HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PEEP SCHOOL TRACK AMD FIELD RECORD 1954 SEASON

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1 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PEEP SCHOOL TRACK AMD FIELD RECORD 1954 SEASON EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL EDITION RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO BERT NELSON and CORDNER NELSON ' '" The Publisher of TRACK & FIELD NEWS (Los Altos, California), BERT NELSON, and the Editor, CORDNER NELSON, are regarded two of the world's foremost authorities on Track & Field... Both have given freely of their time and efforts to further Track & Field, and to enlighten through TRACK & FIELD NEWS enthusiastic followers of the sport of the achievements, as their occur, of athletes, and athletic teams. Bert Nelson, and Cordner Nelson both attend, cover, and report Track & Field meets which are staged in all..sections of the world. Bert and Cordner have contributed much to Track & Field.since 1948, when their interesting and informative TRACK & FIELD NEWS was first published. Helms Athletic Foundation will recognize both with awards, this year. Prepared By: HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ' HELMS HALL Los Angeles, California PAUL H. HELMS Founder and Sponsor

2 HEMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD BOOK! Jl Helms Athletic Foundation has prepared and issued this eighteenth annual : -edition of the Southern California High School Track and Field record in the interest of high school athletics. This book lists outstanding performances and records made by Southern California's high school Track and Field athletes during the 1954 season. 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 much information has been gathered from Southern C a lifornia newspapers. Helms Athletic Foundation, with offices in Helms Hall, Los Angeles, California, is sponsored by Paul H. Helms. The Foundation was established in One of the purposes of Helms Athletic Foundation is that of recording achievements of athletes and athletic teams in all sports and all divisions. This Southern California Prep School Track and Field record book, as are all athletic record books of similar nature, was prepared by Helms Athletic Foundation, under the supervision of W.R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director. It is distributed to schools, press, radio, television, athletic coaches and officials, without charge. This eighteenth annual Track and Field record book contains best marks of Los Angeles City and C.I.F. Track and Field athletes over the past years, past C.I.F. and City championship teams, and present City, State and National interscholastic track and field records. There is also listed the Track and Field Athletes of the Year, for both City and C.I.F., selections which have been made for the past eighteen years. "BILL SWISSHELM, EVERETT JACKSON SELECTED" TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF YEAR FOR 1954 _[_ Two of Southern California's top sprinters, Everett Jackson, Manual Arts High School, and Bill Swisshelm, Santa Ana High, were chosen as Track and Field Athletes of the Year for 1954 by the Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California Board of Athletics. Jackson was named the top performer from among Los Angeles City schools, while Swisshelm was selected from the ranks of the Southern California C.I.F. high schools. Jackson led Manual Arts to the Los Angeles City Track and Field title, defeating Jefferson High, title holder for the past five years. Jackson flashed to victories in the 100 and 220-yard dashes and anchored the winning mile relay team. Everett's best times were 9.8 and 21.5 for the two sprints. Jackson also took a fourth place in the 220-yard dash at the State meet. Bill Swisshelm, fleet Santa Ana flash, was a consistent winner for his team throughout the season in both dashes and added a national interscholastic record in the ISO-yard low hurdles to boot. Swisshelm won both dashes in the C.I.F. Southern Section finals in 10.0 and 22.3 recording best times of 9.6 and 20.8 during the season. Bill set his national mark of 18.7 for the 180- yard lows at the Compton Invitational, April 24. Bill collected a pair of thirds at the State meet in the 100 and 220 dashes. For having been named Track and Field athletes of the year, both boys will have their names engraved upon the Paul H. Helms Trophy, lodged in Helms Hall. Jackson was coached by Charles Toney, who directed Manual Arts to its first City Championship in Track and Field since Toney also coached that team, winning the title at Los Angeles High School. Swisshelm 1 s coach, Reece Greene, directed Santa Ana to a tie for the C.I.F. Southern Section title with Centennial High School. Santa Ana also won the C.I.F. title in

3 . HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 1954 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK AMD FIELD RECORD BOOK f-j Having been named All-Southern California Board of Track and Field Athletes 1 'of the Year for 1954, Manual Arts' Everett Jackson, and Santa Ana's Bill Swisshelm will have their names engraved upon the special Paul H. Helms Track Trophy which is lodged in Helms Hall, in the Prep School Hall of Fame section. Bill Swisshelm also has his name engraved upon the Charles W. Paddock Memorial Trophy, and Everett Jackson's name has been inscribed upon the Fred W. Kelly Trophy, both of which are lodged in Helms Hall. Both boys are recipients of the Helms Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year medal awards. Selection of Swisshelm and Jackson 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 Members who made 1954 selections are; Chuck Cherniss, Ralph Alexander, Tom Burdick, Bill Hollohan, Al Ames, John de la Vega, Garland Rose, Joe Lyou, Bud Furillo, Mory Kapp, Mannie Pineda, Jerry Weiner, Eddie West, Bill Whitney, Pete Kokon, Dick Vanderveld, Braven Dyer, Jr., and Bill Schroeder, Chairman. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR FOR TRACK AND FIELD 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 1954 Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR FOR TRACK AND FIELD 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 Fraaier 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 1954 Everett Jackson Manual Arts -2-

