Potter School - Shield Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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.xl L-i 'wa Nr u 'lin' tif A ' .J ighgkt X. ist-xl, v K 'X ttf . 1 if , ix! .svn Fl. . v - -g . I 5't 'Y1ui 'lf ily ' M, X ' N -. .wmlxti up 'A llrwfyx. :HQ L sf . A i B 'i 4. vu 'hfllqsgv Lf Jail ei A mmlhft -.is Y fps - . 'Nr . Ls, In Wmnmg N lm' imlxtx :ns has Sami muchlrrf ' 'Hat-cunt' of in ggwn.. an the ahuyn- niuxix.. E inks ibm miss V ml ts- ze-mul the :miie ivinz nearly as xo' witivfn .iltbougllitii v- zx fine. steady bnnii -are up :mf to whichmf sw. Finials flown shorfii .num it in gm: M-E alillh mimi -is wish he har. , ..,.,.w in me crowd' lf ,Q gg-une and give hplvi ,bfigy in Sllllgmgthe . nivri fha' awk' lie ge 'S' uf uniff mb-hf'l '3nd iff :ma gnw :Ld Henry be A . . ' fad milf -r'-rf 1' In .1 enffhwii .ii mf H ' U35- n an' the subsmu THE POTTER SHIELD Basketball, 1 919 HE honors for the 1919 basketball season assuredly rest with the influenza. At the outset of the season it was hoped that the school could put a worthy first team in the field, but before the season had advanced a week, three of the most promising candidates, Newbauer, B. Somers, and F. Fuller were carried away to the pest house. Accordingly, the idea of a school team was abandoned, and the game was played in the interval between football and baseball seasons simply for the fun of the game itself and the development of players for another and luckier season. A Two battalions were formed and a schedule arranged whereby each team played twice through its own battalion, and once through the other battalion, thus each team played ten games. At the conclusion of the regular schedule, the battalion champions met in the World's Series, the prize for the winners of which was a party at the Crpheum. Runners-up and the light-weight champions in each battalion were awarded some of Blum's best. Although the schedule was played in full, the ravages of the flu were again apparent 5 it wrecked the prospects of some teams, and kept others from appearing full strength. The championship of the first battalion was won by Company D, which Won nine and lost only one game. This team played well together, refused to be dis- couraged by the loss of their captain, Zell, and possessed one of the star horseshoe basket-throwers in the league in the person of their second captain, Knight. Browne showed steady improvement in his work at guard, and A. Stevenson and Doolittle were good for many baskets. Second place was won by Company A. After three straight defeats, under the personal inspiration of Mr. Potter, who elected himself mascot, the team spurted and won seven straight, going through all opposition like a prairie ire. At the time the season closed, there is little doubt that this team was the strongest in the school. The team made up for weakness in the guard positions by the very fast work of Summers, Somers and H. Stevenson, the latter being especially dangerous from the middle of the floor. Q Company C had a hard time with the flu, both Hale and Bruce Dohrmann being out of the game at critical times, but even so, the team broke even on the season, and was never easy picking. In W. VVright they had one of the best guards of the league, and Sutton was also excellent at intercepting passes. The forwards were not dis- tinguished for accurate shooting. Company B was another victim of the flu. Harrell performed the most consistently, and Jackson and Griffin were always willing and tried hard. J. Allen, too, showed promise. This team won four and lost six games. Company F won the second battalion championship. The team was fortunate in going through the season with practically the same line-up every day, this improved their team-work considerably. The captain, D. Fuller, probably shot more baskets than any other player in the league, and the work of Gibbons made the defense strong. On the whole, this team's success is due to excellent team-work rather than any star playing. Anyone on the team was liable to score, and the smaller fellows were always getting in the way and seriously inconveniencing larger opposition. Company H broke even on the season. This team was more distinguished for hard playing and aggressiveness than for clever basketball. When the whole team was together Cwhich was seldoml they usually won. Bigelow played Well at guard, and Esberg, aided at times by the well-known horseshoe, i ' Sixty-wine

