College of San Mateo - Campus Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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58 The CAMPUS 1 1930 out a victory over the Mariners, 30-27. The second game, at Tamalpias, was an unexpected defeat for the Bulldogs. The score, 51-21, tells the tale of what happened. The Bulldog offense was unable to penetrate the Yellow- jackets' air-tight defense, and the accuracy of the latter in scoring was almost uncanny. California Poly first, and then Santa Rosa junior College, fell before a hard-playing, straight-shooting team which took these four games rather easily. Forwards and guards were working in perfect harmony, and both offensive and defensive work showed up well. Prospects once more seemed bright for another championship year. Modesto, however, broke the charm, and a split series at home set the team in second place in the conference. The Hrst game was a victory for the San Mateo team, and the Bulldogs played the best game of the year to win 55-27. The second game went to Modesto 26-22, after one of the hardest fought struggles of the season. The midget forwards, Olmo and Miller, seemed unable to touch the basket, and their throws just hit the hoop and bounced off. Sacramento took another championship from the Blue and Wllite in a series which was as unfair as refereeing could make it. In both games, San Mateo was leading at half time, and shortly after the half had begun, the referee called fouls on the Bulldogs in rapid succession and threw out the entire first string. This happened in both games, to men who had never before

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