HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL RECORD 1949 SEASON

Thirteenth Annual Edition

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO JESSE HILL (University of Southern California) Who in his first year as Head Coach, won the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 1949

Prepared by "HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HELMS HALL 54, CALIFORNIA PAUL H. HELMS Founder and Sponsor

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. The names , of Hoover High School, Glendale, and , of Jordan High School, Los Angeles, stood out most prominently in the Thirteenth Annual Edition of the Helms Athletic Foundation's Southern California Prep School Track & Field Record Book which was released at Helms Hall today. (July 30) yesterday.(July 31) It will be recalled that Jack Davis was chosen South- ern California C.I.F. High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 1949, while George Brown was chosen Los Angeles City High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Davis led Hoover High School to the Southern California C.I.F. Meet title, and to second place in the California State Meet, competing in the hurdles, broad jump and relay. Brown competed in the broad jump, sprints and relay, establishing a new National Interscholastic record of 25 feet, 2 1/2 inches. The record leap was made in the Jordan - Huntington Park meet of April 1st. The Helms Southern California Prep School Track & Field Record book discloses that threeSouthern Califor- • nia Meet, two California"^ IO"a:~^hge~res'""City —- Meet records were made this year, as follows: New Southern California C.I.F. High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder School Performance

High Hurdles Jack Davis HooverfGlendale 14«5 Low Hurdles Jack Davis Hoover,Glendale 19 »2 Broad Jump Verle Sorgen Riverside 24 ft., 3 in. New California State High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder. School Performance Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne, Lomita 13 ft., kk in John H. Johnson Pittsburg 145 ft., 2 in. New Los Angeles City High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder School Performance Broad Jump George Brown Jordan, Los Angeles 24 ft.^ 3 in, Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne, Lomita 13 ft., 6 l/B

The only "best on record" performance which was bettered by a California state High School athlete during the 1949 campaign was that in the broad jump. Jordan High School's (Los Angeles) George Brown did 25 feet, 2 1/2 inches, and Riverside's Verle Sorgen did 24 feet, 4 inches, to better the old mark of 24 feet, 3 inches, made by Milton Holt of Hoover High School, Glendale, in 1932, and by Bill Smith of Belmont High School, Los Angeles, in 1941* The 1949 edition of the Helms Athletic Foundation's Southern California Prep School Track & Field Record, which includes "best performances made by Southern California frep School Track & Field athletes" during the 1949 season, as well as records of the past, has beend edicated to Jesse Hill, uni- •.»«•*.<=•; i-ir n-r Srtnt.Viom ^alifnmis Track & Field Coach. From Helms Athletic Foundation, Helms Hall, Los Angeles JACK DAVIS AND GEORGE BROWN TRACK & FIELD PERFORMANCES TOP FEATURES IN HELMS ATH- LETIC FOUNDATION'S THIRTEENTH ANNUAL PREP TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK

FOR RELEASE: Saturday Afternoon, July 30, Sunday, July 31

Helms Hall, Los Angeles

The names Jack Davis, of Hoover High School, Glendale, and George Brown, of Jordan High School, Los Angeles, stood out most prominently in the Thirteenth Annual Edition of the Helms Athletic Foundations Southern California Prep School Track & Field Record Book which was released at Helms Hall today. (July 30)'yesterday,(July-31) It will be recalled that Jack Davis was chosen South- ern California C.I.F. High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 1949, while George Brown was chosen Los Angeles City High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Davis led Hoover High School to the Southern California C.I.F* Meet title, and to second place in the California State Meet, competing in the hurdles, broad jump and relay. Brown competed in the broad jump, sprints and relay, establishing a new National Interscholastic record of 25 feet, 2 l/2 inches. The record leap was made in the Jordan - Huntington Park meet of April 1st. The Helms Southern California Prep School Track & Field Record book discloses that three Southern Califor- nia Meet, two California State and two Los ^ngeles City Meet records were made this year, as follows: New Southern California C.I»F. High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder School Performance High Hurdles Jack Davis HooverjGlendale 14*5 LDW Hurdles Jack Davis Hoover,Glendale 19*2 Broad Jump Verle Sorgen Riverside 24 ft., 3 iru New California State High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder School Performance Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne, Lomita 13 ft., 4& in Discus Throw John H. Johnson Pittsburg 145 ft., 2 in. New Los Angeles City High School Meet Records Event New Record Holder School Performance . Broad Jump George Brown Jordan, Los -angeles 24 ft.^ 3 in* ' TRACK AMD FIELD RECORD

This record of outstanding performances, by Southern California^ high school track and field athletes for the 1949 season is the Thir- teenth Annual edition prepared and issued by Helms Athletic Foundation. The facts and records listed herein have been gathered from sour- ces which are believed to be correct. Information has been supplied by prep school coaches, and it has also been compiled from Southern California newspapers. Helms Athletic Foundation is sponsored by Paul H. Helms of Los Angeles with offices located at Helms Hall. One of the purposes of Helms Athletic Foundation is that of recording the achievements of Southern California's athletes and athletic teams in all sports and in all divisions. This Southern California Prep School Track and Field Record, as .are athletic record books of a similar nature, are prepared by Helms Athletic Foundation under the supervision of W. R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director, and are distributed to the Press, Radio, Schools, ithletic officials and others without charge.