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THE POTTER SHIELD Hale is also threatening to do a come-back, and if he can hit the size of his hat l19 will he useful, as his speed and Harrell's would give one of the fastest outfields we have ever had. Doolittle is no slow man, either. After this yearis experience in playing together, the work of the infield ought to be improved another season, although their work has been first-class this year. The team also ought to hit better another year, and with plenty of the old life and pepper in evidence and a good big squad whooping things up daily, in 1920 the school should see another team that will cause no little worry to S. F. A. L. teams, and walk off with the big end of the score in more than one contest. The Juniors in Baseball The Juniors this year have a team that is perhaps the lightest in the history of the school, most of the members of last year's team having graduated to the big team. However, the Juniors have been very successful in winning games. The team-work in the earlier games was very ragged, and that brought about a defeat at the hands of the St. Brigid's crowd. For pitchers we have Grace and S. Wright. Wright has fared much better in games because he has more on the pill. That little out-curve of his keeps the other side from making many runs. Grace, however, is there in all the games, for his speed on the paths always means two or three runs. At first base there is Drown, who is progressing very nicelyQ He is rapidly developing a fine reach in every direction and seldom does he miss spearing them with that glove of Herbertis. Richard Gump, the second baseman, is what might be termed the wonder of the team, because he is so small, the bludgeon he swings being nearly as big as he. In a game played in Oakland he got in the way of a line drive. Although it took him off his feet, he held on to the ball. Richard plays a fine, steady brand of baseball and uses his gray matter in a game. When one Stevenson is mentioned, the question comes up as to which one is meant. Arthur, the one who has no freckle on his nose, holds down short-stop. This is Arthur's first year at the position, but he is handling it in great style. He covers a lot of territory and nearly always gets 'em, although his pegging to first is a little off color sometimes. He always makes himself felt with his bat. At the hot corner there is stationed the only south-paw in the crowd. Jack Sutro, although his wing is not very strong, plays a hard game and gives his best in every game. Whitaker, Grace, and Bigelow defend the garden works. Stanley always hangs on to the pill when it comes his way. Because of his regularity in stinging the ball litanley occupies the position of clean-up mang.he sure does soak that applefi ge ow isn t,exact y built for speed, .but he is reliable. His ability in getting down to first doesn t compare favorably with that of Max Carey or Ty Cobb The hardest position of all to hold down is that of catcher-and the Juniors are fortunate in having such a good fellow for that place as Henry Stevenson, Helngy hollds up the pitcher fine, his throwing to the bases is good- in fast hg is mg on t Q jo air the time. In all the - ' ' . Outclassefl any Opposing catcher. games played thls year Henry has easlly Pete Folger, Charles Ghristenson and Charles Levison are the substitutes Siazty-efiglzt HE hunn If xt UM. ul t Wifi rs ' .- fort Drorrrrfrlr my V 5,4 mill? PM i the auf' iw' c 5 forthe IUU 1 hlckier 56.351 ill - Two l'1fl fi twice Ihfrrllgla rerun prfrwi I rhrlllpirirrrs rrrri rr , were HW11f'l'1l the rHVilf1'i Z tQ3111S.llll1l lv! The flair!!! nirrezirrrl lofi ' Couragfixl lffn' if basket-rlrr-rw-if Brorvrie str rw--N lloolirrlr- iwrf .liter rlrm- -2: elected lririrwlt' rllopp-.rsrri-'xr ' rhrrr rlris afar llllllt' glllifrl In rhe lim-r 2.6 l. V v . Uuflai frirm 113 gilllllf Ill l U rrrrer mfr- 3 .1 ,tg 'Mig n M-Quiwls 'ri Hamill rw-1 .H n ln . A Q . l lil' 4: ' v-+ V 0 n .' .OSI qt Uh? ' s i'u . f'0mi'1:I.'.' hw, - . . N 's lhllmllwl fi . Nr- 1 HI Q -all! lribk' , X . l'4 l-: Mil f'i'1l'llsrt N r r - . lfllltl' 70 . '-411. Vlkll . s1.,4t,.:. , -. . ' .V .Nv- Mpil U? rlr. ' - 'Qin - , llh dlmffxfn , J' ' -.ily M .' A k ' it Ylllv .. . -M it 1llll fre rgrrrrirr C

