Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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I El I. I PI: 1 1 171 ■x ■- 51 JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL Twenty stalwart hoop men reported to the call for Junior College Basketball. A majority of the men were ex-High School players and with two or three years ' experience. However, Coach Kolberg had no easy task in molding a championship squad. After Kolberg had drilled his men on the funda- mentals of the game, he scheduled a contest with the strong Long Beach Junior College outfit, last year ' s conference winners. The entura lads re- ceived a good drubbing in the form of a 4 l ' -23 de- feat, but their fighting spirit continued. Taking this defeat as an indication of needed practice, the boys worked out daily, during the holi- days. After entering school, the college five booked a i J. C, a well known and powerful aggregation. The ability of the Southern outfit was determined to the full satisfaction and sorrow of the Pirates, for they returned home with the short end of a 51-22 score. Even this defeat did not discourage the Junior College quintet, and they practiced harder than ever. Believing that they could give the Santa Monica squad a better game, the Pirates scheduled a return contest. The Pirates lost again, but with the satis- faction of holding their opponents to a 38-27 win. Now came the string of victories, eight strong College and Junior College quintets bowing before the attack of the local lads. Southwestern University, a law college in the South, was the first to eo down before the Buccaneers, receiving Eric Kolberg Coach contest with Santa Mc Junior College Basketball Team Top row. R. Stotts, B. Bixler, A. Harrison, D. Perry, G. Taylor, R. Perry, R. Bi rim, H. Moore. t Second row. Manager Kenneth Grisingher, H. Mitchell, S. Keith, F. Zapf, K. Shannon, J. Martin. J. Guzman, Coach Eric Kolberg. 102

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I El I. I » I: III 171 ■I the final score would indicate, Ventura holding che ellou Peril to a iir touchdown lead until the lasl lew minutes of plaj and then sacrificing points in a desperate attempt to annex some lot the Orange and Black. Ventura fans have n asion t feel pessimistic ovei the fact thai the Pirate lighties won but three games out oi the six played. The trio oi victories chalked up were impressive in the light ol the heav) scoring punch displayed, and the three set-hacks were all close enough to make it hard to distinguish between the actual superiority of the conquering horde and the miscarriages ol strategy that hit Ventura in the last minutes of play. It takes time to develop material. C Kolberg was handicapped in having to introduce an entirely new system of foot- ball to a flock of youngsters who had all the vim and vigor in the world but very little first hand knowledge of the game. Among the outstanding players ol the 1 ' ' 30 season, Captain Kenneth Deck, fullback. Frank Orr. quarter. Berg and Sorem. halves, represented scoring threats who needed little opportunity to demonstrate their wares. In the line Morrison and Wooley, ends, were steady, dependable wingmen. The tackle berths changed off regularly between the keen competition of Duffy, Hammer. Camerino, and Van Dellen. Hodges. Dysart, Vanegos, and Skill were linemen of worth. Backtield substitutes who fell little short of first string performers were Keith Garrison, Paul Keith. Arnett, Faulk, and Cobos. - s 1! I ' ootball Team I J. Morrison, II. Garman, II. Hoge, J. Knox, F. Com. I . Venegas, T. Hammer, D. Van Dellen, J. Ci nningham, J. Withers, F. y. l . V. 0OLLEY, X. ( ! I.I. (,III,K S d row: W. Benzine, 11. Lamp, V Morrison. P. Berg, T. Duffy, F. Orr. K Garrison, Y. Flores, R. Sorem, F. Skill. E. Hodgins, Coach Eric Kolberg. Third row. P. Wigton, VV. Dysart, H. Ormsby, II. Cobos, E. Arnett, K. Deck, R. Casner, R. Fai lk. II. Robinson, E. Nicholson, |. Wigton.

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I El L l E 1: 1 1 171 ' v - 31 Kenneth Shannon Captain an unpleasant surprise in the form oi a 36-23 trounc- ing. Martin ' s fast-breaking style I play was too much for the lawyers. I 1 gol very few chances to shoot at the basket, and when they did they usually had a hard time dropping the old palota through the net. The work oi Zap! at centei was also outstand- ing on the Pirates ' side oi the contest. Taft Jaysee was the next school to tesi the strength of the local hoopsters, and they found out that our boys were plenty strong enough to heat them by a 28-23 count. There was considerable foul- ing by both teams throughout the entire contest, the third quarter being the roughest of the game. Bu- chanan, Taft ' s big center, was ruled out on fouls, with a consequent change of luck for the Kolberg men. Shannon and Eddy were high point men for the Pirates. Shag claimed 12 points and Eddy six. Martin, star Ventura player, was not in the game due to a foot injury. Buoyed up in spirit by two successive victories, the boys went out for bigger game. The strong I . S. C. Dental College live journeyed to Ventura for a hard fought contest with Kolberg ' s men. Again the local five were victorious, this time by .i 7-29. Even this strong college team could not down the fighting Buccaneers. Coach Kolberg used a number of reserves in this tilt, giving them a chance to show their stuff. Kolberg had a difficult time this season choosing his first string, for competition was very strong. The dentists arrived in Ventura with a slight attitude of superiority, but before they left they had an enirely different opinion of their own and the Pirates ' merit. Santa Maria Jaysee. an institution of about the same size as Ventura, was the next quintet to suffer a defeat at the hands of Coach Kolberg and his group ot casaba experts. The Saints were punished by a 4s-2 1 contest for trying to F. Zapf, D. Perry, S. Keith, K. Shannon, J. Guzman, J . Martin.