Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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20 THE OLLA PODR1DA

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THE OLLA PODR1UA 19 During the past term the B. H. S. has sur- passed any school in the Academic Athletic League in all-around athletics. In football she remained undefeated throughout the season ■ and played a tie game for the championship. In track a small team, by dint of a healthy perservering spirit, won a third place in the field day. Outside of the A. A. L. the track team brought glory to its school by winning the fourth semi-annual field day of the Bay County League, and the football team won the good-will of the university by its creditable showing against the freshmen. Lowell made a record in foot ball much simi- lar to thatof the B. H. S., but in track she was entirely out-classed. Ukiah won the field day but failed to even enter a team in the foot- ball schedule. Oakland, the largest school in the league was snowed under in B. C. L. field- day, the A. A. L. field-day, and in foot-ball. From the foregoing it will be seen that Berkeley so far leads the A. A. L. in athletics, and though every effort should be made next year to surpass this record, the school should be satisfied for the present and rejoice in what has been done. The coming term will betaken up with two field-days, the B. C. L. and A. A. L., and baseball. There are but a few in the baseball team who take part in track athletics, so the two branches will not seriously interfere with each other. This was one of the great handi- caps last fall, when many good winners and jumpers had to be sacrificed to make up the foot-ball team and a second eleven. In addition to those who could not before do track work on account of football, there will be several good athletes trying who were pre- vented from doing so last fall on account of s ickness or other unavoidable causes. Hickey, high jumper and hurdler, Wrampelmeier, long distance runner, and Harrison, middle-distance runner, will all be out again next spring. Stanley, sprinter, will be eligible to enter the A A. L. field day and will materially strength- en the team. Barring accidents the B. H. S. should again win the B. C. L. field-day next spring and make a much better showing in the A. A. L. Not wishing to diverge from a custom which had been in vogue for the last five years in the athletic column of the Olla Podrida, it will be appropriate to say that in baseball, our pros- pects are brighter than ever before. Al- though the prospects are brighter, it will be only by the hardest kind of work that the team can accomplish brighter results. To fall below a previous performance would be a most de- plorable policy and it is the determination of players and rooters alike that this year at least we shall continue to forge ahead. Of last year ' s championship team eight have returned and will again don their suits. An unusual large supply of new material will make a scramble for positions which is bound to result in hard practice and good men for every place. The interclass games which will be played shortly after the commencement of the new term, will give every one a chance to show his ability. After that regular practice will take place until the league games begin. Aside from baseball and track the A. A. L. will hold the usual bicycle races, the swimming races, and a tennis match. In the latter we have Cavalier and Warren who played last year and made a creditable showing. With more training both should carry off points in the next tournament. There are also several other players in the school who should try for the team.

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THE OLLA P O D R. 1 D A 21 FOOTBALL. When the football season closed last year those of the team who remained in school de- termined that Lowell High should not again de- feat us, and they carried out their resolution. The only regret is that although Lowell did not defeat us, we did not win. A tie game is at the best an unsatisfactory result of a con- test and in this game particularly the Berkeley rooters wished that instead of being a ten round bout it had been a fight to a finish. In the lastten minutes of play Berkeley was continually in Lowells ten and fifteen yard lines, and in the words of an ex-fcotball player at the game, the latters chances looked like thirty cents in a Berkeley fog. Berkeley was liable to score at any minute, but no one couid AT THE XAPA GAME MCOUESTEN (LEFT END) KERN ' (RIGHT ITALF) object to the decision of calling the game on ac- count of darkness, for a fluke was possible at any time, and a game so won would have been no credit to anyone. Since Lowell won the championship last year and was not defeated in the final game this year she still retains the championship. Last year ' s score was five to six, this year ' s six to six — but next year ' s will be seven to six. Those who leave the school this year are McCoy — center, Lamb — guard, Plummer and Fergusson — tackles, Locey and Linscott — end, Solinsky — quarterback, and Kerns — halfback. This leaves Baldwin, Merritt, Patton, Mc- Questen and Mayo to make the nucleus for next year ' s team. Many of the substitutes