HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD

1952 SEASON '.

Sixteenth Annual Edition

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO JOHN FLINT HANNER Beloved and respected.Athletic Administrator and Track & Field Coach at Fresno State College, California, for more than a quarter of a century. Former Stanford National Champion, Founder and Director of the Annual Fresno West Coast Relays, one of Americans foremost Track & Field classics, John Flint Hanner was the recipient of the Helms Athletic Foundation award in 1951, in recog- nition of *noteworthy coaching achievement.*

Prepared By HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HELMS HALL LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA PAUL H. HELMS Founder and Sponsor

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HelmS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SIXTEENTH ANNUAL (1952 EDITION) SOUTHERN CALIFoRniA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD

T his record book, which lists the foremost performances by Southern California's high school track and field athletes for the 1952 season, is the sixteenth annual edition prepared and issued by the Helms Athletic Foundation, in the interest of high school athletics. The facts and records listed in this booklet have been gathered from sources which are believed-to be authentic* Information has been provided by high school coaches, and many records have been obtained from Southern California newspapers. Helms athletic Foundation, with offices in Helms Hall, Los Angeles 34> California, is sponsored by Paul H. Helms. The foundation was established on October 15, 1936. One of the purposes of Helms Athletic Foundation is that of recording the achievements of athletes, and athletic teams in all sports and in all divisions. This Southern California Prep School Track and Field Record, as are all athletic record books of similar nature, are prepared by the Helms Athletic Foundation, under the supervision of 17.R.-Bill Schroeder, I Managing Director, and are distributed to schools, the press, radio, television, athletic coaches and officials, without charge. Special credit for the development of this track and field record goes to Dick Bank, demon statistician. Valuable assistance was also given by AI Krebs of the Los Angeles Examiner. LAVERN SMITH, FERNANDO LEDESMA NAMED TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR FOR 1952

LaVern Smith, Los Angeles City Track and Field High Jump Champion, and Fernando Ledesma, California State and C.I.F. One- Mile Run Champion, were chosen for Helms Athletic Foundation All Southern California Board of Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors for the 1952 season. Smith was named Athlete of the Year in the Los Angeles City High School division, while Ledesma was named Southern California C.I.F. High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year. - Ledesma took first place in-the one-mile run at the State meet, held at Los Angeles, May 24, 1952. He ran the mile in 4:23.2, a new State meet record. Ledesma also won the C.I.F. Southern Section one-mile run, with a time of 4:25.3. Smith won'the All-Los Angeles City High Jump title, with a jump of 6-6 3/4, a new Los Angeles City High School Meet Record. Smith also took second place in the high jump at the State Track and Field Meet with a leap of 6-4 1/2. Ledesma was coached by Ernst Hartmann, who has coached his Compton team to C.I.F. championships in 1940 and 1952. Hartmannfs squad tied for the title in 1951. Smith was coached by Joe Barry and Estel Johnson, who have coached Jefferson High School to City titles the last four years• 1 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 1952 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK & FIELD BOOK

F jor having been chosen All-Southern California Board of Track 1 and Field Athletes of the Year for 1952, Compton's Fernando Ledesma and Jefferson's LaVern Smith have had their names engraved upon the Paul H. Helms Trophy which is lodged in Helms Hall, in the Prep School Hall of Fame section, Fernando Ledesma's name has also been engraved upon the Charles VJ, Paddock Memorial Trophy, and LaVern Smith's name has been engraved upon the Fred W. Kelly Trophy, both of which are lodged in Helms Hall. Ledesma and Smith were both the recipients of the Helms Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year medal award. Selection of Smith and Ledesma as Athletes of the Year was made by members of the Helms Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics. This Board has made selections-since 1937. Mem- bers who made 1952 selections were: John de la Vega, hory Kapp, Ralph Alexander, Jerry Ueinerj Bill Hollohani wanie Pineda, lluss Gochran, Tom Burdick, Eddie West, Ward Gillilan, Francis Tuckwiler, Pete Kokon, Bill Whitney, and Bill Schroeder, Chairman. Braven Dyer Jr. served as Secretary, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 1937 Bill Bugbee. Montebello 193I Gil LaCava. Beverly Kills 1939 Eddie Morris ...... Huntington Beach 1940 Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 1941 Thelmo Knowles Santa Iionica 1942 Jerry Shipkey...... Anaheim 1943 AL Lawrence Glendale 1944 Del Smith Glendale 1945 Joe Scott. El Monte 1946 John Helwig...... lit. Carmel 1947 John Bradley Hoover; Glendale 1948 John Bradley ...... Hoover, Glendale Howard Bugbee. . Redondo Beach Bill Fell Compton 1949 Hoover, Glendale 1950 Steve Turner . Glendale 1951 Bob Cunning. .... Hoover, Glendale 1952 Fernando Ledesma • Compton LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1937 Bryant Allen. ... Jefferson 1938 Baylor Maynard...... Belmont 1939 Bill Stewart Torrance 1940 Bill Smith Belmont 1941 Bill Smith Belmont 1942 Roy Thurman Fremont 1943 ...... University 1944 Hank Williams Belmont 1945 Ron Frazier Van Nuys 1946 Dick Attlesey Bell 1947 Hugh McElhenny, ...... Washington ; 1948 Bob Cameron • Washington j 1949 . . Jordan 1950 Lang Stanley. Jefferson 1951 Clarke Merrill...... Belmont • 1952 LaVern Smith Jefferson -2- HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS...... 1952

HONOR TRACK AMD FIELD TEAMS

* * Selections by the Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California Board of Track and Field, Composed of Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner; John de la Vega, L.A. Times; Bud Furillo, L.A. Herald-Express; Mory Kapp, L.A. Daily Hews; Harley Tinkham, L.A. Mirror; Jerry 1/einer, Hollywood Citizen-Hews; Pete Kokon, Valley Times; Bill Hollohan, San Pedro Hews-Pilot; lanie Pineda, Pasadena Star-Hews; Russ Cochran, Glendale News-Pilot; Eddie West, Santa Ana Reg- ister; 'ward Gillilan, Pomona Progress-Bulletin; Tom Burdick, Long Beach Press-Telegram; Francis Tuckwiler, Santa Barbara Hews-Press; Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook; Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation; and Bill Schroeder, Helms Athletic Foundation, Chairman. EVENT C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL L.A, HIGH SCHOOL 100-Yard Dash George Lewis George Hutcherson El Monte 9.3 Manual Arts 10.1 220-Yard Dash Mal Hughes Rosslyn Range Beverly Hills 21.2 Jefferson 21.3 440-Yard Dash Lanny Carter Robert Taylor Orange 4S.3 Jefferson 49.1 880-Yard Run.- Ernie Amador Jerry Thompson Villanova 1:56.2 Huntington Park 2:00.6 One-Mile Run Fernando Ledesma Allen Bailey Compton 4:23.2* Belmont 4:31.0 120-Yard High Hurdles Forrest Younger Roland Harvey Fullerton 14.5 Jefferson 14.7 180-Yard Low Hurdles Larry Newquist Lewis Scott Wilson (L.B.) 19.2 Jefferson 19.S High Jump Forrest Younger LaVern Smith Fullerton 6-1 l/2 Jefferson 6-6 3/4* Pole Vault Ronnie Morris O.W. Rhodes Burroughs (Bur) 13-4 Jefferson 13-1 7/S Broad Jump Rollin Garrison Rosslyn Range Compton 24-3 3/4 Jefferson 23-4 1/2 Shot Put Don Vick Tom Meyer Chaffey 59-7 3/4 Eagle Rock 55-8 # Smith established new City Meet high jump record * Ledesma established new State Meet mile run record HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1952 • HONOR ROLL OF COACHES. . .1952 C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION ? Charles Brown Beverly Hills Malcolm Hughes George Boone Burroughs, Burbank Ronnie Morris : Truck Lindsey Chaffey Don Vick Ernst Hartmann Compton Rollin Garrison Fernando Ledesma Stan Kyne El Monte George Lewis G.A. Tex Oliver Fullerton Forrest Younger Sid Gardner Orange Lanny Carter Fred Rice Villanova Ernie Amador Vince Reel Wilson, Long Beach Larry Newquist LOS ANGELES CITY Cameron Mullard Belmont Allen Bailey John Oden Eagle nock Tom Meyer Henry Springer Huntington Park Jerry Thompson Charles Toney Manual Arts George Hutcherson Joe Barry - Estel Johnson Jefferson Roland Harvey Rosslyn Range O.W. Rhodes Lewis Scott LaVern Smith Robert Taylor WINNERS OF MJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD MEETS Tri-Valley League April 23 Villanova 133 San Diego City League April 25 San Diego 55 Bay League April 25 Inglewood 71 Pacific League April 25 Mark Keppel 54 3A Coast League April 25 Compton 89 l/2 Sunset League April 25 Santa Ana 54 2/3 Pioneer League April 25 Bellflower 102 1/2 Prep League April 26 Harvard 61 San Gabriel Valley League April 2& Downey 50 l/2 Foothill League April 2& Hoover, Glendale 53 1/2 Tri-County League April 30 Citrus 62 Northern League May 2 Polytechnic 5S 3/4 Eastern-Marine League Flay 2 Jordan 69 San Fernando Yalley League May 2 Canoga Park 90 1/2 Southern League May 2 Jefferson #9 Western League hay 2 Dorsey ^3 Los Angeles City May 16 Jefferson 1ZX 1/2 • C.I.F. Southern Section May 17 Compton 30 1/2 | California State lay 25 Jefferson 30 l/2 I

: HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1952

' RESULTS OF CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AMD FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MAY 24, 1952

100-YARD DASH: Turner (Alameda); King (Delano); Hampton (Edison, Fresno); Lewis (El Monte); Hutcherson (Manual Arts). 9.9 220-YARD DASH: Turner (Alameda); Hampton (Edison, Fresno); Range (Jefferson, Los Angeles); Lewis (El Monte); King (Delano), 21,6 ; 440-YARD DASH: Carter (Orange); Taylor (Jefferson, Los Angeles); Kirchmann (Anaheim); Anderson (Los Angeles); Voit (San Juan, Fairoaks). 48.8 880-YARD RUN: Briggs (Pittsburg); Amador (Villanova Prep); Purdue (Harvard); Suess (Huntington Beach); Thomas (East Bakersfield). 1:57.2 : ONE MILE RUN: Ledesma (Compton); Delgado (Chino); Holland ( St. Monica's); Gamino (Edison, Fresno); Bailey (Belmont, Los Angeles). ; • 4:23.2 * ' 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES: Robinson (Selma); Harvey (Jefferson, Los Angeles); Younger {Fullerton); Towne (Courtland); Rock (McClymonds, Oakland). - 14.7 i 180-YARD LOW HURDLES: Robinson (Selma); Luttrell (Sequoia, Redwood City); Newquist (Wilson, Long Beach); Watson (Santa Maria); : Bortolin (San Mateo). • 19.4 ' HIGH JUMP: Allard (Fresno) 6-$i; Smith (Jefferson^ Los Angeles) 6-4J|; Stewart (Palo Alto) 6-3h; Goodwin (McClymonds, Oakland) 6-2|; Younger (Fullerton) 6-l§.- POLE VAULT: Morris (Burroughs, Burbank) 13-3ij Carter (Compton) 12-lli; Rhodes (Jefferson, Los Angeles) 12-ll£; Foss (Santa Barbara) 12-8 1/16; Levack (Manual Arts, Los Angeles) 12-8 1/16. BROAD JUMP: Garrison (Compton) 23-5i; Range (Jeffersonj L.A.) 22-11 3/4; Leavell (Jefferson, L.A.) 22-10$; Rushing (Kearney, San Diego) 22-8 3/4; Galimore (Compton) 22-6 3/4. SHOT PUT (12 IB.): Patterson (Taft) 60-9 l/& *; Vick (Chaffey, Ontario) 59-7 3/4; Humphrey (Strathmore) 58-4; Woods (HcClymonds, Oakland) 56-2i; Weyer (Eagle Rock) 55-7 5/^» ! SHOT PUT (16 LB. exhibition): Patterson (Taft) 49*2; Vick (Chaffey, i Ontario) 48-7 5/^", Humphrey (Strathmore) 46-11; Meyer (Eagle Rock) \ 46-2; Burchfiel (Wilson, Long Beach) 45-9. • 880-YARD RELAY: Jefferson, Los Angeles; Manual Arts, Los Angeles; Alameda; Wilson, Long Beach; Los Angeles. 1:29.0

* NEW STATE C.I.F. MET RECORD SCORING (First six): Jefferson, Los Angeles, 30g; Compton, 14i; Alameda, 13; Selma, 10; Edison, Fresno, 9; Manual Arts, Los Angeles, 6J» HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. . . 1952 __«_«_ • - • • ' ————— ——— ————. •• • • . • . »xyy. RESULTS OF C.I.F., SOUTHERN SECTION, TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT HUNTINGTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 17, 1952 ~~ ~

100-YARD DASH: Lewis (El Monte); tio for second between Garrison (Compton) and Taylor (San Diego); Truher (liuir)j Hughes Beverly Hills). ° 9.9 • 220-YARD DASH: Hughes (Beverly Hills); Lewis (El Monte); Larrabee (Ventura); Kohnhorst (Grossraont); Truhor (Muir). 21.2 440-YARD DASH: Carter (Orange): Kirchmann (Anaheim); Reardon (Burbank): White (Pasadena); Quigley (Downey), 49.1 880-YARD RUN: Purdue (Harvard); Suess (Huntington Beach): Amador (Villanova Prep); Wilson (Covina); Hansen (San Diego). 1:59.7 ONE MILE RUN: Ledesma (Compton); Delgado (Chino); Holland (St. Monica's); Denbow (Orange); Strong (Compton). 4:25.3 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES: Younger (Fullerton); Ball (Downey); Feola (Alhainbra); Watson (Santa Maria); Silman (Puente). 14.5 180-YARD LOW HURDLES: Newquist (Wilson, Long Beach); Watson (Santa • Maria); Ball (Downey); Rushing (Kearney); Hickman (Mark Keppel). .19.2 880-YARD RELAY: Long Beach Wilson; San Diego; Compton; Hoover; Santa Ana. 1:30.1 , HIGH JUMP: Three way tie for first place among Younger (Fullerton), Ferguson (Excelsior), and Slaughter (Compton); five way tie for fourth place among Hallingsworth (Pomona), Larrieu (Ventura), Hooks (Mark Keppel), Nelson (Hoover, San Diego), and Nelson : (Riverside). 6f l£" • POLE VAULT: Morris (John Burroughs); Carter (Compton); Foss, G. (Santa Barbara); four way tie for fourth place among- Foss, B. (Santa Barbara), Litwiller (Chaffey), Gilman (Hoover, Glendale), and Orton (Fullerton). 13» 3« BROAD JUMP: Garrison (Compton); Rushing (Kearney); Galimore (Compton); Lemmons (Compton); Gonzales (San Bernardino). 23f 9" SHOT PUT: Vick (Chaffey); Burchfiel (Wilson, Long Beach): Bender (Pomona); Polich (South Pasadena); White (Chula Vista). 56' 6"

SCORING: (First six) Compton, 30 l/2; Wilson, 14; Fullerton, 9 3/4J El Monte, 9; San Diego, & 1/2; Downey $. I i HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. 1952

I RESULTS OF LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD MEET HELD AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MAY 16, 1952

100-YARD DASH: Hutcherson (Manual Arts); Alvarado (Fremont); Vaughn (Jefferson); Taylor (Jefferson); Quinn (Canoga Park)} Wade (Manual Arts). 10.3 220-YARD DASH: Range (Jefferson); Hutcherson (Manual Arts); Ellingson (Dorsey); Vaughn (Jefferson); Quinn (Canoga Park)j Walker (Marshall). 22,2 440-YARD DASH: Taylor (Jefferson); Anderson (Los Angeles): Barrett (Jefferson); Finlay (Los Angeles); Elbert (Manual Arts} J. Morris (Fremont) 50.2 380-YARD RUN: Thompson (Huntington Park); Schultz (Huntington Park); Corsello (Eagle Rock); medina (Garfield); Lorenzana (Roosevelt)$ Lockner (Dorsey) 2:00.6 ONE MILE RUN: Bailey (Belmont); Collins, A. (University); Leach (Canoga Park); Brooks (University); Loya (Huntington Park)} Terrazas (Roosevelt) 4:31.6 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES: Harvey (Jefferson); Duncan (Fremont); Meyer (Eagle Rock); King (Jordan) j Barnes (Washington). 14«9 180-YARD LOW HURDLES: Scott (Jefferson); Beamon (Fremont); King (Jordan); Harvey (Jefferson); Barnes (Washington). 20.Q ONE MILE RELAY: Jefferson; Manual Arts; Los Angeles; Jordan; Polytechnic} Marshall. ^ 3:01.0 HIGH JUMP: Smith (Jefferson) 6*6 3/4; tie for second between Black (Fremont), and Jeter (Roosevelt) 6-2; Wyrick (Jefferson) 6-1; tie for fifth between Dyer (Dorsey), and E. Robinson (Jefferson) 6-0. POLE VAULT: Rhodes (Jefferson) 13-0; Levack (Manual Arts) 12-9; Richards (Los Angeles) 12-6; Sowell (Hamilton) 12-3; tie for fifth among Gadberry (Manual Arts), McWorthy (Hollywood), Kell (San Fernando), and Wilson (Verdugo Hills), 12-0. BROAD JUMP: Arnett (Manual Arts) 22-8 3/4; Range (Jefferson) 22-8Jj Leavell (Jefferson) 22-7 1/4; Black (Fremont) 22-6J; Buckley (Los Angeles) 21-9ij Villeral (Los Angeles) 21-9fc. SHOT PUT: Meyer (Eagle Rock) 55-lth Cary (Jefferson) 52-8£; Shinnick (San Pedro) 52-2 l/8; Bridgers {North Hollywood) 51-6; Mbsich (San Pedro) 5l-4i) Johnson (Polytechnic) 51-4 1/8.

SCORING: (First six) Jefferson, 12l£; Manual Arts, 47 3/4; Fremont, 36; Los Angeles, 27; Eagle Rock, 22; Jordan, 14.

add: High hurdles - sixth - White (Jordan); low hurdles - sixth - Ward (Polytechnic). HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS .1952

OUTSTANDING MARKS BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-YARD DASH MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL MET DATE 9.8 Walt Taylor San Diego- La Jolla 4/l 9.8 Hugh Allen Burroughs, Bur. Burbank 4/17 9.8 (W) Pat Coyle Redondo i Fin. CIF 5/3 9.8 (W) Jim Truher 1 John Muir J Fin. CIF 5/3 9.8 George Lewis El konte Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 9.8(W) Bob Turner San Bernardino Citrus Belt Pre. 4/22 9.9 Wally wade Manual Arts Jefferson 3/2$ 9.9 Dave Reardon Burbank k Fin. CIF 5/3 9.9 Bert Kohnhorst Grossraont San Diego 3/14 9.9(N) Mal Hughes Beverly Hills £ Fin. CIF 5/3 9.9 Joe Black Palo Verde Needles 3/26 220-YARD DASH 21.2(V) George Lewis El Monte Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 21.2 Mal Hughes Beverly Hills Finals CIF 5/17 21.5 Mike Larrabee Ventura Ventura Pre. 4/22 21.5(W) Pat Coyle Redondo £ Fin. CIF 5/3 21.5(N) Bert Kohnhorst Grossmont Finals CIF 5/17 21.6(W) Jim Truher John kuir \ Fin. CIF 5/3 21.8(N) Rosslyn Range Jefferson State Finals 5/24 21.8(NW) Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 21.8 Lanny Carter Orange Fullerton 3/25 440-YARD DASH 48.8 Lanny Carter Orange State Finals 5/24 49.1(N) Robert Taylor Jefferson State Finals 5/24 49.5(N) Larry Kirchmann Anaheim State Finals 5/24 49.7(N) Clarence Anderson Los Angeles State Finals 5/24 50.2(N) Don White Pasadena Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 50.6(N) Walter Barrett Jefferson City Finals 5/l6 50,7 Dave Reardon Burbank South Pasadena 4/9 5P.7(N) Torn Finlay Los Angeles City Finals 5/l6 50.7 Art Outerbridge South Gate East.-Mar. Pre. 4/29 50.9 Marlow albert kanual Arts Fremont 4/18 51.0(N) Bob McLurkin Compton Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 51.0(N) Lanny Quigley Downey Finals CIF 5/17 51.0 Larry Foster Canoga Park Valley Finals 5/2 51.0 Ray Coyle Bonita £ Fin. CIF 5/3

