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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD 1956 SEASON

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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ..;

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD 1 9 5 6  S E A S O N;
TWENTIETH ANNUAL EDITION : .




RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO !

WALTER W. BELL and VICTOR ERVING FRANCY :

WALTER W. BELL . .

"In the noble pursuit of making boys into men through

the manly processes of forthright athletic competition,

Walter W. Bell has achieved his mission. For 40 years he

has been an architect of life. The human.values he has

passed along to the several generations he has influenced

in the Long Beach City Schools system will reach out in all

directions. His contributions have helped make this a better

world — better made by the better men he has made,"

, . By Dick Zehms, Long Beach Independent-

Press-Telegram

VICTOR ERVING FRANCY

"Beloved and admired by the young men who have served

under him at Glendale, and Glendale Hoover High Schools

for 31 years, Victor Erving Francy retires as Track and

Field coach this year. His individual and team champions

have been many. His Hoover teams were four times Southern

California champions. The leadership which he has given,

and the inspiration which he has provided for young men

have resulted in the establishment of ideals at Glendale

Hoover High School which are unsurpassed in the nation

in prep school ranks, Victor Francy has spent his life

well — as a coach, and a builder of sturdy Americans."

. . By Paul H. Helms, Helms Athletic Foundation
HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Helms Hall, Los Angeles

PAUL H. HELMS

Founder and Sponsor
HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TWENTIETH ANNUAL TRACK AND FIELD RECORD BOOK 1956

1 This edition of Helms Athletic Foundation's Southern California High School

Track and Field Record Book, marks the 20th year that Paul H. Helms has

sponsored this project, in the interest of high school athletics. This

book lists the outstanding performances and records established by Southern California

track and field athletes during the 1956 season. Five hundred record books

are prepared and distributed by Helms Athletic Foundation each season.

The material recorded in this booklet has been gathered from sources which

are believed reliable. Information has been provided by high school coaches, sports

editors of student newspapers, as well as from Southern California newspapers.

This Southern California High School record book, as are all athletic

record books of similar nature, is prepared by Helms Athletic Foundation under the

supervision of W.R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director. It is distributed without

charge to high schools, colleges, press, radio, television, athletic coaches and

officials.

Helms Athletic Foundation, with offices in Helms Hall, Los Angeles, is

sponsored by Paul H. Helms. The Foundation was established in 1936, with one of

its main purposes the recording of athletic achievements of athletes in all sports

and all divisions.

This 20th annual edition 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 marks.

There is also listed track and field athletes of the year, for both Los

Angeles and C.I.F. , selections which have been made by All-Southern California

Board of Athletics since 1937* These athletes have their names engraved upon the

Paul H. Helms trophy which is lodged in Helms Hall.

The Helms Athletic Foundation thanks Marty Zucker for his valuable and

most capable assistance in the preparation of this year's edition of its track

and field record book.
DAVE DAVIS AND BOB POYNTER NAMED AS TOP
CITY AND CIF TRACK ATHLETES OF YEAR, 1956
All-Southern California Board of Track and Field named a pair of record

breakers as 1956 Track and Field Athletes of the Year. Dave Davis of

Canoga Park High School, winner of the All-Los Angeles City shot put title, and

Bob Poynter of Pasadena High School, who won the C.I.F. Southern Section sprint

titles as well as the 220-yard state sprint championship, were the athletes named

for 1956 "player of the year" honors.

Dave Davis, Canoga Park High School's supreme shot putter, broke the Los

Angeles City meet record and the national interscholastic record in the shot put

on May 26, with a heave of 621 7 1/2". Coach C.P. Cromwell's ace athlete, was




outstanding in his event throughout the year, placing second in the California

State meet, with a put of 60' 5". Homer Robertson of Pacific High School, who won

the event, bested Davis1 week-old national mark with a monumental effort of 63'




9 1/2".

Bob Poynter, who led Pasadena's Bulldogs to the C.I.F. Southern Section

i crown with a double victory in the sprints, was unbeatable in Southern California

\. high school competition. Bob tied the C.I.F. Southern Section record of 9.6 in




j the 100-yard dash and set a new State meet standard in the 220-yard dash of 21

seconds flat. Poynter was coached during the 1956 track and field season by

Richard Simmons. Coach Simmons will receive a special Helms award for having

• coached the Bulldogs to the C.I.F. Southern Section title in 1956.

This marks the first year since the athlete of the year selections have

= been made that performers from either Canoga Park or Pasadena have been named for

;honors.




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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 1956 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK AND FIELD RECORD BOOK
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I All-Southern California Board of Track and Field athletes of the year —

1 'Canoga Park High School's Dave Davis and Pasadena High School's Robert

Poynter — will have their names engraved upon the Paul H. Helms Trophy

which is lodged permanently in Helms Hall, in the Prep School Hall of

Fame chamber.

