California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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SAN JOSE 12 - CHICO 6 Chico won this game in everything but the score. To explain, the Wildcats piled up more first downs, gained more yardage from scrimmage, and completed more passes than did the Spartans, but poor tackling enabled Hubbard, San Jose safety, to run back a punt seventy-live yards through the entire Chico team to a touchdown, thereby cinching victory for the Spartans. Offensively, Chico worked with the regular old Acker zip and fire, but defensively, the horse changes color. However, the defensive work of Farmer and Carey was one of the shining lights of the day. San Jose's win gave them the first victory over the Wildcats in eight years. Although strong in basket ball and track, the Spartans have been in rezent years rather a weak sister in football, but this past season they put a team on the field that would do justice to any college. CALIFORNIA AGGIES 22 - CI-IICO O In the roughest game ever witnessed on the local gridiron, the California Aggies of Davis massacred and slaughtered their way to a 22 to O victory over the Wildcats. They hit the Chico men with everything but the goal posts and the water bucket. and as a result the Wildcat was crippled unmercifully for future contests. It was in this game that Captain Allinger received the side swipe that ended his college career. Just why teams should be allowed to play this way is difhcult to say, but in defense of the officials it must be said that when a whole team elects to play with the win at any cost idea, no man can see everything that happens. As it was, the referee carried the ball more than any- one else did. Now that Chico State is to enter the same conference with the Aggies we hope there will be no more such games. 57

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OREGON STATE O - CHICO 38 For the first time in the season, the Chico Varsity began to hit their stride and after administering a good trouncing, sent the Webfooted back to Oregon in a box measuring 38 to 0. Oregon State, it will be remembered, is an extremely young school, only four years old. and although they put on the field eleven gritty and hard fighting men, the charge of the Wildcats, once started, was too much for the lighter and more inexperienced Oregonians. In the last quarter Oregon desperately attempted to pass their way to a score, but the Chico secondary defense tightened up in championship fashion and drove try after try to the ground. Through the courtesy of Mr. A. M. Scott, local radio dealer, the game was broadcasted by means of an electric loudspeaker, with Louie Olker, injured half- back, announcing. We hope that in the future all home games may be broad- casted in this manner because the play by play descriptions and explanations help those not so Well acquainted with the intricate rules of the game to better under- stand and enjoy the contest. COLLEGE OF PACIFIC 14 - CI-IICO 0 Once more the Wildcat tried to break the Tiger jinx but to no avail. and after another fierce battle-never are there fiercer battles than between the Chico Wildcat and the Pacific Tiger-the local feline Was once again sent to the home lair beaten and humiliated, with the low end of a 14 to 0 score. The game was hard fought from start to nnish and it was only by a Well executed aerial attack that Pacific defeated the Cardinals. Both of the Tiger touchdowns were made by passes. In fact, the last three games between Chico and Pacific have been Won by the southerners via the Sky line. But local sport followers continue to make the trips to Stockton in the hope that some day the jinx will be broken. TWT p --.gr 55 ig..-

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CALIFORNIA POLY O - CHICO 30 In this, the final game of the season, the Chico Varsity continued the stride started in the Oregon game and overwhelmed the strong Cal Poly eleven in true Wildcat style, 30 to O. Never once did Poly threaten to score. Their line was torn like so much paper by the plunges of Spencer, while Thomasson and Olker kept the ends and secondary defense plenty busy trying to catch them on end runs. Jimmy Thomasson, acting captain in place of Captain Allinger, displayed grit seldom witnessed, when he refused to leave the game although injured so badly he could hardly walk. Louis Olker, the Wildcat speed king, received a badly wrenched knee on a long end run when it looked almost certain that he would score. Unsuccessful as the season may have been, the Chico Varsity ended in a whirl of glory and prospects are ever so bright for next season. Letter winners of the 1928 football Varsity are: Captain Elmer Allinger,,--.,.. .... Delphin Manwell ---VT Philip Herbert. ........c......,t ..,.. . E Louis Olker ........,...... -..- ..-W-Q Norman De Vol ..i...,..,, ..... . E Harold Thomasson. ....v,I I 4,.... .... - .H Harry Skelly ...... L ..rt,.t .... . E Herbert Carey ..,..t .. .c.V ----. .w.... Dan Farmer .,...... L ,,,... -. ,,,... C Wilbur Johnson ..c.... r 4---- H Arvid Pauly .,,,,,,,, ..... G Steve Vugrenecz ........ Lowell Nugent ....,.. --.. tt.. G Rockwell Blondin ------- Kenneth Palmer .,.. ,- ,,-,.,,.-,T Harold SpeI1C6r .....A.A - --Q----E Cliff Squier ,,,,,M.,-,, .W ,... T Leo Barceloux ........ -. -... 'P' -we 58 ie--