Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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I El ■. -I I? 1:1 1 171 ■I again to the Indians, the score being 16 to 10. Coach Kenned) t Fillmore had two complete teams on his lightweight squad, each as good as the other. ' I I two teams were to much foi the Pirates, as the scon- indicates. The Pirate lads couldn ' t sink their buckets [oi some reason oi other. Determined to make up foi previous defeats, the Mathewsmen journeyed to Oxnard, where the) engaged our old rivals, the Yellowjackets, in friendly en- counter. The Pirates trounced said Yellowjackets in their usual style, the score being 31 to 21. The return game proved to be the biggest walkawa) of the light- weight season, Oxnard returning home with a stinging 38 to 8 beating Lang and Swope went into every play and incidentally led in the scoring. The Pirates fought the bab) Yellowjackets with the same spirit that is usually prev- alent in Ventura-Oxnard duels. The contest was staged in our Junior High gym. So ended the season for this fighting gang ol young Pirates. May their spirit be manifest in future Ventura High varsities. Although every game was not a victor). Coach Mathews and his 1931 squad can consider the season a success. The squad was composed of all new men. for the varsity team enlisted the services of last year ' s lightweight lettermen. But with the fighting spirit typical of these doughty Pirates, they were able to live up to the reputation of former Buccaneer hoop squads. When basketball rolls around next year, the lightweight aggregation is sure to be well represented both in number and spirit. ' — - l I) VSKE1 B U.I. I I u row. J. Withers, B. Dysart. row. Coach R. Mathews, P. Wigton, J. Wigton, D. Van Dellen, M Sm ith. Third rou : . Randall, . Fraser, K. I)lck, F. Skill. Fourth row. I ' .. Gallagher, I). Lang, R. Sorem, li. Arnett, H. Lamp.

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IEI 1 1 151:1 1 171 ■s. ■- 31 Robert Sorem Captain B BASKETBALL Coach Mathews started his boys out at an early date, as the other Pirate mentors did this year. After a few practice tilts the baby hoopsters were raring to go. Conseqeuntly with all the typical Pirate fighting spirit the boys ran up a team from Santa Paula, a school that always turns out fighting teams. However, nothing could down Mathews ' men. and the midget hoopsters emerged with a 20 to 16 victory. The contest was a hard fought one and was won with a great deal of trouble. Upon the event of a return match with the Saints, the Pirate boys turned out another victory, this time collecting 24 points to 18 for the Glen City team. The Lancaster desert team, not having a squad organized so early in the league season, forfeited to the Ventura gang. Thus the Pirates had an additional week of practice in which to learn difficult and intricate plays. Later in the season however, the lightweights of the two schools tangled, and Mathews and his scrappy gang emerged victorious 23 to 12. The Pirates had their system down too well for the desert boys. The trio of Lang, Sorem, and Swope were at their best. much t(. ' the disgust of Coach Bishop and his Lancaster lads. The Pirate mentor gave practically all of his men a chance to strut their stuff in this game. The Santa Barbara Vaquero outfit was the next team to suffer defeat at the hands of the Pirate babes. The Ventura lads put it over them to the tune of 2 v to 24. Santa Barbara was not satisfied with the results of the first game however, and when the whistle ended the return match, the Channel City lads were leading 18 to 10. The Dons were too well versed upon the Pirates ' offense, for the first game gave them an opportunity to study Mathews ' style. 1 he Fillmore Indians were too much for the baby Buccaneers, cleaning up b) j 24 to 13 score. The Pirates couldn ' t get their fas t offense to break right, .and their defense was none too good. The fact that the Fillmore squad was ;r:cr was proved when the Pirates tackled them a second time, only to lose Ids

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I El I. A E 1:1 1 171 51 Gould Taylor Captain VENTURA JUNIOR COLLEGE BASEBALL 1 he Junior College started its pre-season training by tackling the Ventura Merchants. The game was a typical early season contest with frequent errors al- though the score was kept low. After struggling for nine innings the Merchants decided they were lucky to escape with a 1-1 tie. However, when the Pirates play- ed them the following week they administered a 9-3 beating to the Merchants. Opening the official season the local boys traveled south to play the Santa Monica Junior College. The game turned out to be a free-hitting contest with the Pirates having the best of the slugging as shown by the score of 13-8. The Santa Monica lads seemed to be gluttons for punishment; they traveled to the Poinsettia City a week later and were taken to the cleaners to the tune of 12-3. Taylor kept the opponents well under control, striking out fifteen players, while his team Junior College Baseball Team 110