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880-YARD RUN MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL i-JEET . DATE 1:5$.2(N) Ernie Amador Villanova Prep State Finals 5/24 1:59.0(N) Bert Purdue Harvard State Finals 5/24 1:59.O(M) Bob Suess Huntington Beach State Finals 5/24 2:00.0 Bob Carne Redondo Finals CIF 5/3 2:00.1(N) Bill Schultz Huntington Park State Finals 5/24 2:00.6 Tom Freeman San Bernardino Serai-Fin. CIF 5/10 2:00,6 Jerry Thompson Huntington Park City Finals 5/l6 2:00.9 Ray Coyle Bonita Chino 4/14 2:00.9 Pat Delgado Chino Bonita 4/14 2:01.0(N) Bill Wilson Covina Finals CIF 5/17 2:01.5(N) Bob Corsello Eagle Rock City Finals 5/l6 2:01.6 Bernie Hansen San Diego % Fin. CIF 5/3 2:01.6(N) Keith Monroe Inglewood Redondo 3/21 2:01.£ Fernando Ledesma Compton Excelsior 4/l6 MILE RUM 4:23.2 Fernando Ledesma Compton State Finals 5/24 4:23.7(W) Pat Delgado Chino State Finals 5/24 4:27.1(N) George Holland St. Monica's State Finals 5/24 4:30.1(N) Chuck Strong Compton Coast Finals 4/25 4:31.0(N) Allen Bailey Belmont State Finals 5/24 4:31.6(N; AL Collins University City Finals 5/l6 4:33.^(N) Gordon McClenathen Santa Barbara Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 4:34.3(N) Eddie Denbow Orange Finals CIF 5/17 4:34.7(N) Dave Rodriguez Downey \ Fin. CIF 5/3 4:35.1(W) Joe Leach Canoga Park City Finals 5/16 4:35.2(N) Dale Brooks University City Finals 5/l6 4:35.5(W) Ernie Loya Huntington Park City Finals 5/l6

