St Louis School - Crusader Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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LEAGUE STANDINGS W Iolani Farrington . .. Saint Louis ,,,, . Kamehameha . Roosevelt . . .. Koimuki . Punahou ,,,,,,, McKinley ..,..,.... S. 012 9 9 7 6 4 4 l T-'22 .,.,, I a W + lzilglf SLC-PUNAHOU Captains ready , . . whistle blows . . . the l95O season be- gins . . . Crusaders are overwhelm- ing favorites in their first defense of their football crown . . . Saints and Puns display strong defensive stands . . . Pohakuans dent Pun's defense late in the second period . . . Al Forsythe intercepts West- fall's pass and returns it to the Buff's 44 yard line. Devastating line bucks by Val Freitas, Al De Rego and Forsythe put the ball on the 3O yard line . . , Crusaders delayed by a penalty, but Herb Okamura hit Bcb chulte for 8 yards. Oka ra in connects with Cabral rnl ards and a first down the 9. Okamura mixing his plays well, sends Val Freitos and Al De Rego into the middle of the line for another first down on the 8 yard line. For- sythe, then takes a beautifully executed pitchout from Okamura and goes around left end for the touchdown . , . Puns threaten as Freitas fumbles on our 7 yard line . . . Saints prove themselves champions by forcing the Oahuans to lose the ball on downs . . . Freitos and Forsythe outstanding, as were the Okamura to Cabral combination. SLC-FARRINGTON Crusaders start like champs . . . Miyata recovers fumble on the 49 yard line . . . Diminutive Al For- sythe slithers through right guard, eludes the secondary and scores unmolested . . . Politicians strike back . , . Dick Mendez passes to twin brother Dave, who in turn laterals to Mau for the T.D .... Saints retaliate in the second per- iod . . . Herb Okamura passes to Walt Cab I r 39 ar and the score , . . ill o oots his second c v ici e Saints forge ahed -7... angl... The disastrous second half begins . . . Saints are held to 3 yards gained from scrimmage . . . Govs take advantage of this and play ring-arcund-the-rosie with the Crusaders . . . The inevitable hap- pens as Dick Mendez scoots around right end to score . . . Feary kicks the all important point to tie up the game. SLC-IOLANI Due to injuries to key players on the SLC's starting lineup, Iolani is rated an even choice against the mighty Crusaders . . . Raiders running attack terrific as they forge ahead 7-O , , . Father Bray's boys score again as the Saints go on a fumbling spree . . . Crusaders come to life in the third period . . . Drive to e R 'der's l-4, where Ok rgt ral combi- nation cli for int's initial score . . . Crusaders contract the disease of fumbI-itis as they fumble twice . . . Proves costly as Raiders turn them into TD's . . . Final score read Iolani 25, Saints 6 . . . Crusaders disappointing as they go down to defeat, after 25 CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES,