San Mateo High School - Elm Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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- .. x ,. C. A. C. Sponsors Opening for Girls' Sports Diary of a Scrub Athlete EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. In response to a call from Mrs. Bachman, twenty-five girls came out for the Junior Life Saving Course. Swimming the length of the pool six times was the first test we had to pass to become eligible. We certainly were a tired bunch after that workout. I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. Today over fifty-five girls turned out for the first speedball practice of the season. There probably will be only three teams, as there are not enough seniors out. The frosh will be coached by Lorraine Loewe, the sophs by Grace O'Neill, and the juniors by Dorothy Botto. Frances Fall is general manager. XNEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Today I learned all about the point system. The G. P. A. L. block is awarded for 100 points, and a block S. M. for 250. The present block S. M. Society con- sists of: June Stumbles, presidentg Edith Hall, Marie Lucas, Dot Moore, and Jennie Matulich. If I'm good, I should get my block in my junior year. INIONDAY, OCTOBER 13. Today we played the juniors, and we scrubs certainly put up a good fight. In fact, it took the upper classmen six quarters to down us. The game was finally ended with a goal by Marie Lucas, making the score 3-0. XVe're looking for better luck next time! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. XVhat a pleasant change. XVe triumphed over the sophs by a 6-0 score, but it was a fight from start to finish. Next Thursday we play the winner of the soph- junior game to decide the championship. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. This afternoon I stopped to watch the soph-junior game. That certainly was a close game, for after four hard quarters the juniors won by only a 2-0 score. NVe hope, however, to keep the juniors from repeating their M0nday's victory. THURSDAY, OCToBER 15. Alas! We were forced to bow to the juniors to the tune of a 6-0 defeat. It really is a consolation to realize that we have three years left in which to win a championship. Later: The low seniors became school champions in basketball and get numerals. Frances Fall has certainly proved to be a capable manager. She believes in giving every one a chance to play, and, as a result, sixteen juniors will receive numerals. The lucky girls are: T. Basham, K. Botto, J. Brinkhurst, M. Campbell, B. Chittenden, F. Fall, E. Hall, O. Kask, K. Koenig, M. Lucas, I. Matulich, H. Paganini, D. Rones. L. Selig, G. Spencer, and H. Vanderbos. S or, THE ELM L?l Zo PAGE 17 .11-1

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db THE ELM no o PAGE 16 i and the fight shown by those players in the fray will go down in Orange and Black annals as lhc type of spirit that only Coach Griffin can insert in a player. ' Coach Griffin tutored the San Mateo squad to perfection, and their league opponents did not cross the Bearcat goal line. He took the material in hand with Coach Gill, and worked a piece ol' disorganized machinery into the sweetest humming machine that could be wished. It had the necessary spark, push, speed, and durability to outfight any opponent that appeared on the San Mateo schedule. Coach Gill assisted Bert Griffin throughout the season, and the assistance rendered by him helped make the San Mateo team a perfect mechanism. In the making of the machine, essential parts had to be secured to make every department click, each part was fitted and refiitted, until it moulded into a finished product. Looking into the various divisions of the team, experienced material is found in nearly every position. Nine of the eleven first string are lost by graduation, and the squad of twenty-nine is cut to the num- ber of nine for next year's varsity. The huge number of twenty graduate, and the rebuilding of the machine will call for a big overhauling next fall. In the backfield booths, Cafferata, B. Matson, R. Vespa, and K. Yama performed mainly, while P. Matson saw some action at a halfback position. The forward wall was well repre- sented by John Gard, VValt Chickazola, Stan Finn, XVag Jorgensen, Jack Keary, Red Thorn and Roger Rogers. Although a light line, the Bearcat front line charges were always on the go, and their combined efforts along XYlil1 the speedy lJ3Clifl6ld Blade ROSTER OF 1930 FOOTBALL ELEVEN U13 3 lllilchine that knelv U0 de' 5 Name- Posi- Yrs. Name- Posi- Yrs. - Q , tion Left tion Left toulxs. Other members who saw Caffemm H 0 F.Brem E 0 action throughout the s e a s 0 n K. Yama H 0 Jorgensen '11 1 were: F. Long, R. Johnson, G. E'2Eil'3u 3 3 31333211 3 3 . A 2 SU . ' Stollery, F. Brem, D. Brennen, J. J. Curry H 1 J. vuiea 'r 0 Vuica, D. Owen, B. Smith, NV. 21221 E 3 fiigifs 3 1 I ,. . 