120-YARD HIGH HURDLES 14.5(1/) Forrest lounger Fullerton Finals CIF 5/17 14.6 Al Feola Alhambra Pas. Games(heat) 5/7 14.6(NW) Jim Ball Downey Finals CIF 5/17 14.7(N) Roland Harvey Jefferson State Finals 5/24 14.7 Jerry Watson Santa Maria Lompoc-Santa B. 4/5 14.£ Lincoln Lucero Pt. Loma So, Counties Fin. 3/29 14.5 Floyd Jeter Roosevelt Manual Arts 4/4 14.9 Lin Sitton Fullerton Orange 3/25 14.9 John Rushing Kearney La Jolla 2/29 14.9 John Massey Monrovia Pacific Pre. 4/23 14.9(N) Bob Gamble Santa Maria Lompoc 3/22 lgO-YARD LOW HURDLES 19.2 (¥) Larry Newquist Wilson, Long B. Finals CIF 5/17 19.3 (V/j Jerry jatson Santa iiaria 4 Fin. CIF 5/13 19.4(NW) Jim Ball Dovmey Finals CIF 5/17 19.4(Ntf) John Rushing Kearney Finals CIF 5/17 19.7 Dickie Howard Washington Jr. Pasadena Games 5/7 19.7 Harry Sykes Coronado Mr Vista 3/21 19.7 Lin Sitton Fullerton Orange 3/25 (W)...Wind (N)... Non-winning time -9- HELIHS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS...... 1952 ISO-YARD LOW HURDLES (COOT.) MRK ATHLETE SCHOOL FL/JEET DATE 19.8 Lewis Scott Jefferson Southern Pre. 4/29 19.# Don Hickman Mark Keppel Pacific Pre, 4/23 19.8 Walt Barnes Washington Southern Pre, 4/29 19.B(N) Forrest lounger Fullerton Orange 3/25 19.9 Roland Harvey Jefferson Southern Finals 5/2 HIGH JUMP 6-6 3/4 LaVern Smith Jefferson City Finals 5/16 6-4 1/4 Joe Wyrick Jefferson Roosevelt 3/21 6-4 1/4 Carey Black Fremont Southern Finals 5/2 6-4 1/4 Floyd Jeter Roosevelt Southern Finals 5/2 6-3 Nick Dyer Dorsey Fairfax 4/l$ 6-2 1/2 Bill Hooks Mark Keppel Alhambra 4/17 6-2 Lafayette Swain Riis Bell-Narbonne 3/24 6-2 Gene Tonkovich South Gate Bell 4/4 ' 6-2 Earl Robinson Jefferson Southern Finals 5/2 6-2 Roy Ferguson Excelsior South, Counties F. 3/29 6-2 Dick Haddon Hoover (Glen.) Burbank 3/21 6-2 Andy Slaughter Compton i Fin. CIF 5/3 POLE VAULT 13-4 Ronnie Morris Burroughs (Bur) Finals CIF 5/17 13-1 7/$ O.W. Rhodes Jefferson Washington 4/1$ 13- 7/8 Jim Carter Compton Finals CIF 5/17 13-0 Ralph Avalon Los Angeles So. Pacific AAU 5/29 12-11 3/4 Ed Lafferty Hamilton Western Finals 5/2 12-9 Walt Levack Manual Arts City Finals 5/l6 12-8 1/2 Gene Sturdyvin San Fernando Franklin 3/25 12-8 1/4 Dick Thorne Wilson (L.A.) Lincoln 3/28 12-8 1/16 Gates Foss Santa Barbara State Finals 5/24 12-7 3/8 Jack Wilson Verdugo Hills North Hollywood 3/21 12-6 7/8 Bob Foss Santa Barbara S.B. Relays 4/12 12-6 1/2 Dick Richards Los Angeles S.B. Relays 4/12 12-6 1/2 Charles Hammond Jefferson Southern Finals 5/2 BROAD JUMP 24-3 3/4 Rollin Garrison Compton Poly (L.B.) 4/4 23-8 John Parker San Diego Grossmont 3/21 23-4 1/2 Rosslyn Range Jefferson Roosevelt 3/21 23- l/2 George Leavell Jefferson Southern Finals 5/2 22-11 1/2 Bernard Galimore Compton Poly (L.B.) 4/4 22-10 1/2 John Rushing Kearney Finals CIF 5/17 22-10 1/4 Eddie Mitchell Poly (L.A.) Huntington Park 4/4 22-10 Ed Villeral Los Angeles Riis 4/4 22-8 3/4 Jon Arnett ikianual Arts City Finals 5/l6 22-6 1/2 Carey Black Fremont City Finals 5/16 22-5 7/8 Eugene Lemmons Compton Finals CIF 5/17 22-5 1/4 Manuel Gonzales San Bernardino Finals CIF 5/17 22-5 Bill Womack Burbank El Monte Relays 3/2& (N),..Non-winning time HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. . . 1952 SHOT PUT MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL MEET DATE 59-7 3/4 Don Vick Chaffey State Finals 5/24 55-8 Tom Meyer Eagle Rock Franklin 4/13 54-6 1/2 Jim Truher John Muir Foothill Finals 4/28 54-2 3/4 Pete Bender Pomona State Finals 5/24 54- 1/2 Hardiman Cureton Monrovia Pasadena 4/17 54-0 James Cary Jefferson Southern Pre. 4/29 53-2 1/2 Clark Burchfiel Wilson (L.B.) Finals GIF 5/17 53-2 Cliff Wright Riverside Chaffey 3/21 53- 3/4 Gordon Duvall Bonita Chino 4/14 53-4 3/4 Ted Polich South Pasadena Foothill Finals 4/2$ 52-11 1/4 Fred White Chula Vista Oceanside 4/4 52-6 Ralph Abee Montebello Lynwood 4/3 52-2 1/3 Don Shinnick San Pedro City Pre. 5/10 880-YARD RELAY 1:29.0 Jefferson State Finals 5/24 1:29.2(N) Manual Arts State Finals 5/24 1:29«9(N) Los Angeles State Qual. 5/2O 1:30.1 Wilson (L.B.) Finals CIF 5/17 1:30.3(N) San Diego Finals CIF 5/17 1:30.5(N) Compton Finals CIF 5/17 1:30.7 Redlands Semi-Fin. CIF 5/10 1:30.7(N) Hoover (Glen.) Finals CIF 5/17 l:30.a(N) Santa Ana Semi-Fin. CIF ' 5/10 1:30.9(N) Fremont State Qual. 5/20 EIGHT-MAN ONE-MILE RELAY 3:01.0 Manual Arts City Pre. 5/10 3:01.0 Jefferson City Finals 5/16 3:02.9(N) Fremont Jefferson 5/6 3:O3.4(N) Los Angeles City Pre. 5/10 3:04.6 Jordan City Pre. 5/10 3:05.7 Poly (L.A.) Northern Finals 5/2 3:O6.O(N) Belmont Northern Finals 5/2 3:06.2 Canoga Park Valley Finals 5/2 3:O6.7(N) Marshall City Pre. 5/10 3:06.3{N) Roosevelt City Pre. 5/10 DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY (440. 880. 1320. mile) 10:35.1 Compton Compton Inv» 6/4 Compton's foursome of Bob McLurkin, John Mayshack, Chuck Strong and Fernando Ledesma broke the unofficial National Interscholastic Re- : cord of 10:42.1 set by Compton (Craig Dudley, Don Farmer, Jerome Wal- ters and Chuck Kohl) at the Modesto Relays in 1947. As this race has now become an accepted event and appears on many programs, application for a record has been made. Fractions on this record-breaking per- formance were: McLurkin, 51.5; Mayshack, 2:02.3; Strong, 3:13.2; Ledes- ma, 4:22,6.

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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 Guy Blackburn Jefferson 9.7 1950 220-Yard Dash Bryant Allen Jefferson 21,1 1936 440-Yard Dash Gary Green Jefferson 48.6 1950 880-Yard Run Lang Stanley Jefferson 1:54.6 1950 One-Mile Run Louie 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 1935 Low Hurdles (l80y) Hugh McElhenny . l/ashington 19.3 1947 Low Hurdles(220y) Ivy Bledsoe Garfield 24.3 1936 High Jump LaVern Smith Jefferson 6-6 3/4 1952 Broad Jump George Brown Jordan 24-3 1949 Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne 13-6 1/8 1949 Shot Put (12.1b.) Tom Direaux Jefferson '5&-5 1/8 1938 880-Yard Relay Van Nuys (heade, Riccitelli, Schilling, Watkins) •....'. 1:30.1 1942 One-Mile Relay Jefferson (Dennis, Alexander, Elster, Vest, Hamilton, Casonhua, Blackburn, Green). . 2:57.5 1950 CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AMD FIELD MEET RECORDS

100-Yard Dash Frank Lombardi Los Angeles 9.6 1928 Bob Frick San Ramon 9.6 1935 220-Yard Dash George Anderson liuir Tectu, Pas. 21.2 1933 Bryant Allen Jefferson, L.A. 21.2 1937 440-Yard Dash Myrel Gillett El Centro 48.4 1933 880-Yard Run Lang Stanley Jefferson L.A. 1:53.9 1950 One-Mile Run Fernando Ledesma Compton 4:23.2 1952 High Hurdles(39") Steve Turner Glendale 14.1 1950 High Hurdles(42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.7 1934 Low Hurdles(l80y) Steve Turner Glendale - 19.0 1950 Low Hurdles(220y) George Sangster Miir Tech., Pas, 23.8 1937 High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-7 1/8 1938 Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne, Lomita 13-4 1/4 1949 Broad Jump William Johnson Jefferson, L.A. 24-2 3/4 1950 I Shot Put (12 lb.) Leon Patterson Taft 60-9 7/fi 1952 Shot Put (16 lb.) John Helwig Mb. Carmel, L.A. 50-9 5/^ 1946 , Discus Throw (Reg) John H. Johnson Pittsburg 145-2 1949 Discus(3 lb 9 oz) Leon Patterson Taft - 165-5 1951 Javelin Throw Ray Churchill Safclte&iaio, Hoi, 195-6 3/4 1932 Hop, Step, Jump Lew Fudge Bakersfield 45-3 1938 880-Yard Relay Los Angeles (Udell, Isett, Boone, Johnson) 1:28.3 1933