4 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUMDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1954 HONOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS * * Selections by the Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California Board of Track & Field, composed of John de la Vega, L.A. Times: Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner; Mory Kapp, L.A. Daily-News; Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-Hews: Pete Kokon, Valley Times; Bill Hollohan, San Pedro News-Pilot; Mannie 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; Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror; Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook; Chuck Cherniss, Alhambra Post-Advocate; Bud Furillo, L.A. Herald-Express; Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation; Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary, W.R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman. EVENT C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL MARK L.A. HIGH SCHOOL MARK 100-Yard Dash Bill Swisshelm 9.6 Everett Jackson 9.8 Santa Ana Manual Arts 220-Yard Dash Bill Swisshelm 20.8 Everett Jackson 21.5 Santa Ana Manual Arts 440-Yard Dash Bruce Kitchen 48.7 John Bowden 49.3 Riverside Polytechnic 880-Yard Run James Giyer 1:58.0 Tom Anderson 1:55.2 Grossmont Van Nuys One Mile Run Tyson Hadley 4:24.1 Dick Ortiz 4:27.7 Bellflower North Hollywood 120-Yard Hurdles Kenny Thompson 14.6 Earl Hall (Manual Arts) 14.7 Centennial Craig Chudy (Narbonne) Yard Hurdles Mike Trainor 19.4 Earl Hall 19.4 Laguna Beach Manual Arts High Jump Charles Dumas 6-5 1/2 Ed Jackson 6-3 Centennial Venice Pole Vault Bob McKay *13-7 l/2 Hal Spencer 12-6 Inglewood Hollywood Joe Rose *13-7 1/2 (Hoover, Glen.) Broad Jump Wilbert Searcy /4 Joel Stafford 23-8 Compton Jefferson Shot Put Richard Bronson 60-4 l/2 Dan Everage # /4 Grossmont Jordan # New C.I.F. Southern Section meet record # New Los Angeles City High School record, -3-

5 HELMS ATLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS HONOR ROLL OF COACHES LOS ANGELES CITY COACHES Charley Toney Manual Arts Everett Jackson Earl Hall William Betts Polytechnic John Bowden Ted Starr - Swede O'Halleron Van Nuys Tom Anderson John Sanders - Harvey Nelson North Hollywood Dick Ortiz Frank Fletcher Narbonne Craig Chudy Ray Charlson - Lee LaFond Venice Ed Jackson Estel Johnson - John Childress Jefferson Joel Stafford Ralph Caldwell Hollywood Hal Spencer Bill Pothoff ' Jordan Dan Everage C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION COACHES Reece Greene Santa Ana Bill Swisshelm Al Steele Jack Mashin Riverside Grossmont Bruce Kitchen James Giyer Richard Bronson Dave Kamanski Bellflower Tyson Hadley William Gill Centennial Kenny Thompson Charles Dumas Maurice Guyer Laguna Beach. Mike Trainor Ernst Hartmann Compton Wilbert Searcy Richard Arnett. Inglewood Bob McKay Victor Francy Hoover, Glendale Joe Rose WINNERS OF MAJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEETS FOR 1954 Compton Invitational April 24 Riverside 37 1/6 Sunset League ". April 30 Santa Ana 74 1/2 Citrus Belt League April 30 ' Riverside / 60 3/S Marine League May 6.. Jordan 91 l/2 Western League - May 7 Dorsey 61 1/2 ' Valley League " ' May 7 " North Hollywood 59 4/21 Northern League May 7 Marshall " 45 Eastern League May 7 Polytechnic 5& 1/6 Southern League May 7 Jefferson 69 1/2 Southern League (CIF) May 7 Army & Navy 72 1/2 Imperial Valley League May 7 Brawley " SO San Diego City League May 7 San Diego 51 San Gabriel Valley League May 7 Centennial 74 1/2 Pacific League May 7 Monrovia 46 5/6 Coast League May 7 Compton 56 5/6 Catholic League May 7 - Mt. Carmel - St. Anthony 37 Pioneer League May 7 Bellflower 56 Foothill League ". " May 7 Montebello 54 1/2 Bay League May 7 Santa Monica 60 1/2 Los Angeles City May 21 Manual Arts 75 1/3 C.I.F. Southern Section May 22 Centennial - Santa Ana 15 California State May 29 Alameda 19-4-

6 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1954 RESULTS OF CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, May 29, YARD DASH: Jackson (Alameda); King (Delano); Swisshelm (Santa Ana) Dorsey (Santa Monica); Giardino (Castlemont) 9.6 # 220-YARD DASH: Jackson (Alameda); King (Delano); Swisshelm (Santa Ana) Jackson (Manual Arts); Dorsey (Santa Monica) 21.2 # 440-YARD DASH: Kitchen (Riverside); King (Salinas); Emerson (Richmond) Badger (South Gate); White (Corcoran) YARD RUN: Bowden (Lincoln, San Jose); Harmon (Los Angeles); Havens (Avenal); Rice (Delano); Anderson (Van Nuys) 1:52.9 # ONE MILE RUN: Hadley (Bellflower); Hale (Downey, Modesto); Green (McClymonds); Holt (Visalia); Ortiz (North Hollywood) 4: YARD HURDLES: Johnson (Kingsburg); Upshaw (Piedmont); Boggs (Sanger); Griffin (Alameda); Chudy (Narbonne) YARD HURDLES: Upshaw (Piedmont); Johnson (Kingsburg); Hollingsworth (Taft); Thomspon (San Diego); Lowe (Centennial) 19.0 HIGH JUMP: POLS VAULT: BROAD JUMP: Dailey (Hayward) 6-5 l/2; Dumas (Centennial) 6-4; Jackson (Venice) 6-2; Thomas (Jefferson) 6-1; tie for fifth among Bakman (Roosevelt), Hall (Madera), Theus (Oakland Tech.) Snakenburg (Rosemead), and Kimball (Jordan) 6-0 Tie for first among McKay (inglewood), Rose (Hoover, Glendale), and Gaunt (Mt. Diablo) 13-0; Spencer (Hollywood) 12-6; tie for fifth among Finney (Jordan), Thomas (Manual Arts), Johnston (Victor Valley), Undlin (Burlingame), and Dye (Clovis) 12-0 Upshaw (Piedmont) #25-4 1/4j Stafford (Jefferson) 23-8 l/2; Nelson (Manual Arts) 23-1; Cobb (Alameda) 22-9 l/2; Mathews (Jordan) 22-8 SHOT PUT: Dick Bronson (Grossmont) /8 j Everage (Jordan) /8; Gerenia (McClatchy) /2; Stafford (Jefferson) /4; Volen (Roosevelt) /4 SHOT PUT (16 lb. exhibition): Everage (Jordan) 49-8; Bronson (Grossmont) 48-8; Stafford (Jefferson) 47-7; Geremia (McClatchy) /4 Milleman (Fontana) /4 880-YARD RELAY: Alameda; Manual Arts; Fremont; Santa Ana; Glendale. 1:28.7 # Ties C.I.F. meet record (King tied 220 record in heat) $ New C.I.F. meet record * New national record - new C.I.F. meet record SCORING (first six): Alameda, 19; Piedmont, 14; Delano, 10; Manual Arts, 9 l/5; Jefferson, 8; Santa Ana, 8. 5

7 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS RESULTS OF C.I.F., SOUTHERN SECTION, TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 22, YARD DASH: 220-YARD DASH: Swisshelm (Santa Ana)j Dorsey (Santa Monica); Thompson (San Diego} Graham (Pomona); Poynter (McKinley, Jr.) 10.0 Swisshelm (Santa Ana); Dorsey (Santa Monica); Graham (Pomona); King (Eeverly Hills); Poynter (McKinley, Jr.) YARD DASH: Kitchen (Riverside); Graves (Burbank); Zetzman (utiittier); Frey (Corona); Woolett (Glendale) YARD RUN: ONE MILE RUN: Giyer (Grossmont); Gaines (San Bernardino); Gilmore (Riverside); Hester (Torrance); Logan (Glendale) 1:59.1 Hadley (Bellflower); Weir (Kearny); Barnes (Fullerton); Flores (Whittier); Wright (Riverside) 4: YARD HIGH HURDLES: Thompson (Centennial); Allen (Alhambra) Wesley (Oxnard); Andrews (Centennial); Robbins (Colton) YARD LOW HURDLES: Trainor (Laguna Beach); Thompson (San Diego);, Lowe (Centennial) Graves (Burbank); Machamer (Whittier) YARD RELAY: Santa Ana; Glendale; Redlands; Santa Monica; Compton. 1:29.1 HIGH JUMP: Dumas (Centennial) 6-5 1/2j Snakenburg (Rosemead) 6-2 1/2; tie for third between Baker (L.B. Poly) and Strickland (San Diego) 6-1 1/2; tie for fifth between Turner (Antelope Valley) and Lamkin (Bishop) /2 POLE VAULT:* Tie for first between McKay (Inglewood) and Rope (Hoover, Glendale) /2*; tie for third among James (Compton), Johnston (Victor Valley), Hren (inglewood), and Burns (Chaffey) (Johnston, Victor Valley, won jump-off at 12-6 for State meet) BROAD JUMP: Searcy (Compton) /4; Stephens (Leuzinger) 21-11; Roberts (Fullerton) /4; Harling (Colton) /2; Hudson (San Diego) 21-7 SHOT PUT: Bronson (Grossmont) /8; Goodenough (Fillmore) 55-0 l/8; Milleman (Fontana) /8; Shleffer (Santa Monica) /8; Yuroseh (Hart) /4 * New C.I.F. Southern Section meet record SCORING: (First Six) Santa Ana 15; Centennial 15; Santa Monica 12; San Diego 10 1/2; Grossmont 10; Riverside 9-6-

