Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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'L -Track OOSEVELTFS track team is the best and strongest aggregation of athletes that has ever been put forth by this school. Ouzr track team is getting better each succeeding year. This statement is proved by the fact that in the O.A.L. track meet in 1925 Roosevelt took sixth place with six points, and in 1926 the team took fifth place with seven points, while this season Roosevelt is fourth with fifteen points to her credit. If the team continues to improve, it will not be long before Roosevelt will be among the best in track. Maurice 6'Buck', Baker, captain of the team, is one of the best and most per- sistent point-getters for Roosevelt in all the meets in which the school has partici- pated. HBuck', runs the century and two- twenty, and in both events he is one of the best sprinters in the Oakland High Schools. In last year's meet Buck took second place in the Ioo and 220. Buck's century time was 10.2, a fifth of a second over the present O. A. L. record. Buck was clocked at ten seconds flat by two watches,but the officials declared the time 10.2 because of a slight breeze blowing behind his back. In the furlong Baker's time was equally as brilliant as in the cen- tury and stamps him a real college possi- bility as a dash man. Buck broke the ribbon the second time in 22.6. At the end of the two-twenty Buck was lead- ing Graves of Tech and Hunter of Oak- land by a good three yards. In the four-forty Roosevelt is sup- ported by two good runners who are Klenneth Derby and Don McPherson. Derby, who has been elected captain of next yearis team, has two O. A. L. meets to his credit, but he lacks the determina- tion that McPherson possesses. Derby gave Gibson of University quite a chase, but he finished up his race badly. Derby's time is 5414.---Don McPherson- isqust-a --- new man among track circles, as he was out for practice only two weeks before the O. A. L. meet. In the meet McPherson took third place over Kneal of Fremont. Eighty-three

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The second NlcClymonds game proved better than the flrst. It was closeg so close in fact that the Crimson nine were blanked ':One run. No hits' VVhile his mates were being fooled, Mac Williaiiison fooled the Warriors and let them down with four hits. Three of these hits were scratchy ones. The final score was 2 to 0. The team played well on the defensive, but were bafHed when at bat. Olson was the only man who was able to hit out of the infield. Going completely to pieces, the Roosevelt boys lost their second game to Fre- mont by a 9 to I count. Errors by Robosson, Doug Close and Mac Williamson proved too big a handicap to Coach Fitzpatrick's nine. The Tigers scored against Roosevelt every inning. Culp's triple was the only .hit besides Niehaus' double that made things look normal. The Roosevelt varsity proved to be poison for the Uni Cubs as far as the O. A. L. was concerned as they beat the Grove Street School 3 to 2. Wilbur Jamison twirled a two hit game, and the Presidents came close to losing all the glory for him, but they did pull the contest out of the fire. In the last of the ninth, with two out, besides trailing 2 to I the Reds rose to fight. Cederborg doubled, Culp tripled and Niehaus singled to score two runs and win the game. This proved a mighty good example for the saying T he game's never over till the last man's out. The scores for the other two games were: Roosevelt 65 Oakland 5. Roosevelt 4 3 Tech 5. Coach Fitzpatrick and Roosevelt will be fortunate next year when Olson, Robosson, Culp, Niehaus, Sinibaldi, Cederborg, and Jamison return to uniform. Every one of these men is a ballplayer that will make the high school stronger in baseball next season. Frenchy Mesple, Tom Rogers, Al Falio, Henry Deme and Jackson will probably fill the places left empty by graduation. Eigh ty-two

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Don McPherson has the ability of a good quarter-miler, but he needs development. Coach Elwood Allison says he is sorry he did not riscover Don sooner, for he is sure that if Don were to be at Roosevelt for another season, he would be a winner because he has such determination and will power. Don is a high senior at Roosevelt and will graduate with the class of June, 1927, therefore, Derby will be Roosevelt's only 440 man unless Allison develops a new man for that event. Frank Costin was a very keen disappointment to the Roosevelt fans when he failed to place in either the pole-vault or the broadjump. Costin came to Roose- velt last August and played on the Roosevelt Basketball team. Costin was picked by the dopesters to take either first or second place in the pole vault because of the very good showing he made during the practice meets. In the dual meet between Roosevelt, Riclnnond, Berkeley, Costin crossed the bar at ten and one- half feet, while in the meet against Hayward High Costin made eleven feet. Roosevelt counted on Costin to gain a few points for her in the O. A. L., but he failed to make any. Roosevelt will expect twice as much next season to make up for the disappointment of this year. Dwight Ferguson is also a veteran from last year's team, and he will be at Roosevelt when the next track season rolls around. Ferguson is Roosevelt's best man for the 120-yard high hurdles, and he has taken a few points for Roosevelt in the practice meets. Ferguson is also a pole-vaulter, and he clears the bar at eleven feet. In practice meets Ferguson showed up to a good advantage in this event and 1nuch is expected of him next year. Phil Davidson and Rufus Rucker are two athletes who have been chalking up points for Roosevelt in discus and pole vault respectively. lloth men have been in meets against different schools, and they have succeeded in garnering points for Roosevelt in almost every meet in which they participated. Eighty-fozrr