Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Kc) A SO y SS aes AN Z S ZB = EZ = = Zz = RZ Sie] SS ee ee SS TI eee Se PS Ee ee ee s S Y S — VARSITY BASKETBALL AT THE END of the 1934 basketball season the Varsity’s record was eight wins and eleven losses. including practice and Alum ni games. r During the season our basketball team showed themselves to have a fine fighting spirit in the face of their most bitter defeats. Statistics fail to show the caliber of the squad as a whole. The regular game schedule which started this term included six practice games, six league games, and the Alumni tilt. Richmond was defeated in the term opener by the Emeryville Spartans, 20- 17. The locals then conquered Alhambra and Hayward by 41-28, and 28-17, re- spectively. The Oilers won one out of three contests to complete their practice season, losing to the strong Lowell five, defeating Alhambra 35-18, and trailing Tamalpais by 11 points. At the close of the practice games, Alexander was the leading scorer for the Oilers, with 69 points. A. C. A. L. festivities were opened with Piedmont, sup- posedly the strongest team in the league. They defeated the Oilers 36-24. Alameda, after trailing the Red and Blue quintet for three quarters, overtook the locals in the closing minutes to win 26-22. The feature of the game was the fine play of Herman Pete, veteran negro guard of the Hornets. Richmond then fell before a tall, rangy Berkeley five, who, with their su- perior height and floor work, had little difficulty in defeating the Oilers. Irwin of the Jackets collected 14 points. On our home court Piedmont had a more difficult time, and barely nosed out Richmond 32-28, in an overtime game. The Oiler varsity fought the Scots from the opening gun only to lose by two buckets. Berkeley defeated the locals for the second time with a 30-20 score. Irwin again led the Yellowjackets. Richmond. with no wins. traveled to Alameda and trounced the Hornet var- sity decisively to complete the league schedule. The score was 26-15. In the ever-popular Alumni tilt, the Student varsity emerged victorious over Mr. Tucker’s former students in a thrilling finish, 33-30. One of the largest turn- outs ever present attended this game. As the season closed. Bill McLaughlin, guard, was elected captain of the 1934 varsity because of his fine play and splendid leadership. “B” BASKETBALL T Tus YEAR the Richmond B Basketball team had an excellent season, winning nine of the twelve practice games, and four of the six league games, to take sec- i ond place in the A. C. A. L. They also trimmed Mr. Tucker’s “super-alumni” team in the final tlt. Jack Casey was elected captain of the team at the close of the season. Jack well deserved this honor, as he played good ball throughout the year. He was influential in many victories because of his great defensive work. He rang up 17 points from the foul line to lead the squad in that department. The forward spots were held down by Alden Pratt, Len Anderson, Wes Owens and John Starke. Pratt was the team’s leading scorer, tallying 91 points for a season total. Anderson proved a capable floor man, and his accurate pass- ing led to a good many Oiler scores. Starke, a forward on last year’s team, also played a good floor and defensive game, although he was not a high scorer. Owens, in league games, was the second high scoring forward. He played a steady game and his timely buckets pulled the Oilers out of many a hole.