Dave Davis will also have his name engraved upon the Fred W. Kelly Trophy,

while Bob Poynter's name will be inscribed upon the Charles W. Paddock Memorial

Trophy, both of which are lodged in Helms Hall, Both boys will also receive Helms

Athlete of the Year medal awards. Selection of Poynter and Davis as track and

field athletes of the year was made by members of Helms Athletic Foundation's All-

Southern California Board of Athletics. This Board has made similar selections

since 1937.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. TRACK AND FIELD 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

1954 Bill Swisshelm . Santa Ana

1955 Charles Dumas. ,. Centennial

1956 Robert Poynter « . . Pasadena

LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES 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




1954 Everett Jackson. . . . . . . . Manual Arts

1955 Jesse Newman Jefferson

1956 Dave Davis Canoga Park

LMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956




HONOR TRACK & FIELD TEAMS

Selections by the Helms Athletic Foundation All-Southern California

Board of Athletics, composed of Ralph Alexander (L.A. Examiner):

John de la Vega (L.A. Times)j Jack Hefley (Huntington Park Signal);

Jack Disney (L.A. Herald-Express)j Joe Lyou (L.A. Mirror-News);

Ron Weiner (Hollywood Citizen-News); Pete Kokon (San Fernando Valley

Times); Bill Hollohan (San Pedro News-Pilot); Chuck Chemiss (Alhambra

Post-Advocate); Claude Anderson (San Bernardino Sun); Eddie West

(Santa Ana Register); Tom Burdick (Long Beach Press-Telegram); Mannie

Pineda (Pasadena Star-News); Garland Rose (Riverside Press-Enterprise);

Philip Patton (Santa Barbara News-Press); Dick Vanderveld (Santa Monica

Outlook); Chuck Thomas (Ventura Star-Free Press); Bill Whitney

(Breitbard Athletic Foundation); Mory Kapp (Helms Athletic Foundation);

Braven Dyer, jr., Secretary and W.R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman.
E V E N T C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL M A R K L.A. HIGH SCHOOL M A R K
100-Yard Dash Robert Poynter 9.5 William White **9.5

Pasadena Jefferson

220-Yard Dash Robert Poynter 20.8 Joe Batten 21.6




Pasadena Jefferson

440-Yard Dash David Ross 48.2 William Turner 48.8 (n)

California Manual Arts

880-Yard Dash Wayne Lemons 1:54.4 (n) Louis Miller 1:54.0 (n)

Riverside Fremont

One Mile Run Grady Neal 4:20.5 (n) Robert Rye 04:23.5

Fullerton Eagle Rock

120-Yard Hurdles Charles Piggee #14.0 Charles McGruder 14.4

Pasadena Manual Arts

180-Yard Hurdles Jack HoLman 18.9 (w) William White **#18.9

California Jefferson

High Jump Robert Avant 61 4g" Robert Sims £6» 7"




Hart Jordan

Pole Vault Ralph Rocha 13« 5|» Terry Kelley 13' 3^»

Jordan, L.B. Los Angeles

Broad Jump Robert Smith 23' ll|" Oscar Bean 025' Uk"




Compton Jefferson

Shot Put Homer Robertson #63' 9|" Dave Davis 02» 7^"

(v ,o. Pacific Canoga Park




^narks listed are best for 1956 season. (N)...non-winning; (W)...wind)

^ Now sfitf^1 »•»» -«w ^tate Mee tJ ^Reercsocrhdolastic Record




* ->a State Meet Record

* W £°? ^ « e l e s c"y Meet Record

* 'r.ltr^ \?°u t h e r n Section Meet Record

s-i » r " f i o n a l record* but made in dual meet




* - ^nerefore not acceptable as national mark.

l ^ ^ _ ^ — 3 —

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

HONOR ROLL OF COACHES - 1956

C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION COACHES

Don Donnelly Hart .Robert Avant

Jim Bush. . . . . . . . . . Fullerton .Grady Neal

Leonard Pecchia Pacific. . . . . . . . .Homer Robertson

Don Halderman California . David Ross, Jack Holman

Ernst Hartmann Compton .Robert Smith

Richard Simmons . . . . . . Pasadena Robert Poynter, Charles Piggee

Clement Reese . . . . . . . Jordan, Long Beach . . .Ralph Rocha

Al Steele Riverside Poly Wayne Lemons

LOS ANGELES CITY COACHES

Charles Toney & Jim Blewett Manual Arts . . . . . .William Turner,

Charles McGruder

Norm Forester & Jes Flores Jordan .Robert Sims

Estel Johnson & Dick Ragus Jefferson .William White, Joe Batten,




Oscar Bean

Bill Silverthorn Fremont .Louis Miller

Charles Cromwell Canoga Park . . . . . .Dave Davis

Homer Graves. . . . . . . . Los Angeles . . . . . .Terry Kelley

John Oden Eagle Rock. . . . . . .Robert Rye

WINNERS OF MAJOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEETS FOR 1956

