Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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A.C.A.L. Standings Team We Go fied Fis. PO LIIONIE 405.5 sof 42 een es: 5 0 Pat Berkeley (esx. te ts i) ] 0-7-7490 PAHOUOUE! 4 a8 ke 4. ] ] 8 lated: ee ood, So A 2 4, 0 4, PR NET ky Wee ec ak fates ] ) 0 2 Des eee Bae Wee ha ee 0 COACH PASCOE —Courtesy of OAKLAND TRIBUNE. COACH CAIN OILERS IN ACTION The picture on the left snapped at the Piedmont game shows Bob Crane (13), Oiler fullback, crashing off Piedmont’s tackle for 11 yards. Coming in behind Crane is Ham- lin, Clan end. Dante Lazzeretti can be seen between Hamlin and Crane. Peeking around Crane’s arm is Ken Speer. John Odisio is sprawled on the ground. Charging in at the right is Witter (with nose guard) who made the stop on Crane. John Putkey is down at Witter’s feet. Three All-A.C.A.L. men are featured in this picture—Crane, Witter, and Hamlin. 7 Right: Owen Henson (34), Richmond tackle, charges in at the left on an attempt to 4 block a punt in the Berkeley game. Walt Batchelder’s head is shown between Henson’s knee and elbow. Coming in beside Batchelder is John Putkey. Ken Speer (21) crashes in, while Reid, Berkeley halfback, blocks out Bruno Banducci. Going in to block Henson is Kenward, Berkeley quarterback. On this play Vallejo just barely got his punt away.

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Putkey played a smashing game at guard and liked it best when the going was tough. John Odisio, at end, | COACH RIBBLE improved steadily with each game, developing into a jarring tackler and hard blocker. “Harmless Hornets” Lose Coach Ribbel leveled this battery of big guns at the Alameda eleven that opposed the Oilers in the first league contest. The Hornets wilted before the barrage 31-0. A favored Berkeley eleven was the next to fall. The Oilers left the field on the long end of a 19-0 score after playing one of their best games of the season. , LAZZERETTI Albany Cougars Tamed 19 points in the first eight minutes of play! This remarkable feat was turned in by the regulars of the squad. Oiler substitutes finished the massacre of a hapless Albany Cougar. Score: Richmond 31, Albany 0. The Farmers of Hayward joined the ranks of the vanquished, taking a 33-6 drubbing from an Oiler team that had its eyes on the “big game” ahead. A win over Richmond was the last hope of Pied- mont for a tie for first place in A.C.A.L. standings. The clan boasted of a tough line and a set of fast- stepping backs. A great battle loomed between two hard-charging lines and two flashy backfields. Piedmont 6; Richmond 6 In a chill drizzle the two teams lined up before packed stands, and additional fans, who stood through the whole game. Richmond shattered the Clan defenses, via the air in the first half on a pass from Ken Speer to Jack Myers. Speer’s conversion was blocked, as was f a field goal attempt a few minutes later. A hard-fighting Highland outfit returned to score on ? a pass in the third quarter and tie up the score 6-6. When the gun sounded this was still the score, and Richmond left the field champions of the A.C.A.L. A.C.A.L. Selections Three Oilers were chosen as members of the all A.C.A.L. team. Bob Crane was picked as fullback, Joe Vargas, as left half, and Walt Batchelder at one of the guard positions.

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| Left to right — SITTING: Keith Parker, Earl Cavin, Mickey Allyn, Charles Baptie, Richie Bevilaqua, Harold Coombs, Har- old Board, Bernard Andre, Phillip Perrelli. KNEELING: Elmer Neylon, Gus Alverez, Jack Kennedy, Melvin Hitch, Paul Harlow, Richard Wilcox, Frank Nilsson, Joe Bonacorso, Steve Welch, Gaylord Gagnon. STANDING: John Ricci, Clarence Mello, Charles Fasanaro, Elvo Travalini, Roy Thayer, Bert Stycket, Frank Bennett, Jim Evans, Bill Jeffries, Francis Reichert, Lawrence Downey, Henry Miner, Coach Ed Cain. JAYVEE SEASON One of the most powerful Jayvee teams in years, the Richmond High B’s, went through their 1937 grid season with only two setbacks and one tie. Playing their first game September 11 with a strong Crockett team, the Jayvees were held to a scoreless tie. Anellini and Fasanaro made some spectacular runs, but could not hit pay dirt. In their second encounter the B’s traveled to Oakland High and handed the Wild Cats a 12-6 defeat on September 24. Again Anellini and Fasanaro were outstanding in their passing and running attack. Smother Alhambra 20-0 Altho ugh they fumbled away many chances the Richmond Lightweights defeated a much smaller Alhambra team by the score of 20-0 on October 6. In this game with Bob Peterson punting, “Hank” Miner plunging, and Elvo Travalini blocking kicks, the B’s had an easy afternoon. Tasting their first defeat the Oiler Jayvees lost 19-6 to a strong and deceptive Roosevelt Rough Rider team October 13. The B’s outplayed the visitors in the first half, but were completely baffled in the second half by the Rough Riders’ deceptive passes. In this game Mewha, Perrelli, and Chin were outstanding. Roosevelt completed all their passes for some kind of a high school record. Making up for the last time, the Richmond Babes came back to defeat a weak McKinley High team 19-6 October 21. The lightweights started scoring in the first half on a blocked kick and a long pass from Peterson to Rogocci. The whole B squad saw action. Blocked Kick Beats Pirates In spite of arriving late to play Pittsburg, the Jayvees defeated the Pirate second stringers in semi-darkness, 6-0. In this game Travalini blocked a kick for the score. The game was well played and evenly matched throughout. The Concord Red Devils were the Richmond B’s next victim October 30, with a score of 25-13. Miner, Styckett, and Peterson made the scores, and then gave way