HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD 1942 SEASON SIXTH ANNUAL EDITION PREPARED BY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ISSUED JULY 1942 © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD This Record of outstanding performances by Southern California's Prep School Tract and Field athletes, for the 1942 Season, is the Sixth Annual Edition issued by Helms Athletic Foundation. Helms Athletic Foundation is sponsored by Paul H. Helms, of Los Angeles. 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 classifications. This Track and Field Record, and similar booklets on Athletic records and history, are prepared by Helms Athletic Foundation and are distributed to the Press, Radio, Schools, Athletic Officials and others, without cost. The facts and records listed herein have been gathered from sources which are believe to be correct. Information has been provided by Coaches of South- ern California Prey School Track and Field Teams, and has also been secured from Los Angeles daily newspapers — including the Examiner, Daily Hews, Times, Herald-Express and Hollywood Citizen-News, and from school newspapers. This Southern California Prep School Track and Field Record has been pre- pared under the supervision of W. R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director of Helms Athletic Foundation. HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 401 W. M. Garland Building Los Angeles, California LIKINS, SHIPKEY, THURMAN HONORED NAMES ADDED TO PAUL H HELMS TROPHY ROBERT LIKINS, Glendale Junior College Javelin Thrower, who established a new National Junior College record on May 9th, with a mark of 212 feet, 11 7/8 inches; JERRY SHIPKEY, Anaheim High School Shot Putter, who established a new Southern California High School Track and Field Meet record on May 16th, with a mark of 56 feet, 1 5/8 inches; and ROY THURMAN, Fremont ( Los Angeles ) High School Shot Patter, who equalled the National Interscholastio Shot Put record on May 22nd, with a put of 58 feet, 10 inches, have been chosen Southern California Prep School Truck and Field Athletes of the Year by Helms Athletic Foundation, The names ROBERT LIKINS, JERRY SHIPKEY and ROY THURMAN have there- fore been engraved upon the PAUL H. HELMS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR TROPHY, which also carries the names of Southern California's foremost prep school athletes who have competed in Football, Baseball, Basketball and Track and Field for the past five years. The following Southern California Prep School Track and Field athletes have been chosen for Athlete of the Year honors in the past: YEAR JUNIOR COLLEGE C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL.... LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL 1937 MACK ROBINSON BILL BUGBEE BRYANT ALLEN (Pasadena) (Montebello) (Jefferson) 1938 CLYDE JEFFREY GILBERT LA CAVA BAYLOR MAYNARD (Riverside) (Beverly Hills) (Belmont) 1939 WILBUR MILLER EDDIE MORRIS BILL STEWART (Compton) (Huntington Beach) 1940 GABRIEL CAZARES EDDIE MORRIS BILL SMITH (Los Angeles) (Huntington Beach) (Belmont) 1941 EDDIE MORRIS THELNO KNOWLES BILL SMITH (Santa