8 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 RESULTS OF LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET HELD AT LOS ANGELES COLISEUM, MAY 21, YARD DASH: Jackson (Manual Arts); Walter (Jefferson); Robinson (Los Angeles); Hall, V. (Fremont); Mathews (Jordan); Thompson (Riis) YARD DASH: Jackson (Manual Arts); Walter (Jefferson); Robinson ( Los Angeles Contreras (Manual Arts); Williams (Riis); Hamonds (Fremont). 21,5 440-YARD DASH: Bowden (Polytechnic); Cooks, J. (Jefferson); Badger (South Gate); Neal (Jordan); Hall, V. (Fremont); Preece (Hamilton) YARD RUN: Anderson (Van Muys); Harmon (Los Angeles); Stealey (Dorsey); Long (Van Nuys); McDade (Jefferson); Hobart (Belmont) 1:55.2 ONE MILE RUN: Ortiz (North Hollywood); Washington (Polytechnic); Castro (Roosevelt); McCall (Los Angeles); Newman (Jefferson): Kerr (North Hollywood). 4: YARD HIGH HURDLES: Hall (Manual Arts); Chudy (Narbonne); Barry (Huntington Park); Chappell (Jefferson); Luster (Belmont); Durkee (Fremont) YARD LOW HURDLES: Hall (Manual Arts); Barry (Huntington Park); Chappell (Jefferson); Chudy (Narbonne); Lomax (Dorsey); Smart (Jefferson) 19.6 ONE MILE RELAY (8-Man): Manual Arts; Jordan; Los Angeles; Dorsey; Washington; Riis. 2:58.5 HIGH JUMP: Jackson (Venice) 6-3; tie for second among Kimball (Jordan), Slider (Jefferson) and Thomas (Jefferson) 6-2; tie for fifth between Hone (Manual Arts) and Morris Manual Arts) 6-1 POLE VAULT: Tie for first among Thomas (Manual Arts), Spencer (Hollywood) and Finney (Jordan) 12-6; tie for fourth between Hall (Van Nuys) and Virtue (Washington) 12-3; tie for sixth among East (South Gate), Keeling (Manual Arts) and Santiel (Jefferson) 12-0 BROAD JUMP: Stafford (Jefferson) 23-6; Mathews (Jordan) /4; Nelson (Manual Arts) 22-11; Perry (Fremont) 22-7; Brown (Jordan) /4; Brice (Jefferson) /4 SHOT PUT:* Everage (Jordan) /4*; Volen (Roosevelt) /2; Stafford (Jefferson) 58-2; Thomas (Manual Arts) l/2; Boles (Fremont) 54-6; Davis (Canoga Park) 52-8 * New Los Angeles High School record SCORING: (First Six): Manual Arts 75 l/3j Jefferson 68 l/3; Jordan 49; Los Angeles 20; Polytechnic 18; Van Nuys 17 /

9 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 OUTSTANDING MARKS BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES DURING YARD DASH MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MEET DATE 9.6 Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Herman Thomspn San Diego Senior Pt. Loma 3/ Richard Dorsey Santa Monica Senior Bay Finals 5/7 9.8 Joe Graham Pomona Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Everett Jackson Manual Arts Senior Jefferson 4/ Rudyard Alston Roosevelt Senior Jefferson 4/8 9.8 Carl Robinson Los Angeles Senior Western Finals 5/7 9.8w Victor Hall Fremont Junior Polytechnic 3/ Edward Walter Jefferson Junior Southern Prelims 4/ John Bowden Polytechnic Senior Riis 4/2 9.9 B.T. Washington Jordan Junior WestChester 4/8 9.9 Garfield Finley Polytechnic Senior Huntington Park 4/8 9.9w Don Romano Montebello Junior Burroughs 3/ YARD DASH 20.8 Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana Senior Huntington Beach 3/ Richard Dorsey Santa Monica Senior Bay Finals 5/ Jack "McFadden Wilson, L.B. Senior Polytechnic, L.B. 4/ Everett Jackson Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ Edward Walter Jefferson Junior Southern Prelims 4/ Joe Graham Pomona Junior Chaffey 4/ Carl Robinson Los Angeles Senior "Western Finals 5/ Cliff Rolland Harvard Junior Prep Finals 4/ n Stan King Beverly Hills Senior Bay Finals 5/ Frank Molle Hawthorne Senior Harvard 4/ Joe Winslow Jefferson Senior Fremont 4/2 440-YARD DASH 48.7 Bruce Kitchen Riverside Senior State Finals 5/ John Bowden Polytechnic Senior Eastern Finals 5/7 49.5n Mike Cummins Redlands Senior Chaffey Invit. 3/ n Jim Graves Burbank Senior Compton Cup 4/ n John Zetzman Whittier Senior Finals CIF 5/22 50.On Jack McFadden Wilson, L.B. Senior Compton Cup 4/ William Allen Centennial Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Danny Frey Corona Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/18 49.Cn Frank Badger South Gate Senior State Finals 5/ Jim Stealey Dorsey Junior Venice 4/ n Joe Cooks Jefferson Senior City Finals 5/ n Jerry Varnell Riverside Soph. Quarter-Finals CIF 5/ Oscar Neal Jordan Junior City Prelims 5/ Everett Jackson Manual Arts Senior Garfield 4/ Jerry White Dorsey Senior City Prelims 5/ Lee Buchanan Kearny Senior San Diego Finals 5/7 n...non-winning time w Wind -8-