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C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS 100-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 9.6 1940 Howard Bugbee Redondo 9.6 1948 220-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 20.7 1940 440-Yard Dash Myrel Gillett El Cent TO 48.3 1933 880-Yard Run Thelmo Knowles Santa Monica 1:55*7 1941 One-Mile Run Louie Zamperini Torrance 4:21.2 1934 Hign Hurdles (3 9") Willard Wright Redlands 14.2 1950 High Hurdles(42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles(180y) Steve Turner Glendale IS.9 1950 Low Hurdles(220y) Al Lawrence Gleadale 23.4 1943 High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-6 1/2 1938 Pole Vault . Dick McDonald Wilson, L.B. 13-7 1950 Broad Jump Steve Turner Glendale 24-6 1/2 1950 Shot Put (12 1b.) John Helwig kt. Carmel 59-0 1946 Hop, Step, Jump Bob Beckus Hoover,-S.D. 46-1 3/4 1938 880-Yard Relay Manual Arts (La Fond; Davis, Cushnie, D. Skinner) 1:27.7 1934 :Also: Steve Turner (Glendale), 1950 BEST MARKS ON RECORD BY CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-Yard Dash Frank Wykoff Glendale 9.5 1928 220-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington-Beach 20.7 1940 440-Yard Dash Washington, S.F. 47.1(N) 1948 880-Yard Run Lang Stanley Jefferson L.A. 1:53.9 1950 One-Mile Run Chesley Unruh El Monte 4:20.4(N) 1925 Louie Zamperini Torrance - 4:21.2 1934 High Hurdles(39") Hugh McElhenny Washington, L.A. 14.0 1947 High Hurdles(42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles(180y) Steve Turner . Glendale IS.9 1950 Low Hurdles(220y) Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 23.4 1934 Al Lawrence Glendale 23.4 1943 High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-7 1/8 1938 Pole Vault Baylor Maynard Belmont, L.A. 13-9 l/4 1938 Broad Jump George Brown Jordan, L.A. 25-2 l/2 1949 Shot Put (12 lb.) Bob Cameron Washington; L.A. 59-7 1/4 194-8 Shot Put (16 lb.) John Helwig Mb. Carmel, L.A. 50-9 5/8 1946 Discus Throw (Reg) Tulare 156-llf 1948 Discus (3 lb 9 oz) Leon Patterson Taft 177-5 1952 Javelin Throw Ray Churchill San Benito(Hol.) 195-6 3/4 1932 Hop, Step, Jump Bob Beckus - Hoover, S.D. 46-1 3/4 1938 440-Yard Relay Glendale (Wykoff, Zaun, Beatty, Slocum)...... 42.4 1928 380-Yard Relay Manual Arts (La Fond; Davis, Cushnie, Skinner) . . .1:27.7 1934 One-Mile Relay Hollywood (Jones, Oswald, (Four-man) Rogers, Obergfall). . . .3:21,4 1928 One-Mle Relay Jefferson (Dennis, Alexander, Elster, (Eight-man) Yest, Hamilton, Casonhua, Blackburn, Green) . 2:57.5 1950 Two-Mile Relay Los Angeles (Modisette, Earl, Walker, Davis) 8:12.0 1936 -13- HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS . .1952

BEST PERFORi-iANCES ON RECORD BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-YARD DASH 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (39») Wykoff, Glendale 9.5 1928 McElhenny, Washington 14.0 1947 Lombardi, Los Angeles 9.6 1928 Turner, Glendale 14.1 1950 Burch, Jordan, L.A. 9.6.1931 Hogan,•Hoover (Glen.) 14.1 1951 Fitch, Pasadena 9.6 1931 Welker, San Fernando 14.2 1942 Draper, Hunt. Park 9.6 1932 Wright,•Redlands 14.2 1950 Allen, Jefferson 9.6 1936 Zanders, Jordan (LA) 14.2 1950 Morris, Hunt. Beach 9.6 1940 Attlesey, Bell 14.3 1946 Bugbee, Redondo 9.6 1948 Cummings, Dorsey 14.4 1947 Crawford, Jordan (LA) 9.6 1948 Storum, Beverly Hills 14.4 1948 i Fell, Compton 9.6 194$ Kenny; Pasadena 14.4 1949 Blackburn, Jefferson 9.6 1950 Davis, Hoover (Glen.) 14.4 1949 Sommers, El Monte 14*4 1950 220-YARD DASH 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (42") Morris, Hunt. Beach 20.7 1940 — — Bradley, Hoover (Glen.) 20.8 1948 Kirkpatrick, El Centro 14.5 1934 Allen, Jefferson 20.9 1936 McElhenny, Washington 14.6 1947 Wykoff, Glendale 21.0 1927 Lawrence, Glendale 14.7 1943 Fell, Compton 21.1 1943 Nichols, Hunt. Beach 14.8 1923 440-YARD DASH Welsh' PasadeNA ^* 192? » 130-YARD LOW HURDLES Thompson, Jordan (LA) (N) 48.2 1948 — Green, Jefferson 48.6 1950 Turner,•Glendale IS.9 1950 McCarthy, Fairfax 48.7 1931 Frazier, Van Nuys 19.0 1945 Lewis,-Compton 48.8 1940 Griffin, Poly (LA) 19.1 1942 Carter, Orange 48.8 1952 McElhenny, Washington 19.2 1947 Adrian, Hollywood 48.9 1949 Davis, Hoover (Glen.) 19.2 1949 Samonset, Fremont 49.0 1939 Sommers, El konte 19.2 1950 aej« v»«n ntiTt Hogan,Hoover (Glen.) 19.2 1951 880-YARD RUN Pimley, Fremont 19.3 1937 Stanley Jefferson t»«fty, i.n q iticn Mclaughlin, Cathedral 19.3 1939 S^afliey, dttlgrson -L.P->.V J-ypu WRIGHT Redlands 19 3 1950 Knowles, Santa Monica 1:55.6 1941 l/rigm' ^axanas iy.} ±^u Modisette, Los Angeles 1:55.7 1936 220-YARD LOW HURDLES ! Slosson, Van Nuys 1:56.4 1941 ——— i Cartwright, Santa Ana 1:56.6 1932 Kirkpatrick, El Centro 23.4 1934 Satterfield, kanual A. 1:57.0 1934 Lawrence, Glendale- 23.4 1943 Rathbun, Poly (LB) 1:57.0 1932 Turner, Glendale (N) 23.5 1950 Weed, Coachella 1:57.0 1938 Bacon, Redondo . 23.6 1946 Sangster, Muir 23.7 1937 ONE-MILE RUN Scott, El Monte 23.7 1943 Unruh, El Monte (N) 4:20.4 1925 Davis, Hoover (Glen.)(NM)23.7 1949 Zamperini, Torrance 4:21.2 1934 u-rru TTTT».TP Sink, South Pasadena 4:21.4 1943 HIGH JUMP walters, Compton Y'lhk }?4! LaCava, Beverly Hills 6-7 1/3 1938 Ledesma, Compton 4:23.2 1952 Johnson, Los Angeles 6-7 1933 Mercer, Hoover G.) (N) 4:23.6 1934 Stewart, Torrance 6-7 1939 ; Delgado,Chino (N) 4:23.7 1952 smith, Jefferson 6-6 3/4 1952 | McMillen, Cathedral 4:24.0 1946 Sinclair, Washington 6-6 1/3 1951 Hooper, Antelope Val.(N) 4:24.2 1933 Thurber, Glendale 6-6 1934 Smith, Belmont 6-6 1940 Bolduck, Burbank 6-6 1942 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. .1952 BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES POLE VAULT BROAD JUMP Maynard, Belmont 13-9 l/4 1936 Brown, Jordan (LA) 25-2 1/2 1949 Widman, Narbonne 13-9 1950 Turner,-Glendale 24-6 1/2 1950 McDonald, Wilson (LB) 13-7 1950 Johnson, Jefferson 24-6 1/4 1950 Sefton, Poly (LA) 13-6 1/2 1932 Sorgen, Riverside 24-4 1/4 1949 Smith, Glendale 13-5 3/6 1944 Garrison, Compton 24-3 3/4 1952 Ferguson, Inglewood 13-4 3/4 1940 Holt, Hoover (Glen) 24-3 1/2 1932 Humberger, Glendale 13-4 1/6 1939 Smith, Belmont 24-3 l/2 1941 Hart, North Hollywood 13-4 1/6 1942 Scott,-Jefferson 24-2 1950 Morris, Burroughs (Bur) 13-4 1952 Steele^ Hoover (SD) 24-0 3/4 1941 SHOT PUT Bugbee, Montebello 24-0-3/6 1937 , 880-YARD RELAY Vick, Chaffey 59-7 3/4 1952 . ,~ " T o_ _ _„. Cameron, Washington 59-7 1/4 1946 Manual Arts 1:2l'l }934 Helwig, Mt. Carmel 59-5 7/6 1946 San Diego 1:27.9 1941 Thurman, Fremont 56-10 1942 Poly (LA) J:?H ^31 : 3 Direaux, Jefferson 5$-5 x/g 193g Los Angeles J 5§* }%ll Wetter, Grossmont 5#-4 7/6 1951 Jefferson 1:28.4 1950 Norris,•Grossmont 5$-2 1/2 1950 ONE-MILE RELAY

