Roosevelt High School - Lariat Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Don McPherson has the ability of a good quarter-miler, but he needs development. Coach Elwood Allison says he is sorry he did not riscover Don sooner, for he is sure that if Don were to be at Roosevelt for another season, he would be a winner because he has such determination and will power. Don is a high senior at Roosevelt and will graduate with the class of June, 1927, therefore, Derby will be Roosevelt's only 440 man unless Allison develops a new man for that event. Frank Costin was a very keen disappointment to the Roosevelt fans when he failed to place in either the pole-vault or the broadjump. Costin came to Roose- velt last August and played on the Roosevelt Basketball team. Costin was picked by the dopesters to take either first or second place in the pole vault because of the very good showing he made during the practice meets. In the dual meet between Roosevelt, Riclnnond, Berkeley, Costin crossed the bar at ten and one- half feet, while in the meet against Hayward High Costin made eleven feet. Roosevelt counted on Costin to gain a few points for her in the O. A. L., but he failed to make any. Roosevelt will expect twice as much next season to make up for the disappointment of this year. Dwight Ferguson is also a veteran from last year's team, and he will be at Roosevelt when the next track season rolls around. Ferguson is Roosevelt's best man for the 120-yard high hurdles, and he has taken a few points for Roosevelt in the practice meets. Ferguson is also a pole-vaulter, and he clears the bar at eleven feet. In practice meets Ferguson showed up to a good advantage in this event and 1nuch is expected of him next year. Phil Davidson and Rufus Rucker are two athletes who have been chalking up points for Roosevelt in discus and pole vault respectively. lloth men have been in meets against different schools, and they have succeeded in garnering points for Roosevelt in almost every meet in which they participated. Eighty-fozrr

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'L -Track OOSEVELTFS track team is the best and strongest aggregation of athletes that has ever been put forth by this school. Ouzr track team is getting better each succeeding year. This statement is proved by the fact that in the O.A.L. track meet in 1925 Roosevelt took sixth place with six points, and in 1926 the team took fifth place with seven points, while this season Roosevelt is fourth with fifteen points to her credit. If the team continues to improve, it will not be long before Roosevelt will be among the best in track. Maurice 6'Buck', Baker, captain of the team, is one of the best and most per- sistent point-getters for Roosevelt in all the meets in which the school has partici- pated. HBuck', runs the century and two- twenty, and in both events he is one of the best sprinters in the Oakland High Schools. In last year's meet Buck took second place in the Ioo and 220. Buck's century time was 10.2, a fifth of a second over the present O. A. L. record. Buck was clocked at ten seconds flat by two watches,but the officials declared the time 10.2 because of a slight breeze blowing behind his back. In the furlong Baker's time was equally as brilliant as in the cen- tury and stamps him a real college possi- bility as a dash man. Buck broke the ribbon the second time in 22.6. At the end of the two-twenty Buck was lead- ing Graves of Tech and Hunter of Oak- land by a good three yards. In the four-forty Roosevelt is sup- ported by two good runners who are Klenneth Derby and Don McPherson. Derby, who has been elected captain of next yearis team, has two O. A. L. meets to his credit, but he lacks the determina- tion that McPherson possesses. Derby gave Gibson of University quite a chase, but he finished up his race badly. Derby's time is 5414.---Don McPherson- isqust-a --- new man among track circles, as he was out for practice only two weeks before the O. A. L. meet. In the meet McPherson took third place over Kneal of Fremont. Eighty-three

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Tennis HE Roosevelt Yarsity Tennis Team is doped', as one of the best and strong- est tennis teams among the Oakland prep' schools. Last year the team was very successful, and its rating was very high. This year's varsity is composed of some of the veterans from last year's team with some very talented new players. The tennis team is composed of Captain VVaddyU Larsen, VVarren Mclntyre, Bruce House, james Johnston, Harold Shubert, and Donald Sea. Besides these men, Captain Larsen has selected from the group of aspirers to the team three men he will use as substitutes during the O. A. L. The three substitutes are: Arnold Nelson, Ellison Hazzard, and Allen Armstrong. Captain 'KVVaddy Larsen, Warreii McIntyre, Bruce House, and Arnold Nel- son are all hardened veterans from the last O. A. L. season and these four znen have received their Block R, which they justly and by dint of hard effort deserved. Captain Larson has selected the men that are to be placed in the different sets. Warren McIntyre and XVaddy Larsen are to uphold Roosevelt in singles. There will be two double teams and they are: Bruce House and blames Johnston, Harold Shubert and Donald Sea. The two double teams are well balanced, and all the men are good players as has been proved by tl1e practice games they have been in. These men can be expected to do their utmost because they will be spurred on by the thought that if they do not give the best in them, they may be replaced by the substitutes who are capable players. The team as a whole has had a rather successful practice, and it can be expected to be next to the winning position if not the winner. Eighty-1?t'e