HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD 1953 SEASON SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EDITION ^ RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO HERSCHEL C. SMITH Outstanding and highly respected Track & Field Coach of Compton (California) College. Founder and Annual Gen- eral Chairman of the Compton Invitational Meet — estab- lished in 1936. The Annual Compton Invitational, under Herschel Smith's excellent supervision, has attracted famed athletes from ' every section of the United States, and from foreign lands. Many have been the records of note which have been set upon-the fast Compton track -- including those by John Wood- ruff, Mal Whitfield, Herb McKenley, Wes Santee and others. Herschel Smith is one of Americafs finest Track & Field Coaches. Helms Athletic Foundation -is proud to dedicate this Track & Field Record to him. Prepared By HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION HELMS HALL LOS ANGELES9 CALIFORNIA PAUL H. HELMS Founder and Sponsor © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. •HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD BOOK j X This record book, which lists the foremost performances by Southern ' California's high school track and field athletes during the 1953 track and field season, is the seventeenth 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 student newspaper sports editors, and many records have been obtained from Southern California newspapers. Helms Athletic Foundation, with offices in Helms Hall, Los Angeles, California, is sponsored by Paul H. Helms. The Foundation was established in 1936. One of the purposes of Helms Athletic Foundation is that of recording achievements of athletes, and athletic teams in all sports and in all divisions. This Southern California Prep School Track and Field record book, as are all athletic record books of similar nature, was prepared by the Helms Athletic Foundation, under the supervision of W.R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director, and is distributed to schools, press, radio, television, athletic coaches and officials, without charge. Records and best-marks were compiled by Braven Dyer, Jr. This seventeenth annual track and field record book contains best performances of Los Angeles City and C.I.F. track and field athletes over the past years, past City and C.I.F. championship teams, and present City, State and National interscholastic track and field records. ""DON VICK, RONNIE MORRIS AMD DARRYL ELLING^ SON NAMED TRACK ATHLETES OF YEAR FOR 1953 j_ Three outstanding Southern California High School Track and Field stars, ~Donald Vick, Chaffey, Ronald Morris, Burroughs, and Darryl Ellingson, Dorsey, were chosen for Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California Board of Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors for the 1953 season. Darryl Ellingson was named Athlete of the Year from among the Los Angeles City high schools, while Donald Vick and Ronald Morris were named co-athletes of the year from the Southern California C.I.F. high schools. -.-.... Ellingson was Los Angeles City 100 and 220-yard dash champion and took second place in both events at the State meet. Darryl has a best time of 9.7 for the 100 and 21.3 for the 220. Donald Vick and Ronald Morris shared Athlete of the Year honors in the C.I.F.- high school division. Vick took first place in the shot put at both the C.I.F. Southern Section meet and the State championships. During the season he broke the national interscholastic shot put record, held by Leon Patterson at 60« 9 7/8", with a push of 62' 5 1/4". Vick broke Patterson's accepted record on seven occasions during the season. Vick also broke the 16-pound shot put record, for high school athletes, with a put of 52' 9 7/8". Ronnie Morris, winner of the pole vault at the State meet, broke the national interscholastic pole vault record with a vault of 13' 11 l/8". This bettered the old" record, of 13' 9 5/8", made by John Linta of Mansfield, Ohio, in 1939. Morris was coached by George Boone, Donald Vick received his instruction from coach Truck Lindsey, and Darryl Ellingson was coached by Francis Benevidez. Coach Benevidez directed his Dorsey team to the Western League championship, his squad amassing a record league total of 71 6/7 points. —1— THELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 1953 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK AND FIELD RECORD BOOK J-J Having been named All-Southern California Board of Track and Field 1 'Athletes of the Year for 1953, Dorsey's Darryl Ellingson, Chaffey's Donald Vick and Burroughs1 Ronald Morris 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. Ronnie Morris and Don Vick have also had their names engraved upon the Charles W. Paddock Memorial Trophy, and Darryl Ellingson's name has been engraved upon the Fred W. Kelly Trophy, both of which are lodged in Helms Hall. All three athletes are recipients of the Helms Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year medal awards. Selection of Ellingson, Morris and Vick as Track and Field Athletes of the Year was made by members of the Helms Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics. This Board has made similar selections since 1937. Members who made 1953 selections were: John de la Vega, Ralph Alexander, Mory Kapp, Jerry Weiner, Pete Kokon, Bill Hollohan, Manie Pineda, Al Ames, Tom Burdick, Francis Tuckwiler, Garland Rose, Eddie West, Dick Vanderveld, Bill Whitney, Braven Dyer, Jr. and Bill Schroeder, Chairman. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 1937 Bill Bugbee. Montebello 1938 Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 1939 Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 1940 Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 1941 Thelmo Knowles Santa Monica 1942 Jerry Shipkey Anaheim 1943 Al Lawrence Glendale 1944 Del Smith. .Glendale 1945 Joe Scott El Monte 1946 John Helwig Mt. Carmel 1947 John Bradley .Hoover, Glendale 1948 John Bradley ..Hoover, Glendale Howard Bugbee .Redondo Beach Bill Fell .Compton 1949 Jack Davis . , .Hoover, Glendale 1950 Steve Turner Glendale 1951 Bob Cunning. .... .Hoover, Glendale 1952 Fernando Ledesma Compton 1953 Donald Vick Chaffey Ronald Morris Burroughs, Burbank 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 Mel Patton ..... .University 1944 Hank Williams Belmont 1945 Ron Frazier , . .Van Nuys 1946 Dick Attlesey Bell 1947 Hugh McElhenny Washington 1948 Bob Cameron. Washington 1949 George Brown Jordan 1950 Lang Stanley Jefferson 1951 Clarke Merrill Belmont 1952 LaVern Smith .Jefferson 1953 Darryl Ellingson ........ .Dorsey HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1953 HONOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS * * Selections by the Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California Board of Track & Field, composed of Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner; John de la Vega, L.A. Times; Mory Kapp, L.A. Daily News; Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-News; Pete Kokon, Valley Times; Bill Hollohan, San Pedro News-Pilot; Manie Pineda, Pasadena Star-News; Al Ames, Glendale News-Press; Eddie West, Santa Ana Register; Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise; Tom Burdick, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Harley Tinkham, L.A. Mirror; Francis Tuckwiler, Santa Barbara News-Press; Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook; Bud Purillo, L.A. Herald-Express; Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation; Mil Chipp, San Diego Union; Braven Dyer, Jr., Helms Athletic Foundation; W.R. Schroeder, Helms Athletic Found- ation, Chairman. EVENT C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL L.A. HIGH SCHOOL 100-Yard Dash Bill Swisshelm Darryl Ellingson Santa Ana 9.5w Dorsey 9.7 220-Yard Dash Bill Swisshelm Darryl Ellingson Santa Ana 20.9w Dorsey 21.3 440-Yard Dash Lanny Carter Robert Taylor Orange 48.9 Jefferson 49.0 880-Yard Run Russell Ellis Tom Anderson Compton 1:58.0 Van Nuys 1:58.7 One Mile Run Dan Schweikart Armando Castro Whittier 4:21.2 Roosevelt 4:33.4 120-Yard High Hurdles Harry Healey Kelly Williams Mark Keppel 14.4 Polytechnic 14.4 180-Yard Low hurdles Lin Sitton Don Armstrong Fullerton 19.lw Manual Arts 18.9 * High Jump Bernie Nelson Ed Jackson Hoover, S.D. 6-4 Venice 6-4 7/l6 Pole Vault Ronald Morris ** Pete Nelson Burroughs (Bur) 13-11 1/8 University 12-3 Broad Jump Robert Turner James Gamble San Bernardino 23-3 l/2 Jordan 23-4 7/8 Shot Put Donald Vick Ray Martin Chaffey 62-5 l/4*»* Van Nuys 58-0 * Ties national record and sets new State C.I.F. record #* New national and State C.I.F. record **& New national and State C.I.F. record -3- HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1953 HONOR ROLL OF COACHES. .1953 LOS ANGELES CITY Francis Benevidez Dorsey Darryl Ellingson William Betts Polytechnic Kelly Williams Ray Charlson - Lee LaFond Venice Ed Jackson Pete Clentzos Roosevelt Armando Castro Estel Johnson - Joe Barry Jefferson Robert Taylor Jim Pursell University Pete Nelson Ted Starr Van Nuys Tom Anderson Ray Martin Charley Toney Manual Arts Don Armstrong Bill Zazueta Jordan ' James Gamble C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION George Boone Burroughs, Burbank Ronald Morris Jess Bora Orange Lanny Carter Jim Bush Fullerton Lin Sitton Reece Greene Santa Ana Bill Swisshelm John Grenfell San Bernardino Robert Turner Ernst Hartmann Compton Russell Ellis Raleigh Holt Hoover, San Diego Bernie Nelson Howard Hunt Mark Keppel Harry Healey Truck Lindsey Chaffey Donald Vick Thomas Phelan Whittier Dan Schweikart WINNERS OF MAJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEETS Sunset League April 24 Santa Ana 57 1/2 Tri-County League April 30 Citrus 68 Southern League May 1 Jefferson 68 l/2 Western League May 1 Dorsey 71 6/7 Eastern League May 1 Polytechnic 68 Marine League May 1 Jordan 90 3/4* San Fernando Valley League May 1 Van Nuys 105 Prep League May 2 Harvard 81 1/2 Northern League May 4 Franklin 57 Pacific League May 8 Alhambra 38 Catholic League May 8 St.