Santa Ana Relays... March 1 Centennial (Division III. . . . . . . 27

March 1 Laguna Beach (Division IV 20

March 2 Chaffey (Division 1 19

March 2 Santa Ana (Division II . . . . . . . 24

Southern Counties Relays March 10 Pasadena (Large schools) 24 7/8

March 10 Centennial (Small schools). . . . . . 46 1/3

Mira Costa Relays March 16 Centennial. 36 1/2

Pasadena Games March 17 Pasadena. 44 13/14

Ventura Relays March 24 Ventura . . . . . . 69 7/10

Glendale Relays March 29 Pasadena 26 1/2

Santa Barbara Relays March 31 Corona (Division I) . « 25

March 31 Wilson, L.B. (Division II) .23 1/2

Compton Gold Cup April 7 Pasadena 27 1/2

Orange League April 16 Laguna Beach. . .... 105

Inglewood Relays April 17 Centennial . 35

Chaffey Invitational April 21 Chaffey 25

El Centro Relays April 28 El Centro . 30 1/2

Tri-County League May 2 Citrus 67

Ventura League May 4 Oxnard 58

Metropolitan League May 4 Chula Vista 42 3/4

San Diego City League May 4 Hoover, San Diego 50

Pacific League May 4 Alhambra & El Monte 38

Coast League May 4 Wilson, Long Beach 44 2/3

San Gabriel Valley League May 4 California 67 1/3

Foothill League May 4 Pasadena 6l 1/2

Bay League May 4 Centennial 66 1/2

Citrus Belt League May 4 Riverside 54

Pioneer League May 4 Beverly Hills 50

Rio Hondo League May 4 San Marino. 146

sunset League May 4 Santa Ana 68 1/2
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Southern California Meet winners (Cont.)

Catholic League May 5 Cathedral 42

Tri-Valley League May 5 Thacher. 80

Desert-Inyo League May 5 Victor Valley 64

San Fernando Valley League May 11 Van Nuys 57

Western League May 11 University 62

Southern League May 11 Fremont. 48 1/4

Northern League May 11 Franklin . . . . . . . . 45 1/2

Marine League May 11 Jordan « . . . 66

Eastern League May 11 Roosevelt 53 1/2

Los Angeles City May 26 Manual Arts. . 78 1/2

C.I.F. Southern Section May 26 Pasadena 20

California State June 2 Jefferson 24 2/3
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA •

VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

BEST TIMES AND MARKS OF 1956
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

E V E N T ATHLETE MARK ATHLETE MARK

100-Yard Dash Bob Poynter (Pasadena)..9.5 Jerry White 9.5

Willie White(Jefferson).9.5 Corcoran

220-Yard Dash Bob Poynter. 20.8 Dick Brown .....21.0

Pasadena Lincoln, San Jose

440-Yard Dash Dave Ross 48.2 Jerry White t46.7

California Corcoran

880-Yard Run Louis Miller 1:54.0 (n) Jerry Siebert 1:53.8

Fremont Willits

One Mile Run Grady Neal 4:20.5 (n) Ron Larrieu 4:20,1

Fullerton Palo Alto

High Hurdles Charles Piggee..1?fl4.0 Walt Goodman .14.1

Pasadena Pierce (Arbuckle)

Low Hurdles Sunny Owens (Fullerton)... .18.9w Dale Messer. 18.9 (w)

Willie White (Jefferson)...18.9 Lemoore

Jack Holman (California)...18.9 M




Shot Put Homer Robertson... ,*63' 9 1/2" Mike Profit 59' 4 1/8"

Pacific Campbell

High Jump Robert Sims 6' 7" Julius Jefferson 6» 5 1/2"

Jordan Fremont, Oakland

Pole Vault Bill Logan 13' 6" Jim Matejka 14' 1/2"

El Cajon Sequoia

Broad Jump Oscar Bean 25' 4 1/2" John Perkins. 24» 3j"

Jefferson El Cerrito

880-Yard Relay Jefferson *1:25.9. Berkeley. 1:26.8 (n)

^ New national interscholastic record (w)...wind mark (n)...non-winning mark

Ties national interscholastic record -5 -




HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

RESULTS OF CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONSHIPS

HELD AT CHICO STATE COLLEGE STADIUM ON JUNE 2, 1956

100-Yard Dash: White (Jefferson); Poynter (Pasadena)j J. White (Corcoran);

Jackson (Richmond)j Schaaf (Orosi). #9.5

220-Yard Dash: Poynter (Pasadena); Jackson (Richmond); Pettit (King City);

Walters (Sweetwater); Schaaf (Orosi). "^LO

440-Yard Dash: J. White (Corcoran); Dorsey (Berkeley); Yerman (Woodland);

Tan (St. Ignatius); Phillips (Bakersfield). ©46.7

880-Yard Run: Siebert (Willits); Miller (Fremont, LA); Knapp (Alhambra):

Brown (Merced); Lemons (Riverside); Cerveny (S.D. Mission). 1:53.8

One Mile Run: Larrieu (Palo Alto); Neal (Fullerton); Monzingo (S.D. Hoover);

Harkness (No. Hollywood); Holland (St. Monica). 4s20.1

120-Yard Hurdles: Messer (Lemoore): Pinkston (Pomona); McGruder (Manual Arts);

Treat (Kingsburg); Holman (California). 14.2

180-Yard Hurdles: White (Jefferson); Messer (Lemoore); Holman (California);

Perry (Oakland Tech); Piggee (Pasadena). #19.0

High Jump: Tie for first between Chappell (Jefferson) Sims (Jordan) 61 3£";




tie for third among Williams (Manual Arts) Avant (Hart) Jefferson

(Fremont, Oakland) 6' 2".

