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

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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

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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 D r ij i) I i a magnificent pass and a beautiful catch that only turned out to be the biggest heart- breaker of the season — having been called back by the referee for offsides on both teams. The entire game was a succession of smashing drives and brilliant playing which had both squads desperately battering at each other for the precious yardage to a touchdown. Soon, however, the disappoint- ment of their lost score seemed to give our men extra power and a killing offensive soon had them within eleven yards of another touchdown. Then tough luck caused one of our backs to fumble and lose the ball to opponents. In the last quarter, the Cub ' s su- perior weight began to tell on the Panthers, and we finally lost the game after the Santa Rosa eleven had chalked up two touch- downs and two conversions, thus ending the game, Salinas 0, Santa Rosa 14. Playing under the eyes of 3,000 spectators and in a dense fog that covered the Munici- pal Stadium in Santa Ana like a blanket, the Panthers finished their season in a 19-0 de- feat at the hands of the Santa Ana Dons, an unbeaten team. We had few substitutes, and