Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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f D u r D i) I I Opening their schedule against college competition the Salinas Panthers were de- feated by the Taft Cougars, 18-0. The Cougars running attack was stopped at the line of scrimmage by the powerful Panther line, forcing them to take to the air, by which their scores were made. Playing on the water-soaked turf of the Lettuce Bowl the Panthers were defeated by the more experienced and heavier Cal. Poly team, 19-0. Although the Panthers held the -our-year institution for the first half, they couldn ' t stand the pace in the third quarter ; o Cal. Poly scored on a slashing 30-yard run by Silva, elusive Cal. Poly halfback. In the IKl O f . r ) f f ' ' Mmk , , -| % ,r l l t iSi i i-j . Q. O o D (£ ' ■ ' =-1 vi i. final quarter Cal. Poly pushed over two more touchdowns as the game ended. The Salinas Junior College Panthers md Menlo Junior College fought a scoreless tie for practically four quarters. In the closing minutes Sid Carter opened up with a 20- yard run ; a pass from Noyes to Matheson put the ball on the eight-yard line. The Panthers ran three line plays to no avail. With 19 seconds to pla ' Stan Noyes faded back and threw a pass to Bill Morsica in the end zone for a touchdown. One of the outstanding features of the game was the kicking by Tom Judge. lie

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i) r }j I £ r J c s As the 1937-3 8 school year has progressed, so have the sports of Sahnas Junior C t)llege. Perhaps one of the outstanding reasons for this progress is the fact that we are in a new con- ference — the Northern Cahf- ornia Junior College Confer ence — in which the competition and eligibilit) ' rules are a very high caliber. Though not a victorious sea- son in the sense of games won or lost, the 1937 football season was one which could easily in- spire hope in future champion- ship teams. The basketball season carried out the same spirit of clean, hard teamwork that was dis- played in football but with bet- ter results. Faced with a hard schedule and outstanding comp- etion we were awarded second place in the new conference. Weather conditions in the early part of the track and base- ball seasons slowed up the pro- gress of these sports. However, C...ich Fd Adan individual track achieve- ment showed itself in competition, and we have every reason to be proud of the first base- ball team to represent Salinas Junior College, Many aspirants turned out for the ever popular sports — golf and tennis. A great deal of interest was shown in the new activities — boxing and wrestling.

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f D u r f] }) I i the ball over for the first touciidown, Allen converting. The Mariners scored again in the third quarter with a pass from Johnson to Bar- bour over the goal line. Coming back in the fourth the Panthers backfield tore through the Marin line for a ' n after gain to land on the Marin 10-yard line when the quarterback went on a deliri- ous passing spree, throwing four incomplete ' ,3ses, giving Marin the ball on downs. The Gallets went into the lead in the first quarter when Mike Klotivich went around :nd behind heavy interference from the 20- , i, ,, „ . c. outkicked the Menlo team by five yards to a kick, which was probably the margin that gave the Panthers the victory. One of Judge ' s kicks was good for 71 yards, but was called back due to an offside penalty. Losing a hard-fought battle the Salinas Junior College Panthers were defeated 13-0 in the second league game of the season by the Marin eleven. The first quarter was nip-and-tuck with both teams taking to a kicking game. In the second quarter the Marin eleven recovered a fumble on the Panther 3 5 -yard line and in three plays Grab, Marin halfback, carried