Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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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

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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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TENNIS I3 L' mzicss 4CALliINSi DAWSON - R14:i1xv,xi,n-i- CUI.1,i-:N BOYS' Last year flu' the first time, an interscholastic tennis team was fimrnieil in Racine lligh School. The personal of' this team was lames Cullen, Holi Yvaclewitz, Kenneth MeKivett, :mtl Art More-v. The team was piclaerl litv the process otielimina- tion. It hail only two meets ancl both with Shurewoocl. Both matches were won hy Slinrewuml, who later lieeame State Champs. GIRLS' The girls shuwecl a great interest in tennis lastyear, ancl many responclecl to the call tn sign up for the tournament. Twenty girls played oft' mateheS, lllltil Cfltherille Reiehert anal !W'lartha Lewis, enteretl the final rouml. Bath girls hail playecl their lmest games uf, tennis to reach the finals, anal only harcl fighting gave Lewis the honor uf' champ. If 100 11