Stockton College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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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

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Pacific 34 . . . Cincinnati 7 Wal+ Polenslce Game CapTain and Player of The Week ' r J l ,f .N ln Ni D o n B r o w n 1. OuTsTanding Tiger Halfbaclr Blas+ed The BearcaTs One oT The besT games wiTnessed in BaxTer STadium lasT year was The beginning oT a new inTersecTional rivalry beTween The College of The PaciTic and The UniversiTy oT CincinnaTi which showed The Tigers blasTing Their way Through a well coached, hard TighTing BearcaT eleven, 34 To 7. The BearcaTs simply couldn'T maTch The power puT up by The SToclcTon uniT and aTTer iusT Three minuTes had passed, LeTT l-laliback Don Brown sprinTed over Tor The TirsT oT Tive Pacific Touchdowns. A beauTiTul caTch by John Rohde oT a pass Trom Eddie LeBaron which wenT Tor 34 yards To seT up The score. Brown also wenT over Tor number Two and Then Rohde snared anoTher LeBaron Toss in The end zone To puT The Tigers ahead 2l To O aT The half. Fullback Don l-lardey scored number Tour Trom eighT yards ouT and Then LeTT l-lalTback Don McCormick Tallied The lasT one on a brillianT caTch oT a LeBaron Toss behind all oT The CincinnaTi secondary. CenTer Sid Hall, Tackle Bob Klein, and End John Rohde all played ouTsTanding games in addiTion To l-lalfback WalT Polenske who was named The Player of The Week via his greaT oTTensive and defensive performance. MoJo McFarland banged Through Tour more conversions during The encounTer. WalT Polenslze l4-bl and Robin Rush l58l puT The pinch on a BearcaT de- NoT so TasT. Tella, says Big John Poulos To This CincinnaTi back as he is Tensive bacl: as Don Hardey l63l rips around his own righT end Tor eighT nailed To The ground,on a' play ThaT losT Two yards. Don Halrdey 63 yards and a PaciTic Touchdown. righT on The play while Dick Breien l7Il is coming up To aid.