10 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS YARD RUN MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MEET DATE 1:55.2 Tom Anderson Van Nuys. Senior City Finals 5/21 l:55.8n Bob Harman Los Angeles Senior State Finals 5/29 l:57.4n Jim Stealey Dorsey Junior City Finals 5/21 l:57.6n Harold Long Van Nuys Senior City Finals 5/21 1:58.0 James Giyer Grossmont Senior La Jolla 4/2 l:58.5n Albert McDade Jefferson Senior City Finals 5/21 1:58.6 Lonnie Rhodes Bellflower Senior Compton Cup 4/24 1:59.On Eugene Hobart Belmont Junior City Finals 5/21 1:59.3 Darrell Smith Vista Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/15 1:59.3 Lee Gaines San Bernardino Junior Citrus Belt Finals 4/30 l:59.3n Leon Gilmore Riverside Senior Finals CIF 5/22 1:59.5 Tyson Hadley Bellflower Senior Fullerton 2/26 l:59.6n Dennis Hester Torrance Junior Finals CIF 5/22 ONE KILE RUN 4:24.1 Tyson Hadley Bellflower Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/15 4:27.7n Dick Ortiz North Hollywod Senior State Finals ' 5/29 4:28.6n Joe Washington Polytechnic Junior City Finals 5/21 4:29.0 Jim Weir Kearny Senior Hoover, S.D. 3/26 4:29.2 Armando Castro Roosevelt Senior City Prelims 5/15 4:29.9 Wayne Lemons Riverside Soph. Huntington Beach 3/13 4:30.4 Rene Rogers Grossmont Junior Helix 3/19 4:30.5 Bob Wright Riverside Senior Compton Cup 4/24 4:30.8n Ken Harpham Bellflower Soph. Compton Cup 4/ YARD HIGH HURDLES 14.4 Ernest McMurray San Bernardino Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Ken Thompson Centennial Junior Finals CIF 5/ Mike Nugent Paso Robles Senior San Luis Obispo F. 5/ Cecil Allen Alhambra Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Earl Hall Manual Arts Senior City Finals 5/ Clifford Smart Jefferson Senior Fremont 4/ Craig Chudy Narbonne Junior Marine Finals 5/ Thad Winston Los Angeles Senior Hamilton 4/ n Bill Robbins Colton Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ n Pete Andrews Centennial Junior San Gabriel Finals 5/ Ray Blasingame Point Loma Junior Helix 4/ Dave Baker Polytechnic, L.B. Senior Wilson, L.B. 4/ Al Olden Beverly Hills Senior Bay Finals 5/ Terry Wesley Oxnard Senior Ventura Finals 5/ Paul Kinder Marshall Senior Eagle Rock 4/8 14.8w Andrew Barry Huntington Park Senior Eastern Prelims 4/ YARD LOU HURDLES 18.7 Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana Senior Compton Cup 4/ Herman Thompson San Diego Senior Pt. Loma 4/ Mike Trainor Laguna Beach Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/ Andrew Barry Huntington Park Senior Eastern Finals 5/7 19.4n Earl Hall Manual Arts Senior State Prelims 5/ Harry Avant Hart Senior Ventura Finals 5/ Mickey Machamer Whittier Senior Pacific Finals 5/ Jim Graves Burbank Senior South Pasadena 4/2 19.5n Ray Blasingame Pt. Loma Junior San Diego 4/2 n...non-winning time» w...wind

11 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS YARD LOW HURDLES (CONT.) MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MEET DATE 19.6 Oddel Lomax Dorsey Senior Western Finals 5/ Thad Winston Los Angeles Senior Western Finals 5/7 19.6n Joe Graves Monrovia Junior Pacific Finals 5/7 19.6n Paul Lowe Centennial Junior State Finals 5/ Bert Washington Polytechnic Junior South Gate 3/26 19*7 Mike Nugent Paso Robles Senior League 4-way meet 4/l6 HIGH JUMP 6-5 1/2 Charles Dumas Centennial Junior Finals GIF 5/ /2 John Thomas Jefferson Senior Manual Arts 4/ Billy Taylor La Jolla Junior Grossmont 4/2 6-4 Wynell Wright Hart Senior Ventura Finals 5/ /4 Alfred Morris Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ /4 Ronald Snakenberg Rosemead Junior Arcadia 4/ /4 Jack Finch Redlands Junior Riverside 4/2 6-3 Nat Finney Jordan Junior Gardena 3/ Ed Jackson Venice Senior Fairfax 4/ /4 Buck Hopper Tustin Senior Laguna Invit. 4/ /4 Alfred Slider Jefferson Senior Southern Finals 5/7 6-2 Kenneth Holmes Grossmont Senior La Jolla 3/ James Kimball Jordan Senior Gardena 3/ Jon Jameson Franklin Senior Eagle Rock 3/ Art Trousdale Belmont Senior Riis 3/ Bob Hone Manual Arts Senior Garfield 4/2 6-2 Tom Noonan Coronado Senior Vista Relays 4/30 POLE VAULT /2 Bob McKay Inglewood Senior Finals GIF 5/ /2 Joe Rose Hoover, Glendale Senior Finals GIF 5/ Parker Damon Grossnont Senior Huntington Beach 3/ Harry Thomas Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ Jerry Hren Inglewood Junior Quarter Finals CIF 5/ Gary Jeffries Muir Senior Pasadena Games 3/ Tony Farhat Montebello Senior Glendale 3/ Norm Burns Chaffey Junior San Bernardino 4/ Eugene O'Neill Burroughs Senior Burbank 4/ Harold Spencer Hollywood Senior Valley Finals 5/ Ken Smith North Hollywood Senior San Fernando 4/ Macio Keeling Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ Alfred Harris Manual Arts Soph. Garfield 4/ Dale Stringer El Monte Junior Rosemead 3/ Bill East South Gate Senior Eastern Finals 5/ Nat Finney Jordan Junior Marine Finals 5/ David James Compton Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/18 n...non-winning time -10-

