Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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utes in order that the first team game could begin on time. Wihen the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Racine had carried the ball to Kenoshais five yard line. In the third quarter, Lunde went through the line for a touchdown. The ball was kicked out, but as the man who caught it took too many steps, Racine forfeited the right to kick a goal. The ball was on Kenosha's one-yard line when the game ended. jfnuthall Banquet The Football Banquet was attended by a large crowd of enthusiastic students and teachers. Adellon Hogan spent weeks in advance poring over old joke books in preparation for his duty as toastmaster. Bliss Watts led the singing. The speak- ers were Miss Rodigan, Harriet Stanke, hir. hforey, lNIr. Reid, Nfr. Rogers, and hfr. Cox who gave a brief history of foot- ball. Mr. Giese, after a short talk, pre- sented the sweaters, which were gold with black R's. This is the first time the school has ever presented the team with sweaters. Vlihen our heroes appeared the next day wearing the hard-won emblems each found himself the center of an admiring group of students. jfunthall Gieam 1919 Lunde. Our famous captain carried the team through a successful season, and by his skillful direction of the plays con- tributed largely to our victories. Harris. Jack, the handsome halfback, plunged through the line for large gains. Often he was badly hurt but always stayed in the game. Next year Jack will be the main support of the back field. Unavitch. Johnny at end was a fear- less tackler and was always ready to fight to the finish. He will return next year to strengthen the team. Grover. Our unique half-back caused many a lovely maid to hold her breath, and many a charming damsel's heart to A flutter as he sped down the field on his long end runs. It will be diflicult to get a man capable of filling his place on the team next year. Breckenfeld. '4Breck,' was out part of the season because ofa bad ankle. How- ever, he more than made up for his absence on his return. In the last few games he played center. Boyak. Our little end played a great game, spoiling many of our opponents, plays and often getting the man with the ball. It is hoped that the team of 1920 will have this valuable player. Siewert. Siewert was a deadly tackler and nearly always got his man. He played part of the season at end and finished up at left guard. Next season he will win glory for Racine. Johnson. The passing of our plucky center was always to be depended on. YVhile on the defensive he broke up many of our opponents, plays. Johnson returns next year. Breed. nBow,', our red-headed tackle, played like a fiend and held like a stone wall. He was a hard worker and helped to uphold the reputation of the team. It is to be regretted that we lose him be- cause of graduation. Lund. Our sterling little guard played a steady game of good football, always fighting to the last whistle, and playing every minute of the game. Dutch,' was elected captain for next year. Herman. Harry was always ready to stop a play coming through his side of the line. Klany of our gains were made off his tackle. Next year he will be one of the mainstays of the line. Larson. TeddyH, subbing at end, showed his ability more than once. Next year he will be a regular. Buffham. If Buffham had,not broken a rib early in the season, he probably would have made the team. He will be lost by graduation. Cushman. Everyone remembers Bob's

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BM' Yitzw Racine defeated Bay View lligh School in an interesting game. Neither team scored in the first half, although Racine had the ball on Bay Yiewis one-yard line when the whistle blew. ln the second half Racine made two touchdowns and kicked one goal. K1zNos1-1.x Kenosha received. ln the first play Johnson's nose was badly hurt, but he pluckily stayed in the game. Kenosha was forced to kick, iiie were so far in our own territory that Grover punted. The ball went almost straight into the air. Kenosha's full-back scored. Our oppo- nents' other points were made when their right end intercepted a forward and carried the ball over the goal line, and, when their quarter-back broke through the right side of our line near tackle and ran twenty yards for a touchdown. ln the second half, we held and were going down the field when the final whistle blew, Dick Lund and Harry Herman did well on the line, while Harris and Grover in the back field made large gains. ,lack Harris was acting captain. iivASIllNfITON One of the best games ofthe season was played with iiiashington High School of Klilwaukee. liven though the field was muddy, Grover made some long runs around end. Harris hurt his leg but kept playing. Neither team was able to score until the last few minutes of the final quarter, when iYashington's full-back kicked a field goal. With about a minute to play our opponents made a touchdown through our left tackle. The game ended with a score of 9W0. BE1,o1'r The