News Scrapbook 1956-1959

The largest two year school in the nation, Los Angeles City College with over 20,000 students, will send a powerful 38-man team against the University of San DiegoYs 24-man team in todayYs historic game. In a sense, anything that the University of San DiegoYs youthful athletic department undertakes, is historic. This year, the entire student body has taken on a tremendous responsibility by inaugurating a freshman football program. And in 6pening against Los Angeles City College, how could any school begin in a more impressive manner. Coach Steve FritkoYs visiting Cubs defeated San Francisco City College · l5-0 in their opener, and lost to Stockton. College 34-0 last week. IACC, always a power in the Western State Conference, finished third last year with a 7-2 record behind Cerritos and Compton. PritkoYs top running bac.k for the second consecutive year has-been Halfback Joe Vlomack (number 20), the man to watch today. The 5-8, 186 ' pound All-Western State Conference selection who can run a 9.8 hundred, picked up 91 yards for a 7.5 yards per carry average against San Francisco, slightly under his 10 yards per carry av erare la st year. To bolster the thin Pioneer yaarling squad, Coaches Les Harvey and Frank Murphy will use five varsity sophomores to bring the freshman team to 24 members. Although the todayYs game will be the first frosh contest in the schoolYs brief athletic history, the junior Pioneers have had two successful scrimmages against Oceanside J.C. and Los ,'\.ngeles Valley J.C. and nightly action against the USD varsity already this Fall. The visitors will be outweighed on the line 203 to 201 -pounds per man, and the added Pioneers weight could produce a major upset, if former St. Augustine High star Joe Gray or Fullback Joe Baxter should find an open- ing the imposing L~CC line.

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LACC Henry Rivera Willie Washington Robert Anthony Carlos Acosta Jim Robinow John Sthol Bill Peters Ken Yeakel Joe Womack Louis Gray Maurice Miller Line---201 Backfield---1 67 Team Average---189

USD George Coggins Leonard Skitt Walt Joos Jay Elson Mike Gurrola Chuck QYConnell Ed Bair Bill Bourque Tom Mathis Joe Gray J·oe Baxter Line---203 Backfield---174 Team Average ---189

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October 10, 1958