Mount Diablo High School - Diablo Yearbook (Concord, CA)

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TRACK AND BASEBALL Brilliant individual performances and well-balanced reserve strength gave track success this spring. Dual meet competition found Diablo losing to Richmond. 7H 2 to 32 2. winning from Alhambra. 74 to 34. Pittsburg. 72 to 41, and Hayward. 59 4 to 46%. The Devils then scored 63 points in the annual C.C.C.H.S.A.L. meet at Brent- wood. May 7. winning by a large margin. New county records were set by Diablo in the varsity discus and the 880 yard relay; Walter Flood and Joe Santos both surpassed Grossi's record of 123:1 on the weight event with respective tosses of 127:5 and 124:3; the Diablo relay squad of Fahy. A. Santos. Costa and Swanson ran to establish a new mark of 1:33.8 in the 880 yard event, beating the former record set by Diablo in 1935, by .9 seconds. Flood's tremendous throw of 131:2 won him the N. C. S. championship, May 14 at Berkeley, while John Swanson ran a brilliant 440 in the face of a stiff wind to place second in :51.9. Lack of experienced players caused the 1938 baseball squad to be the first in sev- eral years which did not involve Diablo in pennant contention. The fact that a fine knowledge of the game was instilled in the players should prove a foundation that will be of value in the future. « 19

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BOYS' SPORTS During 1937-38 all sports had larger turnouts of team candidates than ever before: and minor, as well as major sports, played before increased attendances. The football squad, which reported to Coach Pete Kramer in the fall, featured re- turning veterans in the line, and talented, inexperienced, backfield material. The ultimate result was a Diablo football machine which was defeated but twice, and went on to be crowned Contra Costa County High School Athletic League Champions. Diablo opened the season at Concord, September 10, by holding a strong Richmond eleven to a 0-0 tie. Then followed decisive victories over Hayward, 12-0, and Alhambra, 7-0. The following Friday, however, a determined group of Piedmont Highlanders de- feated the Devils 7-0. by means of a last minute touchdown. On consecutive Fridays Diablo then scored twin 13-0 triumphs over John Swett, and administered Antioch an 18-6 beating. A desperate passing attack in the final quarter beat Diablo, 13-12, at Alhambra the following week, although Diablo maintained a marked superiority through- out. Two wins over Pittsburg, 8-0 and 7-6, closed an extremely successful season. Excellent individual work during the season resulted in a number of Diablo players being placed on the coaches’ all-county team. This mythical eleven, selected annually, featured such players as Captain Paul Schmidt, who was chosen for a guard position for the third consecutive year: second time selections, Bob Foskett and Frank Lodin; and Bob Williams, Ken Dewing and Joe Santos. On the second all-county squad were Diablo players, Michaut, Hogan and A. Santos. BASKETBALL Varsity basketball appeared rather unpromising throughout the practice season, as Diablo succeeded only in losing to Roosevelt, Oakland, Hayward, Richmond, Pittsburg, and the Saint Mary's Frosh. The close of the first round of county league competition, February 4, found Diablo a little better developed, however, and its record of three wins and two losses placed the team third at the half-way mark. After considerable revamping of the starting lineup throughout the first half of play, an all-senior quintet of Howard. Costa, Busekist, Bottomley and Foskett took the hard- wood in the final round of competition. This smooth-working squad went on to remain undefeated throughout the remainder of the season: and by its final record of eight wins and two losses gained second place in county league standings, for Pittsburg barely nosed the Devils out of the title on percentage points. «18

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