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4 I i l Q ! I I 1 5 s i I i ll all 'i z 3 1 1 9 l 5 l S 2 E l S i i 1 I ll e I 5 3 l l 1 1 4 2 l THE POTTER SHIELD uard, and shot a good many baskets. H. Fleishhacker showed improvement at g Lermen in his first season at least showed that he could dribble lwellohalthough weak at shooting. Company E, with probably the weakest personne in e eague, and further weakened by the absence of Hirschman and Whitalier, did manage to t er bad or win two games. The trouble with the team was that no one on 1 was v y ver f good. Company G dragged along at the tail end all season, and has the proud 5 . record of no victories and ten defeats. Acting Captain Sutro deserves credit for trying hard in the face of very discouraging circumstances, and never giving up hope of winning. He shot most of the baskets and practically did whatever good playing was done by the team, although Captain Newbauer managed to show a flash of form in the last few minutes of the closing games. The team would have done much better if its larger members had shown the same spirit as the smaller ones. The free-for-all games, at the conclusion of each day's schedule, were attended by a little company of the faithful and afforded good practice and sport. It was gratifying to see so many of the smaller fellows sticking around, for it is their efforts that will make or mar future teams, and they owe it to the school to keep up in interest. Right now it is to be hoped that the school can look back on the season of 1919 with some satisfaction, and can hope' for better things for 1920. Basketball deserves a respectable position in the school calendar, and the boys have it in their power to place it there. Basketball-World's Series After the regular season was completed, the champions of each battalion met in the World's Series Contest, the pennant being represented by a party at the Orpheum. Company D and Company F were the contestants, as predicted by some of the wise experts at the start of the season, and of these experts, those who had picked Company D to win the championship were gratified, as the team won the title in two straight games. Both games were closely contested and hard-fought all the way. After the first contest, which Company D won by the narrow margin of 24-19, Captain Fuller predicted victory for his team, basing his alibi for the defeat on the fact that Gibbons was handicapped by. injuries, and that Gump participated in only part of the contest. The second game, however, also went to Company D, this time by a score of 23-15, and in an exclusive interview with a SHIELD representative, Captain Fuller declared, The best team won. Captain Knight refused to comment on the play of the team, except to say that the players had trained conscientiously and were looking forward to breaking training. A few members of beaten combinations were magnanimously included in the party at the Orpheum. lnterclass Games The season was rounded out by a few interclass games that were used to fill breaks m the sports schedule when rainy weather interfered with drill or early base- ball practice. In this way the first class defeated the second, the second defeated the third, the fifth defeated the fourth and sixth, and the Sixth Won from the seventh. Seventy The inimst . - F: , -iLTilmt'l1'Ji Ing :.i' -41 Ultra-ggiqq Briana xi,- Wlirr wiizif H invent- wi, admit iz .Ms ffn-s ' x - N2 hlflhli' am.. n. Y svlirillyyf. H5 N i lla X1'u..Q,i 2 1 .ru 3.1-bT1flljgmg.x. ul time i ik rf. up Q ...I an .ri -i ' .54 Eu Tir plwz, W- ' . 'nz s .. X' ' u --r .1 1 ihivi i n J! . fgsll. A 2-lil. -,dn v il- I .W Y -.V qlr. - ,E L-t1Y11.,- , 'A i yu. -KJ., .l -11-.r ..,,,, x --A, '4 1112.1 . 51. 1. ,ig L V