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October 25, 1956

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If you don't succeed a.t tint ... The thlrd time Is the charm , •• "i6" la the magic number • • • One way or another they tell the story of the University of San Diego's Pioneers In their 1 first campaign on the gridiron. In the Inaugural outing, the I Pioneers found the U. S. Air Force Academy Falcons too much to handle to the tune of 46-0. It waa said "46" could be the magic nwnber for the Pio- neers. Then It w11.11 the Nave,! Air Skyralders' turn, and they romped off with a 39-0 victory. But last Saturday the Pioneers covered themselves with football glory. Three-touchdown under- dogs ,u they faced the Edwards Air Force Base Wings In Balboa Stadiwn, the Pioneers flashed the "new look." And it glittered. When the final gun sounded, the Pioneers had scored the first football triwnph Ill USD's his• tory. And the score was a whop- the rea beginning of a great tradition or the University of San Diego. Hwnbled in their first start 46-0, they made the "46" the magie number 1n glori- ous fashion, They topped It by one-and made their first victory a rousing 47-0 victory. Fullback Duane (Rudy) Rudin- ski took the honors o! scoring the first touchdown in the uni, verslty's history. And he made it a thriller. He raced 71 yards along the sideline for the score. When It was all over, seven players had added their names to the USD record book by scor- ing touchdowns. And Larry Tessary, who counted one of the touchdowns, also a.dded tour con- ver.sion points. with Tony Pro- copio adding the fifth, For the record: Clarence Ma scored the second touchdown to climax a 46-yard drive. Tom Kelly intercepted a Wings pass and returned It 45 yards for the third score. Halfback Joe McNamara. flip- ped a short pass to Tet1aary in the end zone for the fourth tally, McNamara recorded the fifth middle of the line for a 10-yard jaunt. Then It was Louis Ca.stagn&'! Thus did th spirited Pioneers forge ripped th rough th e

OCK~.NSIDE Hitting a re- markable 67'c of their .shots in the second period and sparked by Jhe st<>!lar floor pla) of Bart Johnson, Eddit> Pepple ancl Jaek Williams, till! Pendll'ton Seoul:-; completely outclassed the Uni- VC'rsily of San Diego quinte_t, ';"6-46, at the Oceanside Commu• nity Center last Tuesday. Tht> rollegians playC'd well at midcourt, bul failed to work in under and score during the first half which ended 33-12 Pendle- ton. The San Diegans came out stronger in the second pedod, but tht> hard-dl'iving Mari~~ with their wealth of expet"ienc-c am! deadly shootin" Wt>re too tnlll"h for Lhem. Guard Eddie P<>p •le was high for the Scouts \\ "th 13 points followed h? I,ay1 n Ducol ,~ilh 11 110d JaC'k Williams with 10.

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By JOUNN"l !UcDON LIJ aid yester-lplay but \J\ > ad a n ental day that the Unlversity ot san block and In. tead called for Diego wa sadly Jac·king in fun- the backs to, t the cent~r of damental~ but indicated t he the line. dub till has the potential to "We'll llempt to sharpen win a f w football games th1 our pas. attack nd im- 1 ) ear. prove our defensive and offen- "We'U h a v e to eliminate sive line p ) ." many the mt t<1kes \\P made Kuhn singled otlt pass de- 11galn the Air Force Academ) fense as the club's strongest last Sa l(la~ ;· he ·aid. point. The Falrons completed The aun university football only two of 1-1 passes for 30 1H1uad, which openeel it~ r1rst yarcls. sea.·on with a 46-0 beating at .l<'OO'l' 'O'l'ES The Pioneers the hand ol tlH' r'aleons, will incurred two inJuries-guards fare coa h Dwight Hoover' ,Joe DiTomao;o, a contusion, • aval It- 'k}raiders Saturda\ and Glenn Go~s. a dislocated in Balh , Stadium, humb . . Kuhn predicted that Kuhn atcl there wa. little the Air Academy would lose 1he Pioneer~ CQL Id do right only two games this year ... against he Fal,•on, ancl hoped He said the big Skyraider to get thln"s straightened out pass1 in the middle. ___c_______ , _ ____________ 'oach ii Kuhn

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November 14, 1956

WINS SCORING HONOR-Duane Rudlnakl, right, is shown taking a handoff from Clarence Ma.scarf In a football practice • esslon. It WR! the real thing against Edward~ Air Force Base la.st Saturday, and Rudlnskl, former Helix High sta.r, gained the honor of scoring USD's tint touchdown in history, It came on a scintilla.ting 71-yard run. USD Cage Squad Launches Practice The University of San Diego basketball squad looked forward h te a. busy season ae they began practice this week under the direc- w en he