Pole Vault: Tie for first between Logan (El Cajon) Helms (El Dorado) 13* 6";

tie between Rocha (L.B. Jordan) Matejka (Sequoia) 13' 3";

tie among Chappell (Jefferson) Kelley (Los Angeles) Grisch (Mira

Costa) Butler (Tulare) Wimmer (Fresno) Hartsell (Salinas) 13'.

Broad Jump: Bean (Jefferson) 24' 9"; Lindsay (Manual Arts) 24! 3^"; Walton

(Fremont) 24f 2 5/8"; Hayes (S.D. Lincoln) 24' 1/8"; Smith




: (Compton) 23' U|".

Shot Put: Robertson (Pacific) @63' 9i"; Davis (Canoga Park) 60' 5"; Griffin

(No. Hollywood) 59' 6|"; Profit (Campbell) 58' 3 3/4"; Metcalf

]' (Inglewood) 57' 5/B".




Shot Put (16 lb. exhibition): Davis (Canoga Park) 51' 1 1/8"; Robertson

(Pacific) 49' 5"; Griffin (No. Hollywood) 49' 43/8"; Foushee

(Hoover, Glen.) 48' 2 1/4"; Crow (Corcoran) 471 10£.




880-Yard Relay: Jefferson, Berkeley, Manual Arts, Dorsey, Richmond. ©1:25.9

Discus (3 lb. 9 oz.) exhibition: Crow (Corcoran) *171' 5i"; Eller (Fresno)

166' 9j"; Davis (Canoga Park) 160' 3i"; Lane (Encinal) 159' 2"

Lewis (S.F. Lincoln) 156• 2"

Discus (Regulation) exhibition: Stoner (Laguna) 145' 9 3/4"; Lewis (S.F. Lincoln)

142i 3 5/8". Crow (Corcoran) 139' 11"; Cadwell (Alcanes) 138' 7 3/8";

Bell (Alameda) 136' 1/4".

* New California State Meet Record

@ New National Interscholastic Record

$ White tied State mark of 18,9 in preliminaries

SCORING (First Six) Jefferson 24 2/3; Manual Arts 12; Pasadena 10;

Lemoore 9; Berkeley 8; Corcoran 8.
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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

RESULTS OF C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

HELD AT INGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, MAY 26, 1956

100-Yard Dash: Poynter (Pasadena)j Matta (Mt. Camel); Knott (El Centro)

Schick (El Monte)j Staten (San Diego). #*9.6

220-Yard Dash: Poynter (Pasadena); Matta (Mt. Carmel)j Walters (Sweetwater)

Knott (El Centro); tie for fifth between Cooke (Torrance)

and Staten (San Diego). 20.9

440-Yard Dash: Ross (California); Boeckler (Wilson)j Gilmore (Riverside)j

Jehle (Chaffey)j Domer (Pomona Catholic). 49.3

880-Yard Run: Lemons (Riverside); Cerveny (Mission Bay); Knapp (Alhambra)

Hill (Point Loma)j Caffery (Cathedral) 1:55.3

One Mile Run: Neal (FuHerton)j Monzingo (S.D. Hoover); Holland (St. Monica);

Riding (Puente); Lindholm (Pasadena). 4:22.1

120-Yard Hurdles: Piggee (Pasadena); Pinkston (Pomona); Holman (California);

Martin (Muir); Jones (Huntington Beach). *14.0

180-Yard Hurdles: Holman (California); Piggee (Pasadena); Cherney (California)

Pinkston (Pomona); Sankey (Centennial). 19.1

High Jump: Avant (Hart) 6f 4 1/8"; Dumas (Centennial) 6« 3"; tie for third




among Quinnett (San Bernardino) Rutledge (Centennial) Robinson

(Colton) 6'.

Pole Vault: Rocha (Jordan) 13f 5 1/2"; Logan (El Cajon) 13' 3 1/4"; Grisch




(Mira Costa) 13"; Henderson (Ventura) 12« 9"; tie for fifth

between Reese (Wilson) White (California) 12' 6".

Broad Jump: Tie for first between Smith (Compton) Hayes (S.D. Lincoln)

221 9 3/4"; Cochran (Morningside) 22' 1/2"; Waterhouse (San Diego)




21' 10 3A"; Miller (Lynwood) 21' 10 1/2".

Shot Put: Robertson (Pacific) *6l» 10 1/4"; Metcalf (Inglewood) 57' 5";

Foushee (Hoover, Glen.) 56' 5 1/2"; Verdon (Hoover, S.D.) 56' 5£»

Mike McKeever (Mt. Carmel) 55» 10|".