12 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1954 BROAD JUMP MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MEET DATE /2 Joel Stafford Jefferson Senior State Finals 5/ /2 Travis Matthews Jordan Senior Gardena 3/ James Nelson Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ Macio Keeling Manual Arts Senior Southern Finals 5/ Andy Dowdy University Senior Fairfax 4/ /2 Russell Harling Colton Senior Hunt. Beach Invit. 3/ James Swaisgood Covina Senior Foothill Finals 5/ /4 Wilbert Searcy Compton Senior Wilson 4/ i/2 Ed Jackson Venice Senior Los Angeles 3/ /4 Don Whitney North Hollywood Senior Valley Finals 5/ /2 John Jenkins Lincoln Senior Northern Finals 5/ Conrad Schweitzer Hawthorne Senior Harvard 4/ Leon Huffman Polytechnic, LB Senior Jordan 4/1 SHOT PUT /4 Dan Everage Jordan Senior City Finals 5/ /2 Richard Bronson Grossmont Senior Pt. Loma 4/ /2 Norman Volen Roosevelt Senior City Finals 5/2I 58-2 Joel Stafford Jefferson Senior City Finals 5/21 56-O 1/2 Duane Milleman Fontana Junior Citrus Belt Finals 5/ Bob Vinski Montebello Senior Foothill Finals 5/ /8 David Goodenough Fillmore Senior Finals GIF 5/ Neil Shlefier Santa Monica Senior Inglewood 4/ /2 Mel Kemp Grossmont Junior San Diego Finals 5/7 54-H Gary Johnson Orange Senior Sunset Finals 4/ /2 Harry Thomas Manual Arts Senior City Finals 5/ /2 Richard Loftus Grossmont Senior Helix 3/l Carl Boles Fremont Senior City Finals 5/ /4 David Davis Canoga Park Junior Valley Finals 5/7 880-YARD RELAY 1:29.1 Santa Ana Finals CIF 5/22 1:29.3 Monrovia Semi-Finals CIF 5/18 l:30.4n Glendale Finals CIF 5/22 1:30.6 San Diego San Diego Finals 5/7 l:3o.6n Redlands Finals CIF 5/22 1:30.7 Riverside Quarter Finals CIF 5/15 1:30.8 Santa Monica Semi-Finals CIF 5/I8 EIGHT-MAN ONE MILE RELAY 2:58.5 Manual Arts City Finals 5/21 2:59.9n Fremont Southern Finals 5/7 3:OO.4n Jordan City Finals 5/21 3:OO.8n Los Angeles City Finals 5/21 3:01.4 Jefferson Fremont 4/2 3:02.6 Dorsey Los Angeles 4/9 3:03.On Washington City Finals 5/21 n...non-winning time

13 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MID FIELD MEET RECORDS 100-Yard Dash Bryant Allen Jefferson Bill Smith Belmont Guy Blackburn Jefferson Yard Dash Bryant Allen Jefferson Yard Dash Gary Green Jefferson Yard Run Lang Stanley Jefferson 1: One Mile Run Louie Zamperini Torrance 4: High Hurdles (39") Dick Attlesey Bell Hugh McElhenny Washington High Hurdles (42") Ivy Bledsoe Garfield Low Hurdles (l80y) Hugh McElhenny Washington Low Hurdles (220y) Ivy Bledsoe Garfield High Jump LaVern Smith Jefferson 6-6 3/ Broad Jump George Brown Jordan Pole Vault Jack Widman Narbonne / Shot Put (12 lb.) Don Everage Jordan / Yard Relay Van Nuys (Meade, Riccitelli. Schilling, Watkins) 1: One Mile Relay Jefferson (Dennis, Alexander, Elster, Vest, Hamilton, Casonhua, Blackburn, Green) 2: CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AMD FIELD MEET RECORDS. 100-Yard Dash Frank Lombardi Los Angeles Bob Frick San Ramon Leamon King Delano James Jackson Alameda Yard Dash George Anderson Muir Tech, Pas Bryant Allen Jefferson, L.A James Jackson Alameda Leamon King Delano 21.2 (heat) Yard Dash Myrel Gillett El Centre Yard Run Don Bowden Lincoln, S. Jose 1: One Mile Run Robert Seaman Reedley 4: High Hurdles (39") Steve Turner Glendale High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro Low Hurdles (180y) Don Armstrong Manual Arts 18.9 (heat) 1953 Low Hurdles (220y) George Sangster Muir Tech, Pas High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-7 1/ Pole Vault Ronald Morris Burroughs, Bur / Broad Jump Monte Upshaw Piedmont / Shot Put (12 lb.) Leon Patterson Taft / Shot Put (16 lb.) John Helwig Mt. Carmel, LA / Discus Throw (Reg.) Rink Babka Palo Alto / Discus (3 lb. 9 oz.) Leon Patterson Taft Javelin Throw Ray Churchill San Benito, Hoi / Hop, Step & Jump Lew Fudge Bakersfield Yard Relay Manual Arts (Wade, Dunn, Jackson, Hutcherson) 1:

14 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1954 C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD MEET RECORDS 100-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach Howard Bugbee Redondo Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach Yard Dash Myrel Gillett El Centro Yard Run Thelmo Knowles Santa Monica 1: One Mile Run Louie Zamperini Torrance 4* High Hurdles (39") Willard Wright Redlands Steve Turner Glendale High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro Low Hurdles (180y) Steve Turner Glendale Low Hurdles (220y) Al Lawrence Glendale High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-6 1/ Pole Vault Bob McKay Inglewood / Joe Rose Hoover, Glen / Broad Jump Steve Turner Glendale 24-6 l/ Shot Put (12 lb.) Don Vick Chaffey 61-0 l/ Hop, Step & Jump Bob Beckus Hoover, S.D. 46-I 3/ Yard Re3.ay Manual Arts (LaFond, Davis, Cushnie, D. Skinner) 1: BEST MARKS ON RECORD BY CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-Yard Dash James Jackson Alameda Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach Yard Dash Ollie Matson Washington, SF 47.1 (N) Yard Run Don Bowden Lincoln, S. Jose 1: One Mile Run Chesley Unruh El honte 4:20.4 (N) 1925 Robert Seaman Reedley 4: High Hurdles (39") Hugh McElhenny Washington, LA High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro Low Hurdles (180y) Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana Low Hurdles (22Cy) Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro Al Lawrence Glendale High Jump Gil LaCava Beverly Hills 6-7 1/ Pole Vault Ronald Morris Burroughs, Bur / Broad Jump Monte Upshaw Piedmont / Shot Put (12 lb.) Don Vick Chaffey 62-5 l/ Shot Put (16 lb.) Don Vick Chaffey / Discus Throw (Reg.) Jack Egan Balboa, S.F Discus (3 lb. 9 oz.) Leon Patterson Taft Javelin Throw Ray Churchill San Benito, Hoi / Hop, Step & Jump Bob Beckus Hoover, S.D. 46-I 3/ Yard Relay Glendale (Wykoff, Zaun, Beatty, Slocum) Yard Relay Manual Arts (Wade, Dunn, Jackson, Hutcherson)...1: One Mile Relay (4 man) Hollywood (Jones, Oswald, One Mile Relay (8 man) Jefferson Rogers, Obergfall) 3: (Dennis, Alexander, Elster, Vest, Hamilton, Casonhua, Blackburn, Green). 2: Two Mile Relay Bellflower (Saunders, Wray, Way, Jenkins) 7: (N)...Non-winning time -13-

15 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES 100-YARD DASH 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (39") Wykoff, Glendale McElhenny, Washington Lombardi, Los Angeles Turner, Glendale Burch, Jordan, L.A Hogan, Hoover, Glen Fitch, Pasadena Welker, San Fernando Draper, Hunt. Park Wright, Redlands Allen, Jefferson Zanders, Jordan, L.A Morris, Hunt. Beach Attlesey, Bell Bugbee, Redondo Cummings, Dorsey Crawford, Jordan, L.A Storum, Beverly Hills Fell, Compton Kenny, Pasadena Blackburn, Jefferson Davis, Hoover, Glen Swisshelm, Santa Ana Sommers, El Monte YARD DASH Healey, Keppel YARD DASH Williams, Poly L.A. (N) Morris, Hunt. Beach McMurray, San Bernardino Swisshelm, Santa Ana YARD HIGH HURDLES (42") Bradley, Hoover, Glen Allen, Jefferson Kirkpatrick, El Centro Wykoff, Glendale McElhenny, Washington Fell, Compton Lawrence, Glendale YARD DASH Nichols, Hunt. Beach Welsh, Pasadena Thompson, Jordan, L.A.(N) YARD LOW HURDLES Green, Jefferson 48, McCarthy, Fairfax Swisshelm, Santa Ana Kitchen, Riverside Turner, Glendale Lewis, Compton Armstrong, Manual Arts Carter, Orange Frazier, Van Nuys Adrian, Hollywood Griffin, Poly L.A Samonset, Fremont McElhenny, Washington Taylor, Jefferson Davis, Hoover, Glen Sadger, South Gate (N) 49.O 1954 Sommers, El Monte YARD RUN Hogan^ hoover, Glen# 1%2 m i Stanley, Jefferson 1: YARD LOW HURDLES Anderson, Van Nuys 1: Knowles, Santa Monica 1: Kirkpatrick, El Centro Modisette, Los Angeles 1: Lawrence, Glendale Harmon, Los Angeles 1: Turner, Glendale (N) Slosson, Van Nuys 1: Bacon, Redondo Cartwright, Santa Ana 1: Sangster, Muir ONE MILE RUN Scott, El Monte Davis, Hoover, Glen.(N) Unruh, El Monte (N) 4: UTPU Zamperini, Torrance 4: HIGH JUMP Schweikart, Whittier(N) 4: Sink, South Pasadena 4: LaCava > Beverl Y Hills 6-7 1/ Walters, Compton 4: Johnson, Los Angeles Ledesma, Compton 4: Stewart, Torrance Mercer, Hoover Glen.(N) 4: Smith, Jefferson 6-6 3/ Delgado, Chino (N) 4: Sinclair, Washington 6-6 1/ McMillen, Cathedral 4: Thurber, Glendale Hadley, Bellflower 4: Smith > Belmont Hooper, Antelope Val(N) 4: Bolduck, Burbank (N)...Non-winning time -14-

16 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1911 Los Angeles Ralph Noble 75 Los Angeles Coliseum 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 78 1/4 Y.M.C.A. Field 1916 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 97 Y.M.C.A. Field 1917 Manual Arts Vic Ligda 58 1/2 Manual Arts High School 1918 Pasadena George Main 35 Y.M.C.A. Field 1919 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 41 1/2 Los Angeles High School 1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 40 8/15 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 Los 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 l/8 Los Angeles Coliseum 1928 Los Angeles Ed Rich 50 l/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1929 Los Angeles Clif Reynolds 58 1/4 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 Manual Arts Charley Toney 30 5/8 Los Angeles High School 1931 Polytechnic Eddie Leahy 33 7/10 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 Hollywood Merrill Bailey 41 1/2 Los Angeles High School 1933 Los Angeles Homer Graves 41 3/7 Los Angeles High School 1934 Manual Arts Charley Toney 45 l/2 Los Angeles High School 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 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 Jefferson Harry Edelson 29 Los Angeles Coliseum 1941 Jefferson Harry Edelson 28 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1942 Jefferson Ralph Crawford 34 1/2 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 1953 Jefferson Estel Johnson 75 3/4 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry 1954 Manual Arts Charley Toney 75 1/3 Los Angeles Coliseum -16-