Ana) (Santa Monica) (Belmont) 1942 ROBERT LIKINS JERRY SHIPKEY ROY THURMAN (Glendale) (Anaheim) (Fremont) HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF TRACK AND FIELD . HONOR TEAMS FOR 1942 ** Selections by ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF TRACK AND FIELD, composed of Al Bine, Los Angeles Examiner; George Main, Los Angeles Herald-Express; John Beekman, Los Angeles Daily News; Bob Smyser, Los Angeles Times; Lowell Redelings, Hollywood Citizen-News; and W. R. Bill Schroeder, Helms Athletic Foudnation. *** ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM ... 1942 EVENT ATHLETE , JUNIOR COLLEGE BEST MARK 1942 100 YARD RUN JACK HUNT COMPTON 9.9 220 YARD RUN JACK HUNT COMPTON 22.0 440 YARD RUN LESLIE GREGG COMPTON 48.7 880 YARD RUN STANLEY PRATHER PASADENA 1:56.0 WILLIAM STONE COMPTON 1.56.3 ONE MILE RUN JAMES GORRELL COMPTON 4:26.7 TWO MILE RUN WILLIAH POTHOFF COMPTON 9:44.8 HIGH HURDLES WINSTON WRIGHT LOS ANGELES 15.1 LOW HURDLES ADOLPHUS HOLDEN COMPTON 24.5 HIGH JUMP CONNER WHITE LOS ANGELES 6'5" BROAD JUMP RICHARD FORDHAM LOS ANGELES 24' 8 1/2" POLE VAULT GERALD SHOOK PASADENA 13' 9 1/8" SHOT PUT HENRY SPRINGER COMPTON 48' 0" DISCUS THROW GRANT DENMARK LONG BEACH 151' 3 7/8" JAVELIN THROW ROBERT LIKINS GLENDALE 213' 11 7/8" *** ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (C.I.F.) HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD TEAM 1942 EVENT ATHLETE HIGH SCHOOL BEST MARK 1942 _ 100 YARD RUN GLENN WILLIS SAN DIEGO 9.8 220 YARD RUN GLENN WILLIS SAN DIEGO 21.5 440 YARD RUN DON WILLIAMS HOOVER (GLENDALE) 49.7 880 YARD RUN BOB CALLON COMPTON 1:5I.5 ONE MILE RUN RONALD SINK SOHTH PASADENA 4:34.0 HIGH HURDLES GEORGE KRYDER GLENDALE 15.2 LOW HURDLES EDDIE POHL SAN DIEGO 24.3 HIGH JUMP WHITNEY GOWER HOOVER (GLENDALE) 6' 4 3/4" BROAD JUMP ANTHONY GARCIA COLTON 82' 9 1/2" POLE VAULT RICHARD VANDERHOOF SOUTH PASADENA 13'0" SHOT PUT JERRY SHIPKEY ANAHEIM 56' 1 5/8" *** ALL-LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD TEAM .. .. ... 1942 EVENT ATHLETE HIGH SCHOOL BEST MARK 1942 100 YARD RUN MEL PATTON UNIVERSITY(W.L.A.) 9.9 220 YARD RUN MEL PATTON UNIVERSITY(W.L.A.) 21.4 440 YARD RUN JOHN PASTER JORDAN (L.A.) 49.1 880 YARD RUN JOHN SCIARRA FREMONT (L.A.) 1:58.1 ONE MILE RUN JIM MORENO GARFEILD (L.A.) 4:31.8 HIGH HURDLES JOHN WELKER SAN FERNANDO 14.2 LOW HURDLES JACK GRIFFIN POLYTECHNIC(L.A.) 19.l HIGH JUMP HAROLD CAPERS JEFFERSON (L.A.) 6' 4 7/8" BROAD JUMP DAN BROWN FREMONT (L.A.) 22' 10" POLE VAULT BOB HART NORTH HOLLYWOOD 13' 4 l/8" SHOT PUT ROY THURMAN FREMONT (L.A.) 58' 10" NOTE: WILLIAM POTHOFF was chosen for the All-Southern California Junior College Team for the second consecutive year. GLENN WILLIS and EDDIE POHL were chosen for the All-Southern Cali- fornia C.I.F. High School Team for the second consecutive year. JOHN PALSTER was chosen for the All-Los Angeles City Team for the second consecutive year. HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD JUNIOR COLLEGE **** 100 YARD RUN NAME. JUNIOR COLLEGE. ME.E_T DJ_TE_ _IM.E BOB ESTAVILLO FULLERTON RIVERSIDE-CHAFFEY JACK HUNT COMPTON LOS ANGELES DUAL ^=*": -. :7ssr:::-. r^!