880-Yard Relay: Santa Ana, Wilson, Alhambra, Chaffey, Torrance. 1:29.5

* New C.I.F. Southern Section Meet Record

*# Ties C.I.F. Southern Section Meet Record

SCORING: (First Six) Pasadena 20; California 16^; Mt.Carmel 9;

L.B. Wilson 8|; Riverside 8; Centennial 7.
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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

RESULTS OF LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET

HELD AT LOS ANGELES COLISEUM, MAY 26, 1956

100-Yard Dash: White (Jefferson); Batten (Jefferson)j Jenkins (Manual Arts)

W. Turner (Manual Arts)j Sorenson (Fremont); Freiden (Roosevelt). 10.0

220-Yard Dash: Batten (Jefferson)j Jenkins (Manual Arts); Freiden (Roosevelt);

Phillips (Jefferson); Randall (Jefferson); Folks (Fremont). 21.6

440-Yard Dash: W. Turner (Manual Arts); Don Smith (Fremont); Balzarett (Eagle

Rock); Navarro (Garfield); Schreiner (Eagle Rock); Weiner (University). 49.7

880-Yard Run: Miller (Fremont); Knocke (Narbonne); Ted Smith (Van Nuys);

Warner (Dorsey); Fernandez (Roosevelt); Stanley (Franklin). 1:56.9

One Mile Run: Rye (Eagle Rock); Roelen (San Fernando); Harkness (No. Hollywood);

Dilday (Washington); Rosales (San Fernando); Johnson (University). *4:23.5

120-Yard Hurdles: McGruder (Manual Arts); Wilkins (Los Angeles); Glenn (Manual

Arts); Baker (Reseda); Tave (Roosevelt); Burns (Franklin). 14.5

180-Yard Hurdles: White (Jefferson); McGruder (Manual Arts); Battle (Fremont);

Tave (Dorsey); R. Brown (Narbonne); Espinoza (Garfield). *19.0

High Jump: Sims (Jordan) *6' 7"; tie for second between Chappell (Jefferson)

and Williams (Manual Arts) 6« 3 3/l6"; Owens (Canoga Park) 6« 2 3/l6";

N. Grundy (Jordan) 61 1 l/4"; tie for sixth among B. Grundy (Jordan)

Bunting (Reseda) and McBride (No. Hollywood) 61 1/4".




Pole Vault: Tie for first between Betz (Hollywood) and Kelley (Los Angeles)

13* 3"; tie for third among Harris (Manual Arts) Chappell (Jefferson)

Hardin (Manual Arts) and Stahler (University) 12' 11 1/4".

Broad Jump: Walton (Fremont) *24« 5 1/2 "j Bean (Jefferson) 23• 7 1/2";

Lindsay (Manual Arts) 23' 1 3/4"; Love (Roosevelt) 22« 1 1/4";

Brown (Belmont) 22' 1/4"; Thomas (Manual Arts) 21' 6".

Shot Put: Dave Davis (Canoga Park) *62' 7 l/2"; Griffin (No. Hollywood) 571 7j"

McLane (Los Angeles) 561 11 3/4"; Roberts (South Gate) 51' 4"j Asaro




(Banning) 50' 11 1/4"; Martin (Van Nuys) 50' 8 1/2"

One Mile Relay (8-Man): Jefferson, Fremont, Manual Arts, Dorsey, Los Angeles,

Van Nuys. *2:56.3

* New Los Angeles High School Meet Records.

Jefferson's relay mark and Dave Davis' shot put mark are new

National Interscholastic records. (Davis1 mark was bettered




by Homer Robertson in Calif. State Meet— 63' 9|")

SCORING: (First Six): Manual Arts 78|; Jefferson 71 3/4; Fremont 45i;

Los Angeles 25; Eagle Rock 18; North Hollywood 14 1/3.

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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS . 1956

OUTSTANDING MARKS MADE BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES DURING 1956

M A R K A T H L E T E S C H O O L Y E A R M E E T DATE

100-YARD DASH

9.5 Robert Poynter Pasadena Senior Muir 4/20

9.5 Willie White Jefferson Senior State Finals 6/2

9.7 Bill Ernest Helix Soph. Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

9.7 Roscoe Cook San Diego Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

9.7 (n) Tom Coleman Muir Senior Pasadena 4/20

9.7 (n) Al Matta Mt. Camel Senior State Finals 6/2

9.7 (w) Dave Schick El Monte Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

9.8 Bob Staten San Diego Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

9.8 Johnny Allen Santa Ana Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

9.8 Bill Walters Sweetwater Senior Grossmont 3/23

9.8 Rusty Weeks Alhambra Junior Mark Keppel 4/6

9.8 Rich Johnson Mark Keppel Senior Rosemead 5/7

9.8 (n) Carl Skvarna Chaffey Junior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

9.8 (w) Paul Anderson Riverside Senior Citrus Belt Finals 5/4

220-YARD DASH

20.8 Robert Poynter Pasadena Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

21.0 Roscoe Cook San Diego Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

21.0 (nw) Bob Staten San Diego Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

21.0 (w) Norman Jehle Chaffey Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

21.0 (w) Carl Skvarna Chaffey Junior Citrus Belt Finals 5/4

21.1 (n) Bill Walters Sweetwater Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

21.3 (n) Al Matta Mb. Camel Senior Finals CIF 5/26

21.4 (nw) Chris Knott El Centro Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

21.5 Gary Cooke Torrance Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

21.5 Fred Sharpe Wilson, L.B. Senior Excelsior 4/19

21.6 William Turner Manual Arts Senior University 3/9

21.6 Joe Batten Jefferson Junior City Finals ' 5/26




21.6 (n) Bob Besse Pomona Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

440-YARD DASH

48.2 Dave Ross California Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

48.4 (n) Norman Jehle Chaffey • Junior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

48.5 (n) Don Smith Fremont Senior State Finals 6/2

48.8 (n) Art Gilmore Riverside Junior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

