University High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Coach Tom Wilcox LETTERMEN'S CLUB llliglll UHHHHEL I2 mmm ag pam - ymfwe Wifh a new school-year iusf beginning, War- riors were looking for a more promising foofball season fhan fhe preceding one. They were disap- poinfed in fhe firsf game . . . Fairfax 2 I-Uni 0 Sparked by Rick Janis and Jerry Oakanoff, fhe powerful passing machine of fhe Fairfax Colonials handed a Zl-0 beafing fo a fighfing, buf oufclassed, Warrior foofball feam. Hampered by iniuries fo Carrol Hansen, Wayne "DeeDee" Bowers, and Dale Buell, fhe Warriors were sfopped each fime a drive fook fhem fo fhe midfield sfripe. Alfhough fhe body of fhei Colonial drives was passing, 'fhe running of Oakanoff played an imporfanf parf in beafing fhe Warriors. Uni's hopes were raised fhe nexf week, fhough. Universify I3-Hamilfon 6 The firsf quarfer saw bofh 'reams fighfing hard fo gain yardage. Excellenf defense' by 'fhe Yankee feam kepf Uni from scoring in 'rhe firsf period. ln John Peferson, All League End Boni Fahel, Manager John Escobar, All League Half-b lc

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fhe second quarfer, fhe Indians gof in sid e fhe Hamilfon 30 wifh consisfenf ground gains by Jose Uranga, Jerry Callies, and Wayne Bauer. Gordon Sausser fhen fhrew a perfecf sfrike fo John Pefer- son behind fhe foe's defense for six poinfs. During fhe second half fhere were many pass infercepfions and an exchange of 'rallies by fhe 'rwo compefifors. Uni annexed ifs second score on a dynamic 38 yard run by Jose Uranga. Our winning sfreak lasfed for buf one game, however, when we mef fhe powerful Dorsey Dons. . . Dorsey 20-Uni 0 Led by fhe skillful running of fhe e-nfire Dorsey backfield, fhe Dons clefeafed a game Uni eleven. The Warriors received fhe opening kickoff, and on fhe firsf series of downs, Don Bob Tresville infer- cepfed a Sausser pass and rambled 25 yards fo score. Again Uni sfarfed up fhe field, only fo be fhwarfed by fhe end of fhe firsf half. Going info 'rhe fhird quarfer, Dorsey confrolled play, as Singer, Holland, and Leanse lugged fhe pigskin fo fhe War- rior 2, where Lucosfic ripped info fhe end zone. The fighfing Lucosfic's hard running was fhe main facfor in fhe Don's fhird six-poinfer. Keeping Uni's spirif up were: Wayne Baue-r, Dudley Hoover, Jerry Cal- lies, Dick Oliva, and Gordon Sausser. Bouncing back from biffer defeafs seemed fo be habif-forming as we fore info fhe Los Angeles Romans . . . Universify I8-Los Ange-les 0 Going info fhe game a seven-poinf underdog, fhe defermined Warrior feam scored ifs firsf fouch- down on a perfecf pass from Gordon Sausser fo John Peferson before mosf of fhefans had seffled in fheir seafs. The fhird quarfer saw fhe Indians on fheir way fo fhe Los Angeles goal line. The drive sfarfed on fhe Universify 40, and wifh brillianf run- ning by Bernie Nebenzahl and J os e Uranga, cli- maxed on fhe one, where Sausser pushed if over. John Escobar was fhe sfand-ouf of fhe fourfh period wifh his oufsfanding running and scoring of fhe fhird and final fally. The accurafe punfing of Dick Oliva was also an imporfanf facfor in fhe vicfory. Two vicfories in a row would have been foo much for +hei hof and cold Warrior feam . . . J. Escobar D. Oliva J. Uranga K. Hori C. Hansen G. Sausser W. Bauer D. Buell