News Scrapbook 1959-1962

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 1· Jlon., Oct. 2:l, 1961 Football ar

By JACK REBER The question: How can Uni- versity of San Diego beat New Mexico Western tomor- row? The answer: Stop Juan Vas- quez. . The key to V i C t O r Y IS wrapped up in those three words, but the job won't be that imple. VasqUPZ ranks as the nation's No. 2 runner, having C'Ompiled 632 yards on 83 carrie in six g a m e s. That's an average ot 7.61 yards a carry. The El Paso, Trx., native i stands only 5-10 b\lt eighs 200 pound . With peed and bruising pow , • has carried the brunt of he Mus- tang attack in thre s. The Mustangs have l o Sul Ross (Texas) Stat , Adams (Colo.) State and a handle A.&:'.\,1. of Oklaho ~ey have beaten Eastern Anzo. na New Mexico Highlands and Arizona State Univ rsi- ty' s B team. The game , , University o! n Die O sta• dium at 2p. . Offense tad Clldung , University of D Dlrgo 5 offense finally artrd to perk against Pepperdine last werk. The Toreros rushed fo: 248 yards on 53 carries, a highly. respectable 4.68 team aver- age. k Chief weapon !n this atta~ was Joe Gray, last years leading ground-gainer who. Is making a latP bid to reclaim thi- honor this yPar. Gray scorrd one touchdown and iaid down the block for the other in the Toreros' 13·0 wm over Pepperdine. ~e gained , 120 yards on 14 carr1e~ for an j 8. a erage in that contest. Pa ·s Attack La,:- Although the runners had a field day u:o•s pas. in at• tack lagged again. Thi' To- reros got one first down pass- ing and eomplPted 2 ot 11 aerial:: for 29 yards. Torero coach Mike Pecaro- vich said his team has worked on pass offense this wpek •·but not as much as we would have liked to." He indicated the squad has gone all out in practice ~n working out ways to cont~m Va. qucz. He also has m- stalled the A formation to thP left side, a complement to the right-side A the Tore- ros ran again. t PrppPrdine last Saturday night. Gap I. Created The A-formation i a Peca- ro\'ich innovation to solve the problem of the cornerback. The of!en IV<' Jim.' splits, cre- ating a gap brtwern one guard and cent<•r. The full- back linr.s up In this space, j ust a step behind the quar- terback who, along with the halfbacks, is in standard T position. The defen~e has to pull its linebackers in to plug this hole and prevent the quick handoff to thr fullback . Pi>ndray Is Back The Torero defPnse, mean- while, has been strengthened by the return of LeRoy Pen. dray, a tough linebacker who missed the last thrre games win a broken hand. Halfback Jor LoC'schnig will miss Sat- urday's contest with a green- stick fracture o! his Je~t cl~vl- 1 cle. The 183-pound semor 1s a three-year letterman. The Toreros will C'arry a big weight edge on the visi- tors. USD 's starting line aver- age 207 and its backfield 190. The Mu~tangs forward ~all a,·eragrs 199 the backfield 176. Probable linrups· N M 'Westem Pos. USO c · Soro (205) •• M McD viii !190 L Ward (2151 I G $el eek 22Q e'. Cos'eda C2DO) tg G. 111011 218 M , Steffen (185) c M. Gurrola ~rs {: ~j~l~a'?f,o~190) ~f R~·y~f (225 E Heln's {195) re J. Gabriel (218 w· w1n•,~1 (160) ab P. Hem'r (190 R • Cross (168) lh J. Grav (19.4 J.' Vasauez (200) 1b J . OeSoptis (185 T. Yanez (175) rh H. Wilson (190 I

