Roosevelt High School - Log Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Rapid Playing! Quick Shifting! Kicking! Plunging! Passing! I A curious crowd at the opening game . . . yell leaders wave hands . . . footballs fill the air . . . excited officials blow whistles . . . the Foreign Legion kicks off! . . . final score R.H.S. 26 . . . C.C.l-l.S. O . . . Riders open conference season with Golden Tornado . . , a powerhouse attack . . . result R.H.S, 12 . . . E.H.S. O . . . scene shifts to Hammond . . . Wildcats present stubborn de- fense . . . Outcome 7-7 . . . the season advances . . . Horsemen and Blue Devils snowed under . . . 3l-O and Zl-O respectively . . . Riders meet Oilers . . . fourth quarter . . . fifteen seconds left . . . a long forward pass . . . it's good! . . . final score R.H.S. 6 . . . W.H.S. 6 . . . Riders meet Senators . . . City Championship at stake . . . Senators present powerful offense . . . well we can't win them all . . . final score Roosevelt O . . . Wash- ington IZ. Dribbling! Making Baskets! I A thundering noise is heard in the corridors . . . the very walls vibrate and tremble . , . dust rises . . , excited students glance at each other with a questioning air . , , what is this strange phenomena? . . . no not an earthquake but our own Rough Rider basketball team taking its first workout on the old gym floor . . . An unusually heavy season with nine victories and nine defeats . . . we are winners of the consolation division of the Holiday Tourney . . . defeat Wash- ington in first game of Annual Sectional Tournament . , . however defeated by Hammond Tech in semi- finals . . . Roosevelt's total score 382 . . . Oppo- nents' total 360 . , , schedule concluded with tre- mendous success . , . support of students and fans extraordinary . . . a hard working hard fighting basketball team. Running! Racing! Cheering! I The noise of the announcer is heard calling the next event . . . the excited participants dig their toes into the earth . , . they crouch, as the timer raises his pistol . . . the crowd yells with excite- ment as the gun is fired . . . the thinly clads try hard to get out in front . . . at last the winner breaks the tape . . . another event is closed. Yea! Purple! Yea! White! I Rah! Rah! Rah! T-E-A-M . . . frenzied yell leaders appeal to crowds for an increase in volume . . . parched throats strive to please . . . mega- phones are thrown around as first one and then the other announces a new yell . . . each DaSSlI'1Q UWC!- dent calling a varied assortment of cheers . . . hundreds of fans and students yelling together . . instilling pep and Courage into those Riders!! Page Twenty Cumplinleiitx of Ufiycoiixiii Lumber and Coal Co.

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Reviewing the Athletic Season by Harry Bush I The Roosevelt Wrestling Team of l933-34 enjoyed the most unusual and outstanding season in the his- tory of wrestling in our institution. lts record for the season is indeed one of which we are proud. Our team defeated the best mat teams in the entire region. I The grapplers opened the season with the Washington Senators and emerged with a smashing 43-3 victory, this triumph automatically gave the Riders full title to the City Championship. The team then traveled to Chicago where it en- gaged the powerful Tilden Tech squad. Here the Riders displayed the best form of the season and succeeded in whitewashing it 40-O, however, in the return match the Techmen displayed some hid- den strength and succeeded in tying the score. This match was followed by a brilliant 4l-5 victory over South Bend. I Our team then played hosts to Hammond and Washington in a tri- angular meet, which we won with ease, the grapplers compiling a total of 82 points. I The ambition of the team was fulfilled when it traveled to the An- nual State Tournament held in Bloomington, Indiana and finished in a tie for first place. Joe Brxa, James Sefton, John Ginay, and Wal- ter Czerwinski, swept by all the op- position in their division and be- came State Champions. I This spectacular wrestling team consisted of James Sefton, Joe Brxa, Walter Czerwinski, John Ginay, Page Nineteen Matt Kasza, Barney Mnich, Walter Dortiak, Joe Lokanc, Jack Hupke, Peter Vuchinas, Anthony Zelencik and John Kartz. I The organization of Roosevelt Olympic Association dates back to the fall of l928. This association serves as a central organization for girls' athletics in the school. I The sportheads elected by the members of the R.O.A. regulate a point system through which awards are achieved. I ln September, Coach Overpeck's girls started the athletic season with baseball, tennis and hockey. On November first, basketball, the queen of girls' sports in Roosevelt, brought out forty girls who were eager to make the varsity and class teams. I The varsity basketball team opened its season with a one point victory over the Alumni, the final score was Zl-20. This victory was followed with a two point victory over the Washington Senator- ettes. This victory gave the Roosevelt girls the City Champion- ship. I The Junior girls team was out- standing in interclass competition. Whenever the Riderettes met the Senatorettes the competition was exceedingly keen. I Girls who won outstanding recog- nition in basketball were: Mary Matej, Carrie Stasko, Fern Kerr, Margaret Brennock, Katherine Gergely, Carolyn Korak and Frances Rospond. V V lContinued on page 591 Cuinplimvuri of 171' ill -i frnfeu :ind If

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by H. Bush and N. Morris Sound Grappling! Strong Holds! I Sturdy forms . . . well developed muscles meet . . . grappling, rolling, over and over on a white flannel covered mat . . . each gladiator seeking an advantageous hold . . . trying vainly to get that fall or decision . . . the crowd cheers as first one and then the other gains the lead . . . A hard riding Roosevelt mat team completes the most successful season in history of Roosevelt grap- pling . . . decisive victories over Hammond, Wash- ington, South Bend and Tilden . . . first place in the triangular meet in school . . . a tie for first in State . . . winners of the conference meet . . . only a few of many victories compiled by these wrestlers . . . secret of success never give up l . . . City Champions . . . Conference Champions . . . State Champions! Swimming! Hiking! Skating! I A sport for every girl and a girl for every sport . . . motto of Roosevelt's energetic Olympic Association better known as the R.O.A. , . . this club promotes hockey, track, tennis, baseball, basket- ball, speedball, swimming, skating, dancing, bowling, bicycling, hiking, horseshoeing and golf during the course of the school year , . . each sport was guided by a sporthead elected by the club members . . . truly an athletic program that proved very interesting to many girls in the school , . . All girls of the club followed a group of well planned training rules . , . a point system was also inaugurated, to aid the girls in earning their awards . . . many girls took advantage of this fine athletic program by coming out to support the various teams. Excitement! Crosscountry Runs! I One more round . . . breath comes in huge gasps . . . second milestone almost at end . . . one more to go . . . slowly oh! so slowly the fin- ishing mark comes to view . . . At last . . . so ends successful cross-country run . . . two and one- half mile distance , . . splendid season enjoyed by harriers . , . gave all they had at all times, Speedy Serves! Flashing Flannels! I Five love . . . Thirty love . . . Forty love . . . a desperate tennis player on a sunny court tries to procure his first point . . . he smashes and drives the ball into the opposite court . . . Rider Team ends season with third place in con- ference competition . . . the City Championship defeats powerful team from Whiting, Horace Mann, Hammond, Washington and Emerson, Page Twenty-one Cfonzplimciils of Narmu and Thompson Yi.