Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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% ■ v x TENNIS Roosevelt racquet wielders, composing the Crimson tennis team of 1928, had secured the undisputed leadership of the O. A. L. when the Lariat went to press. Captain Bruce House practicalh formed a six man squad of veterans, only one member of last ear ' s varsit - having graduated. A challenge tournament eliminated all but six of the twenty players who signed up at the initial roll call. Walter Larsen, captain of last season ' s team, earned the position of first singles player. Harold Shubert, another letterman, was second in rank. Captain House and James Winkie Johnsto n, two veterans, represented Roose- velt on the courts as first ranking doubles pair. The second doubles team was com- posed of Donald Sea and Jack Wren. Taking three matches out of four, the Crimson racquet team won a practice tournament from Alameda. Although Roosevelt took the majority of the sets, the Isle City squad offered good competition. Opening the (). A. L. play with its team of veterans, Roosevelt was considered an even chance with Technical to take the title. Last season the Crimson squad finished second only to the Bulldogs. Roosevelt swept to the league lead in the opening round of pla by taking four matches from Oakland. Duplicating their feat of the opening round, the CrimsoTi bo s drubbed the Fremont Tigers in a quartet of matches. Although Technical man- aged to take one of the single plays, Roosevelt continued her sweep b - winning the remaining three matches and take a firm grip on first place in the league standings. Eighty

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fy r o-c-- =CS=-i TRACK With the cdiiiing of a new track season, Roosevelt athletes showed a vast improve- ment in v ' eight events and on the cinder paths. Early meets indicated that the Crimson squad would gather more points in the coming O. A. L. contest than previous Roose- velt track teams had been able to register. Coach Lee Gibbs had thirt -one trackmen with which to form the nucleus for the big meet. Kenneth Derby who finished second in the 1927 O. A. L. 440-yard race, captained the Crimson squad of 1928. Tom Fletcher managed the team and Bill Young and Jack Merkle assisted him. In a triangular meet with Berkeley and San Leandro, Roosevelt scored 45 points to take second place. Berkeley won the event with 86 points, while San Leandro reg- istered 5. The season ' s second contest showed the Crimson boys to be improving. Piedmont made 56 points for first place, Roosevelt scored 51 and University 22. Three points gave Hayward a fluke 75 to 72 victory over the Roughriders in the third meet for Roosevelt. The Crimson squad was forced to compete in several events that were not used by Oakland school teams, and it was this disadvantage that gave Hayward her win. Eighty-one