Special thanks is extended to Dick Bank of Los Angeles for ; ' his assistance in compiling information for this Track and Field ! 1 Record. ;

JACK DAVIS. GEORGE BROWN CHOSEN TRACK AND FIELD "ATHLETES OF THE YEAR" Versatile Jack Davis of Hoover, Glendale was the outstanding per- former in C. I. F., Southern Section, circles for the season of 1949* Zavis, by virtue of his and broad jumping ability, led his teammates to the C. I. F. title, and to second place in the California State Meet. Jumpin' Jack was unbeaten in both hurdle races, posting a mark of. 14»4s. in the high sticks and 19.2s. (twice) in the low bar- riers. In addition, he had a best leap of 23 ft. 9 l/2 in. and was defeated only three times in that event. However, it might be noted that two of the losses came in the C. I. F. and State meets, while the third was suffered in a dual meet against rival Glendale. Here is a review of what Davis did to win the C. I. F. title for Hoover:

t • Won the highs in 14»5s. for a new C. I. F. record; took the lows in 19*2s. to tie his own mark set a week previous; grabbed a second in the broad jump at 23 ft. 7 1/2 in.; and brought his relay team from behind to annex first place honors in lm,29»#s. He repeated his hurdle triumphs in the State Meet, notched a third in the broad jump, and anchored his relay team to a third spot.

When a prep breaks any of the famed ' sterling records, that's worthy of recognition. Not only did George Brown of Jordan, t;Os Angeles smash the great Owens' broad jump mark, but the Los Angeles ijity standout of the season of 1949 became the first prep ever to span O feet. It didn't come- as much of & surprise, however, as track fans I "ATHLETES OF YEAR" (Cont.)

had readied themselves for a smashing performance by the Jordan star. Rising from near obscurity early in the 1948 season, Brown was forced to play second man to another 23-foot performer, Bobby Smith. For the remainder of the dual meet season, Smith held the upper hand. But Brown came into his own in the Eastern League finals, setting a new mark of 23 ft. 10 l/2 in. From then on, he was never defeated. Only once did he fall below the 23-foot mark, and that was on a poor Garfield pit which had not been readied for jumping. As a mat- ter of fact, Brown, a 9«3s. dashman, could run only a 10.6s. on this occasion. Adding the sprints to his repertoire only as a helping-out measure to his team, George came through with clockings of 9.3s. and 21.4s. The epic leap took place on April 1 in a dual meet with Hunting- ton Park. Brown had just fouled on a jump of 24 ft. 6 in. On his fourth attempt, he hit the board squarely and bounded 25 ft. 2 1/2 in. The mark was approved by all officials present, and it will be only a matter of time before Brown receives recognition as the greatest prep leaper of all-time. A list of past "Athletes of Year" follow: C.I.F., SOUTHERN SECTION. HIGH SCHOOLS YEAR ATHLETE SCHOOL EVENT CHOSEN FOR BEST MARK 1937 BILL BUGBEE Montebello Broad Jump 24^ J/W 1938 GIL LACAVA Beverly Hil3s High Jump 6'7 1/3 1939 EDDIE MORRIS Hunt. Beach 100, 220-Yard Dash 9.7, 21.0 1940 EDDIE MORRIS Hunt. Beach 100, 220-Yard Dash 9.6, 20.7 1941 THELMO KNOWLES Santa Monica 330-Yard Run 1:55,6 1942 JERRY SHIPKEY Anaheim 56'1 5/3 1943 AL LAWRENCE Glendale High Hurdles (42 in.),Low Hurdles(220), Broad Jump 14.7, 23.4, 23Tl 1944 DEL SMITH Glendale Pole Vault 13 • 5 l/&- 1945 JOE SCOTT El Monte Low Hurdles (220) 23.7 1946 JOHN HELWIG ' Mount Carmel Shot Put 59f5 7/3 1947 JOHN BRADLEY Hoover, Glen.100, 220-XaPd Dash 9.3, 21.6 1948 JOHN BRADLEY Hoover,- Glen.220-Yard Dash .20.3 HOWARD BUGBEE Redondo 100-Yard Dash 9.6 BILL FELL Compton 100-Yard Dash 9.6 1949 JACK DAVIS " Hoover, Glen. High Hurdles (39 in.),Low Hurdles (llo) 14.4, 19.2 LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOLS 1937 BRYANT ALLEN Jefferson 100, 220-Yard Dash 9.7, 21.1 1938 BAYLOR MAYNARD Belmont Pole Vault 13'9 1/4 1939 BILL STEWART Torrance High Jump 6'7 1940 BILL SMITH Belmont High Jump, Broad Jump 6'6, 24'0 1/2 1941 BILL SMITH Belmont 100-Yard Dash, High Jump, Broad lo,n Jump 9.7, 6'5, 24'3 1/2 1942 ROY THURMAN Fremont Shot Put 53*10 1943 University 100, 220-Yard Dash 9.3, 21,2 1944 HANK WILLIAMS Belmont 330-Yard Run 1:57.7 1945 RON FRAZIER Van Nuys Low H. (130),Broad Jump 19iO, 22»10 1/2 1946 Bell High Hurdles , Utv 1947 HUGH McELHENNY Washington High Hurdles(39 in.)Low Hurdles(130), 1948 BOB CAMERON Washington USfpST . ^^Hrf2'^ 1949 GEORGE BROWN Jordan _ , _ Broad Jump 25'2 1/2 HELMS ATHIE TIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949 HONOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS * * Selections by the Helms All-Southern California Board of Track and Field, composed of Ralph Alexander, Examiner; Bud Furillo, Herald-Express; Mory Kapp, Daily-News; John de la Vega, Times; Bob Panella, Citizen-News; Al Franken, Mirror, Mannie Pineda, Star-News; Robert Weide, Riverside Press Enterprise; Tom Bur- dick, Long Beach Press-Telegram; Eddie West, Santa Ana Regis- ter; James Leigh, Santa Monica Outlook; Ml Chipp, San Pedro News-Pilot; Pete Kokon, Valley Times; Clover Cummings, Santa Barbara News-Press, Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation, and Bill Schroeder, Helms Athletic Foundation.

