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

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T RK O L LA PODRIDA CHAPLIN WINNING THE BROAD JUMP

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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

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THE OLLA PODRIDA 27 BerKeley High School Athletic Association. Athletics in the Berkeley High School were handicapped by the late opening of school and the graduation of several of our star athletes. Although the football team suffered the loss of many good men, enough remainrd to form the nucleus of a championship team. Early in the term Captain Plummer got his men together and started a long and hard per- iod of training. The football team went through the season without being defeated by a prep school team. It not only did this, but gave both the California and Stanford freshmen a good rub. Captain Plummer played a steady game at tackle and his inter- ference was of the highest order. Among the others Kern at half, Solinsky at quarter and McQuestern at end showed up well. The suc- cess of the team was due a great deal to Messrs. Sims, Saeltzer and Christie who as coaches, gave a great deal of time to our boys. In the final game of the year our team tied their last year ' s rivals — Lowell. Although the game was for the championship, the officers of the A. A. L. refused to call another game, which would have just suited our boys as they were confident they could win a second match. The support given the footbal l team this year was not what it should have been. The Oakland-Berkeley game brought out the proper spirit. The spirit showed at that game should be given to all our athletic teams whenever they enter a contest. The track team started out with practically the same team they had last year and under the same conditions. Last spring the track boys suffered the loss of Joe Hartley and other good men, but additions in September, princi- pally Stanley, made up the loss. The track season was the most successful for several years. The Bay County Field day was won from our old rivals Oakland and third place was captured in the A. A. L. The work of Chap- lin, Stanley, Boettiger and Brock was the most conspicuous. Already a great many new boys have promised to train for the track in the spring. With the new material to be developed together with that of the fall the prospects for the track next spring are very bright. Baseball next spring should please the most critical fans in school. Our last year team remains with one exception, and that is catcher Saeltzer, ■■ who was a valuable man. As every one knows we won the Baseball championship last year. In memory of the boys who did this a memento has been hung in the north hall. Several athletic meetings have been held during the term with more or less success. Al- though the sub-Juniors and Juniors may not see the need of attending these meetings they must remember that they will soon be the ones to look after the success of the Berkeley High Athletics. A larger attendance is needed at the meeting and more interest should be taken in the Athletic Association. The finances of the association will be on the right side of the ledger when the term closes. A great deal of thanks is due Mr. James, our treasurer, for he has not only kept the books of the Association, but has given liberally to our fund. The subject of dues is really worn out but must be kept before the school. The col- lectors have worked hard and deserve great credit in the manner in which the delinquent ones have been brought to time. The delin- quent list is entirely too large for dues that are but fifteen cents a month. The following report might be interesting concerning the handling of the money of the Association. The receipts have been as fol- lows: From dues $76, from contributions $46.35, and from foot-ball games $74. 30. The expenditures were: Track $25.05, foot-ball $155.40 and $ 14 for base-ball. This leaves a balance in the treasury of $2.45. Christopher Webb, President of the Athletic Association.