48.8 (n) Dean Balzarett Eagle Rock Junior State Finals 6/2

48.8 (n) Ron Boeckler Wilson, L.B. Junior State Finals 6/2

48.8 (n) William Turner Manual Arts Senior State Finals 6/2

48.9 (n) Bob Besse Pomona Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

48.9 (n) Ron Clabaugh Puente Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

49.5 George Domer Pomona Cath, Senior st. Anthony's 3/20




49.7 (n) Mike McCartney LaJolla Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

49.8 (n) Clyde Barrett Compton Senior Chaffey Invitational 4/21

50.0 (n) Wally Blaylock Wilson, L.B. Senior Coast Finals 5/4

50.0 (n) Karl Schreiner . Eagle Rock Senior Wilson 4/20

50.0 (n) Charles Canter Montebello Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

50.0 (n) Jim Martin El Monte Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

(n) •.. .Non-winning time

(w)....Wind

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M A R K A T H L E T E S C H O O L Y E A R M E E T DATE

880-YARD RUN
1:54.0 (n) Louis Miller Fremont Senior State Finals 6/2

Is54.3 (n) Bruce Knapp Alhambra Senior State Finals 6/2

1:54.4 (n) Wayne Lemons Riverside Senior State Finals 6/2

1:54.4 (n) Jim Cerveny Mission, S.D. Junior State Finals 6/2

1:55.5 (n) Bill Knocke Narbonne Junior State Finals 6/2

1:56.3 (n) Wes Hill Pfc. Loma Senior Finals GIF 5/26

1:56.5 (n) James Caffrey Cathedral Senior Finals GIF 5/26

1:56.7 Ted Smith Van Nuys Senior Valley Finals 5/H

1:56.8 Raul Yanez Lompoc Senior San Luis Obispo Fin.5/4

1:56.8 Dick Roy Beverly Hills Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

1:57.3 Robert Rye Eagle Rock Senior Wilson 4/20

1:57.4 (n) Kirby Smith Arcadia Senior Pacific Finals 5/4

Is57.7 Bill Warner Dorsey Senior Southern Prelims 5/4

1:57.9 Bill Lewis Lynwood Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

1:57.9 Bill Nelson Oxnard Senior Ventura Finals 5/4

1:58.0 Paul Welborn Santa Monica Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

ONE MILE RUN

4:20.5 (n) Grady Neal Fullerton Senior State Finals 6/2

4:20.9 (n) Bob Monzingo Hoover, S.D. Senior State Finals 6/2

4:21.6 (n) Hal Harkness No. Hollywood Senior State Finals 6/2

4:21.6 (n) Bob Holland Santa Monica Senior State Finals 6/2

4:22.9 (n) Tim Roelen San Fernando Junior State Finals 6/2

4:23.5 Robert Rye Eagle Rock Senior City Finals 5/26

4:25.3 Arvid Lindholm Pasadena Senior Hoover, Glendale 5/^




4:25.7 Wayne Lemons Riverside Senior Compton Cup 4/7

4:26.3 Larry Arroues Fullerton Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

4:26.8 Ken Riding Puente Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

4:27.0 (n) Jim Griswold Grossmont Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

120-YARD HIGH HURDLES

14.0 Charles Piggee Pasadena Senior Finals CIF 5/26

14.0 (w) Sunny Owens Fullerton Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

14.2 Ron Pinkston Pomona Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

14.2 (nw) Jack Holman California Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

14.4 Charles McGruder Manual Arts Senior Jefferson 4/16

14.4 (n) John Martin Muir Senior Finals CIF 5/26

14.5 Robert Curry Fremont Senior Jefferson 3/22

14.5 Bill Ely Whittier Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

14.5 (n) Don Jones Hunt. Beach Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

14.5 (n) Cliff Putnam Santa Monica Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

14.5 (n) Tom Chatham Riverside Senior Citrus Belt Finals 5/4

14.6 Frank McConnell San Gab. Miss. Senior Pomona Catholic 4/20

14.6 (n) Wells Longshore Loyola Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

180-YARD LOW HURDLES

18.9 Willie White Jefferson Senior State Finals 6/2

18.9 (w) Sunny Owens Fullerton Senior Chaffey Invit 4/21

18.9 (w) Jack Holman California Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

19.0 Pete Cherney California Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

19.0 (nw) Weldon Platt Pomona Senior Chaffey Invit. 4/21

I 19.1 Robert Curry Fremont Senior Southern Prelims 5/9

j 19.1 (nw) Ron Pinkston Pomona Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

(n)...Non-winning time

I (w)...Wind - 10 -

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M A R K A T H L E T E S C H O O L Y E A R M E E T DATE

180-YARD LOW HURDLES (cont.)

