John Muir College - Roundup Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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MUIR-NAPA A Sloshing in mud for sixty minutes, the Mustangs fought a stubborn Napa eleven through four periods. The Muir team went on the defensive in thethird and fourth stanzas and overwhelmed the Northerners. Final score, Muir 21, Napa 6. A M I The Muir College Mustangs started things off right in their second football season with a 19-12 victory over the Phoenix Bears, September 27. The following week we put the skids on powerful Menlo j.C. Muir's reserve strength took much of the credit for a final scorce of 13-6. October 10th the curtain finally rang down on the undefeated Mustangs as the presumed eleventh victory in two years turned into the Worst defeat of the season. Ventura Junior College spun us to a 26-13 beating. As we were to see, this was only the beginning. We really got hurt the following Satur- day evening. After trailing I3-O at the half in the LACC encounter, Muir came to life with renewed vengeance. With only two minutes left in the game, Monty Osborn took a pass in the end zone to tie up the game, only to have a referee call it incom- pleteg the decision is still debated. Final score, LACC 19, Muir 13. ' Oceanside-Carlsbad JC dropped one to theAMustangs on October 23 in the Rose Bowl. The beach city team just didn't have enough to stop a 20-0 Muir stampeding. On Hallowelen, we met the Compton College Tartars and fell again but not until the Tartars got the scare of their life. If the Mustangs had played hot football for 60 minutes instead of 30, the final score certainly would not have been 20-14. r- The night of November 7 saw Muir overcome a one point handicap extending into the fourth quarter and assure a victory over Long Beach City College with a 20-13 score. A rugged bus trip to Napa, California, was followed by a 60 minute mud bath and a 21-6 win over the 'northern JC eleven on November 15. Climaxing a fair season, john Muir College entered the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Tussle' favored over Pasadena City College. As the game started we looked excellent, then something happened. The whole Mustang grid machine seemed to crumple, not because of any miracle playing by the Bulldogs, but largely due to something we didn't have on November 27. On any other day the score might have been different, but this day we have to take a 23 to I4 defeat and like it. They were up, and we were down. Final statistics showed Muir had WON 5, LOST 4, and stood FIFTH in the Western States Conference., 4 ' page 127

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MUIR-OCEANSIDE Getting back into the win column after two defeats, Muir ran rough shod over the Oceanside Spartans. Stewart, Lamb, and Eddy set up the three TD's with Jack Lee converting twice. Final score, Muir 20, Oceanside o. MUIR-COMPTON Scaring the Nation's top Jaysee gridders with a second half rejuvenation, the Mustangs, although outplaying the Tartars in every department in the last 30 minutes, couldn't quite overcome an early handicap. Final score, Muir 14, Compton 20. MUIR-LONG BEACH Downing Tony Morabito, Viking halfback, in the end zone, Don Stansauk gave the Mustangs a one point lead in the fourth. With one minute to ply, Simmons put the score at 20-13. Final score, Muir 20, Long Beach 13. MUIR-PASADENA Slamming the Mustangs out of a win, Pasa- dena's Bulldogs ran, passed and kicked their way to victory in the Turkey Tussle. Muir bogged down early and stayed in that position throughout the game. Final score, Muir 14, Pasadena 23.

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Harry Loos Bob Wilkes Dick Salter Monty Osborn J im Simmons WEEKLY AWARDS As an accolade for their outstanding performances, several Mustangs received travelling jackets from Leddy's IW men's store in Pasadena. They were: Harry Loos, for his two touchdowns in Muir's I9-I2 win over Phoenix JC. Bob Wilkes, for his brilliant blocking against Menlo. Dick Salter, who was the only bright spot in the Nlus- tangs' first league defeat at the hands of Ventura, 26-13. Monty Osborn, whose pass-catching made the pass de- fense of the 'LACC Cubs look sick. Jim Simmons, for the tremendous yardage he gained via the ground against a plucky Oceanside eleven. Jack Lee, who by his line-backing, was instrumental in holding Compton's fabulous John Finney to less than 2.5 yards per carry. Jack Parkhurst, whose 23 yard run hack of an inter- cepted pass proved the pay-off in Muir's 20-13 vic- tory over the hapless Long Beach Vikings. Jack Parkhurst Jack Lee