Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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I El ■.ft PI: 1 1 171 SI I 1. Moore J. Martin bunch from Loyola ' s frosh squad to put over a 20-6 win the following week. In this game the two teams were far more evenly matched than the score would indicate, a last minute touchdown bringing a 13-6 score up to 20 for the Lions. en- tura looked far better in its 14 point loss to Loyola than it had in its 12-6 defeat by Oneonta. In an Armstice Day game at Oxnard the Orangemen whipped the Ventura Count} - Amer- ican Legion squad, 12-0. Buccaneer fans had little hope of seeing their players top the Legion eleven but again McAllister refused to be frightened by a dope sheet and shoved his gridmen over the top in no uncertain fashion. Some string line plunging by Kenneth Shannon, long gains over tackle and around end by Joe Martin, and an efficient Martin to Guzman passing combination spelled the Legionnaire downfall. Moran and Taft Junior Colleges wound up the Orange schedule with rather impressive wins over what was left of the Ventura squad. In the Moran game the knee injury which kept Joe Martin on the bench eliminated the Pirates ' scor- ing threat and a dogged defensive game was the best and only resort left to McAllister ' s charges. A nice aerial attack uncorked by the visitors was responsible for all the Moran touchdowns. Only fourteen players were physically able to make the Taft trip and the lineup change necessitated by such a cut in the original squad played havoc with the McAllistermen. The drillers swarmed over the revamped Pirate wreck to put across a 33-7 win.

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I El 1 1 II 1 1 T l SI Oneonta found itself as main tallies behind at the end l the first period. In both cases the ond half found a wear) Buccaneei eleven unable to stave off fresh shock troops thrown in by the i ippi isition. highly rated frosh team from Santa Bar- bara State Teachers ' College journeyed down from the north to do battle with Ventura the week after the Oneonta game — and scampered back up the coasl on the short end ol an 18-0 score. Ven tura fans began to perk up. Then came the hottest game of the season. Santa Barbara State, unable to check the Buc- caneers with their pea-green aggregation, threw their undefeated varsity performers against the Pii ates in a night game that kept a roaring crowd ol six thousand fans on its toes from whistle to whistle. The Roadrunners had beaten La Verne, Whittier, and Cal Tech. which are Southern Con- ference Colleges, previous to the Ventura fracas and were confident of swamping the Pirates. But Coach McAllister had other ideas and fortunately, for the only time in the season, was able to present his full strength on the field. The result was a close o-0 Santa Barbara victory in a game that could have been anybody ' s up till the last minute. It can be said without exaggeration that if Ven- tura had been able to muster in ever}- game the uninjured forces that she pitted against the State- men, the total seasonal record would have been greatly different. Ventura ' s mighty effort in holding the Road- runners to six points cost the expense of several injuries which made it easier for a well-coached r ' i T. Crowth er H. Mitchell

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I El I. -I CI: 1 1 171 ■s ™- SI .tt Robert J. M vthi - Dolph Lowe Capt Coach VARSITY FOOTBALL Finishing on the short end of a good many scores, yet always giving customers their money ' s worth in hard fighting, clean playing performance. Ventura High School last year put a varsity football team through a schedule that established the Pirates as undisputed possessors of plenty of scrap, if not of any silver trophy. Brigand fans have seen more powerful aggregations than the 1930 machine proved to be, but it is doubtful if they ever saw any eleven that worked harder. Inexperi- ence and green materi al cut down chances for a strong showing on the tally chart but it didn ' t ruin the fighting spirit symbolic of Buccaneer playing. About fitteen candidates came out at the first of the season, most ol whom I P f f t 4 I f ?; Jt Sf $fS S A Footb i.i. Ti wi Top row: J. Arnett, ( i. Nielson, M. Jones, E. Gallagher, ( i. Hewston, R. Stock, E. Hickerson, B. Homer, Coach Mathews. Second row. Manager O. Haas, E. Abbott, I!. Steele, M. St in macher, Captain J). Lowe, C. Hall. R. Carlin, . Poplin, T. Meilandt. Thud row. . Scott, H. Pool. B. Hopkins, S. Di Rosa, C. Woolley, II. Ormsbi E. Beckett, C. Ni vl,