News Scrapbook 1956-1959

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MARTIN P CES ROMP OVER RHINOS

Cni r It)' of San Diego's Pioneers had bettt'T -wcnr they expect to break up Marine Corps Recruit Depot's running !\ tack in their "City Championship" football game. The 2\iarine~, featuring the elusive running of ,1alt- back BillY Martin set the st;,ge for their B lboa Stadi· urn joust 0 with the 'pioneers yesterday with a hard-fought 34-7 victory over the semi-pro Montebello Rhin Depth paid off for the 2\1arincs yesterda) but that factor won't be in the Devildogs' favor Saturday for the collegians are pretty deep in most ~pols too. Depth or no, the Pioneers are going to find their hands full with the likes of Ernie :vrerk, Martin, Dale Boul- well, Bob Garner,• Jimmy Pylt>s, L. C. Taylor and for- mer Pioneer Vern Valdez. Martin went on another run-binge yesterda;·, coring t,,·ice on exciting reverse-field runs. He notched the initial Marine ~core on a run which co,·Pred 20 yards by the markers, but aboul .JU cro~s- field. starting to the' left, cutting back and squirming through three would-b<' tacklers. Martin put the Leathrrnecks ahead, '27-7. m the final period with another criss-cross which cO\'<'r<'d 13 yards of straight ahead distance but about 70 lrom one side of the field to the other. Merk, the tough former Helix High and l SC half• baclt, vut the Marin<'s ahead in the i;econ quarter, smashinJ over from thret> yards out. Th<' :-Aarini,s' third TD was an 11-yard pass from Valdez to \'Pteran end Bob Covington. Al Champman plunged one yard for the Summary heir track shoes Saturday night if

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last MCRD score alter Gar- ner had intercepted a Rhino pass to set up the dri\'e. Chuck Longo plunged for the Rhinos' Jone TD in the first quarter. The , ictory gave the Dev- ildogs an 8-2 record for the season as they get ready t11eir Pioneer outing. ~eason mark to 8-1 with its victory oYer Montana State Thanks• giving Day. for USD brought its

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION ~;;;~:tf uf Pioneer Backs (Continued) definitely nailed down left halt spot. A Hall, who has not been ervice since the Hamilton Ir Fo ce Ga m e, 1 may see ome action, h o w- ever. i:.. The ::-.farlne coach agreed that USO ls a much better club than la t year w h e n the Leathen,ecks chalked up a 41-0 victory in old Lane Field. One player, quarterback\ Vern \'aldez, performed as the tarting signal-caller !or USO last year and Saturday night he'll be opening for the\ Marines. Valdez has been the Marine quarterback starter since his play in the Tucson Rattlerl contest. Since then he has 1 guided the team to ,•ictories over San Diego State, Hamil- 1 ton Air Force Base, Camp Pendleton and the Montebello\ Rhinos. Trometter said he hasn't had a scrimmage this week because of Injuries and lack \ of depth. \ Starting guard Ernie Delco is still in the hospital with pneumonia, center Ron Col- lins reinjured his knee and h>Ub.ek Dde Boo

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CAN KEYES TO GATES UNLOCK LEATHERNECKS' DEFEN Tom Gates leads the way as Bob Keyes, USD half- against MCRD at Balboa 'tadium. Ga e and K e back, takes a handoff from quarterback Duane are the Pioneers' leading grow1d gain , O'Con- O'Connor in workout for Saturday night's game nor may have to fill in (or injured Jan Chapman.

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A DAY FOR THE MARI

Doug Da , a former Mt. San An- tonio J. C. former, will start at t for t1 Marine Corps Recruit hen the Leathernecks face the ~ -_,j'