Jacob A Riis High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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, 1' - b i 5 K ,Q K Junior Vorslfy Football to 19 w1n ln one of the most thrlllmg ball games of the season The game was hlgh hghted by an mtercepted pass by Ulysses Blake who 1n turn ran the ball 45 yards for a TD Joe Stablle scored after a 60 yard run to the 4 yard l1ne by ID Spurlm I D later scored on a run around left end good for 50 yards and 6 poxn Q Wlth two mmutes left to play Spurlm was about to be thrown for a touchback and two po1nts whlch would have resulted m a tle but Don Wrxght put a beautlful block on the would be tackler and Spurlm ended Ralph Arlas Al Soto and B111 Prewltt dld most of the defenslve work POLY 6 RHS 13 Trymg for a thlrd stralght vlctory m a row the Vlkmgs played Poly Hlgh School on Watson Fleld I D Spurlm scored one touchdown on a 60 yard run around rlght end and another by mterceptlng a pass and gallopmg 45 yards for 6 pomts Center B111 Prewltt played h1S best game ROOSEVELT 6 RIIS 7 Playmg a powerful Roosevelt Eleven the V1k1HgS threw everything they had at Coach Charlle Mann s Roughrlders for a 7 to 6 w1n At flrst xt looked as though R11s had lost ltS flrst game of the season but on a fourth down wlth 5 yards to go for a flI'St down I D Spurlm took off for 80 yards for 6 pomts Joe Stablle converted to make It 7 to 6 Roosevelt s T D came early ln the sec ond quarter when the1r fullback plunged 4 yards for a touchdown whlch ended a 70 yard drlve The last game of the season found the VlklHgS playlng host to Santa Fe Hlgh School The R11s boys found the gomg tough for the flrst half tra1l1ng wlth the score of 6 to 0 at the end of the second quarter The Vlklng touchdown came durlng the thlrd perlod Danny Florez set up the Wlnnlllg play when he plunged over tackle from the 20 yard l1ne On the next play Stabxle scored on a rush through center to make the score 6 to 6 ID Spurlm converted for the YVlI'lI'1lIlg pomt and a score of 7 to 6 Outstandlng lmemen were Harold Neely Sherman Schwartz Rlchard Louquet and B111 Prewltt u 4, u . got to the 7 yard line where the game SANTE FE 6 RHS 7

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J V FOGTBALL Posxtxon Name Ends Ralph Arlas B111 Cheek Tom Sheley Rlchard Loquet Harold Neely Henry Negrete Clarence Shannep Vmcent Ibanez Sherman Schw artz Al Soto Henry Lea Tackles Guards Hght Wght J '37 D D J 0 9 9 :m 01 mrter Back Fullbacks Joe Stablle Rxchard Reld .3 Charles Bowers I eft Halfbacks Ulysses Blake I D Spurl1n Rwht Halfbacks Don Wrlght Dan Flores :J Henry Romero SOUTH GATE O RIIS 13 The R11s Vlk1I1gS played host to a strong Rambler Eleven for a 13 to 0 vlctory for the flI'St wln of the season Scormg was Ralph Arxas on a 14 yard pass from Ulysses Blake The second touchdown came when Joe Stablle scored after ID Spurlm ran 30 yards to the 3 yard 11ne Henry Negrete and B111 Prem 1tt xx ere outstandlng om the defense HUNTINGTON PARK 19 RIIS 21 Playlng a tough Spartan Eleven on Watson Fleld the V1k1I'lgS managed a 21 I I ' 5- 5' 7 145 ' 5' 2 17' 5' 11 1TT ' 5' 10 142 0' 183 5' 7 11' 5' 9 16' ' 5! 9U f 5' 18 5' s 16- 57 619 1-2' Center Bill Prewitt 5' 6 140 - ' 5' 11 162 . . 5, 9,, 14, 5' 9 140 - 5' 9 ICO 1 . . ' 6' 165 1 - ' 5' 5 140 5' 14' 5' s 148

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