Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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I El LA P 1:1 1 171 51 |. ( luZMAN K. Shannon brought no disappointment even to the most op- timise early-season dopester. Victories were clean cut. well earned — defeats were often decisive but never disgraceful. No member of the Pirate student body ever had cause to feel ashamed of his team ' s actions on the field. In the light of these facts it would be an error to think of the 1930 schedule as anything but successful. Coach Eugene McAllister has produced a strong gridiron machine from what was, for the most part. ver green first year material. Members of the squad are to be commended for lending their best efforts towards cooperation with Coach McAllister. The first early season call for material brought out 25 candidates for glory. Of this num- ber eight were lost to the squad by the end of the year, injuries accounting for most of the drop- outs. A few scant days of practice were worked in before the first opponent of the year. Santa Maria Jaysee, journeyed down the coast to take the Pirate measure in a sloppy 6-0 game that demonstrated clearly the dire need of more ex- perience in the Pirate ranks. The absence of Kenneth Shannon and Joe Martin, first string backs, greatly handicapped Ventura ' s chances for victory. In the next two tussles Long Beach Jaysee ' s powerful Viking crew rolled over Ventura 20-0 and a heavy bunch from Oneonta Military Acad- emy decisioned the Pirate crew 12-6. Both of these games showed conclusively the tremendous handicap under which the McAllistermen were struggling in competition with schools of great reserve force. Long Beach was able to annex only- six points in the first half of the fray, while

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I El I. I V 1: 1 1 171 ■I 3ft r ■ — • a El GENl McAlLIS I I B JOE GuZM Captain JUNIOR COLLEGE F O T B A L.L Football, discontinued at Ventura Junior College since the days oi Stud Stin- nett and the old wonder teams, was taken up again in 1930 and now occupies a foremost position on the athletic roster. Hie season ot ' 30, though not marked by a terrific total of Pirate points ovei opposing tallies, will nevertheless stand out in years to come as an example of what good coaching, good support, and con- centrated fight can do towards overcoming the handicaps oi scarcity of material and lack oi reserve power. Every member of the 1930 squad gave everything that was in him all the time and the result was a season of hard fought games that Ji nior College Football Team Top row: A. Harrison, R. Kingston, . Riggs, W. Chaffee, K. Bright, (!. Taylor, M. Mitchell, Coach E. McAllister. S nd row. E. Honan, V. Reed, J. Martin, A. Eddx, T. Crowther, II. Moore Jr.. S. Temple. r 1— . Thud row: F. Rice, |. Gi zman, l . Shannon, S, Keith, R. I ' m ri m. , 4

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I El 1 1 II 1 1 T l SI Oneonta found itself as main tallies behind at the end l the first period. In both cases the ond half found a wear) Buccaneei eleven unable to stave off fresh shock troops thrown in by the i ippi isition. highly rated frosh team from Santa Bar- bara State Teachers ' College journeyed down from the north to do battle with Ventura the week after the Oneonta game — and scampered back up the coasl on the short end ol an 18-0 score. Ven tura fans began to perk up. Then came the hottest game of the season. Santa Barbara State, unable to check the Buc- caneers with their pea-green aggregation, threw their undefeated varsity performers against the Pii ates in a night game that kept a roaring crowd ol six thousand fans on its toes from whistle to whistle. The Roadrunners had beaten La Verne, Whittier, and Cal Tech. which are Southern Con- ference Colleges, previous to the Ventura fracas and were confident of swamping the Pirates. But Coach McAllister had other ideas and fortunately, for the only time in the season, was able to present his full strength on the field. The result was a close o-0 Santa Barbara victory in a game that could have been anybody ' s up till the last minute. It can be said without exaggeration that if Ven- tura had been able to muster in ever}- game the uninjured forces that she pitted against the State- men, the total seasonal record would have been greatly different. Ventura ' s mighty effort in holding the Road- runners to six points cost the expense of several injuries which made it easier for a well-coached r ' i T. Crowth er H. Mitchell