EVENT C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL L.A. HIGH SCHOOL

100-Yard Dash RUSS MILLER ERBIE SCHOPPER Polytechnic, L.B* 9.3 Lincoln 9.7

220-Yard Dash RUSS MILLER ERBIE SCHOPPER • • Polytechnic,L.B. 21.3 Lincoln 21.2

440-Yard Dash DONN HOEFLER GEORGE ADRIAN Fullerton 49.7 Hollywood 43.9

880-Yard Run WILBUR FIRESTONE . NEIL BULLOCK Compton ' 1:5#.1 Manual Arts 2:00.5

One-Mile Run BOB SIMON EMILIO ALCANTAR Pomona 4:30.6 Lincoln 4:35.6

120-Yard High Hurdles JACK DAVIS MAURICE HILL Hoover, Glendale 14.4 Jefferson • 14.6

180-Yard Low Hurdles JACK DAVIS MEL WOLF Hoover, Glendale 19.2 Hamilton 19.3

High Jump NORMAN JILES NORM WOODS Santa Ana 6T4 l/2 Jefferson 6*3

Pole Vault DUANE PUSEY JACK WIDMAN Grossmont 13 T0 3/3 Narbonne 13f6 1/3

Broad Jump VERLE SORGEN GEORGE BROWN Riverside 24T 4 l/4 Jordan 25f2 1/2

Shot Put HAL NORRIS JIM HOLLINGSWORTH Grossmont 57*1 Washington 56'7 3/4 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORD HONOR ROLL OF COACHES . . . 1949 C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION ERNST F. HARTMANN Compton Wilbur Firestone LLOYD B. MARTIN Fullerton Donn Hoefler JACK MASHIN Grossmont Hal Norris, Duane Pusey VIC FRANCY Hoover, Glendale Jack Davis LEON Q. FORMAN Polytechnic, Long Beach Buss Miller ED ADAMS Pomona Bob Simon LAWRENCE LANGLEY Riverside Verle Sorgen REECE GREENE Santa Ana Norman Jiles LOS ANGELES CITY DAVE PATTERSON Hamilton Mel Wolf ERNIE NAUMANN Hollywood George Adrian ESTEL JOHNSON Jefferson Maurice Hill, Norm Woods BILL ZAZUETA Jordan George Brown AL WALZ Lincoln Emilio Alcantar, Erbie Schopper CHARLES TONEY Manual Arts Neil Bullock SHELDON LOUGHBOROUGH Narbonne Jack Widman BILL SLOAN Washington Jim Hollingsworth ' J512IBS OF MAJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEETS Invitational Relays February 25 Grossmont 54 Brea-Olinda Relays March 4 El Monte 25 Long Beach Relays March 12 Polytechnic 24 Orange Show Relays March 12 San Bernardino 49 l/3 Chino Relays March 18 Bonita 30 Southern Counties March 19 San Diego 34 l/2 Pasadena Games March 26 Compton 43 1/2 El Monte Relays A">ril 1 Inglewood 16 l/2 Long Beach City April 5 Polytechnic 54 3/5 Inglewood Relays April § Inglewood 34 l/2 Tri-County League April 1 Bonita oO Laguna Beach Invitational April 9 Coronado 43 Orange League April 22 Laguna Beach 44 Chaffey Invitational April 23 Chaffey 28 Compton Cup April 23 San Diego 43 l/2 Bay League April 29 Inglewood 64 3-/2 Eonita Invitational April 29 Bonita LO Coast League April 29 Grossmont 69 l/2 Foothill League April 29 Hoover, Glendale 51 1/2 Pacific League April 29 Mark Keppel L6 1/2 Sunset League April 29 Santa Ana 61 l/2 Catholic League April 30 Cathedral 71 1/2 Citrus Belt League April 30 Chaffey 50 Metropolitan League April 30 La Jolla 55 Ventura League April 30 Ventura 53 Northern League May 5 Belmont 47 l/4 Eastern League May 6 Jordan 69 l/2 Marine League May 6 Narbonne 72 San Fernando Valley League May 6 Van Nuys 101 Southern League May 6 Jefferson 95 l/2 Western League May 6 Dorsey 59 l/3 Los Angeles City May 20 Jefferson 104 C.i.F., Southern Section May 21 Hoover, Glendale 24 California State May 2B Jefferson 29 HEMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS ...... 1949