s Underdo In Home Contest ByJOH Y :\lt•DONALD 'ew Mexico Iii! ary Insti- tute, boasting a d ngerous passing attack, will e a slight iarnrite tonight to defeat the :young University of San Diego al Balboa Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. The invading Broncos will be l'Xpected to kick up a fuss with quarterback Rich Mayo and Clifl Wingo throwing the ball and Don Black, a 178-pound full- back, guiding the ground at- tack. The New , 1exicans have an lmpressi\e 5-2 record com- pared to USD's 1-2. Latest vic- 1im of the Broncos was Trini. 1 dad, Colo. JC-, 66-0. New Mexi o will operate from a split 'r with the quar- terbacks expected to use the option play most of the way, The Broncos also are expect. I'd to outweigh the Pioneers, 10 pounds per man in the !lne. Gil Kuhn, coach of the Pio- neers, said he'll open with a l backfield of Joe McNamara at quarterback, Clarence Mascari and Tom Kelly at halves a n d Duane Rudzinski at fullback. Kuhn admitted he expected a tough game and that the Pioneers will have lo be geared high to beat the Broncos. The New M.exicans have a toughl i or ward wall, work at the 1 ~cklcs and ends for their offen- sive gainers and throw a lot ! to ends Duncan Ward (6-4, 210) and Dave Shearer l6·3, 206J.

Ra}' StJeiteJ, Univcr 1ty of an Diego team cap In, will be moved from center lo left end Saturday when the Pio- neers close their Ii rst football season against Arizona State of Flagstaff in Balboa Stadium. Speitel, who has played all the previous ames al center, fil-1s in for Hng Larry Tes- sary. Tessary incurred a brain concussion in a scrimmage 'last week with Naval Training Cen- ter. Speitel played end at Chula Vista High. The Flagstaff club, whichj has lost clo.se derisions to Pep- Pe rd in e 114-121 ancl Long Beach State (7-6J, figures to be the toughest opponent on the Pioneer schedule since the Air 1''orce Academy, Cosimo Cutri Jr., assistant coach lo Gil Kuhn, reported yesterday that the Pioneers probably would start Speitel and Billy Franklin at ends, Pete,.J unger and either Charles 1Franlclin or Paul Ekberg at ta.ckles, Tony Procopio aod Bill B an a g'a at guards, Ronnie Raya al center, Joe Mc'Na- mara at quarterback. Tom Kelly and Clarence Mascari at halves and Duane Rud,in · at fullback.

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NM Expect oday for USO Game New exico 1\Tilitary Iru ·, tu te's football team Is expecte I to arrive In town today for its game with .the University of San Diego lomot ow night In Balboa tndlum The Br ~q arc eipccted to operate from a split-T forma- tion. Heading the attack will b quarterback Rich Mayo. The invading collegians will he light but fast. Mayo weighs 163, halves Fteddle Sander" and Steve Ball' are 145 and 170, rC'spectlvely and Don Bl a ck (178) t fullbntk. The to ·inJm mllitary Ill be Oun a 6-4 210:pounder f Monica. Coach Gil !Jave h cl t atC's. • "I ed la t , e he Fro ·h Jo t to Redland sh. The Pioneers will b ooting or their second vicfory ot the season.

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A 21-game schedUle already has been carded, and Johnson turn to chalk up the sixth when The Pioneer coach ha.s high...------------- he recovered a. Wing fumble in opes for an outstanding season Oth tst the end zone. er ou anding performers in the university's first varsity And Quarterback Bob Frank- e P tit! Include Lee Hammond, 6-6, who om e on. Un ma.de it "47"' when he Inter- Heading the 1 st of players are played for Mobley, Mo., junior cepted a p Ken Leslie, Joe Roth and Charlea coll e; Dave WMhington, 6-5, ya.rds to PIii¥ Thomeczek, All-City honorable mention at and now tli, Loeslle, a six-footer who played LI their way, 'ere on tor Johnson when the latter ncoln High last year; Bob Tur- T 1 1 6 ll s weekend they will enjoy coached Grihalva Motors, won P n, -7, All-Metro forward at a well-deserved rest. All-American Amateur Athletic Helix High; Hector Sanchez, 5-11, Next 7 , nlon basketball honor., In Den- who averaged 215 points a game they will travel to Redland 1 to • r twice with the local city team t th R d once with Oakland's Bitners. with St. Augustine last year, and mee e ~dlands frosh, former Naval Training Center Duane Rudinskl, another All• And In USO history, a number ard, Le•lle also was named Metro six-footer from Helix. Ru- Is fo:gotten. Happily, the Pio- U-Navy a.nd All-llth Naval Dis- dlnskl Is playing with the foot• neers new magic number Is "47" ,.t ball team. -and that It always will be. Roth, a mt-foot-two forward Nov. 17--0ceanslde Carlsbad ~=======.a-===== ayed two year • with the All: College, here. Nov, 20-;- Camp 1 hopes to line up an additional five games.

