Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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Ray Holly, Wayne Wanlass, Norman Graber. INTRAMURAL ‘°SA”’ BASKETBALL After a hotly contested race which necessitated a play-off, the Bloomerboys, cap- tained by Wayne Wanlass, were finally established champions of the 1942 intramural A league. The league, which was under the direction of Mr. Hempler, was one of the most closely contested in history. Three teams, the Bloomerboys, the Zoots, led by Ted Ivancich, and Ernie Baum- berger’s Lovers ended the regular schedule tied for first place. There was little to choose among these teams, as the Lovers edged the Bloomerboys, 25-23; the Zoots tripped the Lovers, 51-47; the Bloomerboys upset the Zoots, 42-40, in an overtime period. In the play-off, the Zoots squeezed through with a 16-14 victory over the Lovers. The latter team led most of the way, only to have Ted Ivancich’s boys get hot in the last half. On December 16, the Zoots met the Bloomerboys for the title. The Zoots led but once, early in the first quarter. At the half the Wanlass team held a 19-12 lead and in- creased that into a 31-21 victory. Louie Clements and Len Sullivan ran off with the scor- ing honors. Members of the winning team were Clements and Ed Collins, forwards; Wanlass, center; Sullivan and Bill Schultz, guards. Other players on the squad were Herb Meinke, Willard Stone and Jim Cullen. A few of the other outstanding players in the league were Ted Ivancich, Norman Graber, Tony Diaz, Charles Bradbury, Ernie Baumberger, and George Torvik.

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FUNTOR VARSITY FOOTBALL The Richmond High “B’s” had a very short schedule because of transportation dif- ficulties. Government officials would allow only one bus to be used in transporting teams to the games. This left no bus for the “B” team, since the Varsity used the one bus. The opening of the season was with the John Swett varsity, a team which proved too good a contestant for the Jayvees, the game ending 7 to 6 in favor of John Swett. A green, nervous El Cerrito team, playing its first game in history, was plastered 24 to 6 by the Junior Varsity. San Rafael Military Academy next challenged the Richmond “B’s.” The San Rafael boys were too big and fast for the Junior Varsity and when the final gun had sounded the visitors had 19 points, Richmond “B’s”, 6. In the final game of the season El Cerrito High School made a better showing than in its opening game. The Gauchos gave the Oiler Bee’s a scare when they tied the game at 12 to 12.

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Calvin Bell, Bill Burdick, Ed Meindersee, Nuel Melton. INTRAMURAL ‘°°B” BASKETBALL The “B” intramural league was not a runaway race as it usually has been in recent years. Even though the Crows won five and lost only one game, each game they won was by a very close score. The winner was not decided until the final game, between the Crows and the Vultures, which was won by only four points. The teams competing in the league were the Eagles, Vultures and the Crows. The Crows were captained by Nuel Melton, and the team was composed of Al Zeppa, Frank Carrera, Ken Cacy, Ray Olsen, and Paul Martinez. The league standings were as follows: Crows, won five, lost one; Vultures, won three, lost two; Buzzards, won one, lost three; Eagles, won one, lost four.