19.2 (n) Charles Piggee Pasadena Senior Finals CIF 5/26

19.3 (n) Don Jones Hunt. Beach Senior Chaffey Invit. 4/21

19.4 Chuck Laughlin Glendale Senior Foothill Finals 5/4

19.4 Joe Sotelo Excelsior Senior Semi-Finals 5/19

19.4 (n) Terry Randall Jefferson Junior Dorsey 4/20

HIGH JUMP

6-7 Bob Sims Jordan Senior City Finals 5/26

6-5 Curtis Chappell Jefferson Senior Los Angeles 4/6

6-4 1/4 Bill Westbrook Pomona Junior Chaffey Invit. 4/21

6-3 3/4 Art Wilson Fremont Junior Poly, L.B. 3/1

6-3 3/4 Errol Williams Manual Arts Senior Jordan 3/l6

6-3 1/8 Jack Bose Santa Ana Senior Easter Relays,S.B. 3/31

6-3 1/8 T.C. Johnson Kearny Senior Mission, S.D. 4/20

6-4 1/2 Bob Avant Hart Senior Harvard 3/2

6-3 1/2 Gary Frandsen Alhambra Senior Monrovia 4/19

6-3 1/2 Norm Robinson Colton Senior Chaffey Invit. 4/21

6-3 Joe Monson Cathedral Senior Loyola 4/6

6-3 Phil Hoover Pasadena Senior Burroughs 3/15

6-3 Cornelius Dumas Centennial Senior Santa Barbara 3/23

POLE VAULT

13-6 Bill Logan El Cajon Junior State Finals 6/2

13-5 1/2 Ralph Rocha Jordan, L.B. Senior Finals CIF 5/26

13-3 1/2 Terry Kelley Los Angeles Senior Dorsey 5/2

13-3 Jerry Betz Hollywood Senior City Finals 5/26

13-1 7/8 Ron Dempsey Gardena Senior Banning 4/16

13-1 3/4 Roger Eiland Washington Senior Jefferson 4/27

13-0 Curtis Chappell Jefferson Senior Dorsey 4/20

13-0 John White California Senior , San Gabriel Finals 5/4

13-0 Dick Arevalos Laguna Beach Junior Easter Relays, S.B. 3/31

13-0 Charles Hardin Manual Arts Senior Dorsey 3/22

13-0 Don Grish Mira Costa Senior Finals CIF 5/26

12-11 1/2 Dick Reese Wilson, L.B. Senior Coast Finals 5/4

12-11 1/4 Alfred Harris Manual Arts Senior City Finals 5/26

12-11 1/4 John Stahler University Senior City Finals 5/26

12-10 1/2 Billy Franklin Fremont Senior Washington 4/20

BROAD JUMP

25-4 1/2 Oscar Bean Jefferson Senior Dorsey 4/20

24-5 1/2 Richard Walton Fremont Senior City Finals 5/26

24-5 Charles Lindsay Manual Arts Senior Los Angeles 4/20

24-0 1/8 Luther Hayes Lincoln, S.D. Junior State Finals 6/2

23-11 1/2 Bob Smith Compton Senior State Finals 6/2

23-9 Jim Nazaroff Montebello Senior Covina 3/15

23-8 1/2 Gene Allen Poly, L.B. Junior' Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

23-8 Henry Andrews Poly, L.B. Junior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

23-3 1/2 Willie Jacques Manual Arts Senior Los Angeles 4/20

23-1 1/2 Tom Coleman Muir Senior Pasadena Games 3/17

23-0 1/4 John Blaylock Centennial Junior Bay Finals 5/4

23-0 Robert Curry Fremont Senior Manual Arts 4/27

(n)...Non-winning time

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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS. 1956

M A R K A T H L E T E S C H O O L Y E A R M E E T DATE

SHOT PUT
63-9 1/2 Homer Robertson Pacific Senior State Finals 6/2

62-7 1/2 Dave Davis Canoga Park Senior City Prelims 5/19

59-6 1/2 Herb Griffin No. Hollywood Senior State Finals 6/2

57_7 1/2 Jack Metcalf Inglewood Senior Bay Finals 5/4

57-7 Mike McKeever Mt. Carmel Junior Catholic Prelims 5/1

57-5 1/2 Frank Olson El Segundo Senior Semi-Finals CIF 5/19

57-1 Harry Olivar Loyola Senior Quarter-Finals CIF 5/12

56-11 3/4 John McLane Los Angeles Senior City Finals 5/26

56-5 1/2 Dick Foushee Hoover, Glen. Senior Finals CIF 5/26

56-5 1/4 Dick Verdon Hoover, S.D. Junior Finals CIF 5/26

56-4 Marlin McKeever Mt. Camel Junior Catholic Finals 5/4

880-YARD RELAY

1:25.9 Jefferson (Phillips(22.2) White(21.2) Randall(21.3) Batten(21.2) State 6/2

1:27.In Dorsey (Williams, Brockenberry, Tave, Obear).... State Prelims 6/2

1:28.In Manual Arts (Henderson, Turner, Lindsay, Jenkins)....State Finals 6/2

1:28.2n Wilson,L.B. (Ehmann, Sharpe, Boeckler, Blaylock) State Finals 6/2

1:28.4 Chaffey (Wickham, Kilfoil, Skvama, Jehle) ...Chaffey Invit. 4/21

1:28.5n Santa Ana (Colburn, Meyer, Bilktrom, Allen).... .Chaffey Invit. 4/21

1:28.8 Pasadena (Piggee, Sabisian, Magnuson, Poynter). Foothill Fin* 5/4

1:29.2 Riverside (P. Anderson, Chatham, J. Anderson, Gilmore) CIF Semis 5/19
EIGHT-MAN ONE MILE RELAY
2:56.3 Jefferson..(Phillips, White, Mitchell, Felder,