By JACK REBER Unlver,ity of • an Diego whipped _l'iew :uexico Wei.t• em, 20-18, Saturday at USD Stadium .. _but what un- doubtl'dly was the Toreros' most exc1tmg and best- played game of thf' srnson also may ha Ye b<' n the> mo:l costly. Two kev defen i\'C men. guard Jim Da,!. an? haH- back Lar~v Strohmner, uHered elbow dhiocauons 1J1 the hard-fought conie. t and will mi~s. at le_ast. thrpe weeks' action, ac ording to team phys1rwn, D1. R1cha1 ct LuthPr. everal other TurPro~ were b:1111,ed up bu( ari, ''"· ecled to pla\ ·aturday night whrn USO ~ra,·eJ tu i:.o Beach .~tat.e Halfback Don Dorkowsk1 wa• the mo:f ei iou. of th . He was injured in the !atter P~'.t o! the game and was_ taken lo :\fercy Hosp,it:I ~,h~,-~ .· x stitches ,,en• requ1rrrl to c-lose a gash o, r1 h1 <') '. and c, en mor :nerdecl lo dose a dPat wound in his :h~~ . ' Althouah U:SD'< offen. e romped at it: most pruduct1,·<' rate of the ·ra. on, it performance was. matched b~ the defender who intercepted three passes, ~o~ble~ u?, one fumble a 1 d held Juan Vasque1 , thl' nation .. , o. - all,collt",. opncl-gainer, to 93) ards on 19 carne ,\!though ·pw :IIP.·ko \\'e,IPrn'. lJrui,lng ~oo,-pm~nder • n't hut out h,· anv means, hr has held to 29 111 d. \\ a • · b hl - n rrage In the se1·011d half. Va:quez roug a , a, into the game o ti.12 yards in 8:{ carries. , . Ti 1 rer~ used both the A and the I -format10n a ai:-t ~•ew lexi<"0 w,•stern and h~lfback Jo<• Gra; : and Howie Wflllam ·on and fullback Jim Desantis had a : f1<>ld da~, Dfl ·anti~ ,v thP bii;- gun. l'Olll n~ U(t 1 7 )·unls on 24 carrir1; a 6.9 a, erage. Gray cove:"d. yai-ds ~; li l"arries and Wiiliam:on rambled lo times for y~~~:· hard-charging OeSantls :cored _lwi_ce for the Tur- ,-1,0 during their second half surge. H1 · fir t came "hen he circled right end Into the rmbrace o! two 1!u,tang kl " Thr 185-pound i;enior ore away before the of. tac er.,. t· ct 48 ·a1·ds fi<.:ials could blow the ball drad and con mue ) for the score. • De ·anti~ chalked up the 11!-ddin,:- tally In the fourth ' eriod on an right-yard burst which left ·~w Mcxko • tv<' tern tralilny, 20-12. The • Tustangs rPtahated with their ace rnd, Jyde Berg, , 01 ing on a pass from Walt Winkowski. Quarterback Winkowski e, lclentl;: thought. he \\ a. ,cu1:• !ti •ing the Toreros by n_ot u,ang his top ~1 ound:gaine1 , Va quez, for the two-pornt com crs10n try but 111 , 1,as~, though complete, went out o! the rnd zone and the To1- c-,ros wcrr left with the wlnmng margin. SJ>" th halflrnc•k Ray ( ro, put •:ew ,_1e ko W••~trrn t f ont parl\' returning thr opemng k1ckoif 90 ,>at_ds a touchdo\~n. Th" Torcro C'am.r ri hi . b_ack ;;u~ ray 1 -unnin" eight ;ard, and leapm o a t:-'c e1 1 lo the end ~zonr. Duan<' Rudzil'

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fore rans ill 1,00:3 yards 111 three srasons- terback, Williamson '190) and V••1£'I an·, !.IPmo1·ial Stadium an indication that he is the Gray !194) at halvt's and De- USD qua,wrba<'k J' a t biggrst and best USD w<'apon. Santis !185) at fullback. Ileming<•r and NL"l•on :llur. Offonsively, 1 h" Toreros ph) fai!Pd tu rom]Jlete a va have gainrd 1,091 yards and in six tri<> · b,•tWl'• n th rn. Su. DrSantis has picked up 414 of whc-n it <·am,• 11m to yu to 1· thrm with 91 rushPs. The Ga- the 1\10 110inls afte • th!' Torp. tors havr pickPd up 1,099 1 ros' ~<•<·ond tou<'hdown th•:, yards on thr ground but 1,168 Plrl'l<"d to 11111 and fall,.d in thn Air in onr. morr conlPst Both roachc 11 e1·,, di ap- :J,900 surpnsf'd

than USD has played. B e h i n d Desantis in the gr o u n ct-gaining dr•partment comrs Gray who has 290 yards In 58 carriPs, Don Dor- kowski 170 yards m 24 trips and Howie Williamson 1681 yards in ,16 C'at rirs. J USD's big worry, of C'Olll'SC',

pointi•d, l/ "D l'oach \lik<' P,•. caru, ic-h \la: do\\ II!':\ l , ltP1 I.tr gamr and ,,]1 111 IPam c·ould ha,,. \\Oll t11,• , unlP 1 although it did pla1 IHIJI<' hi~ against gn•al,otltls Long BC'11<'11 lll<'lllUI D o 11 Rr<'d mum bl cl a 'thank you" 11 hen Pecaro\'ic-11 ,·ro sPd tlw field to eongratulat•• him hut h1• honest!\' ft-It liis 49,·r ,,·,•re mucl{ b<'lt,·1· than they ~howed . Thr Torc•ros, although hob- bled sonwwhat \\ Ith four dc- fensiv<> mt>n out pf nc·tlon l'OII• tain<'rs \\'Crc Olli of hrr•ath Ill IIH' fin. ish. ThP 49c•1·s slari('(I imprf's. :i\·cJ;- \\'h<'n fullbark St1•1 <' Hartman ,1,•nl :!li 1·anJs lor tlw fir~l louehdown ·with onl) two minute's ;i;Onc u1 tht• ,gatn<'. 'J'hp TOI'<', (J camc- hacl ho\\'- ('\'f'I', \\ilh Jo<' Gra, skirii lhc• right ~id<' for a inu, hdo\t J'rom th<" l:i.