Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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BASEBALL After a fair practice season, winning four out of ten games, the Oiler ball team entered the ‘A. C. A. L. They finished the league in a tie for second place with Alameda, each having one victory and three defeats. Berkeley took the championship with four victories and no defeats. Richmond ‘started the practice season with three consecutive victories. Crockett was the first victim when the Oilers drove out 15 base hits to outslug the John, Swett nine, 8-6. The contest was played on the latter’s field. ‘Legs’ LeGault started on the mound for the locals, but was relieved by Roy Silva in the third canto. Silva chucked good ball for the remainder of the contest, and was credited with the victory. Lino Corazzo’s superb pitching and Les Scarsella’s hard hitting enabled the Oilers to win a 4-3 pitcher’s battle over Castlemont in the second tilt of the season. The game was plaved on the local diamond. Coach Phil Hempler’s aggregation completed the three straight triumphs with a 4-0 victory over University at Bushrod Park. “Pee Wee’ Passone was on the hill- top for the Blue and Red. Corazzo’s circuit blow with two men on was the big factor in the local win. Richmond was somewhat humiliated when the local school suffered three succes- sive defeats. R. U. H. S. took the first beating at the hands of the Hayward Farmers, 4-1, at Thrasher’s Park in San Leandro. Costly errors by Scarsella and Moitoza were largely responsible for the locals’ loss. LeGault turned in a masterful per- formance, allowing the Farmers but two hits and sending 11 batters to the bench. The Richmondites were trimmed for the second time by the St. Mary’s Panthers, 7-3, on the home field. A four run stampede in the second frame won the contest for the Pan thers. Eight hits were registered from the offerings of Passone, and six safeties were obtained from Raffanti. The Blue and Red returned after Easter vacation to taste another defeat. San Leandro bunched their blows to eke out a 6-4 win on the Cherry City diamond. Le- Gault pitched a fair game for the Oilers, yielding but 6 safeties. In a return game with St. Mary’s, Richmond was content with a 4-4 deadlock. A four run rally in the last half of the seventh with two out enabled the Panthers to tie the count. An additional inning was played but no scores resulted. Passone hurled good ball for the Blue and Red but received poor support. Coach Hempler’s cohorts remained superior over Crockett by smashing out a 5-2 victory. Corazzo and Passone alternated on the mound for the Oil City nine. In the final practice tilt before the first A. C. A. L. games, the Richmond pas- timers were nosed out of another win by Cal Frosh, 10-9, on Hillegarde field. Eight safeties from the offerings of LeGault in the last two frames gave the Frosh a victory. Richmond opened the A. C. A. L. by receiving a 6-5 defeat at the hands of Alameda on the latter’s diamond. Errors again proved the Oiler’s downfall. Muzzi was the heavy hitter of the day, garnering three for four. Corazzo pitched creditable ball for the locals, but he was not given full support by his teammates. R. U. H. S. scheduled a practice tilt with Diablo to prepare for the Berkeley game. The locals were trimmed by a 3-2 count. Coach Hempler started the second string and put the regulars into the fray in the last three innings. The reserves held their own with the “Red Devils,” but the first string booted the game away for Passone in the ninth. The Blue and Red nine was defeated, 5-2, by Berkeley in the second A. C. A. L. contest on the local diamond. Errors at critical moments cost the Oilers the ball game. The local aggregation scored their only runs in the ninth after two were out, but could not overcome the five-run lead held by the Yellowjackets. Corazzo was touched for 7 blows. Richmond chalked up the first league triumph by conquering the Alameda Hor- nets, 4-3, in one of the best ball games played on the Oilers’ diamond during the year. A new spirit and hustle aided considerably in the locals’ victory. A pitching duel prevailed when LeGault and Helmstein chucked shut-out ball for four innings. Only 11 hits were registered from both pitchers, LeGa ult allowing 7, and Helmstein, 4.

