Southern Oregon University - Raider Yearbook (Ashland, OR)

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omecoming S.O.C. celebrated its annual homecoming October 28, l950. The welcome mat was put out for all returning players of former years, who were honored by a ban- quet at Susanne Homes Hall. That night, the Cal Aggies eeK- ed out an eight to six victory over the Southern Oregon Red Raiders Despite a heavy downpour of rain, there was a big crowd of loyal rooters to cheer our team. Immediately after the game, a dance was held in the Churchill Hall auditorium. The theme of the dance was Autumn Serenade. Ralph lBaldyJ Foster, captain of the football team, crowned Jane Tucker, Homecoming Queen of l95O. She was presented with a small gold football with her name engraved upon it. Captain of the day's activities was Mary Jane Farr. Co-captains were: Ardis Warren, parade and pre-game bonfire, both of which were called off because of rain, Jack Bolton and Don DeBernardi, alumni banquet, A.W.S. president, A.M.S. president, and class presi- dents, the Homecoming Dance. Many of the returning players stayed on the S.O.C. field longer than just the planned Homecoming Weekend. This was due to unex- pectedly heavy rains which flooded most of the roads leading from Ashland. F, r' A f if . -'-ul-2 1' .4 --A' l lll':l if rv Q, ' ill' r , I3ifg.g,A '

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K, , ,ri -.. , '51 ' . , ,, .. N44 . .LH i -yfleaws -. - ms ' ' tr-. M' ,- ir..-a t-gy s ,- - i': '- ' ' Bgpriir H s Y --r 1 . .V 4-4,- - . - ,DL -jg fp., .. , ,,.. - 'm...sQ:gts,. . .- -if '. -1.-:TFT -- .- B- 4 - - --Q -V.-ff-,T V '-fe-e.'e'!0l 4--f-rn! Q! - 1-L.-4 s ive:-1 f- ,'5,.1,!i'-A 'ef 12.1 1 'iff ' H ' Football Coach Al Simpson was faced with a big re- building job for his 1950 football squad. To start the season were only nine men returning from the previous season. These men were linemen: Roy Kinege, Bill Giovanetti, Glenn Tingley, and Jock Weaver. The lettermen backs were: Baldy Foster, John Barger, John Ventjer, Lou Maurer, and Earl Barnhart. With these men and some forty new- comers Al began his job of rebuilding the S.O.C. squad. The Raiders featured a hard fighting team even though they had only a 2-7 record for the season. The opening game of the season was played against powerful Lewis and Clark which turned back our Raiders by a score of 27-6. In the next game, the Raiders met and defeated the Oregon Technical Institute Owls by ci score of I9-12 for the first win of the season. For the Raid- ers then came five straight defeats: first the pow- erful Oregon College of Education team beat the Raiders by a score of 40-O, then San Francisco State, the Conference Champs, knocked- over S.O.C, by a count of 39-21. Next S.O.C. dropped a 32-O verdict to Linfield, then came o pair of heartbreokers to Chico and the California Aggies by scores of 7-6 and 8-6 respectively. The Raiders then broke into the win column with a bang, blast- ing Humboldt State by a score of 55-7. The final game found the Raiders ending the season on a losing note as they fell to a strong California Polytechnic team by a score of 45-6. When the season closed, the Raiders had a Conference record of one win and three losses. Although the Raiders failed to duplicate the fine seasons of the post, still S.O.C. was represented by a determined bunch of fellows who will, if given o chance, develop the Raiders into another pow- erful machine. When the For Western Conference All-Star teams were selected, Halfback John Barger and End Bill Giovanetti made the second team. Bud Civrettia, along with the Raiders new sensational passing combination of Harry Konnasto to Hank Smith, which in time to be could be the best in Conference history, got honorable mention.