Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Coach Lee Gibbs Russell Whitey Olsen was rated b one city newspaper as being Bob ' s team mate on the all-cit - five. Whitey rose to the heights of fame when he spectacularly shot the winning buckets in the championship tusfle against the Bulldogs. His guarding ability improved rapidly with each encounter. Captain-elect Harold Cummins won his block by playing the utility role for the Crimson for- wards. He will be the only letterman returning next season. Harold won an honorable mention on the all-cit ' team. Jack Da is proved to be Roosevelt ' s miracle man when he filled the center position after most critics had pointed to that position as being the weak spot of the team. Although smaller in size than most men he had to face, Davis ' fighting ability gave him honorable mention on the city fquad. The sixth man to earn a block was Artie Craw- ford, forward. Artie alternated with Cummins at the offense position. His accurate placement of long shots saved the Fremont game for Roose- velt. Sitting on the bench while teammates are battling competitors may not earn players their blocks, but Roosevelt ' s championship basketball team had eight substi- tutes on the bench who moralh ' scored as many points as boys who were in action. As forwards Coach Gibbs had in reserve Delbert Dutz Crum and Farley Phipps. Stanley Ness and Lee Stuart played center positions for the team. Reserve strength of the defense consisted of Richard Red Raine , Howard Boyd, Bill X ' aughn, and Ed Loupy. Practice Season Roosevelt fell before Piedmont and the California 130-pound team during the practice season games. The Crimson five scored impressive wins over Berkeley and Hayward squads. Good Start Entering the opening tilt as a dark horse, Roosevelt gained recognition by downing University, 29 to 24, in the first league encounter. The game was featured by heavy scoring on both sides. At quarter time, the Roughrider five led, 13 to 8. The Crimson bo s held a substantial lead at half, 21 t(j 11. Fastest Game of Year Fremont was the second obstacle for Roofe elt, and the Crimson five managed to dispose of the Tigers by administering them a 17 to 6 drubbing. The 3 to 3 tie at half time fails to indicate speed of floor work that the team; displayed. Pure phys- ical endurance won the game for the Roughriders. The Tigers weakened in the last quarter and Roosevelt tallied ten points to Fremont ' s lone bucket. Warriors Fall Superioritj- of brain over brawn featured the third straight Crim-on victory, i2 to 22, from the McClymonds Warriors. The lighter Roosevelt five increased a 14 to 13 lead at half to a lop-sided score of 24 to 14 at the end of the third quarter and they were ne er in danger thereafter. Se-venty-f-ve

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r C=-c- ■ - Xv . i(»l cQ, .X2 - p f: v Over-Confident — Defeat ! Oakland Wildcats, rated as the weakest team in the league, scored their first win of the season against Roosevelt who later won the championship! A scoring spurt in the second quarter netted the Wildcats a substantial lead and Roosevelt was on the short end of a 22 to 16 score when the final gun sounded. The Highly Touted Bulldogs Captured Roosevelt secured an equal grip with Technical on the championship, taking the last official league game from the Bulldogs, 17 to 15. The Technites sent in their usual shock troops to start the game, but Roosevelt did all of the shocking b) ' piling up a four point lead before their opponents could get settled. Champions ! The Harmon Gymnasium in Berkele - was the scene of the play-off game in which Roosevelt nosed out Technical, 21 to 20, for the 1928 C). A. L. championship. Trailing 18 to 13 with only one quarter to play, the Crimson five displayed splendid form to outclass the favorites in the final period and take the first major O. A. L. championship in the school ' s athletic history. Final O. A. L. Basketball Standings O. A. L. Basketball Team, Team If. L. 1928 Roosevelt ' 5 1 F— Keith Singleton, Roosevelt Technical + - r- r o i i? •M r ] J 7 r — (jeorge rarker, Fremont McLlvmonds . .i t, ' Fremont 2 3 C — Bill Coughlin, Technical Oakland - 2 3 G— Bob Elliott, Roosevelt University 1 + Q — Alden Godbier, Technical Rrjrjsfvilt won play-dff The team was managed by Bill Mallett. His assistants were Erwin ' alentine and Dudlev Graham. Seventy-six