Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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MEILANDT Riverside 12 — Ventura 6 Riverside Junior College, rated thirty points better than Ventura by critics in the south country, found that a Pirate made a convincing double for the proverbial Tartar on October ]0. The week of intensive practice following the Santa Monica battle worked wonders with the men of McAllister, and a greatly improved foot- ball team |ourneyed to meet the powerful River- side squad, Walt Schell, the southlander ' s highly touted man-mountain, ran into disaster in the first half and was carted from the field very decidedly horsdecombat . (The disaster hap- pened to be Mr. Brick Bright ' s effective tack- ling). Herman Gumpertz, second string Pirate guard, was responsible for the touchdown regis- tered by Ventura when he blocked Riverside ' s attempted punt in the fourth quarter and fell on the ball behind the goal line. Riverside scored on decisive drives that refused to be denied. Fans and players alike returned from this game with glowing reports of the good sportsmanship and clean playing demonstrated by the Riverside football team. VENTURA J C. vs. RIVERSIDE J C PIRATE DEFENSE . T jt ■ i ' 7 ■▼ v ▼ ▼■ V ■V ' ' ' ST ' vT W ' V 87

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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

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F O O T B A L L r !t,. Ventura 28 — CaL Chris College 2 COCHRAN Inaugurating the new lighting system erected on the Ventura field, Coach McAllister cele- brated the event with a convincing triumph over the California Christian College in the first home game of the year. The passing combina- tion of Reed to Shannon, and Shannon to Reed, spelled ruin to the Crimson and Gray after the Los Angeles team had managed to stop the Buccaneer line plunging of the first period. Shannon broke away several times for long runs off-tackle and around end, and carted the ball across the line three times for Orange touch- downs. The game, despite its one-sided score, was fast and interesting from every point of view. The visitors made numerous substantial gains in the center of the field and threatened to score several times during the game, but never quite managed to push through the Or- ange wall on the goal-line Simmons, Panther half-back, was outstanding in his work both on offense and defense. VENTURA J. C. vs. RIVERSIDE J. C. GIVING THEM THE WORKS y v-. T 7 r 7 r,g -5,|,p