Manteca Union High School - Tower Yearbook (Manteca, CA)

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4- - Firsf row: L. Siemering, Coach, VV. Rieger, L. Bronzan, j. Ridley, A. Cardoza, J. Poulos, W. Toupin, J. Israel, N. Baturin. Sm'm1rlrou': S. Norman, Manager, D. Klinger, R. Wfillson, Liebhart, G. Bale, P. Vierra, li. Cor- rea, H. Pedersen, -I. Gonsalves, S. Crivello. Burk l'Ull'I L. Piccinini, Ll. Aguilar, L. Teunissen, B. Perry, N. Brock man, M. Michael, B. Palmer, M. Dadasuvich. FOOTBALL SURVEY C Much praise is due Mr. Stanley Hawkins for the special job of training the B's,' and for his assistance during the big game, and George Dadasovich, '39 squad member, for his help in molding the linesmen into good blockers, thus making a steadier defense. ::'September 20, 1940 Manteeays annual season-opener with the Modesto Panthers found the Buffalo squad in hot water quite soon in the game in the Junior College stadium, but a deadly series of line attacks netted the locals' only touchdown to even the tally. Captain Bronzan's de- ciding place kick was good and gave Manteca a slim 7 to 6 victory which made it the Green-and-Whites' fourth straight win over the Panthers. September 27, 1940 Substituting for a scheduled Livermore team, Sacra- mento's Christian Brothers' team was the next oppo- nent to fall before the steady driving of the Thunder- ing Herd on Pennebaker Field. Crivello, speedy and rugged halfback, did some fancy hoofing on the Hrst play in the second half when he scored on an end run to make the final Count 18 to 0. The local eleven show- ed a great deal of improvement over the Modesto con- test in blocking and in defense of line and pass plays. ::'October 4, 1940 Again on the home turf he Buffaloes ran wild as they murdered the Stockton Vocational High Schoolers to the tune of 33 to 0 in the locals, first league affair. The large yardage gained by the Mantecans, especially a 94-yard drive in six plays to score, proved the strength of the Buffalo plungers. :i'October 11, 1940 A stubborn Bulldog squad from Ceres on Manteca's gridiron held the surprised Beef Boys scoreless for three quarters, but in the Hnal five minutes the locals found their oats to drive 70 yards and make the final score 6 to 0. Play of the evening occurred in the closing mo- ments when 19S-pounder john Poulos broke through the Bulldogs to gallop 65 yards to their 14 before he was dragged down. The gun sounding seconds later ended further scoring attempts. :i'October 18, 1940 One of the Thundering Herd's oldest rivals, the Oak- dale Mustangs, became the highest scorer of the three squads to cross the Buffaloes' goal line in the free-for-all tussle on the local turf. The Buffaloes soon overcame a 6-point lead by run- ning up 14 points at half time, and scoring twice later, defeated the Mustangs by a 27 to 18 tally. Oakdale's second touchdown came after an intercepted pass. :'League game. G. Bale, N. roc nan, L. N Q urin. A. Cardoza, S. Crivello, -I. Gonsalves, bl. Israel.

