Alcala 1958

Football: 6 -3 By BILL TH OM AS Fr es hm an ,Co lle ge fo r Men l: I AS h an, ll ge r

T HE Un ive rsi tyof San Di ego 's19 57 foo tba ll sea son was a suc ces s. Th ere we re sev era lfac tor sbeh ind th is su cc es s: player s, coa che s, boo ster s,admi nis tra tiv e coop era tion, fac ulty memb ers ,fan s, studen ts, che ere rsand even a one -ma n ban d —all hel ped to giv e the US D Pione er sa wi nn ing6-3 sea son . This wa s on ly the sec ond sea son fo r US D in int ercoll egi ateath leti cs, and pos­ sib ly the achie veme ntsof sma ll sch ool slike Not re Dame , We st Po in t and Ya le me rit hea dli nepri ori tyfor the moment. But win­ ni ng si x out of nine foo tba ll game s, in a sop hom oresea sonag ain stexp eri enc edoppo ­ siti on, rat es pa rdo nab lepr ide , self-c ong rat u­ lati ons an d gratef ul bows to tho se respon­ sib le. T rsity iego's l ss. l s i i es : s, s, s, inistrative co peration, lt ers, s, ts, rs - ers ing . s l c llegiate l tics, - l e ents l ls , i t l i line ity t. • l s, ore s i st ienced - , e nable i , self-congratu- ul se -

Wh at counts aft er a gam e is not wh eth er you ha ve won or lost but wheth er you can pa y your deb ts. Th e USD Pi on ee rs ar e inde bt ed : • To Bis hop Cha rles F. Bu dd y, Fo under an d Pr esi den t of the Un iversi ty, fo r hi s conf ide nc e,patien ce and pat ernal und er­ sta nd ingof the exu ber ant dre ams of ene r­ ge tic you th. • To the Members of the Fa cul tyfo r th eir coo per atio nand car efu l dis tin cti onbe tween sin ne r and sin , cheer ing Mr. To uc hd own Sa tur da yand gi vi nghim a "D "Monda y. • To He ad Coa ch Bob McCut che onand h is ass ista nts Paul Pla tz and Co simo Cut ri for a mo dif ied spli t-T , ho urs of br ui sin g pr ac tic e,hea dac hes ,he art ach esan d oh my ac hi ng bac k. r ts. eers ted: les y, t i sity, i ence, ce al - ing t s - i t . s lty ation l i ction b ee r , ing down day g ' day. tcheon i nts l t i o i ified - , ising ctice, h ches, h taches ing .

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