1111 ' lll 6 , Banks, V. Sherm, and J. Curry. w.B,,,,kS H 1 F,L0,,g G 0 These reserves along with the re- M01-'U01 H 2 JUHHSUH G 0 . . U I , f th Q I J. Gard E 0 J. Keary G 0 manning 11161113813 o e squat, Hunter E 0 G-Thom G 0 helped to complete a successful J.Ne:11 E 1 Sfollery G 2 1 1 W V N Q - lfhickzizola E 0 B.1lnpp G 2 season that was tlue to San Ma 1,0 Mmslm E 0 J' Kuhn T 0 teo records. In ending the season, B1-eimen E 0 the football squad was given a my banquet at the Benjamin Frank- BEAICCATS G0 THROUGH SUCCESSFUL SEASON lin Hotel. Bud llI2ltSOll was elect- San Mateo 0 Eureka 18 , , - V San Mateo 1:4 Tauialpais 7 ed as honol aly Captaln of the Q San Mateo 0 Salinas 6 1930 season, a11d he presented the san Mateo 0 Monterey 0 two coaches with gifts from the jf1'1Q?'Iefi'1f' M tBF1'1if1eY , . an - an eo .fl oun ain :ew . Squad- COHCI1 Gflmll WHS PTC' . q A 4 sau Mateo o Palo Alto 0 sented with a Swiss wrist watch, J ,G ,,,,, S1111 MHYQU 12 g S1111-TOSQ 0 1 . Q V Y R , . , . . San Mateo 39 Q Sequoia 0 and Coach Gill a pen desk set. X Louth Bart Griffin Sim Mateo 0 I- Burlingame 3 5 i SF? si Second .String Future Stars K

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1 on lltllgs Give Basketball Pans Treat AN MA'rEo's 110-pound squad, led by Capt. R. H. Bost, opened the P. A. L. schedule with the Sequoia Cherokees at Redwood City. The Bearcats displayed a fair brand of basketball and with a second half drive pulled out a 23 to 10 win. The Palo Alto Vikings next journeyed to San Mateo to receive a 12 to 3 defeat in a slow and listless game featured only by the defense of the Bearcats. The third and final game of the first half of the Bearcat sched- ule found the Bearcats on the Panther court. Remarkable defense was displayed on both teams in the first quarter and at the end it was scoreless. Early in the second quarter Capt. Bost broke the ice with a long shot. However, this ended the scoring for the Bearcats. Burlingame, scoring two baskets and a free shot, forged into a 5 to 2 lead at the half. Try as they might, the Bearcats could not overcome that lead and when the final gun had sounded they were on the short end of a 16 to 13 score. This marked the first of a series of Bearcat defeats which lasted throughout the season. The Cherokees journeyed to San Mateo for their return game. After four quarters of hard, gruelling basketball, the Bearcats were again on the short end of the score-this time 18 to 15. Paly's tens retaliated for the defeat they had received at the h2ll1dS of the Bearcats and administered a 14 to 10 defeat, the week following. The final game of the season found the Bearcats once more tangling with the Burlingame Panthers and once more defeated by a superior Panther team 18 to 8. Capt. R. H. Bost proved a worthy leader and constantly strove for victory for his team. Sike Yama proved to be the best floor man on the team. The find of the season was Jack Crown, who was a great addition to the Bearcats. Another find was Kenchi Adachi, who, with his fine defensive and passing game, proved a great help in many of the Bearcats' games. Herb Goldman and Bob Gould battled throughout the season for the fifth position on the team. Substitutes of great ,value to the team were: Norm Day, Pat Gilbride, and John Malinvarno. In the modern coaching system, it is the preliminary games that can make or break a season, and recognizing this, Coach Acheson lost no opportunity to give his teams continual practice before the opening of the league season. Even at the beginning of the season the team showed good material, however, and the teams were infrequently on the short end of the score. THE ELM i771 3 if I- ? , . . 'sr ...qs ,xxx I hs' P xi 1 1 1 X X 'x X. . -- . , X PAGE ll, II. BUST 18 SIKA! YAMA - llE1iBElt'l' GOLDMAN THE LEAGUE RECORD OF THE TENS San Mateo .......................... Sequoia ..... San Mateo ...... ....... P alto Alto... San Mateo Burlingame San Mateo Sequoia ..... San Mateo Palo Alto... San Mateo Burlingame