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a.rlne Quantico, Va., quintet. He Pendleto,n, there. Nov. 27-NTC, alto wu a ltar performer in high th ere. Nov. BO-Loyola Univer- echoel In Ithaca, N. Y. slty, there (tentative). Dec. 1- 'l'homeczek • Ix feet two ta a Chapman College, there. Dec. '- former Oklahoma A&M player Long Beach State, there. Dec. who &11'0 hu had four years of 8-Whlttler College, here. Dec. experience u an Army perform- 12-0ceanalde-Carlsbad College, Ill', Ht pla,-ed two seaaona with there. Dec. 20-Flag-ataff, Ar!J;., th• Argtu. State, thent (tenta.Uve). Dec. 21 Th• tallest member of the club -Grand Canyon College, there. Dec. 22-Luke Air Force BaseJl f et, IW'III tnchea. The lanky cen- at Phoenix. Jaa. 4-Cal Baptist playtd one eea.aon of fresh- College, there. Jan. 8-Long IS1&n ball at North Dakota. Beach State, here. Jan, 2'-Ma-1) 11 "be Carl Hendmkeon at six

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Pioneers Tackle Tough Lumberiac s i Finale

. rine Corps Recruit Depot, there. Jan, 26.-Cal Poly, San DlmM, here. Jan. 29- Anfeles State, there. Jan, 81--Grand Canyon College, her . Feb. 2-Chapman College, here. ll'eb. IS-Whittler College, there. Feb. llS-Cal Poly San Dlmu, there. Feb. 1e-ca: 1, t B ti here. X

Buoyed by a thrilling 14-12 victory over New Mexico MIii- tary Institute, the University of San Diego Pioneers are bearing down in drills for their final test of their first football season- the clash with the Lumberjacks of Arizona State College of Flag• staff at 2 p.m. Saturday, No- vember 17, In Balboa Stadium. A victory over the Arizonans- 110 easy assignment-would give the Pioneers a 3-2 victory edge In their Inaugural camp,algn. Joe McNamara. Ignited t he spark that brought victory to the Pioneers in the thriller with the New Mexico eleven. · He scored both touchdowns, the first coming on a quarterback sneak to climax a 29-yard drive in the first. quarter. End Larry Tessary booted the extra point. The Institute grlddel"8 took charge In the second quarter to score twice for a 12-7 halftime advantage. And the score hel~ up u n t I I McNamara came through with about two minutes left In the game. He fought of three tacklers on the 16-yard winnlng touchdown run. Tessary again converted, and that was the ball game, The Pioneers will have a toug-h job on the!r 0 hands trying to atop the hard-running Lumberjack at- tack next week, Wlnnlng three of their first four games the Arizonans averaged more than 300 yards per game. Their set- back was a H-12 affair with Pepperdine. They beat the Ft. Huachuca :Army te-am, 28-6, smothered Uni- versity or California at River- side, 60-0, and romped over Westminster, 29-0. The first team line averages !05, and the backfield 190 to give them a big, fa.st starting aggretation.

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San Dl~.-n l,a rry TeSU1TJ Pete Jungers Tony Procopio Ra:v Spettel Bill Ba a • a. Charle! Frank.Un Bllly Frantlia Joe McNam&ra. Clarence MMcari Tom Kelly Duane RudT.in~kl

Duncan Ward Tom Walker .Al Na.nee Bob Ca.rr Howard Hom an Ja.ck Metcalf Da,·e Sherer Rich Mayo Fredd1P Sandera fitpve Ba.ti"& Don Black

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Pioneers to Tackle New · Eleven The University of San Diego's Pioneers awing ba.ck into action on the gridiron at 8 p.m. this Friday, November 2, when they clash with New Mexico Military Institute in Balboa. Stadium. The froah grldders held the spoUight la.st week when they tangled With the Univf'r$ity of Redlands frosh. But they didn't find the going to their liking as · they came out of the tussle on the short end of a 27•7 acore.

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For Finale With Lumberjacks University of San Diego's Mascari and Tom Kelly and men include tackle Pete Jun- football Pioneers, who have fullback Duane Rudzinski, whC' gers, guards Tony Porcopio shown added strength since doubles in brass as one of and Bill Banaga and end Bill they switc ed to the T forma- the top defensive players on Franklin, who will be one of lion midw y through the sea- the squad. the prime targets for McNa, son, fare Arizona State of The only other doubtful start- mara's and Bob Franklin's Flagstaff tomorrow afternoon er is tackle Paul Ekbert, who shots. 11t 2 in Balboa Stadium. came out second best in a bout Kuhn's only slatement on Tn

The New Mexico grldders may be more to handle than the Pi• oneera bargained for. They boast several impressive wins, and the Plon,ers will have to stage a repeat of their impre~slve per- formance against Edward • Air Force Base tf ey expect to record their second win of th Inaugural season. The Pioneers will enjoy an open d&te ne,ct .'!eek, and then wind up the seu&n In a battle with the Lumber a ks of Arizona State College of P'lagstaft In Balboa. Stadium Saturday,, No- j vember 17,

The loss of injured end Lar- ry Tcssary could hurt the Pio- neers' aerial game tor he was shaping up as one of the best flankers in this area. lle1;ular center Ray Speitel h . moved into the vacated end pot and Bob Raya has got the call from Kuhn for the pivot position. Handling the running chores with McNamara and Franklin will he halfbacks Clarence

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