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COACHES Larry Siemering and Stan Hawkins 4 FOOTBALL SURVEY Although starting the 1940 season with four return- ing lettermen and members from the varsity bench and B squad, Coach Larry Siemering trained diligently and developed them into a strong offensive unit which went through its nine-game schedule undefeated, equaling the record set by the champion '39 eleven. This season's triumph gives to Manteca High the Modesto Sub-League trophy for three consecutive league titles and gives Mr. Siemering his second unde- feated and untied Buffalo team. XVhat the Thundering Herd lacked in experience was made up by their weight. The squad average was 171 pounds, making it one of the heaviest groups Man- teca has taken to battle. Starting rhe season slowly, the Buffaloes later found Frau! run W' Reiger I Israel I Piccin' A P V'rr1 A C' their oats and defeated the strong and well known squads from Modesto, Los Banos, Sonora, and even Pittsburg, which had defeated Stockton and squads from the Bay region. Squad members to earn varsity rating were the fol- lowing: ln the baekfield, Nick Baturin, Norman Brock- man, Louie Bronzan, Sal Crivello, john Gonsalves, Henry Pedersen, John Poulos and Ray Willson, ends, Glen Bale, XVillard Rieger, and Jean Ridleyg tacklesklim Israel and Lido Piccininig guards, Everett Correa, Bob Lynch, and Pete Vierrag and center, Al Cardoza. Future prospects will be found in ,lim Aguilar, Bob Hauck, Robert Palmer, Melvin Michael, Gilbert Schugg and Laverne Schugg. Others out were Seniors: Douglas Klinger, jack Liebhart, Bill L. Perry and Wzllter Tou- pin. . . , -. . . , ,. inn. . ie 1, . .ardo1a, M. Michael, AI. Ridley. Burk rout M. Ba- t ' H. P d . urin, e ersen, KI. Poulos, L. Bronzan, S. Lrivello. A AP- A I . . . :.,..w . . ' Y - 11 some unms

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From' row: M. Bale, AI. Field, M. Dadasovich, M. Lopes, H. Royer, A. Brocchini, T. Bell. Srroml rnu': A. Buc J. Aguilar, H. Moon, G. Schugg, D. Garcia, R. Duran, A. Galt. Tlririf mu! S. Hawkins, A. Brocchini, T. Dutra L. Schugg, H. Troglia, R. Albertsen, P. Bloudnff. FCOTBALL SURVEY October 26, 1940 Doubtful local fans were happy when the spirited Buffaloes came out on top of a 12 to 0 tally in their fearful encounter with the undefeated Pittsburg Pir- ates. The locals really shined on the defense as they time after time tossed the Pirate backs for losses and held them to the Manteca 40-yard line. When Pittsburg fumbled the opening kickoff, Lynch smashingly recov- ered the ball on the 6-yard line, and Crivello scored on the fourth play from the 1-yard line. The clash was all Manteca's, and the Herd threatened to score several times and repeatedly had the Pirates fighting from within the S-yard line. A short pass, Bronzan to Rid- ley, in the third quarter, ended the Buffaloes' scoring. ::'November 1, 1940 In Tracy for the traditional Big Game, the Green Herd gathered momentum slowly, but around half time they began their final 26 to 0 score. The ball car- riers brilliantly showed their stuff in three departments. Poulos, smashing the line, scored first. Then Baturin, cornered, reversed the field tdo t-distance all pursuing Bulldogs. The pass of theiyearg V t brought the crowd up fast was a beautiful OX-yxdf rifle to Willson on the 2-yard line. Of thiiftwQlyliTracy-Manteca meetings, ,XT X!! fi it Manteca has taken eight, Tracy two, and two were scoreless ties. November 8, 1940 On home ground the Manteca squad tangled with l.os Banos and unmercifully tore up the turf to a 33 to 0 triumph. avenging the last Buffalo defeat in '38 by the Tiger eleven. High-light of the game was a quick- kick return by Willson, who with teammates clearing the obstacles, dashed 64 yards to score. In the final quarter the Green Herd, riddled with promising subs, showed their worth by holding the Tigers for four plays on the S-yard line. ::'November 15, 1940 Up to the hills for the final game, a league affair with Sonora, the Buffaloes were temporarily bogged down in the irrigated alfalfa patch, but events took place rapid- ly in the second half and led to a Manteca victory of 20 to 6. The locals had just scored, when Sonora took the kick-off and tore through to even the score and to pull the two thousand fans to their feet. The maddened Beefers drove down again to score, and later Willsoni crashed around end to complete the scoring. , :i'l.eague K' ie. xgx 1 xox D. Klinger, J. Poulos, H. Pedersnfi, I.. Piccinini, XV. . Ridlev, P. Vierra, R. Mi in l k.