Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Russell Lane, Captain With four of last year’s men and twelve new men, Coach Ivan Hill again produced a winning basketball team. Every man that reported to Major Hill at the beginning of the season had played basketball some time; therefore it was not difficult for him’to pick combinations that could work well. Captain Russell Lane, member of last year’s team, played consistent basketball and the guarding that he and O’Gonnell did while the ball was under Richmond’s bucket proved to be the feature of almost every game. Richmond again took her old rivals, Hayward and S. R. M. A., down to defeat. Richmond’s bucket shooting was the feature of both games. To start most of the games, Major Hill used Lane and O’Connell at guards, Gordon as center, and alternated Hall and Page with Viano and Weeks as for- mond; but the fast breaking offense and bucket-shooting of the Richmond team Brooks, Jewell, Christian and Baxter, forwards ; McCain and Carson, centers. THE GAMES On November 23, 1928, the Richmond high varsity played and defeated the Lowell hoopsters by a score of 23 to 15. Viano’s accurate bucket shooting was the high light of the game. On December 7 the Richmond team went down to defeat before her own Alumni. The boys in the Red and Blue could not stop the accurate shooting of Dyer and Barbieri. Hayward appeared upon the scene January 11, in hopes of whipping Rich- wards. Those in reserve were: A. Ripley, Neckel and Oishi, standing guards ; could not be stopped by Hayward. When the whistle blew to close the game, the score board read, Richmond 21—Hayward 16. January 16 found the Lowell team back in Richmond to revenge its defeat of the preceding semester. The Lowell team pla yed a safe game and kept a slow Twenty-five

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B FOOTBALL Clifford Christian, Captain The fall of 1928 saw a small but determined B football team take the field under the sheltering colors of Richmond High. Although defeated in five out of eight games, the B’s fought hard and the teams that beat them earned their victories. The lineup that saw the biggest part of the action was: Drexel and Betts, end; Brignone and Hoeffer, tackles; Barton and Young, guards; Westman, center ; Christian, quarter back; Craig and Rosano, halves; Martinez, full back. On September 8 the Oakland High reserves visited Richmond and won by a 12 to O score. In a hard fought game on September 13, the B’s won from Oakland High reserves by a score of 12 to 6. With some fast, hard bucking and a good show of headwork, the B’s 120-pounders managed to raise the score to 12, against Oakland's one touchdown of the fourth quarter. Playing on a sand field in Oakland on the hottest day in fifteen years, the B’s lost their game to Teahnical High reserves by a 31-0 score, on September 20. Lacking power and the old drive, the B’s lost their game of September 27 to the California School for Deaf and Dumb. The score was 7-0. The invasion of the Richmond B's into the nest of the Berkeley Yellowjackets proved to be unfavorable. Though the Richmond boys had the spirit, the Berkeley attack was a puzzle for them; and despite all their efforts, the “‘little big game” went to Berkeley, 19 to 6. October 11 was Richmond’s day; the B’s walked away with the Oakland High reserves game, by a score of 21-6. It was the second time iri the season that the B’s defeated Oakland. The strong Roosevelt team played and won from the Richmond gridders by a score of 7 to 0 on October 18. With a fine showing for the locals, the game of October 25 with St. Mary’s squad was tied by a score of 6-6. The St. Mary’s, undefeated team was given a hard battle for their points. Twenty-four

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B BASKETBALL Albert Linstedt, Captain The 1928-29 season of basketball has proved to be another of the conquering hero style; the boys whipped 9 out of the 12 teams they played. Captain Albert Linstedt led his teammates to one of the best seasons the B’s have ever had. Al's continual good playing kept the boys in high spirits all the time. He and Leslie Marcus played the position of forward in fine style. Although Marcus was inexperienced, he had a good eye. Don Randall, the hard working center, was known for his fighting spirit while under the bucket. Paul Maloney played the position of running guard in first class style. George Degnan gave the stand many thrills when he was taking the ball off the backboard. Degnan and Maloney formed one of the best guarding duets ever developed on a B team. Howard Dalton, who substituted for Randall in a good many of the games, was known for his good headwork. Boschetti showed promise of becoming an ex- ceptionally good long distance shot. Pruden was known for his drive while he was in the game. Drexel and Regelia were alternated for Degnan. Regelia played the same type of game as “Kenny” Swenson, captain of last year’s varsity. Drexel is a very clever floor man and with another year or two of experience he should make a strong bid for varsity honors. Baskett was general utility man for the team. Baskett played various positions, center, forward and running guard, all in great style. The squad that started most of the games consisted of Linstedt and Marcus. forwards ; Randall, center; Degnan and Maloney, guards. Substitutes were: Tezzi, Nicoletti, Smith, Meyers, Dalton, Drexel, Boschetti, Rollino, Pruden. Kenny, Stoddard, Regalia, Baskett, Young, Clark and Roveda. THE GAMES Richmond 34—Alumani 28. Richmond 28—Deaf and Dumb 9 Richmond 16—Hayward 9. Richmond 37—Alumni 47. Richmond 33—University 13. Richmond 25—St. Mary’s 39. Richmond 24—Garfield 8. Richmond 15—Diablo 9. Richmond 30—S. R. M. A. 16. Twenty-six