Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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The Johnson Brothers Break Through the Chico Line CHICO STATE TEACHERS ' COLLEGE Saturday, October 20, proved to be a red letter day for Modesto when for the first time in six years the Pirates humbled Chico on the gridiron by the lop-sided score of M to 6. The first quarter was scoreless, the ball being in the possession of Chico in her own territory. In the second period the Pirates hit their stride and scored twice — converting once. The Red Shirts came back fighting at the start of the second half and staged a parade down the field and over the goal line. At no other time during the game was the Modesto goal even threatened. Modesto had things her own way in the last quarter, scoring three times and was on the way to a fourth touchdown when the final whistle blew, and Chico had lost, five touchdowns to one. The Chico team relied most of the time on the aerial attack which proved ineffectual, as nine-tenths of all the passes were either incomplete, smeared, or intercepted. SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE The Blue and White eleven next journeyed to Santa Rosa to tangle with the Cubs there on October 27. They returned with a 13 to victory securely tucked away. This victory cost a dear price, however, as in the last half Art Rohde hurt his shoulder and was thus kept out of the majority of the remaining games. Modesto was on the offensive nearly all of the time, using straight football to advantage. The touchdowns came in the first and third quarters, both times the Pirates marching straight down the field from its center to score. [961

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»JI - Bispo Plays Leap Frog With a Chico Back CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE On October 6 Modesto traveled to San Luis Obispo to meet the California Polytechnic Institute in the first conference game for both schools which re- sulted in a scoreless tie. The Pirates threatened to score four times, but each time the final punch was lacking and Cal. Poly took the ball on downs. In the second quarter Captain East got loose in returning a punt but he was downed on the fifteen yard line by the last man between him and the goal line. In the closing minutes of play. Modesto opened up with a passing attack in a final attempt to score. One pass was completed for fifty-two yards and the Pirates seemed to be on the way to a touchdown, but the whistle blew before any points could be piled up. The game was featured by the spectacular line plunges of Captain Ray and little Art Rohde, and the punting of Lyle Jackson. MHNLO PARK JUNIOR COLLEGE Menlo Park J. C. furnished the opposition for the Pirate eleven in the first home game of the season. Modesto went on a scoring spree and when the smoke of battle cleared away the score stood Menlo 6, Modesto 38. The game started with a bang when Rohde received the opening kickofl and carried the ball straight down the field to score the first touchdown. Menlo made her lone tally a short time later when a Modesto punt was blocked and Parslow recovered the ball and trotted over the goal line. From then on Modesto scores came thick and fast until at the end of the game there could be no doubt as to where the wreath of victory belonged. [951

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Cline Starting on a Line Buck in the Marin Game SAN MATEO JUNIOR COLLEGE A greatly weakened Pirate team faced San Mateo on November 3 and went down fighting, losing 18 to 14. This, the first conference defeat of the season, was a hard blow to take for it meant that Modesto lost her lead in the confer- ence race. San Mateo scored twice in the first half. Long end runs put the ball on the Blue and White eight yard line from where it was passed over the goal line for the first score. Shortly thereafter the fighting Pirates forced the Bull- dogs back to their own goal line and Modesto scored a safety on an attempted pass. Just before the half ended San Mateo scored again when they recovered a Modesto fumble on the Blue and White thirty-seven yard line from where the ball was finally carried over. Modesto ' s touchdowns came in the third quarter. Rex Ferrel received the opening kickofT and was downed on the Bulldogs ' forty-five yard line. From there the Pirate squad made a steady drive down the field to score. Shortly afterwards Ray East intercepted a pass and ran eighty yards through the opposing eleven for the other Modesto touchdown, placing Modesto in the lead for the only time during the game, the score being 14 to 12. Coach McFadden ' s men came back strong in the last quarter, marching through the crippled Pirate line to score the winning touchdown a few minutes before the end of the game. MARIN JUNIOR COLLEGE It was Armistice Day and it rained; the Mariners, because of stage trouble, did not show up until four-thirty, but, anyway. Modesto came through with a victory, winning 8 to by a safety and a touchdown. [971