Roosevelt High School - Strenuous Life Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Win number six came at the expense of the Franklin Quakers who were no match for the power-laden Teddies. Smothering their ground attack and blanketing their air game, the Riders easily grabbed the city title, chalking up their sixth win against one tie. As the game ended, loyal fans poured from the stands and jubilantly rocked the white goal posts to the ground. After the city laurels were taken, the Cowen Parkers set their sights for state honors. Over in the rain-soaked Memorial Stadium the Pirates from Spokane put on a great show, but came out on the short end of the score. The puff of smoke from the head linesman’s gun signified another season had been completed. Larry Bean Andy Espinoza Mike Monroe Larry Frack Bill Hicks Captain Bob McNamee, kneeling Bill Hudson Mel Mosteller kCftMAn.i Cl

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Hats Off to the fensive patterns and inserting subs are some of the duties of a football coach. Rain, wind or snow couldn't keep these two sport enthusiasts from turning out ballclubs and it’s good to know that they’ll be around for years to come. Also much credit is due to Doug Vickory, ex-grad, who lent his time and talents in assisting Lou to whip the varsity into shape. State Champs State Champs?!! For the first time in the history of Seattle high school football, Roosevelt collected enough votes to place them at the head of the list in state competition. As a result of their convincing 18-12 victory over John Rogers of Spo- kane, sports writers from around the state tabbed the Teds, “mythical state champions.” The record looks easy in black and white print, but from the opening gun to the end of every game, the boys who donned the pads and cleats played their hearts out to bring the honors home. The scoreboard lights spelled wins” in eight out of a possible nine outings. The only dark cloud on the Teddy schedule was Ballard, who halted the Teds’ offensive at- tack and gained a 0-0 tie. FINAL STANDING W L T SEASON'S RECORD Roosevelt.................6 0 1 Roosevelt Franklin.........................610 19 ... Garfield ... 6 Ballard...................4 2 1 26 . . . Lincoln ... 14 Lincoln................... 4 3 0 23 . . . West Seattle . . 0 Garfield.................. 3 3 1 26 . . Queen Anne . . 6 West Seattle .... 1 4 2 0 . . . Ballard ... 0 Cleveland........................052 13 ... Cleveland .. . 0 Queen Anne .... 0 6 1 20 . . . Franklin ... 6 Starting the campaign with the colorful Jamboree, Ted followers sensed a successful year of football when the Green and Gold soundly waxed arch-rival Lincoln 6-0 in their stanza of play. Ironing out the mistakes shown in the Jamboree, the Teddies put on a one-gang show, as they picked up win number one in league play with a 19-6 triumph over the Purple and Gold of Garfield. Again the Roughriders found the Lynx to their liking, and when forty-eight minutes of playing time were up. the score read 26-14. During the game, Mike Monroe established himself as truly one of the all-time greats of Roosevelt. He personally accounted for one touchdown and passed for two others. His rush- ing total for the evening was 175 yards, or an average of 1 1.5 every time he packed the ball. After West Seattle and Queen Anne had fallen victims to the Hull aggregation, Ballard pulled the plug and held the Roughriders scoreless. Although this setback lowered their spirit, their morale was high when they clashed with the luckless Cleveland Eagles. Held to a 0-0 tie at inter- mission, and realizing that they must win if they expected to stay in contention for the crown, they chalked up two touchdowns and added a try-for-point to make the record- book stand 13-0. 21

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Throughout the year of play the team was led by sandy-haired Captain Bob McNamee who on and off the gridiron proved his ability as a leader. “Mac” showed his leadership by di- recting defensive strategy and settling all questions of penalties, using his judgment to call the right move. Each year after the record books have been tucked away, the local papers announce their selection of boys who, in their judgment, performed notably on the gridiron. Selected from Roosevelt were: Karl Benjamin, Larry Frack, Mike Monroe, Bob McNamee, and Bill Hudson. Jim Babb Karl Benjamin Right on the Bean Gene Hull Jim Rardin Don Lumley Pete Arrivey Harold Olson 23