Shafter High Teams Earn High Praise for Fine Season
A reader commends Shafter High football players and coaching staff for an exemplary season calling the squad the finest group of young men he has seen. He notes players will join basketball, predicts strong teams, and mentions a possible Pop Warner program near Kern County with Bakersfield area interest and urging action from Claude Gilbert.
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Shafter High
Vals
Generals
Bucks
Pop Warner
Kern County
Bakersfield
Taft
Lamont
Arvin
McFarland
Delano
Wasco
Shafter
Claude Gilbert
Bakersfield Renegades Rally to Beat Santa Monica 38 26 in Junior Rose Bowl Bid
The Bakersfield Renegades defeated the Corsairs from Santa Monica 38 to 26 to earn the West’s representative bid to the Junior Rose Bowl in Pasadena on December 2. Gadek and Widel sparked a fast start with an 88 yard kickoff return and a 40 yard punt return. Dick Jones scored twice, and Santa Monica answered with a late surge before Bakersfield held on for the win. Key standouts included Rick Swan, Leon Standridge, and Bobby Irwin as Bakersfield claimed the victory and the chance to represent Kern County and the West.
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Pasadena
Bakersfield Renegades
Corsairs
Santa Monica
Cosair
Dick Jones
Carter
Pat Brosnan
Ron Heller
Jay Clark
Gade
Gades
Rand Carter
Bill Goldborough
Shafter Boys
Rick Swan
Leon Standridge
Bobby Irwin
Kern County
West
Fresh Water Reserves: Canada Holds Most World Supply
Report notes that more than half of the earth’s freshwater rests in Canada. Analysts emphasize vast lakes and glacial sources, highlighting Canada's role in global water security and potential international implications.
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Canada
Colonels Finish Season With 26 6 Victory Over Tulare Western Colts
Coach Dick Fulcher praised Shafter lightweight squad for maximum effort as the Colonels clinched second in league play with a 26-6 win over Tulare Western. Borton, Morris, C T Moore and Moten shone, Morse scored, Borjon added points, and Lane connected on a late 33 yard pass for six. Seventeen players return next season with many moving up to the Generals.
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Shafter Colare
Ruben Borton
Dee Peti
Generals
Shafter
Dick Fulcher
Colonels
Tulare Western Colts
Colts
Borton
Morris
C. T. Moore
Moten
Morse
Tulare
Borjon
Western
Moorehead
Colt
Lane
James
Dauphin
Pineda
A's
Shafter Generals Edge Tulare Western In Final Game
The Shafter Generals beat the Tulare Western Mustangs 41-26 to cap a 7-1-1 season. Coach Claude Gilbert lauded a strong team effort and memory of a season marked by unity and standout performances from Ballard Jones Ware and Machado.
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Claude Gilbert
Shafter High Generals
Tulare Western Mustangs
Shafter
Mustangs
Phil Sulli
Ronald Machada
Tulare Western
Generals
Ballard
Jones
Snow
Raden Fortenberry
Jerry Ballard
Tom Ware
Mustags
Bill Nixon
Tom Laauritzen
Western
Machado
Shafter Wick
Rcord
Mercy Bowl Clash Tomorrow Morning
Tomorrow's Mercy Bowl feature matches Fresno State College led by Cecil Coleman against Bowling Green State University of Ohio under Doug Perry. Coleman boasts a 24 4 three year mark and multiple California Collegiate Athletic Association titles. Perry, in seven seasons, has 52 wins 6 losses and 4 ties for an 871 percentage. He guided Bowling Green to an undefeated 1959 season and a national small college title with multiple Mid-American Conference champions.
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Fresno State College
Bowling Green State University of Ohio
Fresno State
Cecil Coleman
FSC
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Bowling Green
Doug Perry
Perry
Falcons
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Corsair
Rodger Pitney
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Dick Witcher
Mustang
LeRoy Stevenson
Mixon
Gilbert
Foreman
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Fairview
Mercy Bowl
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Lew’s
Far West
George Barris
Liberace
Robert Young
Dobie Gillis
TV Cars
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