RESULTS OF CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA, MAY 2S, 1949

100-Yard Dash: Schopper (Lincoln, Los Angeles), L. Williams (Jef- ferson, Los Angeles, Miller (Polytechnic, Long Beach), Green (Jefferson, Los Angeles), Packard (Bakersfield) 9.9 220-Yard Dash: Schopper (Lincoln, Los Angeles), L. Williams (Jef- ferson, Los Angeles). Miller (Polytechnic, Long Beach), Brown (Jordan, Los Angeles), Espy (San Diego) 21.6 440-Yard Dash: Adrian (Hollywood). Green (Jefferson, Los Angeles), Ivory (Jefferson, Los Angeles), Hoefler (Fullerton), Lienau (Placer, Auburn) 49«3 880-Yard Run: Firestone (Compton), Porasso (Edison, Fresno), Casey (Antioch), Bullock (Manual Arts, Los Angeles), Hatch (Placer, Auburn) 1:58.1 One-Mile Run: Stribling (Commerce, San Francisco), Simon (Pomona), Dunn (El Dorado, Placerville), Stanley (Jefferson, Los Angeles), Alcantar (Lincoln, Los Angeles) 4:25.1 120-Yard High Hurdles: Davis (Hoover, Glendale), Legler (Roosevelt, Fresno), Hill (Jefferson, Los Angeles). Pettis (Jordan, Long Beach), Norris (McClatchy, Sacramento) 14.4 180-Yard Low Hurdles: Davis (Hoover, Glendale), Legler (Roosevelt, Fresno), Wolf (Hamilton, Los Angeles), Johnson (Pittsburg), Blevins (Fresno) 19-5 880-Yard Relay: McClymonds, Oakland (Wade, Coleman, Vernon, Simmons), Fremont, Los Angeles, Hoover, Glendale, Lodi, Riverside1 *sU3$«6 High Jump: Woods (Jefferson, Los Angeles), tie for second between Jiles (Santa Ana) and Ronquillo (Roosevelt, Los Angeles), Allard (Fresno), tie for fifth among Du Hamel (Inglewood), Wells (Lin- coln, San Jose) and B. Macon (Cathedral, Los Angeles) 6'3 Pole Vault: Widman (Narbonne, Lomita), Pusey (Grossmont), tie for third between Eilers (San Fernando) and Ustick (Modesto), tie for fifth among Allen (Belmont, Los Angeles), Molloy (Richmond) and Smith (Grossmont) 13'4 l/2 Broad Jump: Brown (Jordan, Los Angeles), Simmons (McClymonds, Oak- land), Davis (Hoover, Glendale), W. Johnson (Jefferson, Los Angeles), Irvine (Polytechnic, Los Angeles) 23*6 l/4 Shot Put (12 lb.): Wilhoite (Merced), Norris (Grossmont), O'Brien (Santa Monica). Hollingsworth (Washington, Los Angeles), John- son (Pittsburg) 57'3 l/4 Shot Put (16 lb., exhibition): O'Brien (Santa Monica), Wilhoite (Merced), Johnson (Pittsburg), Norris (Grossmont), J. Davis (San Diego) 47'11 3/4 Discus Throw: Johnson {Pittsburg), Harding (Acalanes, Lafayette), Gordon (Berkeley), Wilhoite (Merced), Crowley (Exeter) 145'2 SCORING (first five): Jefferson, Los Angeles, 29; Hoover, Glendale, 16; Lincoln, Los Angeles, 11; McClymonds, Oakland, 9; Grossmont, g 1/2. * Jefferson, Los Angeles set a new State Record of l:2#.l in a quali- fying heat, but was disqualified because the first man ran out of his designated lane. It should be noted that the discus used is of college size, Weighing 4 lb., 6.4 oz. ••HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949

RESULTS OF C.I.F., SOUTHERN SECTION,- TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL, LONG BEACH, MAY 21, 1949

100-Yard Dash: Miller (Polytechnic, Long Beach), C. Macon (Cathedral, Los Angeles), Mock (La Jolla), C. Davis (San Diego), McCallan (Pomona) 9.9 220-Yard Dash: Miller (Polytechnic, Long Beach), Espy (San Diego), C. Davis (San Diego), Mitchell (Coast Union, Cambria) C. Macon (Cathedral, Los Angeles) 21i*5 440-Yard Dash: Borlin (Hoover. Glendale), Hoefler (Fullerton), St.. Geme (Loyola, Los Angeles), Miller (Monrovia), Weed Grossmont) 50.6 880-Yard Run: Firestone (Compton), Rivett (Compton), Lieb (Glendale), Munroe (Excelsior, Norwalk), Weilder (Santa Monica) 1:59.2 One-Mile Run: Simon (Pomona), Carter (Glendale), Davis (Chula Vista), Hicks (St. Anthony's, Long Beach), Morrison (Antelope Yalley, Lancaster) 4:30.6 120-Yard High Hurdles: Davis (Hoover, Glendale), Pettis (Jordan, Long Beach), Carson (Anaheim), Miller (Santa Monica), Bennett (Glen- dale) 14.5 180-Yard Low Hurdles: Davis (Hoover, Glendale), Carver (Inglewood), Bordier (Mark Keppel, Alhambra), Johnson (Chaffey, Ontario), Archard (Grossmont) 19.2 880-Yard Relay: Hoover, Glendale (Borlin, Despard, Burnham, Davis), San Diego, Riverside, Cathedral, Los Angeles, Fullerton 1:29.8 High Jump: Jiles (Santa Ana). Du Hamel (Inglewood), tie for third between Little (Glendale) and B. Macon (Cathedral, Los Angeles), tie for fifth among Fuller (Brawley), McGhie (San Bernardino) and Miller (Santa Monica) 6'4 1/2 Pole Vault: Pusey (Grossmont), Cameron (Burbank), tie for third be- tween Smith (Grossmont) and Young (Burroughs, Burbank), Sterkel (Mark Keppel, Alhambra) 12'6 Broad Jump: Sorgen (Riverside), Davis (Hoover, Glendale), Todd (Santa Monica), Miller (Polytechnic, Long Beach), Ferguson (Fullerton) 24f3 Shot Put: O'Brien (Santa Monica), Norris (Grossmont), J. Davis (San Diego), Vick (Chaffey, Ontario), Rogers (Downey) 57*9 1/2 SCORING: (first five) Hoover, Glendale, 24; San Diego, 16; Gross- mont, 13 1/2; Polytechnic, Long Beach, 12; Santa Monica, 11 1/3. 1 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949

I RESULTS OF LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET I HELD AT LOS_ANGELES. CALIFORNIA, MAY 20, 1949

'> 100-Yard Dash: Schopper (Lincoln). L. Williams (Jefferson), Adrian (Hollywood), Green (Jefferson), Graffio (Huntington Park), Taft (Polytechnic) 9.8 220-Yard Dash: Schopper (Lincoln), L. Williams (Jefferson), Brown (Jordan), Taft (Polytechnic), R. Williams (Jefferson), Wolf (Hamilton) 21.7 440-Yard Dash: Adrian (Hollywood), Green (Jefferson), Ivory( Jeffer- son) Wright (University), Manjarres (Garfield), Richter (Canoga Park) 49.3 880-Yard Run: Bullock (Manual Arts), Powell (Polytechnic), Smith (Jefferson), D. Pacheco (Banning), Macias (Belmont), Watson (Jordan) ' 2:00.5 One-Mine Run: Alcantar _

