Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Mel Ruffatto 4 Andy Wolfe Dave Strong Dale Lee VARSITY BASKETBALL SEASON 1939-40 The Varsity basketball squad, under the excellent coaching of Bob Pascoe, completed a very successful season by placing second in the league, The Oilers won the distinction of being the only team to give Piedmont a league defeat; they were also the only high school team to overcome the Cal Frosh. Richmond dropped only two out of eight practice games. John Swett drubbed our five in the first game 37-29, Sugarman Costa making 16 points. In the return engagement the Oiler forward, Dave Strong, lead the team to a 43-22 victory, with 18 points. Lowell dropped a close one, 21-20, San Francisco’s All-City center, Dallmar, tallying 12 digits. Uni lost 31-19, Alhambra 16-14, and Diablo two, 33-15 and 27-17. San Rafael handed our quintet its second defeat, 35-28. The Tankmen, heavy favorites for the A. C. A. L. title, were upset by Berkeley in the opening encounter. Tied at 18-18 at the end of the game, Sproul won for the Yellow- jackets by sinking the first bucket in the overtime period. The tide changed on the Oilers’ home court, and Berkeley was soundly trounced. Albany lost both games of the series to Richmond, 23-11 and 30-16. Andy Wolfe was high point man in both of these encounters. | The Oilers continued their winning streak by defeating Alameda 30-21, Wolfe making 12 and Stark 11. In the second game the Hornets lost 31-27, in a close contest. Strong had 10 digits. Hayward was nosed out 28-26. Willis, Farmer center, led the attack with 12, while Ruffatto made 9 for the Oiler quintet. The score at the end of the second Farmer-Tank- men game was 27-16. Piedmont received its only league zero when the Oilers beat them, 27-24 on the Highlander court. When we entertained Piedmont again in the last game, both teams Rudy Stark

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ho in baseball and track are a whiz, And in basketball never out-played? Who can golf, wield a racket, and swim? It’s the Oiler brown bears on parade!

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VARSITY BASKETBALL — Bottom row, left to right: Rudy Stark (F), Andy Wolfe (C), Bill Wolfe (G), John Garcia (F), Lee Johnson (F), Walter Lang (F). Top row: John Budd (C), Bob Callan (F), Harold Crisler (C), Dale Lee (G), Dave Strong (F), Mel Fuffato (G). were tied for the A. C. A. L. title. After a mighty struggle, the championship went to the Highlanders, Piedmont winning out by three points, 32-29. Stark’s 1] points were not enough to stem the tide; the Purple and White’s high-point man was Brown, who made 9. Richmond gained glory by refusing to drop the game to the Cal Fro sh, as every other high school team had done. Our quintet pasted a 32-23 whipping on the Freshmen. The Alumni won 26-23, as all the Varsity received some playing time. Mel Ruffatto, lanky guard, and Rudy Stark, diminutive forward, were elected co- captains. Dave Strong was named the best floorman, and Stark was given the blanket as the most valuable player. “BASE PB AL Albert Mazzi Carl Mayers Frank Ditora Harry Orthman Lupe Ramirez