Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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--..-c - of the score when they smothered the Oakland Vildcats under a 25 to victory. Roosevelt druhbed the Wildcats as McClymonds had beaten the Crimson eleven. The heavier and faster team scored an easy victory on both occasions. Almost Holdinfj Fremont scoreless during the first two quarters, Roosevelt was unable to check a gradual charge of the Tigers in the last half, and dropped the fourth game, 12 to 0. Fremont scored in the final quarters on short line gains. Roosevelt ' s lack of reserve strength cost her a hard fought victory. The End Battling in ain to halt the flow of an onrushing stream of Purple and Gold, Roosevelt quietly passed out of the 1Q27 football season before Technical, 26 to 0, in the final game. The Cowboys threatened once, hut that was all. In the third quarter the lost the hall on downs, twenty yards from Tech ' s goal line. O. A. L. Football Team, 1927 L. E. — Carol Foss, Fremont L. T. — Bill Doub, University L. G. — Al Lang, Technical C— Rochford Malynn, Oakland R. G. — Rod Bettencourt, McClymonds R. T. — Adolph Schwanutiel, Fremont R. E. — Doug Sinclair, University L. E. — Bert Williams, Fremont R. E. — Linsay Warford, McClymonds F. — Walt O ' Brien, University Q. — Maurice Baker, Roofevelt Final O. A. L. Standing, 1927 Team . L. T. Pts. McClymonds 3 2 8 University .ill 7 Technical 3 11 7 Fremont 3 2 6 Roosevelt 14 2 Oakland 5 Seventy-one

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• ' V Coach Thomas Fitzpatrick The 130-pound squad was composed of Captain Harold Cummins, Francis Murphy, Richard Rainey, Delmer Nave, Dudley Graham, William Wilson, Sanford Smith, Francis iMarra, Louis Macke, Jake iNIor- rison, Red Denend, Tony Lomba, Ernie Roth- HB child, Howard Graham, Paul Hoffman, Ross P Xx Robinson, Joe Silva, Robert Harbison, Alva tf Merrill, Lewis Smith, Jeiome Douglas, William flE Hopper, Kenneth Aymar, Tex Laughlin, Al Silva K ' j and Norman Nielson. The team was coached W» - b ' Mr. Benjamin Gold, and the Crimson second arsity had Coach Lee Gibbs to tutor them. Interclass Series Battling through four quarters of furious play, the junior and sophomore teams foimd themselves in a 7 to 7 tie and were forced to divide the an- nual interclass championship. Crumbling before superior opponents, the senior, shop and R. O. T. C. squads were eliminated in earlier battles. The tournament opened following the close of the O. A. L. and drew keen interest from the . student bod ' . McClymonds Wins O .A. L. McClymonds won onl - three of five games, but with the record of these victories and two tie encounters, the Macs were able to take the 1927 football championship from three threatening rivals, Fremont, University and Technical. Had Fremont beaten University in the final season clash, the Tigers would have tied McClymonds for the lead. However, the Cubs scored a 10 to 7 win to insure the Mechanics the championship. Roughriders Stop Alameda Crimson boys made an early impressive showing when they upset the heavy Alameda squad, 13 to 7, in the final practice game. Previously, they dropped their first three practice encounters. Piedmont took the opening tilt, 26 to ; Galilio won, 29 to 6; and the Berkeley ' ellowjackets stung the Cowboys, 49 to 0. One Point from Victory In what proved to be one of the most thrilling battles of the 1927 O. A. L. grind, Roosevelt went down to defeat before the University Cubs, 20 to 19, in the league opener. Rooters of either section were on their feet practically throughout the game waiting for breaks and there were plenty of them. The Cubs scored on the first play of the game, but Roosevelt retalliated three plays later. Roosevelt was onl. - thirt ' ards from a touchdown when the final gun sounded. Macs Too Heavy Pounding their lighter opponent ' s line at will, the husky McChmonds eleven tore through the Crimson team to a 26 to victory in the second league chish. Roose- velt stalled the Braves ' offense for a considerable length of time during the early part of the game. However, the Teddy line gradually weakened under the tlirust of their heavier opponents imtil McClymonds scored with ease. Victory ! Memories of an eventful afternoon, October 14, 1927, will always linger amidst pleasant recollections of Roosevelt football fans. According to O. A. L. gridiron history, the Roughriders broke their traditional trait of finishing on the short end Se-voity

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BASKETBALL The first major Oakland Athletic League championship to be won by a Roosevelt varsity team was captured by the Crimson five representing the 1928 basketball squad. A play-off game with Technical to determine the champion was necessary as both teams were tied witli four wins, and one defeat each at the close of the league season. A thrilling last quarter rally by the Roughriders nettd them the title by a 21 to 20 verdict. Not only did the varsity finish on top of the league, but the combined classification teams took the championship for their respective division. The class B team swept through the season without a loss while the class A squad lost only one of its five games. The class C and D fives each won three of their five encounters. Thus, by winning fifteen out of twenty possible victories, the Crimson team ' s triumphs totaled thirty points (two points for each game won) to defeat their nearest rival, McClymonds, by four points and take the (). A. L. classification basketball title. Mr. Lee Gibbs, coaching his first varsity team for Roosevelt, had the honor of leading the Roughriders to their initial league title. Coach Gibbs was the successor of Coach George Crawford, who left Roosevelt ' s coaching staff during the preceding term. Captain Keith Singleton, all-city letterman from the 1927 team, won for himself the title of one of the cleverest forwards ever to be developed in the Oakland high schools. Not only did his shooting ability rank with the city ' s best players, but his fast dribbling and accurate passwork surpassed all rivals. Captain Singleton took second place in O. A. L. scoring honors for the 1928 season, and was almost unani- mously selected for an all-city team forward position. The other member of the all-city squad representing Roosevelt was Bob Elliott, stellar guard of the Crimson five. The playing of Elliott was not as spectacular as some of his rivals, but his steady accurate floorwork made him one of the best guards in the city. Seventy-tiuo