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Tied for second place, Piedmont visited the Richmond campus to receive a thorough trouncing, but unfortunately the damage was done, for the Berkeley five defeated Alameda and won the championship. Immediately at the outset of the encounter the locals tossed in buckets galore. The Highlanders could not vie with the flurry of baskets. Les Scarsella again went wild, running up a total of 21 markers. Richmond was never pressed and walked off the floor with a 36-21 win. Piedmont was thereby shoved into third place and the Alameda five occupied the cellar. Les Scarsella, who led all A. C. A. L. scorers with 67 markers, and Paul Moitoza, second high man, having 41, were easily the outstanding pair in the league. Their passwork and defensive ability were flawless. Scarsella graduates, but Moitoza will return for another year of competition. Captain Reno Passone was what Phil Hempler classed as “the finest center in the league.” PeeWee controlled all the tip-offs, aided the guards considerably and was the leading scorer of the pivot men. He also has ended his final season of cage battle. Ed Masek, Weldon Lee and Kenny McPhee displayed marvelous guarding games after starting the schedule in mediocre style. Toward the conclusion of the tournament, Masek performed splendidly, so well that Coach Jack Eadie of Berkeley rated iin the superior defense man of the league. Masek leaves, but McPhee and Lee will be bulwarks of the guards next spring. Clayton Bowles, Marco Grignaschi, John Gerletti, and Louie Piziali were other members of the squad. B BASKETBALL Entering A. C. A. L. competition with the most capable team that ever repre- sented the Oilers as far as passwork was concerned, the locals proved not to be of title holder quality, for they ended in last place. Frank Ribbel had the small B’s, but he had foreseen a pennant winner and was disappointed at the failure of his cohorts. Making their first league appearance, the Blue and Red lightweights showed promise, as they came from behind to overcome the veteran Alameda five, the same bunch that captured the lightweight title. The Richmondites were trailing 12-10 at half time, but in the remaining two periods treated the Islanders to a merry chase to win, 25-17. Meeting the co-holders of first place, Berkeley, the locals were subjected to the worst beating they incurred during the schedule. The team was not clicking and, consequently, there was poor passwork, terrible bucket shooting, and numer- ous costly fouls which in turn were made good by Al Parker’s boys. Final results found the Yellow jackets the victors by a 22-15 count. Piedmont bowed to the “Ribbelets” in a slow, dreary contest at the Hill City to put the locals in the running again. Piedmont used a set defense which slowed the game to a walk. At half time the teams were deadlocked at f ive all. In the second half, the Oilers pulled away from their adversaries to win 18-14. Bill Brandau was the shining light of this triumph. The race was thrown into a four way tie as the result of the second Alameda game. The locals played nice basketball, but the Encinal squad, led by Bob Gardiner and ““Chug’’ Matacora, managed to make good their foul attempts and nosed the locals out, 15-13. In the afternoon the Highlanders walked off with a victory over Berkeley, so all teams had two won and two lost. Again the Ribbel squad was edged out, this time by the Cardinal and Gold of Berkeley in a close skirmish. The local mentor in an effort to instill the spark of victory sent in the reserves, who gave remarkable accounts of themselves. Thev brought the score to within one bucket, but a quite enough to gain a win. The gun ended the game, the score board reading, B. H. S. 18, R. U. H. S. 15. Mean- while Piedmont lost to Alameda. Utterly excluded from a chance at first place, the Highlanders and the locals tangled on the home courts in the last game. The visitors won by a 17-16 margin in an extra period of play. Alameda trimmed the Yellow jackets to merit the champion- ship ; Piedmont and Berkeley took a tie for second ; Richmond finished last.

