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

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FIRST ROW, left to right: H. Cramer. L. Mendelson, managers: T. Parker, P. Iaeger, B. I-Iauger, B. Doe. T. Nash, F. Lanza, L. Peterson, B. Montague, R. Medeiesser, B. Alcala, C. VanWye. SECOND ROW: M. Rosselini, I. Archer, managers: Ross, B. Rodoli, B. Murphy, D. Curtis, J. Knutzen, I. Sullivan, N. Johnson, D. McClure, D. Bailey, R. VonGunten, R. Arnold, assistant coach Frank McGraw. THIRD ROW: Coaches Ray Allee, Wag Iorqenson: B. Stevens, B. Botieff, C. King, P. DiSibio, R. Christiansen, B. Harlow, D. Westiguard, W. Siegfried, S. Staton, B Mills. B Cummin s, D Sicard, A Rolin , G Beltramo, cxss'sta t h W lt S l . FO T . . g . . g . 1 n coac a e over UR H ROW: H. Hungerford, M. D'0livio, managers: D. Eckert. S. Campagna. I. Beckwith, B. McMichael, D. Birtwoll, R. Olson, G. Peterson, B. Kahler, D. Barluglia, E. Atkinson, H. Gila, I. Bland, I. Geiger. U . One of the frightenest San Mateo varsity foot- ball squads in this school's 25 year history, the 1948 Bearcats, under Head Coach Wag Iorgen- sen, and his assistants, Bay Allee, Walt Selover, and Frank McGraw, finished the season in a third place tie with Lincoln, each club register- ing four wins, two defeats, and one tie. The 'Cats had a most eventful practice season as the varsity whipped Fremont, 12-O, and Oak- land Tech, 21-6, while the junior varsity slashed Oakland Tech, 13-7, Serra, l3-7, and Commerce, 24-13. Fullback Bill Botieff crashed over with San Mateo's first P.A.L. touchdown in the opening game with Sequoia, and Sal Campagna, all- P.A.L. back, plunged over with the winning TD as the Cherokees fell 13-7. The Mateans made it two in a row as they trounced San lose 20-6 the following week. Bob Cummings tossed to Bill McMichael, Campagna passed to Cameron Van Wye, and Botieff plowed from the one-foot line for the three Mateo touchdowns. After two weeks of disaster, which found Palo Alto and Lincoln handing San Mateo its only two setbacks of the year, by respective scores of 27-l2 and 26-7, our boys hit the comeback Jn Mad trail as they bopped lefferson lO-9, as Campagna passed to Dick Bailey for one TD and ran over another, while Duane Eckert's aerial to all-P.A.L. End Bill Kahler was good for the third. An underdog 'Cat eleven upset mighty South City l8-6, with Campagna scoring twice and flipping to Kahler for point eighteen. The stage was set for the Little-Big Game. Needing a win to tie for the championship, San Mateo battled heavily-favored Burlingame to a 6-6 tie. Behind 6-O, San Mateo produced a 70-yard drive which was climaxed when Botieff smacked over from the one. The unsung heroes of the gridiron, the seven men in the Bearcat line, developed into one of the best forward walls in the league. Standouts in the line were Kahler, Bill McMichael, Dick Bailey, Don Sicard, Bay Christenson, Dick Mc- Clure, and Iohn Bland, who was picked as cen- ter on the second all-P.A.L. eleven. Bob Alcala, lim Geiger, Bon Olson, Bill Mills, and Phil Iaeger all saw a great deal of line action, also. Other backfield stalwarts, other than those who figured in the season's scoring, were Bill Haugeer, Pat DeSibio, Art Boling, and Wes Siegfried.

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The students in the stancls, cheerinq tor their teams, are as much a part ol the hiqh school sports scene as are the players themselves. During the two semesters just completed, the Bearcat rooters were especially wellforqanizecl, and most important ot all, high-spiritecl. They turned out in large numbers to support their teams in all sports. And so, in appreciation tor their interest, cooperation, and spirit, the 1949 Elm staff proudly cledicates this sports section to those loyal students who appeared, rain and shine, to cheer tor the Orange and Black. L ig- nl, lt s ATHLETIC s XA I ' tif f! K fl ,th t Xgifvtf ' 3 ' ,1.,-A

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