San Mateo High School - Elm Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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SPQRTS Alu' nfs-was A S- w,-N San Mateo High School, through the efforts of enthusiastic students zvho have donated their services to the development and support of inter-class and interscholastic sports, has lived up to its reputation of having attained high rank in all athletic activities in zvhich it has partalcen. Football, basketball, and track have comprised the major opportunities in the athletic field, but with the opening of the swimming tank-one of the largest and finest in the state-this field has been enlarged. U ul, l THE ELM oo 11 PAGE 13 .-

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F41 THE ELM L+-I PAGE U YK Students have derived much pleasure from performances given by the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Dunn, and the band, under leadership of Mr. W'eir. The band has been working hrad to improve its organization and is reap- ing rewards. Football and basketball games are made more interesting and Colorful through the efforts of this group. The orchestra, catering to the more classical tastes of the students, has rendered its services to assemblies and entertainments in the past.

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:Q-1 V H I1 E LM PAGE 14 San Mateo Team Guards Goal Successfully KIPPIQR GRIFFIN piloted his good ship Bearcat through good and bad straits this fall, and en- countered seas that at times attempted to upset his sturdy craft. Although progressing through choppy waters most of the time, the good ship Bearcat never once weighed anchor. One of the first expected upsets during the voyage was a powerful Viking fleet, numbering eleven, who were boasting of being the best craft on the high seas. Although new in these parts, Skipper Griffin maneuvered his ship so expertly that he scraped through the Viking in good shape. and nosed into the good port of Palo Alto with a tie draped around his neck. On the horizon appeared another vessel, one of dark, crude methods, that was termed in nautical circles a battleship. This seemed a new threat to the Bearcat, as no facts or rumors had leaked about as to what sort of a vessel the San Jose ship was. With fight in their souls, and the P. A. L. not far off, all motors roared in harmony, and the Bearcat hoisted topsail, and towed their victim into port. This decisive victory quartered the Matean vessel among such stellar craft as the bark Burlingame, and even small as she was, the Bearcat featured speed, fight, and battle, she had no water line, and would plunge into the depths rather than stop at a marked object. After pulling in her hauser, which terminated a week's rest in the drydock at San Mateo, Captain Griffin had made all minor repairs, and was off to sink the Burlingame merchant ma- rine. Clear ocean appeared off port, starboard, and bow, but things forward looked gloomy, and a frail canoe piloted by the Cherokee Indians appeared on the scene. The backwash of the Ma- teans was a little too much for the Sequoia charges-and canoe, Indians and all were upset. XVith all hurdles topped but one, Skipper Griffin primed his crew for the battle royal, the good ship Blingum was a lumbering barge, and its defensive work was like a battering ram. Although outclassed by weight, a fast Bearcat boat entered Burlingame waters, and with all steam up, tried to press the Panthers' fur into a unique parlor rug. The uBliI1gl1H1', ship floun- dered, then revived itself, and had a chance to sink the Matean hopes. Bearcat pumps were im- mediately put into action, and a last revival was made to subdue the Blingun ship. The San Mateo craft approached within ten yards of the Panther vessel, then sank with all hands on board. They were defeated, but their port had not been entered. So ended the San Mateo football team's hopes for a win over Burlingame, and for the Pe- ninsula Athletic League title. Though the Panther triumphed, a Bearcat moral victory remains, First Team lVith An Uncrossed Goal Line