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

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; D I) r D }) I I yard line to score. Mazcika converted for the extra point. The frosh ' s second score was made when Tom Judge ' s kick was blocked and recov- ered in the end zone by Starrett. The try for point was blocked. Taking the second half kick-off the Panthers drove and passed their way to their only score of the game. Stan Noyes passed ;o Garcia in the end zone. Shinn made good the extra point. In the third quarter Williams passed twice to Brown for the fourth St. Mary ' s score. Marifs crossed the goal line standing up, and Williams ran an intercepted pass 60 yards to score. Both conversions were made. In this game the squad faced tough oppo- sition. They were playing the College of the I ' acific Frosh — a fast, hard-hitting group of ball players determined to make their last ,.;ame of the season a victory. As it turned out, they did win — but only after a terrific battle for every inch of ground on the field. In the first half the Frosh found that they were up against a powerful team wliich kept them constantly in the shadow of their own ;oal posts but, somehow, could not score. I ' inally the Stockton eleven succeeded in completing a pass that gave them the lead.

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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

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u D r i) f) I I Salinas returned at the half with new life, however, and, after a spectacular march down the field, sent a man smashing over for a touchdown. After their score, though, their luck seemed to change and Stockton scored again toward the end of the game on a freak fumble, ending the game with the score board showing a 6 to 14 loss for the Panthers. The drama of two equally powerful teams vainly smashing at each other was enacted on the gridiron high in the mountains at Auburn, Calif., as the Panthers unsuccess- fully attempted to subdue a strong team from Placer Junior College the week foUow- ng the College of Pacific game. For three quarters the contest teetered back and forth fruitlessly for both sides, with both teams desperately battling for a score until the closing minutes of the game, when a Spartan back slipped by the Salinas defense and was away for a touchdown. Since the conversion was unsuccessful, the Panthers returned home with a 6-0 defeat. Playing their last Conference game of the season, the Panthers next faced a hefty Santa Rosa team in the Lettuce Bowl on Armistice day. Although the Cubs out-weighed our own boys in almost every position, the first score of the game was made by Salinas with