BROAD JUMP 25'2 1/2 GEORGE BROWN Jordan, L. A. Huntingtop Park April 1 24'4 1/4 VERLE SORGEN Riverside Chaffey April 8 23'9 1/2 JACK DAVIS Hoover, Glen. C.I.F. Semi-Final May 14 23'6 1/2 ARTHUR SCOTT Jefferson Los Angeles March 18 23'4 WILLIAM JOHNSON Jefferson Southern League Pre. April 29 23'2 3/4 DON McCLURE Jordan,L.B.»B" C.I.F. "B" May 21 23'2 1/2 MELVIN TODD Santa Monica C.I.F. May 21 23'1 7/8 STEVE TURNER Glendale "B" C.I.F. "B" May 21 23'0 ROYCE HOUSTON Jordan,L.A."B" Huntington Park "B« April 1 22'7 DON HADDAD Los Angeles Fremont April 8 22'6 7/8 RUSS MILLER Poly., L. B. Long Beach Relays March 12 22'6 3/4 CHARLIE DAVIS San Diego Compton March 28 22'6 1/8 FREDDIE DAVIS San Diego Grossmont March 30 22'6 JOHN SAWYER North Hollyvcod'San Fernando March 18 SHOT PUT **58'4 HAL NORRIS Grossmont C.I.F. Quarter-Final May 7 57'9 1/2 PARRY O'BRIEN Santa Monica C.I.F. . May 21 57'1 HAL NORRIS Grossmont California State May 28 56'7 3/4 JIM HOLLINGSWORTH Washington Junior Olympics April 14 54'1 CLIFF LIVINGSTON Montebello Burroughs, Burbank April 8 53'8 3/4 EUGENE ROGERS Downey C.I.F. Semi-Final May 14 •53'7 CHET NOE Washington Southern League Pre. April 29 53'5 JOHN DAVIS San Diego Hoover, San Diego April 20 **/r3?3 3/JI_ CHARLIE POWELL San Diego C.I.F. Quarter-Final May 7 53' HOWARD HERTZ Bonita Mount San Antonio May 9 52'10 JIM VICK Chaffey Citrus Belt League April 30 51'6 7/8 EARL CHANDLER Santa Monica Long Beach Relays March 13 51'3 1/2 BING BORDIER Mark Keppel Excelsior April 8 51'0 7/8 KURT STORCH Coronado La Jolla April 1 **Semi-official because of slight decline in putting a^ea 880-YARD RELAY *1:28.7 JEFFERSON California State Tryouts May 24 1:29.0(2) JORDAN, L. A . California State Tryouts May 24 1:29.8 HOOVER, GLENDALE C.I.Fi May 21 1:29.3(2) SAN DIEGO C.I.F. May 21 1:29.8(2) FREMONT California State Prelims May 28 1:30.0(3) RIVERSIDE C.I.F. May 21 ^Jefferson had a mark of 1:28.1 in a qualifying heat for the State Meet, but was disqualified HELMS ATHIETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949 EIGHT-MAN ONE-MILE RELAY 2:53.4 JEFFERSON Southern League May 6 3:04.7(2) FREMONT Southern League May 6 3:04.?' • POLYTECHNIC, L. A. •-• ' Southern League May 5 3:04.8(3) ROOSEVELT Southern League May 6 3:0-5.0 JORDAN, L. A. Bell March 25

NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS EVENT ATHIE TE SCHOOL RECORD YBAP 100-Yard Dash JESSE OWENS East Tech., Cleve. 9.4 1933 220-Yard Dash JESSE OWENS East Tech., Cleve. 20.7 1933 440-Yard Dash Lancaster, Ohio 48.0 1948 880-Yard Run ROSS BUSH Sunset, Dallas 1:54.4 1933 One-Mile Run LOUIS ZAMPERINI Torrance, Calif. 4:21.2 1934 High Hurdles(39") JOE BATISTE Tucson, Arizona 14.0 1939 LEE MILLER Burbank, San Antonio 14.0 1947 High Hurdles (42f) LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro, Calif. 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles(ISO) RON FRAZIER Van Nuys, Calif. 19.0 1945 Low Hurdles(200) BILLY BLESS Jefferson,San Antonio 21.7 1948 Low Hurdles(220) LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro, Calif. • 23.4 1934 AL LAWRENCE Glendale, Calif. 23.4 1943 High Jump GIL LACAVA Beverly Hills, Calif. 6*7 1/8 1938 Pole Vault JOHN LINTA Mansfield, Ohio 13f9 5/8 1939 Broad Jump JESSE OWENS East Tech., Cleve. 24'11 l/4 1933 •GEORGE BROWN . Jordan,Los Angeles 25'2 1/2 1949 Shot Put(12 lb.) North Side,Ft. Worth 59*10 l/8 1948 Shot Put (16 lb.) JOHN HELWIG Mt. Carmel, Los Angel es 50*9 5/3 194.6 Discus Throw(fteg.) EDSEL WIBBELS Wolbach, 154*9 1937 Discus Throw(H.S.) BYRL THOMPSON Southwest, Minneap. 176'4 l/2 1945 •CLYDE GARDNER Newton, Iowa 179*2 3/4 1949 Javelin Throw BOB PEOPLES Classen, Okla. City 219* 1937 440-Yard Relay NORTH, DES MOINES Scott, Jonesr Kaiser, Nichols) 42.3 1948 880-Yard Relay NORTH, DES MOINES(Scott. Jones, Kaiser, Nichols) 1:27,6 1948 One-Mile Relay HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA(Jones, Oswald, (Four-Man) Rogers, Obergfall 3:21.4 1929 One-Mile Relay JEFFERSON, LOS ANGELES(Matlock, Manley, (Eight-Man) Anderson, Small, Baker, Sam Lankford, Killer, Allen) 2:5^.2 1937 Two-Mile Relay ROOSEVELT, DES MOINES(Hogan, Baol, Cramer, Reesman) 8:05.5 1938 *Up for approval HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949

LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS 100-Yard Dash BRYANT ALLEN Jefferson 9.7 1937 BILL SMITH Belmont 9.7 1941 220-Yard Dash BRYANT ALLEN Jefferson 21.1 1936 440-Yard Dash FRED THOMPSON Jordan 43.9 1943 330-Yard Run DE MOTT MODISETTE Los Angeles 1:55.7 1936 One-Mile Run LOUIS ZAMPERINI Torrance 4:26.3 1935 High Hurdles(39") DICK ATTLESEY Bell 14-3 1946 HUGH McELHENNY Washington 14.3 1947 High Hurdles(42") IVY BLEDSOE Garfield 14-9 1955 Low Hurdles (130) HUGH McELHENNY Washington 19.3 1947 Low Hurdles (220) IVY BLEDSOE Garfield 24.3 1936 High Jump BILL SMITH Belraont 6*5 1941 CONNER WHITE Belmont 6'5 1941 Broad Jump GEORGE BROWN Jordan 24*3 , 194-9 Pole Vault • JACK WIDMAN Narbonne 13f6 l/3 1949 Shot Put (12 lb.) TOM DIREAUX Jefferson 53'5 1/3 1933 330-Yard Relay VAN NUYS (Meade, Riccitelli, Schil- ling, Watkins) 1:30.1 1942 One-Mile Relay JEFFERSON (Matlock, Manley, Ander- son, Small, Baker, Sam Lankford, Miller, Allen) 2:53.2 1937

CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS EVENT ATHLETES SCHOOL MARK YEAR 100-Yard Dash FRANK LOMBARDI Los Angeles 9.6 1923 BOB FRICK San Ramon 9.6 1935 220-Yard Dash GEORGE ANDERSON Muir Tech.,Pasadena 21.2 1933 BRYANT ALLEN Jefferson, L.A. 21.2 1937 440-Yard Dash MYREL GILLETT El Centro 43.4 1933 880-Yard Run THELNO KNOWLES Santa Monica 1:55.6 1941 One-Mile Run BOB McMILLEN Cathedral, L.A. 4:24.0 1946 High Hurdles(39") OMAR COWLES Palo Alto 14.3 1941 High Hurdles (42") LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro 14.7 195-4 Low Hurdles (130) HUGH McELHENNY Washington, L.A. 19.3 1947 Low Hurdles (220) GEORGE SANGSTER Muir Tech.,Pasadena 23.3 1937 High Jump GIL LACAVA Beverly Hills 6'7 1/3 1533 Pole Vault JACK WIDMAN Narbonne, Lomita 13'4 l/4 1949 Broad Jump JIM JURKOVICH Fresno 24f0 1/2 1939 Shot Put (12 lb.) BOB CAMERON Washington, L.A. 59'7 1/4 1943 Shot Put (16 lb.) JOHN HELWIG Mt. Carmel, L.A. 5Of9 5/3 1946 Discus Throw(Reg.) JOHN H. JOHNSON Pittsburg 145'2 1949 Javelin Throw BUSTER CHURCHILL Hollister 195f6 3/4 1932 Hop, Step, Jump LEWIS FUDGE Bakersfield 45f3 1933 Football Throw JOHN RAITT Fullerton 220' 1935 880-Yard Relay LOS ANGELES (Udell, Isett, Boone, Johnson) 1:23.3 1933 HELLMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949

. ^ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS ;t EVENT ATHLETE SCHOOL MARK YEAR i 100-Yard Dash EDDIE MORRIS Huntington Beach 9«6 1943 ! 220-Yard Dash EDDIE MORRIS Huntington Beach 20.7 1940 ; 440-Yard Dash MYREL GILLETT El Centro 43.3 1933 880-Yard Run THELMO KNOWLES Santa Monica 1:55.7 1941 : One-Mile Run LOUIS ZAMPERINI Torrance 4:21.2 193A < High Hurdles(39") JACK DAVIS Hoover, Glendale 14-5 1949 • High Hurdles (42") LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles (ISO) JACK DAVIS Hoover, Glendale 19.2 1949 , low Hurdles (220) AL LAWRENCE Glendale 23.4 1943 , -Jigh Jump GIL LACAVA Beverly Hills 6'6 l/2 1933 1 Pole Vault DEL SMITH Glendale 13! 5 3/3 1944 Broad Jump VERLE SORGEN Riverside . 24f3 194* ' Shot Put (12 lb.) JOHN HELWIG Mount Carmel 59' 1946 • Hop, Step, Jump BOB BECKUS Hoover, San Diego 46*1 3/4 1933 < football Throw HARVEY McKONE Pomona 203*6 1934 880-Yard Relay MANUAL ARTS (La Fond. Davis, Cushnie, ; Skinner) 1:27.7 1934

