Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Rough Rider Coaches Ut?Sl2YliLT owes much to Coaches Thomas Fitzpatrick and George Crawford both of whom came to Roosevelt last August. Thomas Fitzpatrick graduated from the University of Utah and he also attended a summer session at the University of California. After his graduation Fitzpatrick spent four years coaching at the Salt Lake CityHigh School after which he returned to coach at his Alma Mater. He remained at his college until IQ25 when he was offered a position as coach at Tech- nical High school. From Tech he was transferred to Roosevelt where he still is and we hope he will remain here. Coach Fitzpatrick has coached Rooseveltls football and baseball teams respectively. George Crawford has left Roosevelt to go to San Diego where he was offered a position as secretary in one of the High V Fjfgpafyjck schools. Crawford graduated from the Wfashburn College in Topeka, Kansas. Since his graduation in 1923 he has coached at the Fairmont College and Hayes Catholic College, both in Kansas. He has also been a supervisor of physical training at Hilo, Hawaii. VVhile at Roosevelt Crawford coached the varsity basketball team that took second place Crawford in the 0. A. L. S6'Z'ElItj'-Yiilt?

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EL WOOD ALLISON lVe, the students of Roosevelt High School, dedicate the Sports section of om' amzual to you, Elwood Allison, in realisation that it has been tlzrozzgh your 87l7r07'lS that we have' had teams out on the field of play to fight for us. S 6 Z'6l1l'j'-f0ZM'

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Football HE Cuutsox FooTB.xLL Y.xRs1TY did one thing this season for the first time: They scored in an O. A. L. game: in fact, they scored twice. The. beginning of the season saw two bright lights, shining for the Crimson grid iron hopes: A new coach and a squad of last year's vets. The coach, Thommy Fitzpatrick, came to the Reds from Technical, where he had coached the backfield of a championship team for the nineteen twenty-fifth season. After a few weeks of practice, the Red Shirts met and defeated the Cen- terville eleven by a I2-0 score. Follow- ing this victory the team became over- confident and failed to beat Piedmont High, although they did hold them to a o-o. They lost to Hayward 33-o. These three games were all that were scheduled because the coach was apprehensive of pre-season injuries. Buck Baker, Bud Glenn, Charles Roberds, and Harold Beatty were rated as the best Rough Riders. Bakerls speed and Glenn's passing ability meant much to the team. The pass, Glenn to Beatty, netted yards for the Riders several times. NN The O. A. L. opened with Roosevelt meeting Technical. The game was crammed with thrills, the Crimson lads making their first O. A. L. touchdown since the two years the school has exist- ed. Bud Glenn was the lucky Red who crossed the line, being unable to connect, the eleven lost the game 7-6. Too much speed defeated the Riders I4-O when the Uni Cubs met the home team. Fumbles enabled the Cubs to score in the first quarter. Bud Glenn and Buck Baker came near scoring for the Crim- son eleven once, the ball being on the two-yard line at the half. The next game was played with the Rough Riders beaten before they en- tered the game. The real score was 40-0, Sefzfewty-six