at Cal Maritime
MARITIME ACADEMY 54 – Santa Clara 10 Referee: Mike King
Legend has it that the SF Giants wet down the basepaths to slow down Maury Wills when the hated L.A. Dodgers came to town. This tactic undoubtedly never entered the minds of the Keelhaulers of Cal Maritime, nor did they have any control over the mechanism, but the effect of the recent rains was to render their pitch part swamp, with some muddy patches thrown in. It may well have slowed down the excellent backfield of the visitors, but it did not seem to faze the home team.
The first part of the first half seemed to be spent sizing each other up. There was a converted try for Cal Maritime during this portion of the contest, but both sides showed both power and fitness. Unfortunately, Santa Clara lost 3 forwards to injury during this time and the dominance of Cal Maritime in the set pieces became more noticeable. Scoring at the close of the half included a penalty try award to Santa Clara and a final penalty goal by the fine kicker for Cal Maritime. Half-time score was 15-5.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Cal Maritime completed strong play in the loose with a try, followed by an onslaught of more of the same. Scoring included a pushover score, and some nice running. Santa Clara at first seemed to slow down the rush with a longer range penalty goal, but the seemingly unstoppable Keelhaulers prevailed. Well played by both sides. Final 54-10.