17 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1913 Pomona Ralph Dignowitty 23 Y.M.C.A. Field 1914 Polytechnic, L.A. Cecil P. Lyon 16 Y.M.C.A. Field 1915 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 34 13/15 Y.M.C.A. Field 1916 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 52 1/2 Y.M.C.A. Field 1917 Redlands Art Lutz 21 Long Beach Polytechnic H.S Pasadena George Main 25 San Bernardino High School 1919 Manual Arts Sid Foster 22 Los Angeles High School 1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 18 Occidental College Oxnard John Hunt 18 Occidental College 1921 Lincoln Tommy Davis 31 Los Angeles High School 1922 Huntington Beach Ray Walker 20 Occidental College 1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 25 1/2 Santa. Ana High School 1924 Hollywood Bill Paige 30 3/4 Los Angeles Coliseum 1925 Riverside Ashel Cunningham 16 3/8 Los Angeles Coliseum 1926 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 22 1/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 Glendale Normal Hayhurst 31 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 192S Los Angeles Ed Rich 21 5/6 Los Angeles Coliseum 1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 Santa Ana G.A. Tex Oliver 17 Los Angelas High School 1931 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 25 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum 1932 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 25 1/3 Los Angeles High School 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 Long Beach Wilson H.S Wilson, L.B. John Gartner 29 5/6 Long Beach Wilson H.S San Diego Glenn Broderick 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1939 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 24 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 Compton Ernst Hartmann 22 1/3 Los Angeles Coliseum 1941 San Diego Ed Ruffa 34 Glendale Hoover High School 1942 San Diego Ed Ruffa 25 Glendale Hoover High School 1943 Glendale Ranier de Mandel 33 1/3 Glendale Hoover High School 1944 Inglewood Dick Arnett 23 Los Angeles Coliseum 1945 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 34 Chaffey High School 1946 Redondo Hal Grant 24 1/2 San Diego High School 1947 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 24 1/2 Oxnard High School 1948 San Diego Bill Patten 20 Compton College 1949 Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 24 Long Beach Wilson H.S Glendale Ranier de Mandel 28 Long Beach Wilson H.S Compton Ernst Hartmann 15 Long Beach Wilson H.S. Glendale Ranier de Mandel 15 Long Beach Wilson H.S. Hoover, Glendale Vic Francy 15 Long Beach Wilson H.S Compton Ernst Hartmann 30 1/2 Huntington Beach H.S Santa Ana Reece Greene 15 1/3 Oxnard High School 1954 Santa Ana Reece Greene 15 Excelsior High School Centennial William Gill 15 Excelsior High School -17-

18 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AMD FIELD RECORDS 1954 CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS YEAR CHAMPION TEAM COACH POINTS LOCATION 1915 Manual Arts, L.A. Otto Fritsch 25 Fresno High School 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, Sacramento 1919 Manual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 21 San Bernardino High School 1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle J.8 Fair Grounds, Bakersfield ' 1921 Lincoln, L.A. Tommy Davis - 17 Berkeley Stadium 1922 Huntington Beach Ray Walker 16 Fair Grounds, Stockton 1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 17 1/2 Patterson Field, L.A Manual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 26 Taft High School 1925 Manual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 16 Stanford Stadium 1926 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 17 Los Angeles Coliseum 1927 Glendale Normal Hayhusrt 35 Modesto High School 1928 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 21 Selma High School 1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 Los Angeles Coliseum 1930 Sacramento Larry Janssen 11 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley San Diego Glenn Broderick 11 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley Santa Ana G.A. Tex Oliver 11 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley 1931 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 19 1/2 Visalia High School 1932 Polytechnic, L.B, Norman Barker 22 1/2 Modesto Junior College 1933 El Centro Bob Armstrong 18 Los Angeles Coliseum 1934 Muir, Pasadena Al Walton 14 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley 1935 Fullerton Harold Lang 14 Ratcliffe Stadium, Fresno 1936 Muir, Pasadena Al Walton 18 Gridley High School 1937 Jefferson, L.A. Harry Edelson 23 1/2 Long Beach Wilson High School 1938 San Diego Glenn Broderick 18 1/2 San Benito H.S., Hollister 1939 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson 16 Los Angeles Coliseum 1940 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson 18 1/2 Visalia High School 1941 Edison, Fresno Hal Bicknell 22 Spartan Stadium, 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 High School 1947 Washington, L.A. Gail Wyatt 24 Visalia High School Bill Sloan 1948 Jordan, L.A. Bill Zazueta 22 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley 1949 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 29 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry 1950 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 44 Hughes Stadium, Sacramento Joe Barry 1951 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 16 1/2 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley Joe Barry 1952 Jefferson, L.A. Estel Johnson 30 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum Joe Barry 1953 Manual Arts, L.A. Charley Toney 16 3/5 Ratcliffe Stadium, Fresno 1954 Alameda Lew Jolley 19 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley -18-