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Lino Corazzo won the contest for the Oilers when he smashed out a sharp single to tally LeGault in the eighth, breaking a 3-3 tie. Richmond engaged in a practice game with San Rafael. The Blue and Red nine took a trouncing from the Bulldogs, 6-1. Bowles started the flinging for the Oilers, but was relieved by LeGault in the third canto. 3erkeley took the Richmondites into camp, 10-7, in the final ball tilt of the season. Each team chalked up 9 hits, but the Yellowjackets took advantage of errors to make their blows count. Coach Hempler used Passon e on the rubber, but the lanky chucker was relieved in the third, Corazzo finishing the game for the Oilers. Members of the squad were: Muzzi, Silva, Holder Jester, DeFabio, Troutman, Chappel, outfielders; McGill and Robinson, 3rd feat Moitoza and Bowles, shortstops; White and Shinnick, 2nd basemen; Scarsella, first baseman; Klobas, catcher, and Corazzo, Passone, and LeGault, pitchers. ACB hee le Pek AB R H Pet. OU Rogks ow neice eee ac Seite ett HS 5 308 White? $e Pot fo Pew Lo le oe oo IVI Ze ee eS ees LD wa ee eon A Cavs fT aaa ele ing 8 aed ang Im () ab OK RIPE Cosa gece scadsee 16 1 4 .250 ey : ; Searsella .........-....-- 16 4 8 188 MCG ana eenonene rene necinnene 10 1 2 .200 Rilghac aes fea Pe (Aono) ea by The Gals as ee eee zZ 1° 0 000 LO Oi ae ere ee ee a Ze Oo eee) PassOne? see ee tO) 0) S000 IMOUGGZAN 2. ee GeeOee eee 06S PakiahiO. eee eee 5 2 = 227.400 TRACK Although Coach Frank Ribbel’s track and field squad ended fourth in the Alameda County Athletic League meet, the local athletes enjoyed one of the best seasons in several years. This was the first time the Blue and Red has competed in the A. C. A. L. Consequently, lack of experience and a small turnout handicapped the Oilers. In the pre-league schedule, the locals captured three of their five encounters. Id Masek proved an outstanding competitor for the R. U. H. S. team by accounting for 78 points for the season. He took a first, third and fourth in the A. C. A. L. finals. Richmond pulled a big upset to open the track season, scoring a win over Fremont and Berkeley in a three-way meet. R. U. H. S. registered 54 points, Fremont 4914, and Berkeley 3514. The Oilers took six first places and a tie for first. Masek totaled 14 markers. Firsts were taken by Al Cezario in the mile; Pearson in the 440; Whitmore in the low hurdles; Christopher in the high jump; and Masek in both sprints and the shot put. Coach Ribbel’s squad won the second battle from Alhambra by taking the decid- ing relay race. Martinez was leading before the relay was under way, but the Oilers took the close run to nose out the Panthers, 54% to 51% on the Martinez oval. Masek again was high man with 13 digits, grabbing firsts in ‘the s sprints and a second in the shot. Other winners were Cezario in the mile, McPhee, broad jump, and Whitmore, high hurdles. Richmond captured the third meet by vanquishing St. Ignatius High of San Francisco, 66 2 3 to 49 1 3. The Blue’and Red took six first places, a tie for first, and a clean sweep in both the high hurdles and broad. jump. Masek tallied his usual points, chalking up 16. The local iron man was a triple winner, collecting firsts in both sprints and the shot put. O’Brien ran a dead heat with O’Malley of S. I. in the low hurdles. ; The Oilers were handed their first defeat by San Rafael’s Bulldogs, 61 to 52. By taking the relay, the Red and = hite were insured a victory. Ryan, O’Brien and Pearson were the only R. U. H. S. men to take firsts. Ryan, who is a sophomore student, stole the show by leaping 19 feet 9 inches in the broad jump. Masek col- lected four seconds. Mr. Tucker’s Alumni administered Richmond their second beating, 60-53. Six first places were obtained by each squad, but since the graduates registered shutouts in the weights and pole vault, they won the meet. Ryan jumped 20 feet 5 inches. Pearson, Christopher, O” Brien and Masek were the undergraduate victors. Roy mnaerceretig: OA ARNT CRIT. A ae