: BEST MARKS ON RECORD BY CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ! 100-Yard Dash FRANK WYKOFF Glendale 9.5 1923 ! 220-Yard Dash EDDIE MORRIS Huntington Beach 20.7 1940 440-Yard Dash Washington, S.F. 47.3 1943 880-Yard Run Los.Gatos 1:54-4 1944 One-Mile Run CHESLEY UNRUH El Monte 4:20.4 (2) 1925 LOUIS ZAMPERINI Torrance 4:21.2 1934 High Hurdles(39») HUGH McELHENNY Washington, L.A. 14.0 1947 !Iigh Hurdles(42") LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles (130) RON FRAZIER Van Nuys 19.0 1945 Low Hurdles (220) LEROY KIRKPATRICK El Centro 23.4 1934 AL LAWRENCE Glendale 23.4 1943 Ugh Jump GIL LACAVA Beverly Hills =.-6*7 1/3 1933 Pole Vault BAYLOR MAYNARD Belmont, L.A. 13'9 1/4 1933 Broad Jump GEORGE BROWN Jordan, L.A. 25'2 1/2 1949 Shot Put (12 lb.) BOB CAMERON Washington, L.A. 59*7 l/4 1943 Shot Put (16 lb.) JOHN HELWIG Mount Carmel, L.A. 50«9 5/3 1946 Discus Throw(Reg.) Tulare 156'U l/2 1943 Javelin Throw BUSTER CHURCHILL Hollister 195'6 3/4 1932 Hop, Step, Jump BOB BECKUS Hoover, San Diego 46'1 3/4 1933 Football Throw BUD WILSON Compton 237* 1934 440-Yard Relay GLENDALE (Wykoff, Zaun, Beatty, Slocum) 42,4 1923 320-Yard Relay MANUAL ARTS (La Fond, Davis, Cushnie, Skinner) 1:27.7 1934 One-Mile Relay HOLLYWOOD (Jones, Oswald, Rogers, (Four-man) Obergfall) 3:21.4 > '192$ One-Mile Relay JEFFERSON .(Matlock, Manley, Ander- (Eight-man) son, Small, Baker, Sam Lankford, Miller, Allen) 2:53.2 1937 Two-Mile Relay LOS ANGELES (Modisette, Earl, Walker, Davis) 3:12.0 1936 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949 BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-YARD DASH 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (42") WYKOFF, Glendale 9.5 1928 KIRKPATRICK,E1 Centro 14.5 1934 LOMBARDI, Los Angeles 9.6 1928 McELHENNY, Wash. (2) 14.6 1947 BURCH, Jordan, L.A. 9.6 1931 LAWRENCE, Glendale 14.7 1943 FITCH, Pasadena 9.6 1931 NICHOLS, Hunt. Beach 14.3 1923 DRAPER, Hunt. Park •" 9.6 1932 WELSH, Pasadena 14-3 1927 ALLEN, Jefferson 9.6 1936 MORRIS, Hunt. Beach 9.6 1940 180-YARD LOW HURDLES BUGBEE, Redondo 9.6 1943 CRAWFORD, Jordan, L.A. 9.6 1943 FRAZIER, Van Nuys 19.0 1945 FELL, Compton 9.6 1943 GRIFFIN, Poly., L.A. 19-1 1942 McELHENNY, Wash. 19.2 1947 220-YARD DASH DAVIS,Hoover,Glendale 19.2 1949 PIMLEY, Fremont 19.3 1937 MORRIS, Hunt. Beach 20.7 1940 McLAUGHLIN, Cathedral 19.3 1939 BRADLEY, Hoover, Glen. 20.3 1943 SAMMANN, Oxnard 19.3 1943 ALLEN, Jefferson 20.9 1936 NOEL, Ventura 21.0 1910 220-YARD LOW HURDLES WYKOFF, Glendale 21.0 1927 FELL, Compton 21.1 1943 KIRKPATRICK,E1 Centro 23.4 1934 LAWRENCE, Glendale 23.4 1934 440-YARD DASH BACON, Redondo 23.6 1946 SANGSTER. Muir Tech 23.7 1937 GILLETT, El Centro 43.3 1933 SCOTT, El Monte 23.7 1943 MCCARTHY, Fairfax 43.7 1931 * LEWIS, Compton 43.3 1940 HIGH JUMP THOMPSON, Jordan, L.A, 43.9 1943 ADRIAN, Hollywood 43.9 1949 LA CAVA, Bev. Hills 6!7 l/3 1933 SAMONSET, Fremont. 49.0 1939 JOHNSON, Los Angeles 6»7 1933 STEWART, Torrance 6'7 1939 880-YARD RUN POLE VAULT KNOWLES, Santa Monica 1:55.6 1941 MODISETTE,Loa- A»g«l@s 1:55.7 1936 MAYNARD, Belmont 13f 9 1/4 1933 SLOSSON, Van Nuys 1:56.4 1941 SEFTON, Poly., L.A. 13f6 1/2 1932 CARTWRIGHT, Santa Ana 1;56.6 1932 WIDMAN, Narbonne 13'6 1/3 1949 SMITH, Glendale 13'5 3/3 1944 • ONE-MILE RUN FERGUSON, Inglewood 13'4 3/4 1940 . HUMBERGER, Glendale 13'4 1/8 1939 UNRUH, El Monte (2) 4:20.4 1925 HART, North Hollywood 13'4 1/8 1942 ZAMPERINI, Torrance 4:21.2 1934 SINK, South Pasadena 4:21.4 1943 BROAD JUMP WALTERS, Compton 4:21.4 1943 , MERCER,Hoover, Glen.(2) 4:23.6 1934 BROWN, Jordan, L.A. 25'2 1/2 1949 SORGEN, Riverside 24'4 lA 1949 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (39n) HOLT, Hoover, Glen. 24'3 1/2 1932 SMITH, Belmont 24'3 1/2 194J- McELHENNY, Washington 14.0 194f STEELE, Hoover, S.D. 24f0 3/4 1941 WELKER, San Fernando 14.2 1942 BUGBEE, Montebello 24f0 3/3 1937 ATTLESEY, Bell 14.3 1946 CUMMINGS. Dorsey 14.4 1947 SHOT PUT (12 1b.) STORUM, Beverly Hills 14.4 1943 . , . KENNY, Pasadena 14.4 1949 CAMERON, Washington 59f7 1/4 1943 DAVIS, Hoover, Glendale 14.4 1949 HELWIG, Mount Carmel 59f5 7/3 19Vo THURMAN, Fremont 53'10 1942 DIREAUX, Jefferson 53'5 1/8 1933 *DAVIS, Hoover, aendale23.7 1949 SHIPKEY Anaheim^ 57|1O fy 1943 NORRIS, Grossmont 57*1 1949 I HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949 I

LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1911 LOS ANGELES Ralph Noble 75 Bovard Field 1912 LOS ANGELES Ralph Noble 70 Bovard Field 1913 HOLLYWOOD Clyde Webster 47 Harvard Military 1914 MANUAL ARTS Otto Fritsch 54 l/2 Y.M.C.A. Field 1915 MANUAL ARTS Otto Fritsch 73 l/4 T.M.C.A. Field 1916 MANUAL ARTS Otto Fritsch 97 Y.M.C.A. Field 1917 MANUAL ARTS Victor Ligda 53 1/2 Manual Arts High 1918 PASADENA George Main 35 Y.M.C.A. Field 1919 LOS ANGELES Glenn Whittle 41 l/2 LOS Angeles High 1920 LOS ANGELES Glenn Whittle 40 3/15 Occidental College 1921 LINCOLN Tommy Davis 53 Occidental College 1922 LINCOLN Tommy Davis 45 Occidental College 1923 HOLLYWOOD Bill Paige 45 Occidental College 1924 MANUAL ARTS Sid Foster 42 1/6 Low Angeles Coliseum 1925 MANUAL ARTS Sid Foster 39 3/4 Los Angeles Coliseum 1926 POLYTECHNIC Eddie Leahy 39 7/12 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 HOLLYWOOD Bill Paige 32 1/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1928 LOS ANGELES Ed Rich 50 1/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1929 LOS ANGELES Clif Reynolds 53 l/4 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 MANUAL ARTS Charles Toney 30 5/3 Los Angeles High 1931 POLYTECHNIC Eddie Leahy 33 7/10 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 HOLLYWOOD Merrill Bailey 41 1/2 Los Angeles High 1933 LOS ANGELES Homer Graves 41 3/7 Los Angeles High 1934 MANUAL ARTS Charles Toney 45 l/2 Los Angeles High ^ 1935 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 42 Los Angeles Coliseum %, 1936 LOS ANGELES Homer Graves 54 7/lO Los Angeles Coliseum • 1937 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 41 Los Angeles Coliseum 1938 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 35 Los Angeles Coliseum 1939 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 45 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 29 Los Angeles Coliseum 1941 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 23 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1942 JEFFERSON Ralph Crawford 34 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1943 JEFFERSON Clark De Groote 23 Los Angeles Coliseum 1944 UNIVERSITY Jim Pursell 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1945 JEFFERSON Chuck Cascales 29 Los Angeles Coliseum 1946 JORDAN Charles Cromwell 64 2/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1947 JEFFERSON John Childress 99 Los Angeles Coliseum 1948 JORDAN Bill Zazueta 30 Los Angeles Coliseum 1949 JEFFERSON Estel Johnson 104 Los Angeles Coliseum HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1949

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YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1913 POMONA Ralph Dignowitty 23 Y.M.C.A. Field 1914 POLYTECHNIC, L.B. C.P. Lyon 16 Y.M.C.A. Field 1915 MANUAL ARTS Otto Fritsch 34 13/15 Y.M.C.A. Field 1916 MANUAL ARTS Otto Fritsch 52 1/2 Y.M.C.A. Field 1917 REDLANDS Art Lutz 21 Polytechnic, L.B. 1918 PASADENA George Main 25 San Bernardino High 1919 MANUAL ARTS Sid Foster 22 Los Angeles High 1920 LOS ANGELES Glenn Whittle 13 Occidental College OXNARD John Hunt 13 Occidental College 1921 LINCOLN Tommy Davis 31 Los Angeles High 1922 HUNTINGTON BEACH Ray Walker 20 Occidental College 1923 HOLLYWOOD Bill Paige 25 1/2 Santa Ana High 1924 HOLLYWOOD Bill Paige 30 3/4 Los Angeles Coliseum 1925 RIVERSIDE Ashel Cunningham 16 3/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1926 POLYTECHNIC, L.A. Eddie Leahy 22 l/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 GLENDALE Normal Hayhurst 31 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1928 LOS ANGELES Ed Rich 21 5/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1929 SAN DIEGO Glenn Broderick 22 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 SANTA ANA Gerald A. Oliver 17 Los Angeles High 1931 POLYTECHNIC,. L.A. Eddie Leahy 25 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 POLYTECHNIC, L.B. Norman Barker 25 l/3 Los Angeles High 1933 EL CENTRO J.H. Armstrong 20 Los Angeles Coliseum 1934 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 19 Los Angeles Coliseum 1935 JEFFERSON Harry Edelson 15 Los Angeles Coliseum 1936 WILSON, L.B. John Gartner 27 1/2 Wilson High, L.B. 1937 WILSON, L.B. John Gartner 29 5/6 Wilson High, L.B. 1938 SAN DIEGO Glenn Broderick 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1939 POLYTECHNIC, L.B. Norman Barker 24 • Los Angeles Coliseum l940 COMPTON Ernst F. Hartmann 22 1/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1941 SAN DIEGO Ed Ruffa 34 Glendale High 1942 SAN DIEGO Ed Ruffa 25 Hoover High, Glendale 1943 GLENDALE Rainier De Mandel 33 l/3 Hoover High, Glendale 1944 INGLEWOOD Dick Arnett 23 Los Angeles Coliseum 1945 HOOVER, GLENDALE Vic Francy 34 Chaffey Jr. College 1946 REDONDO Hal Grant 24 1/2 Balboa Stadium, S.D. 1947 HOOVER, GLENDALE Vic Francy 24 l/2 Oxnard High 1948 SAN DIEGO Bill Patten 20 Compton College 1949 HOOVER, GLENDALE Vic Francy 24 Wilson High, L.B.