Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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Tennis Winning four, tying one, and losing two dual matches, the Modesto Junior College tennis team of 1929 went through a successful season. On May 11 the squad placed fourth in the conference match held at Stanford. Marion McCart coached and managed the team. Modesto ' s first tennis match was on April 6. when a team composed of Morris. Woods. Strain. Ransom and Guth journeyed to the Sutter Lawn Tennis Club in Sacramento to go down to defeat before the Sacramento squad. Morris and Guth won their singles matches, but the remaining matches, three singles and two doubles, were lost. The final score was Sacramento 5. Modesto 2. One week later the Pirates again met Sacramento, this time at Modesto. A four man team composed of Morris, Woods, Strain and Guth competed for Modesto. Morris. Woods and Strain won their singles matches. The fourth singles and the two doubles went to Sacramento, thus tying the score with three matches apiece. Winning eight matches out of nine, Modesto easily defeated the Marin squad on the Berkeley Tennis Club Courts on April 20. Strain, second man, lost his singles match in a close three-set affair. The Blue and White team was composed of Morris, Strain, Woods, Guth, Olson and Ransom. I [110] - -.- -..-f -i

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I East Wins the 220 at Berkeley Although (because of a stiff wind) no records were broken, every member of the squad came through and gave his best as is proved by the one-sided Pirate victory. With Captain Ray East unable to compete, Modesto depended on Roy Styles to bring home the bacon in the dashes. Tying the conference record, he took a first in the century, tied for third in the 220 and placed first in the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet, 5 -vj inches to win the high point cup with 1 1 ' ,2 points. Al Novo was but a quarter of a point behind Styles. He won the mile easily, took another first in the 880, and ran a great lap in the relay. Jackson took first in the high hurdles, second in the lows, and third in the broad jump to score 1 markers. Modesto was presented with the championship cup and the relay cup. The high point cup went to Roy Styles. Point winners received medals. Blue and White points were scored as follows: Mile — Novo, first: Miles, fourth. Time, 4:39.2. 100- Yard Dash — Styles, first. Time, : 10 flat. 440-Yard Dash — Ferrel, second. 120-Yard High Hurdles — Jackson, first: Eriksen, second. Time. :15.4. 880-Yard Run— Novo, first: Reid. third. Time, 2:03.8. 220-Yard Dash — Styles, tied for third. 220-Yard Low Hurdles — Jackson, second. Shot put — Bispo. first: P. Johnson, fourth. Distance, 44 feet, 2 i Discus — C. Johnson, first: P. Johnson, third. Distance. 131 feet. 1 Broad Jump — Styles, first: Jackson, third: Eriksen, tied for fourth, tance, 22 feet, 5.3 inches. Javelin — Pedersen. first. Distance. 170 feet. 8 inches. High Jump — Anderson, tied for third. Pole Vault — Olson, first. Height. 1 1 feet, 3 inches. Relay — Won by Busano, Watts, Novo, Ferrel. Time, 3:36.2. 11091 nches. inch. Dis-

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H si s5 O son and Woods Subduing ihc Mann Doubles Team With Morris and Smith of C. O. P. staging a three-hour, fifty-five set battle in which Morris was finally vanquished as a feature of the day, the Pirate squad again brought home the bacon when they defeated College of the Pacific, at Stockton. 6 to 3. All matches were won except the first three singles. Morris, Woods, Strain, Olson and Peterson represented Modesto. On April 27 Marin invaded Modesto and went down to defeat before the Blue and White team six matches to one. The surprise match of the day was the win of Hotchkiss. of Marin, over Morris. Strain. Woods. Olson and Guth all won their singles matches. The doubles also proved to be Pirate victories. Modesto again defeated C. O. P. on May 1 at Modesto, winning five out of seven matches, Morris, Woods, Olson, Strain and Guth all won their singles matches. Pacific conquered in the doubles. The Blue and White squad suffered a setback when on May 4 San Mateo came to Modesto and tucked away a six to nothing victory. A four-man team composed of Morris. Woods, Strain and Guth represented Modesto. Modesto sent a four-man team to the conference match at Stanford in which seven junior colleges were entered. Morris and Woods were entered in the singles, and two teams, one of Morris and Olson and the other of Woods and Strain, were entered in the doubles. Morris won his first match, defeating Tilden of California Poly, in straight sets, but lost his second match to Ply- mire of Menlo. Hotchkiss of Marin, bested Woods, and Morris and Olson lost to the San Mateo team. The Marin doubles entrant defeated Strain and Woods. San Mateo won first honors for the day. Modesto placed fourth. U.