Stockton College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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'H' ' The Brains.. PicTurecl here are The brains of The TiTanic Tigers. Back row, leTT To righT: Hugh McWilliams, end coach: Dean Richardson, back- Tield coach: Wayne Hardin, assisTanT backfield coach. FronT row: Larry Siemering, head coach, and Ernie Jorge, line coach. WiThouT so able a sTaTT, none oT The wonderful TasTes of glory oT The I949 season could have been accomplished. All of The menTors have worked TogeTher Tor one and The same achieve- menTs successfully Tor Three seasons and have broughT The Tigers Torward To draw NaTional acclaim in The TooTball world. Wi+h These coaches back in The Told, iT looks like iT could very well be a niTTy-TiTTy Tor The College of The Pacific on The gridiron. The Brawn .. 'C 5995147 40 g4aY'r5M..f 45MfI Zf4,W It 4251... GA.--A 6291.f..xLfO-www 58-1641.-iC....1c. iZ.....:e ea A424-ff .582 so -cw ww! Em-M 10... ve 54, ILM. se :Le GJ... a.,e.af..wwfa..- 79 Q-1 f 9 si d9,.7zg,,,4,,, 3352-e+N!y 72 Bam.-. GL-J-.J Meme WMM 54 ,smfll-1-. gs Sana A+... QL: e ' fum S CJ? mme. 48 MM 69 pc Purrzm ve HAM se 624.-A1 ss A..vp7..4...z, ao ,gwvill T 74 63a....4 R.74f-41,-f an fn.Q.777w-J, 59 46 Wmfwde ea AAA? e5'K,,0uii9. h7L!l.Q.., 4nyx:.,4n-w 64 ZJMAQA Q1 MQW 7I ,iiqafvim 52 QMMM , 67 Qc ,Lula 73 gg? O593.,JfmP,.r. 57 Esau 5-117-U 70 AC H--y'ufen MJ--'AJ

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Terrific Pacific College of fhe Pacific's Tifanic Tigers of fhe I949 foofball season will probably go down in hisfory as fhe greafesf gridiron aggregafion in C.O.P. annals. Undefeafed, Unfied, and Uninvifed were fhe bywords af fhe close of fhis greaf season. Eleven fimes fhis feam sfepped onfo fhe furf during ihe season, and eleven 'rimes fhey emerged vic- forious and fhen were shunned af fhe close of 'rhe year when fhe commiffees sfepped forfh fo choose parficipanfs for fheir respecfive bowl games. This was an excepfionally colorful feam, feafuring fhe double-spinning of ifs diminufive All-American quarferbaclc, ExceIIen'r Eddie LeBaron1 fhe breakaway running of Don Brown, Eddie Macon, Walf Polenslce, Don I-Iardey, and Bruce Orvis: fhe viscious defensive play of I-larry Kane: fhe pass-snagging of John Rohde and Phil Orfez: and fhe greai line play of anofher score of players. Buf fhe amazing fhing abouf fhis feam - wifh all of ifs greai sfars, if played as a single, precision fimed, mechanical buzz-saw. Many records were sef by fhis scinfillafing ballclub which fromped over eleven opponenfs. Wifh if, Pacific landed in fhe firsf fen in 'rhe nafion for fhe firsf fime in ifs hisfory, They were 'rhe highesi scoring collegiafe foofball Team in fhe nafion, wifh 575 poinfsg had fheir firsf big-fime All -American in Eddie LeBaron: had fheir firsf fwo represen- fafives in fhe Annual Easf-Wesf All-Sfar Shrine Classic in Eddie LeBaron and John Rohde: had a record breaker in Bill McFarland, fheir conversion experf who boofed home 54 conversions, an all-fime collegiafe marlc - iusf 'ro menfion a few of fhe new records. S e a s o n R e c o r d Pacific 7 Universify of San Francisco 6 Pacific 45 San Jose Sfafe College Pacific 52 Universify of Loyola Pacific 45 Universify of Ufah Pacific 34 Cincinnafi Universify Pacific 45 Fresno Sfafe College Pacific 47 Universify of Nevada Pacific 88 California Polyfechnic Pacific 75 Porfland Universify Pacific 75 Universify of I-Iawaii Pacific 62 San Diego Sfafe College TOTALS- Pacific 575 Opponenfs 66 S c o r i n g TOUCH- - TOUCH- PLAYER DOWNS P.A.T. POINTS PLAYER DOWNS P.A.T. POINTS Eddie lv1acon,Ih IO O Eddie LeBaron, qb 4 2 I Bruce Orvis, rh 9 O Don McCormick, Ih 3 O Don Brown, Ih 9 O Don Lipelf, fb 3 O Bill McFarland, In O 54774 Ernie Bobson, fb 2 O Paul Williams, rh 8 O 4 Doug Smifh, Ie 2 O John Rohde, le 7 I Doug Scovil, qb 2 0 Don I-lardey, fb 7 O Phil Oriel, re I O Jim Price, rh 6 O Ken Johnson, Ig I O AI Smifh, Ih 6 O 1 Joe Rihn, Ig I 0 Walf Polenslce, rh 5 0

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is l Pacific 7 . . . U.S.F. 6 i Bob Klein 1 'Y Game Capfain i ii , J i Harry Kane X Player of fha Week , - - . . . Q . f .n.. :.,w,.,-V -W4 Downed fhe Dons Coach Larry Siemering's charges opened fhe I949 season wifh a convincing 7 fo 6 win over fhe Universify of San Francisco's Dons in fhe Lodi Grape Bowl. Bruce Orvis scored fhe lone Tiger fouchdown early in fhe firsf period, going over on a line plunge from fhe one-yard line affer a susfained drive. One Tiger score, coming on a pass from Eddie LeBaron fo Jim Price was nullified by a rule infracfion. Bill McFarland kicked fhe exfra poinf which sewed up fhe ball game. Plenfy of fireworks ensued befween fhaf score and fhe final gun, however, wifh fhe Tigers puffing up fwo fremendous defensive sfands deep in fhe shadows of fheir own goal posfs. Jimmy Ryan, U.S.F. quarlerback, scored for fhe Dons from four yards ouf on a sneak lafe in fhe fourfh period, buf linebacker Harry Kane broke fhrough fhe Dons' forward wall fo block fackle Joe Wozniack's fry for fhe exfra poinf, which proved fo be fhe winning margin. Kane's greaf defensive play won him fhe Player of fhe Week honors. Greaf rock'em sock'em defensive play sfole fhe show for fhe evening wifh John Rohde, Don Campora. Duane Pufnam, Bob Franceschini, and Bob Klein. Price hifs paydirf fo no avail. Affer faking a LeBaron foss early in fhe firsf Gai ouf of my way, says Bob Franceschini fo all Dons as he paves lhe period Jim Price boomed info 'rhe Don end zone on a 32-yard play. buf way for Don Brown on anlend sweep fhaf. gained I2 yards early in fhe fhe Tigers were penalized for holding and ff.e play was called lr-ack. game againsf fhe Universify of San Francisco. U P . -Hawk, ,V-.,, Q.. . .43 fi.,-me i A . ' Q 'J.fisjqgk'v2w,. 1t5ii ,,.,L '.:2,-v4i, g-Q5 v ---.,-.maggf .2--inn -A.. ,, ,, -- v ..f. .,..'..' f..,,5g '-,,sgFg,.L