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Show Compton Defeats B AC 26-18 On Snow Covered Gridiron Playing their best game of the s ason the Branch Agriculturul Brunco gridders fought the great Compton, California, football Uum on even terms on the snow cow.vd Bronco gridiron Friday, losing io th visitors by a touchdown gained on a fumble of the slippery ball. 'lhe California team, rated as the U .st Junior college t 'am In the na-tiuiv na-tiuiv was expei-ted to trim Coach Muvray Maughan's squad by at least .-even touchdowns, but had a tough lime pulling th. gome out of the fire, finding it extremely difficult to penetrate through the stubborn Bronco de fens', and being swept off their feet in the final stages of the game by the sensational passing of Bob Lunt. Tay Brown, the Compton Coach, stated that the game was the toughest biittle his undefeated Tartars hud had all season, and lhat Lunt was the b st passer his '.earn had met In their seven game schedule. The Tartars looked every bit as rio;l as tiiey were rated, but the letirmiiied Broncos did themselves proud in holding the top Jaycee team of the nation to a '26 to 13 .score. The visitors opened the game with a drive that netted them the first score of the game when John Finney twisted his way over the goal line. The Broncos son got back Into the contest when Ronnie Wahh, who played sensationally all day, snatched a Compton pa.ss out of the air and raced forty yards for a touchdown. In th: second quarter the great Compton passer, Bev Wallace con-1 nected for a series of shots to put the ball on the Bronco t n, Danny Brown receiving most of his passes. Tlrn they reversed the procedure ind Brown passed to Wallace for a score, and the half end d with the visitors leading 12 to 6. Compton scored twlee In the third period, Finn'y again going over after af-ter a long drive, and Brown going over after the B. A. C. had lost the ball on a fumble, the tough: st break of the game. Trailing 26 to 6. the Broncos opened op-ened up with a passing attack tha' lit rally ran the visitors ragged and had them backed up against their own goal line for the remainder of the game. Early in the final period Lunt passed to Walsh in the end zone for a touchdown, and shortly afterward tie hit Ray Sabin, who made a beautiful catch and raced to the three yard line before he was stopped. Two plays later Lunt wnt back to pass again, but seeing a big opening raced over the goal line for another touchdown. |