Beloit eleven had been picked for the state championship by newspaper men and interscholastic gridiron critics, before they came to Racine. Our fellows were determined to win their last game. L. Beloit kicked off. Grover started the con- test with a long run. Although two of our players were injured early in the game, Lunde breaking his collar bone, and Grover spraining his ankle, both refused to be taken out. Beloit scored first by a drop kick. Cushman fumbled in the center of the field and Lunde, picking up the ball, scored a touchdown. Boyak kicked the goal. ln the fourth quarter Grover recovered Beloit's ball on the thirty-yard line. Harris hit the line for fifteen yards. After another gain had been made, he went through for a few more yards. Vivhen Racine had failed to score in three downs, Lunde threw a forward over the goal line to johnny Unavitch. Boyak missed the kick by a narrow margin. In the last few minutes, Harris intercepted a forward pass and carried the ball to the ten yard line, from which it was advanced half the remaining distance by line plunges. Then Grover went over on a fake play. Our ends, Boyak and Siewart, played a fine game. SCHEDULE l919 Place Played Racine Burlington O Racine Racine N. Division l3 Racine Racine Burlington 0 Burlington Racine Bay View 0 Racine Racine Kenosha 18 Kenosha Racine Washington 9 Racine Racine Beloit 9 Racine 051312 Serunh Team lfnough credit can not be given to the second team for the way in which it gave the Erst squad practice. lt is hard com- ing out every night to get knocked about by heavier and more experienced players, and then not even play many games. A number of this yearis second team will no doubt be on the first teamnext year. Our second eleven played Kenoshais second squad and beat them 6-O. The quarters had to be shortened to six min-

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clenched teeth and his line plunges. Somehow he managed to get away with playing fullback. Graduation claims him, also. Christianson. Chuck, sub end, proved his metal when given a chance. He is also of the class of 1920. 18815126 wall 191911920 Racine High School Basket Ball Team won the sectional tournament at Xfil- waukee, and, if our best players had not been injured in the first game of the state tournament, we might have captured the Championship. Every man on the team fought hard in every minute of every game. The most admirable thing about our team was the remarkable way in which the boys played together. The fel- lows greatly appreciated the support and encouragement that they received from the splendid crowds of rooters. Not one player fell below in any of his subjects during the whole season. BURLINGTON On January Sth the Racine High School Basket Ball Team won its first victory from the Burlington five with a score of 4545. Racine outplayed its opponents by using the pivot and short snappy passes. Unavitch, having a keen eye for the basket, made twenty-two points of the total score. SoUT1i KfII,VVAUKEE The next game, at South Kfilwaukee, was again an overwhelming victory for our men. They were accompanied by about a hundred rooters. Our players were altogether too fast for their oppon- ents. Grover and Olson were the basket- makers for Racine, while the others kept our opponent's score down. The final reckoning was 6141. The second squad also had an easy time winning with a score of 31-5. A KENOSIIAX Racine High School played Kenosha, its time-honored rival, at the NY gym. As Grover outjumped his man, and as our fellows completely confused their adversaries with that renowned Divot, which was a unique characteristic of our team, the game was ours from the very start. Kenosha was unable to force its way through the strong defense of Racine. The final score was 2542 in our favor. The second team won its game with a score of 19-10. Hilker helped the Kenosha team to feel their inferiority. LANE TECH Our fourth victory was won from Lane TechnicalHigh School,which is said to have one of the best teams in the hfiddle-VVestg however, our fellows were a bit too fast for them. They had tied with Hyde Park High School for the first place in Chicago. Lane's defense was unable to stop the short, snappy passwork of Racine. Their individual playing contrasted sharply with our teamwork. Unavitch, Olson and Grover were the basket-makers for Racine, while Harris and Gebhardt guard- ed our territory with admirable skill. The five-man defense of Racine made our competitors take many long shots. The score was 2948. VVAUWA UTosA Both the first and second teams of Viiauwautosa were annihilated by our men, the first with a score of 74f9, the second 5243. All the men on both teams were used by Mr. Cox, our coach. A huge crowd of zealous rooters led by our eminent cheerleader, Jimmy Von Ger- meten, made the Stephen Bull School tremble on its foundations. 7 VVATERTOWN Friday, February the thirteenth, was a lucky day for the Racine High School players as they revenged themselves for their defeat by Watertown in the tourna- ment of last year. Both teams used the