Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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-iP ' V r V .- . -- - i i. j, - , j Finishing one position nearer to the top than they had the year before, Roosevelt classification boys were given third place in their annual (). A. L. track meet. Dupli- cating her feat of the previous season, McChmonds won the event. Fremont came in second and (Oakland, Technical and University followed Roosevelt in the order mentioned. Coach Lee Gibbs lined up his squad of thirt}-one men in the following events for the O. A. L. track meet May 5: 100 and 220- d. dash — Arnold Nelson, Harold Gudnason, Louis j Licke, Don Farthingham and Merv Robosson. 440-yd. da h — Kenneth Derby, Howard Bo d, Leroy Griflfith and Joseph Dodd. 880- d. da;h — Alfred Avelar, Theodore Abreu, William Hopper and Bob Nuns. Mile — Kenneth A mar, Ed ' V ' arrick and Bill Wilson. 120 and 220- d. hurdles — Ted Doyle, Joe Fitzpatrick and Lee Stuart. High Jiunp — Glenn Tucker, Tom Fletcher and George Kilner. Pole Vault — Ed Staack and Bob Nuns. Shot Put and Discu — Ed Rf)sen, Harold Hopkins, Lowell Moore and Ed Staack. Relay — Captain Kennetli Derby, Arnold Nelson, Harold Gudnason, Merv Rob- osson and Don Farthingham. GOLF Golf interest was revived b ' the Roughriders during the spring athletic season of 1928 and for the first time Roosevelt entered a team in the (). A. L. competition. Kenneth McALaster and Norman Hearn formed the initial varsity golf team. The substitutes for the first pair were Lawrence Johanson and John Fried. Technical, Fremont and Oakland scored early season ictories over the Roosevelt team. At the time of writing. Technical was in first place with three ins and no defeats. Eighty-t ' u. ' o

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r cr- 9 t If 4 I ' ■ ' -« f ' i ' ' a f s p ? ' . - f |v . GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Ciirls ' Athletic Association enjoyed one of its best years during the fall 1927 and the spring 192S terms, with approximately three hundred members each semester. The officers for the fall term were: Margaret Graham, president; Ruth Parker, vice president; Clara Marchus, secretary; Viola Carter, treasurer. The spring officers were: Elizabeth Haley, president; Lillian Frances, vice president; Elisa Knops, secretary; Lucile Walker, treasurer, and Ruth Jones, song leader. Giving of awards was introduced last fall when girls who made three hundred points in sports were given class numerals ; girls with six hundred points, diamond R ' s ; girls with nine hundred points, block R ' s , and girls with twelve hundred points, G. A. A. pins. These awards have stimulated more interest among the girls for after school games. Members of the G. A. A. owe a great deal to the instructors. Miss Jennie Hansen, Miss N ' essie Hobbs, Mrs. Lillian Schuette, Miss Florence Jones, and Mrs. Ada Dykes, who show a great interest in the interclass activities of the girls. BASEBALL The great American game uf baseball proved to be very popular with the girls during the spring 192S season. Most of the girls were present at every practice and worked hard to perfect the game. The high juniors won the championship when they defeated the high seniors, 7 to 2, in the final tussle. Lillian Olsen, Louise Elbeck, Ranada Gregory, June Kelly, Gertrude Jones, Dorothy Symington, Izetta Ames, Ruth Jones, Eileen Albers, Kathleen Foote, Florence Rothe, Elinor Crafts, and Mary Harding made up the victorious high junior team. Eighty-four