Shipkey, Anaheim 57-10 lA 1943 T „. c« A men O'Brien, Santa Monica 57-9 1/2 1949 Jefferson ?:?H J2?2 Powell, San Diego 57-9 1/4 1951 poly ^J ^} |f||;| ^{ NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC TRACK AT® FIELD RECORDS 100-Yard Dash East Tech., Cleve. 9.4 1933 220-Yard Dash Jesse Owens East Techi, Cleve. 20.7 1933 440-Yard Dash Gene Cole Lancaster; Ohio 4&.0 1946 880-Yard Run Lang Stanley Jefferson, L.A. 1:53.9 1950 One-Mile Run Louie Zamperini Torrance, Calif. 4i21.2 1934 High Hurdles (39If) Joe Batiste Tucson,'Arizona 14.0 1939 Lee Miller Burbank, San Antonio 14.0 1947 High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro, Calif. 14.5 1934 Low Hurdles (l80y) Steve Turner ' Glendale,•Calif. 16.9 1950 Low Hurdles (200y) Billy Bless Jefferso^ S.Antonio 21.7 1946 Low Hurdles (220y) Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro, Calif. 23.4 1934 Al Lawrence Glendale, Calif. 23.4 1943 High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills, Calif. 6-7 1/6 1936 Pole Fault John Linta Mansfield,-Ohio 13-9 5/6 1939 Broad Jump Jesse Owens East'Tech., Cleve. 24-111/4 1933 Shot Put (12 1b.) Leon Patterson Taft, Calif. 60-9 7/6 1952 !Shot Put (16 1b.) John Helwig Mt. Carmel, L.A. 50-9 5/6 1946 !Discus (Reg.) Edsel Wibbels Wolbach, Nebraska 154-9 1937 ;Discus (H.S.) Clyde Gardner Newton,-Iowa 179-2 3/4 1949 Javelin Throw Bob Peoples Classen, Okla. City 219-0 1937 440-Yard Relay Boys HS, Brooklyn (Conaway, Branch, Gathers, Montgomery). . • 42,0 1946 • 880-Yard Relay North, Des Moines (Scott, Jones, ! Kaiser, Nichols). . . . . 1:27.6 1946 One-Mile Relay Hollywood, Calif. (Jones, Oswald, ] (Four-man) Rogers, Obergfall). ... 3:21,4. 1929 One-Mile Relay Jefferson, L.A. (Dennis; Alexander, j (Eight-man) Elster, Vest, Hamilton, \ Casonhua, Blackburn, Green) 2:57.5 1950 |Tow-Mile Relay Roosevelt, Des Moines (Hogan. Baal, I Cramer, Reesman). .... 6:05.5 1936 {

