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

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Fullback Gerry Meyer gets spilled after making a short gain against LA Valley in the season opener at SM High’s gridiron plant. Halfback Clair Smith, expected to be one of the big guns in next year’s pigskin plans, totes the leather for some yardage against Valley. A REVIEW IN PICTURES Gangway! LA Valley fullback Clerk Holden is about to get dumped after carrying the mail for the Southlanders. That's Gene Cornelius (83) putting on the clincher. typ Ae ey i 7 ; — — yh tale. let oy PoP RO Kio Ooops, missed! Larry Byers, state JC end from Valley, just fails to grab Steve Sietz’ helmet as the bulldog dyna- mite halfback scoots through the Monarch line for yardage. Football Manager Don Rojas (right) had fine help from Clint Argus.

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With Mat “Babe” Medrano and big Nat Cross providing a men- acing protection, halfback Buddy Murray gets set to throw a jump pass ” “Babe” and “most valuable player’ trophy. Quarterback Don Covarelli, top passer. MEDRANO TAKES HONORS Mat “Babe” Medrano, a Capuchino High product, made just about every conceivable honor and team that a je player could, and it marked the first year that College of San Mateo has had a junior college All-American candi- date. Called by many sports writers as a tiger on defense, Mat always played 60 minutes of hard, rough, tough foot- THE WRAPUP FINAL BIG EIGHT STANDINGS w ps Stockton College 7é 193 City College of SF... 6 Santa Rosa JC. oe Oakland JC 4 Modesto JC 3 College of San Mateo 1 W. Contra Costa JC.. 1 Sacramento JC DAAnDRSWNKSs 171 PASSING rank pa pce pi nyg Don Covarelli 3 57 24 6 435 Wayne Lee 25 7 426 Jack Delbar 14 4 258 Johnny Treu 2 4 153 RUSHING rank tcb yg yl nyg av. Charley Lax... 12 63 339 41 298 4.6 Gerry Meyer.... 16 37 186 13 173 4.7 Johnny Treu .. 21 52 176 33 143 2.8 Buddy Murray 26 47 129 7 122 2.7 Halfback Charles ‘‘Mickey’’ Lax, leading ground gainer. ball whether the score was 0-0 or 34-0. In accordance, CSM ‘awarded him the “most valuable player” plaque at their fall banquet, and rival coaches selected him on the all-Big Eight first team. All seven rival conference schools selected him to their all-opponent clubs, and the crowning touch was added when the Wigwam Wisemen of America accorded him All-American honors in their 1956 poll.

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Here it is! The winning field goal against Sacramento. That’s Bill Barraclough doing the booting. Halfback Charley Lax charges into the line for yardage against the Panthers. Lax and Meyer had 201 of the 214 yards gained rushing that day. carn SACTO GRIDSTICK Yards gained rushing Yards gained passing Net yards gained First downs Passes attempted Passes completed Passes had intercepted Yard penalized Total net yards Score by Quarters: SMe eee) Sacto . 0 6