^7 i^ g j:S BEN CHOLAKIAN LOS ANGELES COMPTON MATAISZ FULLERTON EASTERN DIVISION J.C. * * * * 220 YARD RUN NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE M_Ej_T_ LATE- TiMjs JACK HUNT ..... Compton A.A.U., S.P.A. May 23 22.0 (3) BOB ESTAVILLO FULLERTON EASTERN DIVISION J.C. JACK HUNT COMPTON SANTA MONICA JOHN HAMILTON LOS ANGELES . SANTA MONICA-PASADENA March 25 22.4 **** 440 YARD RUN NAME JUNIOR COLLEtS! MBJUL----RATJL SUUgE LESLIE GREGG Compton ..... National J.C. May 30 48.7 J2) AD HOLDEN . Compton National J.C. May 30 49.8 ^4) BRYCE WISNER * ! . Los Angeles . U.S.C. Frosh Dual April 17 50,2 **** 880 YARD RUN NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE . ^___M E E T D A 3HL JLLM_E_ STANIEY PRATHER . Pasadena National J.C. t May 30 1:56.0 WILLIAM STONE Compton National J.C. - May 30 ^ ^6,3 3) F. BERRY - Santa Ana. , National J.C. , . May 30 _. < ^! HENRY CASTRELLIAN . Los Angeles. National J.C. .. May 30 U5^0 (5) T. BERRY . :santa.Ana.^-. *' Eastern Div. J.C. May 2 8%03^8 . LOUIS DE LA VEGA. Los Angeles. Compton Dual. April 24 8402,0 (8} * a * * ONE MILE RUN _NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE MEET SLA^E- -H#E. JIM GORRELL Compton ..... -National J.C. May 30 4:36g BILL POTHOFF Compton ..... .So.Calif. J.C.. May 9 4.39.7 SALMON. ... -Santa Ana .... .Eastern Div. J.C. May 2 ^ ^0 . , ROBERT ELIAS .... Los Angeles . .National J.C. -. May 30 4:33.4 t-o? * * * * Two MILE .RUN : __NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE ..__ ^MEET -DATE- JLLMS_ BILL POTHOFF Compton ..... .A.A.U., S.P.A., y May 23 9t44.8 (3) BILL POTHOFF .... .Compton .. .National J.C. May 30 9^52.5 (1) A. MENDOZA Santa Ana .... .National J.C. * - ^ May 30 _ 3! KENNETH WAGNER . .Los .Angeles . .National J.C. t * May 30 9;aa.V t^ **** HIGH HURDLES ! .NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE ,_ MEET _ ^LATR- TJLiiB, I FRANK MOSHER Pasadena L.A.-Santa Monica March 25 M.I ^ WINSTON WRIGHT. Compton Compton . ^ ; * ? April 24 ^°*^ ^ NORMAN OBERMAN. ... Los Angeles. A.A.U., S.P.A. * * May 23 , ^ rrf Hf f CLAUDE ESHELMAN . Compton. ...*.* National J.C. # May 30 -W ^°*A, ^^ ! PORTER. ....... Santa Ana , . * *; Eastern Div. J.C. May 2 X5*& HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD JUNIOR COLLEGE * * * * LOW HURDLES * Time reported by Coach NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE MEET DATE TIME, ANDERSON TRIPLETT * Los Angeles .... A.A.U., S.P.A. .May 23 * 24.0 (4) FRANK HOSIER. Pasadena ..... L.A. - S.Monica. .March 25 24.4 AD HOLDEN ..... Compton. ..... National J.C May 30 * 24.5 (2) NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE MEET , DATE HEIGHT CONNER WHITE .... Los Angeles .... Fresno Relays. .... May 16 6' 5" WAYNE GRISHAM. Long Beach. .... Compton Dual .... March 26 6' 2 3/8" BOB PARKER Santa Monica. ... So.Cal. Col. Relays. March 7 6' 3" JAMES MCLEAN. Pasadena. ..... National J.C. May 30 6' 3 1/4" HAROLD BASAKI. Pasadena .So. Calif. J.C. May 9 6' 2" GEORGE HOUSTON . Los Angeles .... Long Beach Dual. March 13 6' 2" **** BROAD JUMP NAME JUNIOR COLLEGE MEET DATE DISTANCE RICHARD FORDHAM. Los Angeles .... U.S.C. Frosh. April 15 34' 8 1/2" GEORGE HOUSTON .