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

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2 4 THE OLLA PODRID T R A C ft . For the first time in her history Berkeley High this year won the B. C. L. field-day. The victory came as a complete surprise, which made it all the more welcome. Foot- ball, on account of last year ' s successful sea- son, drew heavily on the athletic material in the school, and many who would have won points on the track could not come out for this season. This left a comparatively smaller number of candidates for the track team and aside from the relay team there was no compe- tition for any of the events. As a result heavy training was a thing out of the question, and that we won the fi ld-dav was due chiefly to the fact there is in the school a great deal of natural athletic ability. Were it properly de- veloped the B. H. S. should have little trouble in winning the greater portion of its contests. After the B. C. L. field-day a bad slump oc- curred and the team gradually dwindled down until there was scarcely half a dozen men in training. In the A. A. L. field-day but five men were entered in the regular events, net- ting a total of seventeen points for the school. The relay team won second place, which gave Berkeley twenty-three points, and third place in the field-day. Ukiah won the field-day, while Oakland finished second. TRACK TEAM — FALL OF I9OI

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THE OLLA PODRIDA the season advanced was little short of phe- nomenal. Locey and Lincott alternated at right end, played for all that was in them and could be relied on to stop plays coming their way. Solinsky improved on his last year ' s work at quarter-back and played a good game. Dur- ing the season he made several long runs on receiving a punt. In the back field he tackled hard and low. Kerns, right half, is without doubt the best back in the league and gained more yards than any otber player in the team. His defensive work was invulnerable. Mayo played grittily at left half and showed improvement in every game. When given the ball he invariably gained his yards. Patton, full back, is the comer in the team and next year will be a tower of strength in the team. His handling shows he is pos- sessed of plenty of sand, and his willingness to work and train faithfully has made him popu- lar with everyone in the school. Lamb, besides playing left guard, looked after the finances of the team, and did it well. J8 OVER THE LINE

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THE OLLA PODRIDA 25 Norman Ambrose managed the team and faithfully performed his duties throughout the season. For the coming season Harry Squires was elected manager. In order to get more men on the track one or two field-days will be held be- fore the B. C. L. or A. A. L. field-days. An effort will be made to get the field-days out of town, and this will be a special inducement to all candidates. The last two or three years Berkeley High has competed only on field-days around the bay. Should the new system of getting outside field-days prove successful it will be continued every season. An inter-class field-day will be held sometime early in the season and all new material is to be tried. Everyone in the school is eligible to enter this field-day and consequently a large list of entries should result. The winners in this field-day will make up the personal of the team which competes against teams outside of the B. C. L. or A. A. L. J J R. BOETTIGER, STARTING FOR THE 220-YARD HURDLES