I HELMS ATHELETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1952 j —_ 1 LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS I ' ' 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 1/2 Y.M.C.A. Field " 1915 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 7$ 1/4 Y.M.C.A. Field : 1916 Manual arts Otto Fritsch 97 Y.I-LC.A. Field ' 1917 Manual Arts Vic Ligda 5$ 1/2 lanual Arts H.S. ' 1918 Pasadena George Main 35 Y.M.C.A. Field ! 1919 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 41 l/2 Los Angeles H.S. f 1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 40 8/15 Occidental College • 1921 Lincoln Tommy Davis 53 Occidental College 1 1922 Lincoln Tommy Davis 45 Occidental College . 1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 45 Occidental College 1924 Manual Arts Sid Foster 42 l/6 Los Angeles Coliseum [ 1925 Manual Arts Sid Foster 39 3/4 Los Angeles Coliseum ' 1926 Polytechnic Eddie Leahy 39 7/12 Los Angeles Coliseum i 1927 Hollywood Bill Paige 32 l/8 Los Angeles Coliseum : 1928 Los Angeles Ed Rich 50 l/6 Los Angeles Coliseum ; 1929 Los Angeles Clif Reynolds 5$ l/4 Los Angeles Coliseum , 1930 Manual Arts Charley Toney 30 5/8 Los Angeles H.S. • 1931 Polytechnic Eddie Leahy 33 7/10 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 Hollywood Merrill Bailey 41 l/2 Los Angeles H.S. 1933 Los Angeles Homer Graves 41 3/7 Los Angeles H.S. 1934 Manual Arts Charley Toney 45 l/2 Los angeles H.S. 1935 Jefferson Harry Edelson 42 Los Angeles Coliseum 1936 Los Angeles Homer Graves 54 7/10 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 2§ 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1942 Jefferson Ralph Crawford 34 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1943 Jefferson Clark De Groote 28 Los Angeles Coliseum 1944 University Jim Pursell 24 Los Angeles Coliseum : 1945 Jefferson Chuck Cascales 29 Los Angeles Coliseum , 1946 Jordan Charley Cromwell 64 2/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1947 Jefferson Estel Johnson 99 Los Angeles Coliseum 1948 Jordan Bill Zazueta 80 Los Angeles Coliseum ; 1949 Jefferson Estel Johnson 104 Los Angeles Coliseum ; Joe Barry 1950 Jefferson Estel Johnson 111 Los Angeles Coliseum ; Joe Barry 1951 Jefferson Estel Johnson 66 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry 1952 Jefferson Estel Johnson 121 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry

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C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS

YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1913 Pomona Ralph Dignowitty 28 Y.M.C.A. Field 1914 Polytechnic, L.A. Cecil P. Lyon 16 Y.M.C.A. Field 1915 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 34 13&5 Y.M.C.A. Field 1916 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 52 1/2 Y.id.C.A. Field 1917 Redlands Art Lutz 21 Poly H.S.,Long Beach 1918 Pasadena George Main 25 San Bernardino H.S. 1919 manual Arts Sid Foster 22 Los .angeles H.S. 1920 Los Angeles Glenn whittle IS Occidental College Oxnard John Hunt IS Occidental College 1921 Lincoln Tommy Davis 31 Los Angeles H.S. 1922 Huntington Beach Ray Walker 20 Occidental College 1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 25 l/2 Santa Ana H.S. 1924 Hollywood Bill Paige 30 3/4 Los ^ngeles Coliseum 1925 Riverside Ashel Cunningham 16 3/8 Los Angeles Coliseum 1926 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 22 l/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 Glendale Normal Hayhurst 31 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1928 Los Angeles Ed Rich 21 5/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 Santa Ana • G.A. Tex Oliver 17 Los Angeles H.S. 1931 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 25 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 25 1/3 Los Angeles H.S. 1933 El Centro Bob 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 H.S.-, Long B. 1937 Wilson, L.B. John Gartner 29 5/6 Wilson H.S.,Long B. 1938 San Diego Glenn Broderick 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1939 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 Compton Ernst Hartmann 22 l/3 Los Angeles•Coliseum 1941 San Diego Ed Ruffa 34 Hoover H.S.j Glen. 1942 San Diego Ed Ruffa 25 Hoover H.S.i Glen. 1943 Glendale Ranier de Mandel 33 l/3 Hoover H.S., Glen. 1944 Inglewood Dick Arnett 23 Los Angeles Coliseum 1945 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 34 Chaffey H.S. 1946 Redondo Hal Grant 24 1/2 San Diego H.S. 1947 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 24 1/2 Oxnard H.S. 1948 San Diego Bill Patten 20 Compton College 1949 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 24 Wilson H.S.} Long B. 1950 Glendale Ranier de Mandel 23 Wilson H.S.;Long B. 1951 Compton Ernst Hartmann 15 Wilson H.S.jLong B. Glendale Ranier de Mandel 15 Wilson H.S.jLong B. Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 15 Wilson H.S.,Long B, 1952 Compton Ernst Hartmann 30 1/2 Huntington Beach HS HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. .1952

CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS

YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1915 Manual Arts, L.A. Otto Fritsch 25 Fresno H.S. 1916 Manual Arts, L.A. Otto Fritsch 37 1/2 Y.M.C.A. Field 1917 Coalinga Charley Geer 25 Berkeley Stadium 1918 Pasadena • George Main 25 Fair Grounds, Sac, 1919 Iianual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 21 San Bernardino H.S.. 1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle IB Bakersfield Fair Gr. 1921 Lincoln, L.A. Tommy Davis 17 Berkeley Stadium •1922 Huntington Beach Ray Walker 16 Stockton Fair Gr. 1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 17 1/2 Patterson Field, L.A. 1924 Manual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 26 Taft H.S. 1925 Manual Arts L.A. Sid Foster 16 Stanford Stadium 1926 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 17 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 Glendale Normal Hayhurst 35 liodesto H.S. 1928 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 21 Selma H.S. 1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 Sacramento Larry Janssen 11 Edwards St., Berk'y San Diego Glenn Broderick 11 Edwards St., Berk'y Santa Ana - G.A. Tex Oliver 11 Edwards St., Berk'y 1931 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 19 1/2 Visalia H.S. 1932 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 22 1/2 todesto Jr. College 1933 El Centro Bob Armstrong IS Los Angeles-Coliseum 1934 Muir. Pasadena Al Walton 14 Edwards St., Berk'y 1935 Fullerton Harold Lang 14 Ratcliffe St., Fresno 1936 Muir, Pasadena Al Walton IS Gridley H.Si 1937 Jefferson, L.A. Harry Edelson 23 1/2 Wilson M.S., Long B. 1938 San Diego Glenn Broderick 18 1/2 San Benito H.S.,Hol. 1939 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson 16 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson IS 1/2 Visalia H.Si 1941 Edison, Fresno Hal Bicknell 22 Spartan St., San Jose 1942 (No meet held because of war 1943 (No meet held because of war 1944 (No meet held because of war 1945 (No meet held because of war 1946 Redondo Hal Grant 21 Compton H.S. 1947 Washington, L.A. Gail Wyatt 24 Visalia H.S. Bill Sloan 1948 Jordan, L.A. Bill Zazuetta 22 Edwards St., Berk'y 1949 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 29 Los Angeles Coliseum '-""' Joe Barry 1950 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 44 Hughes St., Sac. Joe Barry ' 1951 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 16 1/2 Edwards St., Berk'y Joe Barry 1952 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 30 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry \ -IS-