackle, intercepted a pass in the second quarter and ran to the Lowell twenty before being hauled down, but the Cards held off the forward progress of the Lester offense and took the ball on downs. In the last period an avalanche of Lowell passes almost gave them a score. BALBOA 0-STOCKTON 13 Unaccustomed to playing night football, the Buccaneers found the arc lights of the College of Pacific Stadium bothersome in their Hnal practice engagement. The more powerful Stockton Tar- zans recorded two touchdowns, with Captain Ed George, backiield threat, carrying the brunt of the attack. Tony Boehle's sensational punting, which averaged over forty yards, was the best weapon the Buccaneers offered, while Manini, Cantwell, and Berlin all turned in great games. 5 FRESHMANASOPHOMORE FOOTBALL-4l'low l:Lago, Lynch. k . .. . . . .. Roberts. Yuretich, Worsham. Bntistich, Jen ins. Pearscn, Porter, VARSI I X T FIRST 'ILAM X Gnvron, Petersen, Bierman. Row Z: Iacini, Wnlo, Flyn Gilmore, , , K , 4, , 1 McBanc. Mullin. Wilhcy, Bnldocclxi, Kelly. Acosta, F o, Brand- GIANNHNI QUT WRRU LUN1 holrr. Row 3: Scncralosi, Adams. Stcvensen, Peters, Pasquini. N. - , ' - MANINI MITTER AIQLNER STOJKOVICH A Qlubblts, Caputo, Mclnerncy, Stubcr, Varolfi. Camlcm, Schubnck. Q X lxow 4: Mnnnle. Alnnicda, Pardlnl, Emmerich. Reichers. Zmak. '7 Bulls. Patrone. Egelhofer, Fickert. Row 5: Emond, Ward, '51 Paulsen, Grobc. Onyon. 31

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THE GALLEON O 0 O C C ? f ' 'P if Varsity Football Starting the 1933 football season with hopes of taking a higher spot among A.A.A. high school grid teams, Balboa's varsity eleven failed to place in the first division. With Coach Walt Lester directing the team for the fourth consecutive year, the orange and blue, with only one more remaining league game as the journal goes to press, is in a position for fourth place in the final Academic Athletic Association standings. Aided by the services of Mervin Mitterwallner, a former Big Ten All-American guard from Illinois, in the line, the Buccaneer forward wall showed greater strength during the 1933 season. BALBOA 20--JEFFERSON 6 With only a week's practice, the Balboa Buccaneers opened their preleague COACH LESTER season against the strong Jefferson High gridiron warriors, and after trailing in the first quarter, 6 to 0, Coach Lester's boys put on enough power and speed to win handily. The initial Balboa score resulted on a pass from Giannini to Cantwell, who shifted from tackle to end on the play. Cantwell added the extra point on a place kick. Two more touchdowns came, when Giannini, in the third quarter, after a sustained Buccaneer offensive drive, cracked over center for a tally from the three yard-mark. Balboa's final touchdown registered on a toss from Giannini to Hurley, with Cantwell's trusty toe furnishing the extra point. BALBOA 7-BURLIN GAME 0 After being outplayed consistently in all departments throughout the first half, the Buccaneers, displaying a sterling goal line defense against the strong Panther eleven, came back in the last period to march seventy yards to a score, with Giannini finally going over 'for the touchdown. Cantwell added the extra marker. BALBOA 6-PIEDMONT 18 Minus the services of the first string men in most positions, the orange and blue lost a hard fought battle to the Piedmont Highlanders, A. C. A. L. champions for the last two seasons. Mgrj, Conrad, Ruling, ieland, Stojkovich, Pen- VARSITY--FIRST TEAM Row Z: Fisicaro fMgr.j, Laguens, Hurley, Lahey. Pet- BEATTY BERLIN BOEHLE K . y. Ma a es a, .arrozzn CARROZZI FROMM Ringholm, Coyne. Fox, Smith. Du- x

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THE GALLEON Football YELL LEADERS i BOEIILE GETS OFF A LONG KICK AGAINST GALILEO. CARROLL PAQUETTE KAARET A.A.A. CHAMPIONS ' Assistant Head Assistant BALBOA 7-GALILEO 13 Meeting the championship Galileo Lion eleven, in a game which was expected to spell defeat for the Buccaneers, a fighting Balboa football team came back in the fourth quarter to score on the Lions after trailing, 13 to O, for three quarters. Turk Gutierrez, husky tackle, cut through the line and smeared a Galileo kick. Picking up the pigskin, Gutierrez scampered to the goal line, aided by beautiful blocking, to score the irst A.A.A. touchdown of the season for the Buccaneers. Galileo's initial score came in the first moments of play, when Stefani broke through to block Boehle's punt and recover for six points in the end zone. Pullback LaCau went through the Balboa forward wall for what proved to be the winning touchdown in the third quarter. Balboa had two real chances to score and failed to exhibit any goal line punch, but although the Buccaneers lost, statistics show that the orange and blue held the upper hand in most departments of the game. Chevalier and La- Cau were the outstanding Lion backs while Hurley, Ortez, Kuebrich, and Berlin played brilliantly for the Buccaneers. BALBOA 13-SACRED HEART 0 Two touchdowns in the first quarter, via the air route by Tony Boehle, gave the determined Balboa eleven their initial win of the league season. After an exchange of punts, the Buccaneers marched from the Irish forty to the five-yard stripe, only to lose possession of the ball on an in- complete pass over the goal line. Going back on a fake punt formation, Andy Ortez, sparkling quarterback, heaved a pass to Boehle, Buc right half, who snatched the pigskin and traveled forty yards to a score, without a hand touching him. Balboa kicked off to the Irish who after a few offensive plays, passed into the flat. where wide-awake Boehle intercepted the ball and raced twen- ty yards to a second touchdown. Tiny Cantwell added the extra point. With the Balboa line clicking as a unit, all Sacred Heart threats were nullified, while the Buccaneer backfield performed notably, especially on defense. Neery and Lacey were the outstanding Irish players on the field. BALBOA 13-POLYTECHNIC 45 Displaying a strong, diversified attack, the Poly Parrots, coached by Paul Hungerford, ran through the stalwart gridders of the orange and blue. Scoring three touchdowns in the lirst half and four more in the last, the Parrots had things all their way, except when diminutive Rene Carrozzi, substitute quarterback, circled left end for a twenty-five yard run to a touchdown in the third quarter. Balboa's other touchdown came as a result of a fumbled punt by the Parrot safety I O O I I 32