Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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APELEPTIES x, BASEBALL Foss Baseball season is now in full sway, and numerous games have been played, and numerous ones won. Alameda has a faster team this year than ever before, and the whole school is proud of its work and its victories and ready to support it with enthusiasm and good will. Last year the baseball boys caused the rival High Schools to bow down to them, the champions, and this year—well, a few weeks will decide whether that homage will be repeated. If spirit and hard work count for aught the boys have a fairly good chance, haven’t they? For the benefit of those who do not read “Editor” Wilson’s notes in The Argus some of the games which have kept the boys so busy will be briefly reviewed. A. H. S. 11, SAN RAFAEL 2. The bunch went to San Rafael on the 7th of March and wal- loped the other fellows by-the above score. Mackie pitched for Alameda, and certainly did well. Other remarkable features were noticeable by their absence. A. H. S$. 10, MT. TAMALPAITS 4. On the afternoon of the same day Mt. Tamalpais Academy were defeated. An accident to Frank Gay marred the game, for he twisted his ankle in sliding bases. “Garbie” is all right now, however. ST. MARYS 3, A. H. S. 2. In this game Alameda’s winning streak was shattered, but only after a hard fight. Brush and McFarland were the home team’s battery. Johnson was responsible for the two runs by a two-bagger that brought in Kues and Mackie. A. H.S. 10, U. C. FRESHMEN 4. In this game Alameda won by superior all-round playing. An-

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The Acorn and those who purchase it will have not only pleasure and enter- tainment, but also the satisfaction that they have supported an enterprise that means much to the class of June, ‘08. THE PLAYGROUND Ftss In this number of the Acorn we wish to voice the sentiment of the pupils of the schools of Alameda in regard to the playground which we hope will materialize soon. In the first place, everyone wants one large playground. In the second place, if it is decided to have two or three smaller play- grounds, we want one which is large enough to hold an athletic field for the various sports. This “one large playground” bill is supported by the most prominent and unbiased men in Alameda, who are trying to con- serve the best interests of their town and especially the younger generation, and who are not looking out for the welfare of Recrea tion Park and other minor interests. The opposing faction to the “one large playground” bill offers the Thompson property, the Waymire property, and the Hayes tract. The Waymire tract is not available, so that is out of the question. The Southern Pacific Co. has a franchise to run an elec- tric road through the Thompson tract, thus preventing an athletic field on that site. ‘The Hayes tract is the most desirable of the three, but it is hardly large enough for an athletic field; and if one should be laid out, it would necessitate the destruction of some of the finest trees in town. The purchase of these three tracts would therefore leave the school boys without an athletic field of any kind. The people do not seem to realize the chance they have in buy- ing the Dunn-Taylor tract. It is the largest tract in Alameda and it will only be a short time before it will not be available. If the people wish to give an athletic field and large picnic grounds and so forth, as it was originally intended, everything seems to point to this Dunn-Taylor tract. For those who are not able to visit it the following description may help to impress upon them the advantages which this tract affords. It is situated on the bay shore with a water frontage of about a thousand feet and has a fine beach which affords good oppor- tunities for swimming. It is about seven hundred feet deep at one end and about eight hundred at the other. The whole tract con- sists of about twelve acres. The Taylor tract, which covers about four acres, is covered with oak trees and is an ideal place for a park. The Dunn tract, which is separated from this tract by Pros- pect street, seems to be made for an athletic field. The tract is very level and the cost of putting it into shape would be very small. It is sincerely hoped that the citizens of Alameda will see this tract and its various advantages and help us.to secure the one large playground by voting for the Dunn-Taylor tract in the coming election. . SPENCE, ’08.

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The Acorn other game will be played shortly, a match which will be more closely contested because of the improvement of the U. C. “babies.” A. A. §;.10; LOWELL 2: Lowell at last had its much-wished-for chance at our team and got what it was looking for, with a little more besides. Alameda’s battery was McFarland and Mackie. A. H. S. 18, ANDERSON’S ACADEMY 0. And first league game at that! Pretty good, huh? The game was so slow, however, that “Jedge” had to shovel off the grass that was growing on his shoes. A. H. S. 24, ST. IGNATIUS 4. The score does not tell the (time) story of the game, although in one inning our team opened a pot of glue and stuck around smashing the ball for a whole hour. St. Ignatius was handicapped, however, by lack of familiarity with the field. A. H. S. 7, BELMONT 1. Alameda showed its stuff surely this time when it beat Reid’s aggregation. Belmont is a fast team, and its defeat was a surprise to many. Gay distinguished himself by ably filling the catcher’s position, for McFarland “had to work.” Kues’ absence was also felt. ST. MARYS 4, A. H. S. 2. Again. Nuf ced. A. H.S. 3, SAN JOSE 0. It is needless to review this contest, for the whole school seemed to turn out to see it, although it was only a practice game. The San Jose series of games excited more interest among the school at large than any other but big league games has ever done, and showed that the school is back of its team with hearty good will. SAN JOSE I, A. H. S. 0. A great game, that, and played in a great little town, San Jose. San Jose is a good team and earned its victory, though by a stub- born fight. A. H. S. 1, SAN JOSE 0. Another great game, and ten innings at that! The Alameda team secured eleven hits to San Jose’s three, but somehow luck seemed to have deserted until the tenth, when Mackie ripped out a single. By an error of San Jose’s right fielder, he reached third. ‘Bonce” McFarland was there with the big stick and squeezed him home. This was the closest of the three great struggles be- tween San Jose and Alameda, giving Alameda supremacy by two victories to San Jose’s one. The games were very interesting to spectators, were valuable practice to the teams, and showed that if San Jose and Alameda meet in a semi-final championship game grit and hard work will determine the victor. The school is proud of the team, proud of its victories, and eager to see more of them. It supports the team well, is interested in all it does, and is only too anxious to attend the games. But does it also give the financial support due? Does it pay up its Associated Students dues of a little fifty-cent piece to help baseball and all the other things? The team is under very heavy expense, the school has to stand for it, and that means you!