University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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Stanfel and Thornton trap Robinson. Z)ania , ava . . Q Johnson kicked out to midfield but Robinson ran the kick back to the eighteen yard line from where the Bruins scored in two plays. Robinson around right end for eight yards, then a tricky double lateral from Robinson to Bartlett to Mathews with the latter scoring standing up from five yards out. Santa Clara threatened several times during the second and third guarters but not until the start of the final period did they get their final three points. Buck Shaw opened the final guarter with a mixed second and third string on the field. The Broncos started on their own 37 and advanced to the Bruins ' 47 in five plays. Dick Clark dropped back and threw a long pass to Right Half Mathews who caught the ball flat on his back on the fifteen yard line. Matula got seven on an end around and Hanna went to the three on a power plunge through the middle. Here the Bruins stiffened and three tries at the line netted exactly nothing. Johnson was rushed in for an attempted field goal and put the ball sguarely through the uprights to give the Broncos the game. ...6 Dave Simmons Guard Page 27

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' ve? rone? ruin 7 me The Santa Clara Broncos rang up the second straight victory of the 1940 season with a 9 to 6 triumph over U.C.L.A. before 60,000 fans in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Friday night, October 4th. The score was closer than the game itself as the Broncos dominated the tussle from start to finish and only heroic defensive work on the part of the Bruins kept it from being higher. Nubby Wright received the opening kickoff on his own five yard line and returned it to the Broncos ' 48. Sanders went for three, then Johnson for two more. Wright fumbled but recovered for a five yard loss which was gained back by an offside penalty. Johnson passed to Sanders for a first down on the Bruins ' 32. On the next play Johnson passed again to Sanders in the right flat who caught the ball on the ten and went the remaining distance untouched. A determined Bruin team came back and led by Robinson and Bartlett marched 63 yards in twelve plays to the Broncos three yard line. Brilliant defen- sive work by the Santa Clara forward wall stopped the Bruins cold in four attempts from inside the three yard line. John Thorn End Page 26

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o e v me o nd ans Standlee goes for touchdown as Petersen endeavors to stop him. Before a crowd of 60,000 fans Stanford ' s Indians by virtue of Frankie Albert ' s educated toe defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 7-6 on October 12 in Stan- ford ' s stadium. Jimmy Johnson put the Cards in the hole in the first period with a tremendous 75 yard quick kick and Kmetovic ' s fumbled ball was recovered by Thornton of the Broncos at this point. Heiser was trapped behind the line and intentionally grounded the ball which cost the Broncs 15 yards in penalties. The Santa Clara men threatened once again in the first quarter but another penalty for backfield in motion nullified this attempt and the Indians went on the offensive after an exchange of punts which put the Cards in Santa Clara territory for the first time in the second period. Standlee, Stanford fullback, plowed for three and Kmetovic took a shovel pass for twenty yards. Gal- larneau went through the middle for nine more and it was Stanford ' s ball on the Broncos ' 10-yard stripe. At this point Norm Standlee took the ball from Albert on a trick T formation and went all the way to John Hanna Fullback Page 28