John Muir College - Roundup Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Seated, left to right: R. Dawson, j. Disney. First Row: B. Beavers, J. Welborng P. Tanzouwag T. Casperiang G. Zufallg J. Wilder, G. Kilmer, D. Coong C. Muirheadg D. Truebloodg O. Ocevado. Second Row: Coach Shoupg M. Kaughling L. Summers: D. Steel, P. Lollackg J. Cruthersg D. Strandg L. Bairdg O. La Chapelle: G. Smith, R. Hull, B. Radky. H' ll Although they won only two and lost five, the B's never gave up trying. They won two games, beating Verdugo Hills and South Gate by scores of 25-13 and I3-7 respectively. Compton was the only team that beat the B's handily, winning I9-O. The El Monte B's scored a touchdown in the dying moments of the game to win 6-2. The Bullpups from Pasadena City College beat the locals twice, by scores of I2-O, but were forced to dig deep into their bag of tricks to do it. Garfield High of Los Angeles also beat the Colts by a score of I2-O. Coach Donald Shoup and his Colts were' relegated to the western end zone of the practice field during the season in order that the varsity might use the fieldg the ipage 130 small squad of twenty-six players kept plugging away and finished the season in fine style. Standouts over the entire season were Kave Coon, George Kilmer, Ronny Dawson, Tom Casperian, and Dixon Trueblood. The B's might understandingly have done better this season if they had had real support. For instance, in the Garfield game there were only a few rooters as op- posed to some 350 rooters for Garheld. However, on All- Back-the-Colts-Day in the second game with the Bull- 1,--I. pups, there were about 200 y rooters for the B's. It must be noted that the Pups won by the skin of their teeth, both touchdowns being scored very late in the game on long runs. Coach Don Shoup

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Row one, left to right: R. Rader, D. Selfg R. Rutledgeg P. Pruettg B. Meyerg B. Roney. Row two: B. Runzeg D. Salter, H. Pebleyg H. McCutcheong J. Chellg L. Pizzog C. Dayg I. Petersong Coach Walton. Getting off to a slow start, the Muir Varsity Basket- ball team, coached by Al Weary Walton, shifted into high gear at mid-season and roared into the first division of the Western States Conference. The early season play of the Mustangs seemed to bear out the experts who' tabbed them as the doormat of the league, for as the first round of league play neared its close, the Muir quintet had won only one league game, a surprising 4,0-28 win over a highly touted Phoenix five. Then they suddenly caught fire, and in quick succession, the Mustangs whipped the cross-town Bulldogs, 40-365 swamped San Diego Naval Training Station, 65-26, in a non-conference tiltg and nipped Long Beach, 49-48. On the following week-end Muir traveled' to Ventura and scuttled the Pirates, 46-42. Then in the best game played during the season in Muir's deep-freeze unit, the Mustangs upset the league-leading Compton Tartars in a 49-48 thriller. At this point, with the Mustangs winning six out of their last seven games, it looked as if Muir's doormat might replace Compton at the top of the conference page 132 standings. But the Pasadena Bulldogs came along and dumped the Muir applecart, 48-47. The team, however, bounced right back. and trounced Long Beach, 50-403 and in the league final took a one-pointer from LACC, Even with their terrific stretch drive the early season. losses were ,too much of a handicap to overcome, and the Mustangs had to be satisfied with a fourth place in the final league standings. On the basis of their fine play Muir was invited to the Western States College Basketball Tourney at Compton. , The outstanding players of the Mustang Varsity were: Bill Meyer, who set a new school and conference scoring, record by bucketing 27 points against Ventura, and whose 700 points for two seasons will no doubt stand for many years to comeg lighting Paul Pruett, who averaged a phenomenal .80 on free throwsg alternate Centers Harlan Pebley and Hank McCutcheon, steady performers in every gameg and Bill Roney, Dick Salter, and Ron Rader, guards, whose fine play was a major factor in the team's stretch drive. Y M