Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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- NIDEFFER Taft Ventura Thanksgiving Day, in a sea of mud, eleven husky drillers from over the hill splashed, slopped and slid to a six-point win over as many muddy Pirates on the Ventura field. Although twice within the Taft ten yard line, the Buccaneers were not able to push the pigskin over the goal and were forced to watch a thirty-yard pass from Gaghman to Goldstein end in a six-point tally for Taft during the final period. With offensive work rendered nearly impossible by the field condition, both teams resorted to defensive tac- tics throughout. Taft cashed in on its one scoring opportunity of the afternoon. This game, winding up the Ventura schedule, was the last appearance of Messrs. Bright, Shannon, Reed, Lindsay, Guzman, Petre, and Lowe in the colors of Ventura. It wound up a season that could be considered in no other light but as the most successful in the history of the Orange and Black. VENTURA J. C. VS. SANTA MONICA J. C FORWARD PASS ' z : :; :;, zT. :.s E r:j a 92

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Ventura 6 — Pasadena 6 SHANNON The Pasadena game demonstrated, more than any other encounter of the season, the real heights to which the Buccaneer team could rise when the occasion demanded. The Bulldogs boasted a formidable record against the strongest competition of Los Angeles and vicinity, having beaten the Caltech varsity in an early season practice struggle. Pre-game dope favored the southerners with an 18 point margin of victory. Sut the Orange had other ideas, and several hundred local fans were rewarded for their at- tendance on the night of November 20, by seeing the underdog rise up and battle the Bulldog to a standstill Some enthusiastic local followers even declared Pasadena lucky to come out with a tie. After battling through a scoreless first half, with Ventura on the Crimson three yard marker only to be set back by penalties. Reed started the third quarter by galloping fifteen yards for Ventura. The conversion was blocked. Pasadena tied things up in the closing minutes of the final period with a long pass over the goal line. Their conversion was smothered under a sea of Orange and Black players. Bright, Bishop, and Reed were accredited with outstand- ing work by local papers, while Young, Lion- berger, and Little enacted the stellar roles for Pasadena. VENTURA J C VS RIVERSIDE J C OVER TACKLE ' ' j jr ; .:: ' i: ' i;: ' s ;:K :s2s:r 91

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B FOOTBALL :□ t COACH KOLBERG Coach Eric Kolberg deserves a great deal of praise for the cham- pionship football aggregation which he turned out this year. Al- though blessed with plenty of material, Kolberg found that the majority of the players were inexperienced. A great deal of patience and training finally won out, and to Kolberg goes the credit for coaching the first championship squad in the history of the school. A large percentage of this year ' s squad will return in the fall, and with the fighting spirit of the boys and the excellent coaching of Coach Kolberg, Pirate fans are looking forward to an even greater year. CAPTAIN BOB STEELE The Pirate squad carried out a plan this year whereby a captain would be chosen for every game, instead of electing a captain at the beginning of the year and having him serve throughout the season. At the close of the season the team met and selected Bob Steele, the lanky Pirate wingman, as honorary captain. No other man deserved this honor as much as Steele. Injured early in the Santa Barbara game, Steele refused to leave the contest, for that game meant everything to the plucky captain and his team- mates. If Steele continues to at- tend this institution we are sure he will have the same success and popularity on the J. C. team which he has had as a member of this year ' s high school varsity. CAPT. STEELE 93