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THE EWS First Section San Diego's Power Crushes Poli . .Mexico, v. r·., Monday, ovember US, 1957

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; «•; BOOTLEG PLAY-A burly, aggressiv.e.,San Diego line n1ade ,life miserable for Politecnico Saturday, h;lndinir the White Burros a 53-0 de- feat. Poll tried direct plays, cowrters., passes, reverses but nothing seemed to click against the Pioneers. Here Mario Salwn is shown making a s ort gain on the bootleg play early in the game. In panel No. 1 Salum has faked a handoff to his halfback and drifted around .his own left end with no interference. San Diego end Wayne Bourque spotted the play early but in o. 2 Salum is outrunning him and makes the turn upfield·. In No. 3 Salum spots trouble ahead from the San Diego secondary, reverses bis field. In No. 4 he gets a block from Hernandez (on Tessary) but is hemmed in by Muhnester. In •No. 5 Salum gives up ground to dodge Mulmester but in No. G is • hauled down by Dick Gardner who trailed the play·from the opposite side. (Photos by Bill Shanahan)..

INTERCEPTED PASS SETS UP TOUCHDOWN - The magic eye of THE NEWS camera cau;ht this series on a crucial pass intercep- tion in the second quarter of Saturday's football game between Politecuico and San Diego Universit)·. This play opened the flood gates in San Diego's 53-0 victory at UniversHy City Stadium. In panel o. 1 San Diego halfback Tom Chrones has just snatched a pass thrown by Poli quarterback Jorge Camargo at the Burro's 23 yard line. In No. 2 Chrones follows end Tom Zajek who blocks Camargo. In No. 3 Chrones picks up more interference and appears to have clear sailing to the goal but Poli's Jose Bravo comes in from the side to make the tackle on Chrones at the five yard line in No. 4. In No. 5 the ball skitters free at the two yard line and in No. G Zajek has won the race with Poli's Jorge Aguilera to recoYer the fumble. Halfback Tom Kelly bulled his way over from the six yard line three plays later to gi:e the Pion1:ers a 14.-0 lead and they quickly turned the game into a rout. San Diego' defense was so rugged, alert and aggresive that 1t was practically an offense as scenes such as the above were repeated all afternoon. The loss was one of the most humiliatin,r ever suffered by Politecnico. (Photos by Bill Shanahan). _..,.

a stone wall to the Politecnico 1·unning attack. This series shows the diffi~ully (r h r impo~sibility) of moving the Pioner linemen out o{ their position. Here Mike Ceryantes tries to hit outside his own end but ir s toµp d cold by the massed San Diego defense. Roberto Cruz was able to push end Tom Zajek out of the way momentarily but line- b acker Del Yervan came up immediately to close the hole and r ile up the play and Zajek threw off his block and came ch rging in to assist. San Diego's line play was the best·seen the local gridiron in recent years.• "

PASS PICKS UP YARDAGE-This series shows Politecnico pickfog up good yardage on a Camargo to Javier Garcia pass in the second q\larter of. the game with San Diego. In panel No. 1 Ga rcia has just gathered in the pass. In o. 2 he cuts back in an effort to dodge n Diego's Ed Bun ic and to pick up blockers coming downfield from the left. However, Sergio Gahan all'd Felipe Fl'or('S arri ·e too 1 '\te as Buqsic makes the tackle in panel No. 3.

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