Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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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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Captain East Gets Loose on an End Run Represented by a team of championship caliber, Modesto ended the season in third place in the California Coast Conference, having won five, tied one and lost two conference games. Lady Luck was unkind to the Pirates in mid- season, taking several regulars out of the game with illness and injuries. COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC The annual Pacific-Modesto first game of the season took place at Stock- ton on September 29, when C. O. P.. winning 21 to 20. chalked up her sixth consecutive victory over the Blue and White. Pacific ' s first touchdown came in the opening period. In the second quarter Modesto ' s offensive got under way. A series of passes put the ball on the Black and Orange ten yard line from where Captain East carried it over for the first Pirate touchdown of the season. In the second half the Pacific team came back fighting and netted two touchdowns, making the score at the start of the last quarter 21 to 7 in favor of the Tigers. And then came the lucky break in the form of a fumble by Countryman, which was recovered and turned into a score for Modesto by Gilbert Johnson. With but a few minutes left in which to decide the outcome, the Blue and White eleven slowly pushed the Black and Orange team back to its own goal line and Captain Ray again carried the ball over, bringing the score up to 20 to 21. A silence settled over the stadium as the two teams lined up for the try for conversion. Little Art Rohde received the ball and made as if to drop kick, but instead passed to Ferrel — a pass that was short by inches — and the suspense was over. Pacific had won again. [94J ■ M - --- • —

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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