Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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TRACK Captain Poulsen led the '25 track squad through a successful season, the Black and Gold Cinder men winning two dual meets, losing one hy hut tive points, placing fourth in the district meet at lvhitewater, and taking eleventh place in the state meet at Nladison. Entering the Yvhitewater invitation meets early in the season, the local tracltsters romped away with tiourth honors after competing with twenty formidable high schools ahout Vfisconsin. Shorewood wandered into the latter's Stronghold on the following Saturday. Almost every tirst, second, and third place went to the lohnson aggregation, and the linal score stood at 112-5. Following the Shorewood win, the locals were whisked away to Capitol City to compete in the State Interscholastic .- fracas, and returned with an eleventh. Carl Pitner, versatile ' miler. was tht- only Racine man to place in the meet. May' 29 proved to he the tight of the year. Kenosha lligh School, traditionally the hated of hated, hut socially our l nearest friends and neighliors, invaded Racine to win a hard- fought meet hy a 61-56 count. South Nlilwaukce came to Racine on june tifth to lose its only meet with the locals hy a 89-29 tally. Racine had little trouhle in trouncing the suhur- hanites, the visiting squad taking the middle distance events. ' 1926 TRACK SCI IICDULE ii. .Xpril 30XX'l1i1evvttn-r Invitation meet Hay l South Xlilvvaulxcc. at Racine May S Xlarqnetlt- Relays, :tt Mil- Hay I5 Kenosha - Bay Yiew - wztttkee. Racine, 'l't'ianp:ttlar nit-et May 22 Big Six c,UI1l'L'I'C'IlCC Klee! at at Bay View. lit-loit. Xlay 29 State track meet, :tt Hadi- Alnnc q Kenosha. :tl Racine. son. June I2 .Xnnual high School lield day. H9811 Klmuslt, CAPT.

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around the Southporters in the game but were again handicapped by weak scoring facilities. lVith the official close of the high school's basketball season, Coach Cox made the announcement that the local cagers would stage an appreciation game for Thor Poulsen. Kenosha High gladly consented to come to the local stronghold to help in showing the appreciation to the High School's former athlete and star. Poulsen has captained both football and track teams at the High School and is a holder of tive letters. The lV1cCawmen brought an excellent team and won a hard fought match from Racine's patched-up aggregation by 53-15 count. The red and black crew led all during the match, and had little trouble in disposing of the R. II. S. substitute squad. The old gang didn't do so had at that, did it? Opening their season against South Nlilwaukee high school, the Black and Gold warriors dropped a hard fought match to their opponents by a 2-1-14 count. The locals could not get a start against the Nlilwaukeeans and were trailing a bulky count at the half. After a long rest through the Christmas vacation, things loomed brighter for the Racine crew and when it battled lanesville's Blue basketeers, it tinished its tirst Big Six conflict with a 26-15 win. The Racine gang displayed a deadly eye for the old hoop and made many shots count during the tilt. After trailing for the majority of the game, the gang piled up its second conference win, by cleaning house with Beloit's high school cagers in a hard battle on the following Tuesday. The Line City crew held a 7-5 lead at the half but were forced to fall to a 19-7 final. 1n a hotly contested match which hnally wormed its way into an overtime period, the Racine squad hung up its third consecutive victory in the conference by defeating the speedy Madison East high school cagers by a 26-25 count. Captain Christman managed to drop in a free throw in the extra Session for the winning tally. On Saturday, February first, the old gang bumped into some stiff opposition and were forced to run into two overtime periods to trim Northwestern hlilitary Academy's outfit by a 20-19 count. The Embryo Soldiers trailed for the maiority of the game. but managed to come through in the final session for the knotted count. Christman producedagain with his faithful free throw and won the match. The biggest loss of the season came when Russ Oswald, Don Dunaway, and llarold Ross were handed a release by Old Man Graduationg in fact the release guaranteed a close of their high school campaign. The Three Musketeers were the mainstays of the team, and with their leaving via the diploma route, Coach Cox had to develop two gtgirds and a center. The next fracas proved to be the tirst Big Six defeat of the season. Ianesville lligh School, overflowing with a revengeful spirit, took the local sharpshooters into port with a 19-17 count. The reorganized team was working well, but lacked the necessary de- fensive. Williams, who was shifted into Oswa1d's place, proved to be the outstanding star of the matchg the rest of the team showed all the old tight,.but could not come through against the opposition. 1 l97l

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l 5, , .,L. 11 ff' se GOLF '25 Golf has taken a strong hold on Racine High School and has proved so popular in the few years of its existence that R. H. S. has taken the lead in state prep school golf circles. The State High School Golf Tournament has been held in Racine since its in- ception. Athletic Director Cox is known throughout the state as the sponsor and organizer of high school golf in YVisconsin. Racine High School participated in four meets in 1925, two dual meets and two triangular, before the state tournament which was again held at the Washington Park links. Racine defeated Kenosha twice, once on the home course and once at Kenosha. Racine was also first in two triangular meets in which Racine, South Nlilwaukee and Kenosha took part, easily winning the first meet and capturing the second without any trouble. Appleton, Bay View tlVlilwaukeeD, Columbus, Edgerton, llartland, Janesville, Kenosha, Lake Geneva, Lincoln tlVlilwaukeeQ, Nladison Central, Oconomowoc, Racine, Riverside tlwilwaukeei, Sheboygan, Shorewood, South Nlilwaukee, Stoughton, Yvashington Clwilwaukeei, Xvauwatosa, Xvest Allis, and Yvest Division thiilwaukeel competed in the state tournament held in Racine in Iune. The following team placed in the meet respective to the arrangement of names: Racine, Lake Geneva, l'liartland, South Nlilwaukee, Nladison Central, and Kenosha: Racine took the State's Championship and won a large silver loving cup which proudly rests in the R. ll. S. trophy case. Fritz Saxild of Racine received a gold medal for first. place individual, while Lloyd Toms, Racine, was awarded a bronze medal for taking individual third. 1925 was the most successful and the most gratifying year for R. H. S. in golf circles since Racine High School pioneered the way in high school golfin the State. The state tournament was a success in every way, and it looks as if the meets established by Coach Cox are to be the most beneficial of any in state sport circles. ll99ll Kc l