Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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F O O T B A L L I )£ it i gaU -w JUNIOR COLLEGE VARSITY THIRD ROW; ARGABRITE. GUMPERTZ, CHAFFEE, GREINER, BURUM, V REED DAVISON. BRIGHT, HARRIS. SECOND ROW: MGR. HASS, LACK. ARNETT. GUZMAN. MYERS. COACH MCALLISTER: FIRST ROW- MITCHELL, NIDEFFER. COCHRAN, CAPT. LINDSAY, SHANNON. LOWE. Season Resume In reviewing the record of three wins, three defeats, and one tie established by the 1932 Ventura Junior College football team. Pirate fans will find nothing to be ashamed of. On the contrary, in the light of the schools engaged, the relative enrollment between those institu- tions and the Orange school, and the score tally chalked by the Brigands, local fans may consider the past season a highly successful one. The Buccaneers annexed a total of 71 points in com- petition to 38 for the opposition. At no time during the season was Ventura beaten by more than six points, and this record was held in the face of a terrific barrage by such elevens as Riverside, Pasadena, and Taft Junior Colleges. Against Santa Monica and Taft the Buccaneers registered greater yardage totals than did either of their victorious opponents. Against Riverside, although doped to lose by three or four touch- downs, the McAllistermen gave an exhibition of determination that refused to allow more than a six-point difference in score. In tying the highly touted Pasadena Bulldogs, who lost to Compton ' s terrible Tartars only by a last-minute touchdown, the diminutive local squad estab- lished itself on a par with the best teams in the southland. California Christian College and Santa Barbara State Teacher ' s Frosh were wal- loped to the tune of 28-2 and 19-0 respectively, while Santa Maria managed to hold the Pirates to a 12-6 victory. These are the facts that should be considered when a casual survey of the 1932 record tends to indicate only mediocre success. ■ ■■ 85

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FOOTBALL t3:g m COACH MCALLISTER COACH EUGENE McALLISTER In Coach Eugene McAllister, mentor of the spirited Pirate varsity that performed so capably during the 1931 season, Ventura Junior College held the services of a real coach. Al- though John Public knew Mac principally for the surprising results he obtained on the gridiron with but scant material at his disposal, Pete Pirate knew him best as the sort of fellow a player will really fight for. Always out to win from kick-off to final whistle, but never willing to sacrifice sportsmanship or jeopardize a player ' s well-being for the mere sake of victory, Eugene McAllister ' s popularity with the Orange and Black is well deserved The Buccaneers |Oin in wishing him the best possible luck in the greatest game of all. CAPTAIN ARTHUR LINDSAY ■ Never the flashiest player on the field, and usually doomed to perform in the arduous capacity of blocking half-back, Ar- thur Lindsa y was rewarded for the steady example of hard- plugging fight that he represented with the honorary captaincy of the 1932 season. Lindsay was the sort of inconspicuous performer who opens holes for some- one else to ramble through. It is particularly signifi- cant that his fellow players recognized the valuable cog Art made in this year ' s football machine. Let us hope that succeeding Ventura football squads will exercise the appreciation of merit that characterized the 1932 team ' s selection of Arthur Lindsay as honorarv captain. ' « CAPT. LINDSAY ■j -:s: jr : ,E:;rjrj;r. 84

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,, K ,:- Santa Monica 6 — Ventura MITCHELL Pirate fans who trekked south to Santa Monica for the season opener on October 3, got their first squint at the Orange squad that was to represent Ventura ' s football hopes for 1931. They saw a fast, well-balanced local eleven chalk up nearly twice the yardage registered by their opponents, only to lose by a six-point mar- gin when Santa Monica managed to cash in on their one scoring threat of the afternoon. The McAllistermen roamed almost at will over every thing but the goal line and missed several chances for touchdowns via the penalty and fumble routes. Although marked by the ragged ness characteristic of early season playing, the team showed occasional flashes of the power that it demonstrated so consistently on later dates. The work of Howard Reed, Arthur Lind- say and Kenneth Bright was especially notice- able VLfJlUKA J C VS RIVERSIDE J. C. PIRATE OFFENSE 86