Sir Francis Drake High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (San Anselmo, CA)

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The I955 B and C track teams, under the leadership of Coach Mike Convis, a newcomer at Drake, be- gan practice at the beginning of the spring semester. Afull schedule of high school competition was planned with thewindup being the North Bay League champion- ship meet scheduled for May 7. Over fifty track men signed up for the I955 team, and among them the Following are lettermen: Dave Ban- field, holder of the school record in the B class 70 yard high hurdles, Beniy Anixter, record holder of the B and C 75 and ISO yard dash and B discus Mel Simpson from last years C team and HankKIopstock C hurdler March March March March March Apr: Apr: SCHEDULE Santa Rosa St Ignatius at Petaluma Santa Rosa at Tamalpals San Rafael Marin Catholic Vallelo Apru Apr: Apr: May May May May at Tamalpans County Meet at Napa at Tamalpaus Sub NBL at Santa Rosa NBL at Analy Sub NCS at Berkeley NCS at Los Angeles State B C Track A Qgffasb 1'-Z'-iQ, 1-L, fri 'Q ' ,J FIRST ROW left to right Roger Boero Hank Klopstock Mike Smith Leon Smith Bob Weiss Bull Blumenfeld Bob Newton Cliff Schoff SECOND ROW Jon Farnsworth Dick Camaraota Arnold Candray Norm Harris Mel Simpson AI Edmuster Bull Drummond, John Shafer THIRD ROW Bull Weems Manager Gary Boero Bob Walling Bull De Bisschop Benly Anlxter Dark Noeller Rusty Westover 5 'I I6 ' - I2 . ' 'I 20 I9 'I 30 ' - - 23 7 - 30 ' I4 - - 'I I 21 - ' ' 28 - 'I I3 ' 73. ' I 4 I -.-'-' t Y' ' ,f iff 4 I K g ,gb ,i I ,Ei A A ., I 1 Xgfqc . M 1 A A Q, fx. Y mr f 'NX Q ' X l S L fff s I . 7 I I D . I I 1 I I . I

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FIRST ROW left to rlght Mlke Ramsay Cralg Wllllams Roy Hendrrcks, Jack Muller Hank Longaker Butch Barnes, Andy Whlte George lrvln SECOND ROW Gerry Adler John Fulton Make Young Steve Volgt, John Allen Jon Wnlson Fred Baker Tom Wheeler Don Schwartz Darnall Reynolds THIRD ROW Dave Ban field Mlke Healey, Cralg Allen Dale Marshall .lack Benlamln Dan Drath Harry Galllver Don Cockburn Reggie Carolan Sam Klopstock Dean Satterlee Phll Wllllams Manager Varsuty Track March March March March March Apr Coaches Make Convls and Morris Shepherd Aprrl Santa Rosa St lgnatuus At Petaluma Santa Rosa At Tamalpals San Rafael Marm Catholrc Vallelo SCH EDULE Arpl Aprr Apr Ma May May Ma Co Meet at Tamalpals At Napa Sub N B L at Tamalpars N B L at Santa Rosa Sub N C S at Analy N C S at Berkeley State at Los Angeles The varsrty track team under the dlrectlon of coaches Morris Shep herd and Mlke Convls showed depth nn the 1955 season Over fifty eager 'W' thrnclads signed up for the club Asude from the Sub North Bay League meet North Bay League, Sub North Coast Section North Coast Sec tnon and State meets the Pirates were scheduled to enter eleven other contests Shortly following Easter vaca hon the Drake track team went to Tamalpals for the Annual County Meet In their second meet of the 1955 season against St Ignatius two varsuty school records were broken One went to Mike Healey a rumor for has tnme an the 120 hugh hurdles The other shattered record was In the drscus event Jack Benlamrn threw 111 feet 5 1f4 Inches to break the previous record of 110 feet that was set by Jrm Delaney during the 1954 track season The frnal score of the meet was Drake 81 St lgnatlus 30 I . Z . I . . . I . . I I . I . 0 1 I I . I . I . I I I I ' 5 ' - I . ' I I . . I I . I I l I I I - . . I ' I 5 'l 16 . ' 12 . . 'l 20 19 il 30 - . . . ' : ' ' 23 y 7 . . . ' 30 ' 14 - . . . il 1 21 . . . 4 ' ' y 28 . I3 . 'REX V . . . . - I 1 I 7 . . I . . . in . cllgiff 'W ' . - I - . I - . I I . . . - . . . . I . . . I . . I . . . . i . . . . . I . . . I . I , n . u

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FIRST ROW, left to rught Gerry Adler, Don Schwartz T OND ROW Phrl Wllllams Darnall Reynolds, Kerth Smith Cross Country October November November I2 November 20 Coach Moms Shepherd 44,4- wg?- fwggw 1 Mwglih? m Wheeler, Andy Whute SEC Palo Alto Invrtatlonal Stanford Golf Course N B L Mall Valley Golf Coursel Sub N C S fMull Valley Golf Coursel N C S fStanford Golf Coursel Coached by Moms Shepherd Drake s cross country team now recogmzed as a member of Sectson I of the North Bay League placed well durung theur Fall 1954 season On October 14 the Green and Whrte rabblt chasers placed Furst an therr heat and second nn a meet at the Mull Valleygolfcourse Drake easulydefeated Napa and Petaluma butwere nosed out by Tam who won the meet In the N B L meet on November 4 Drake placed thrrd behund Tam and Santa Rosa whule defeating Napa and Petaluma. The Mull Valley course was also the sate of this meet. Drake sent seven men to compete ln the North Coast Sectlon meet on November ll at the Stanford golf course. In thelr heat, Drake placed second, again behrnd Tam, whale downrng Los Gatos, George Washington of Centerville, and Wullow Glen. 1' 3 . , M, i M-' Q . at gpm i ,. . . , S - di! 3, Y- Y, J. - . , wal' t M K .. D Vw, 5 - W ,,,,,,.,,,r Q Q A, , ,- .,.ig!fw-w. , 3 E Y? . Apwltwlifi'.-'ig.g,?, as L V, f swwf' i Q' 2 ab' avi-51-Egfr-52 ,332 x :,,,g3..zf T22 : , 0 ' . - . . . . . I I s 21 ' ' C D S -M r 4 . . . 1 ' fy , R ma - I C O ' 1, . . . . , - I I I . . . I .. . , , . . . I I . . I . .