Bean, Thomas, Randall and Batten) City Finals 5/26

2:56.5 Fremont....(Folks, Simmons, Surrell, Smith,

Tyner, Walton, Battle and Curry) Southern F. 5/11

2:57.3 Dorsey.....(Davis, Williams, Brockenberry, Tave,

Darrett, Bailey, Powell and Obear).... City Prelim 5/19

2:57.9n Manual Arts (Lindsay, Lee, Smith, Langford,

Henderson, Curson, Jenkins and Turner)....... City Prelim 5/19

3:0O.3n Washington..(Fejes, Winnie, Miller, Kemp,

Ondrasik, Williams, Dozal and Cooper)........ Fremont 4/20

3:01.In Los Angeles.(Herbert, Wilkins, Draper, Craves,

Weidman, Rutberg, Turner and McLane)... Manual Arts 4/20

.911..& CIF & CITY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS, 1955-1956




C.I.F. CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS LOS ANGELES CITY CROSS COUNTRY FINALS

Held at Mt. San Antonio College, Held at University of California at

December 9, 1955 « Los Angeles, December 8, 1955

CHAMPION SCHOOL TIME CHAMPION SCHOOL

1. Bob Monzingo Hoover, S.D. 9:09.8 * l.Hal Harkness, No, Hollywood (9:41.6)

2. John Samarin Bellflower 9:17.0 2.Bob Rye. . . . Eagle Rock

3. Jim Horan St. Anthony 9:18.0 3.Nathan Cohen . Fairfax

4. Cruz Lopez El Rancho 9:22.0 4.Richard Leon . Garfield

5. Jim Griswold Grossmont 9'25.0 5.Dean Burdette Fremont

* New oourse and meet record „. . rt , , r- *»• -u /rrA

First 8 schools were* Bel^flower (94), lXTstJ ffi S^l^di^llf ^

Hoover,SD (107), El Cajon (123), Mira *"•"* (l?4^U ^ Jf ^ , o f ° £ 1

rve+Q (im\ P+ T^m-. 7oio\ wi™-^- (001} San ?edr° (130), Narbonne (149), Eagle

Oosta (.140;, Pt. Loma (219;, Newport (221; t>__i. (ica\ M A rnoo^ M H (oon\

Excelsior (224), Whittier (234). ^^ (158)* M*A# (199)* N'H> ( 2 2 ° ) #




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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

LOS ANGELES 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 Robert Rye Eagle Rock 4:23.5 1956

High Hurdles (39") Dick Attlesey Bell 14.3 1946

Hugh McElhenny Washington 14.3 1947

High Hurdles (42") Ivy Bledsoe Garfield 14.9 1945

Low Hurdles (180y) William White Jefferson 19.0 1956

Low Hurdles (220y) Ivy Bledsoe Garfield 24.3 1946

High Jump Robert Sims Jordan 6» 7" 1956

Broad Jump Richard Walton Fremont 24f 5s" 1956




Pole Vault Nat Finney Jordan 13' 7" 1955

Shot Put (12 lb.) Dave Davis Canoga Park 62« 7j" 1956

880-Yard Relay Van Nuys (Meade, Riccitelli,

Schilling, Watkins)..... 1:30.1 1942

One Mile Relay Jefferson (Phillips,White,Mitchell,

Felder,Bean,Thomas,

Randall & Batten) 2:56.3 1956

CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS

100-Yard Dash William White Jefferson 9.5 1956

220-Yard Dash Robert Poynter Pasadena 21.0 1956

440-Yard Dash Jerry White Corcoran 46.7 1956

880-Yard Dash Don Bowden Lincoln, San Jose 1:52.9 1954

One Mile Run Tod White Newport Harbor 4:20.0 1955

High Hurdles (39") Steve Turner Glendale 14.1 1950

High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.7 1934

Low Hurdles (l80y) Don Armstrong Manual Arts 18.9 (heat) 1953

William White Jefferson 18.9 (heat) 1956

Low Hurdles (22Qy) George Sangster Muir Tech, Pas. 23.8 1937

High Jump Charles Dumas Centennial 61 9 3/8" 1955

Pole Vault Ronald Morris Burroughs, Bur. 13l 9 1/8" 1953




Broad Jump Monte Upshaw Piedmont 25' 4 1/4" 1954

Shot Put (12 lb.) Homer Robertson Pacific 63' 9 l/2" 1956

Shot Put (16 lb.) Dave Davis Canoga Park 51' 1 l/8" 1956

Discus Throw (Reg.) Rink Babka Palo Alto 148' 2 3/4" 1954

Discus(3 lb. 9 oz.) Wayne Crow Corcoran 171' 5 1/4" 1956

Javelin Throw Ray Churchill San Benito, Hoi. 195' 6 3/4 1932

Hop,Step & Jump Lew Fudge Bakersfield 45' 3" 1%8

880-Yard Relay Jefferson (Phillips, White.

Randall, Batten) 1:25.9 1956

(Individual times for Jefferson's new national

mark in the 880-Yard Relay were: Phillips (22.2)

White (21.2) Randall (21.3) Batten (21.2)

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

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 1%8

Ken Dennis Centennial 9.6 1955

Robert Poynter Pasadena 9.6 1956

220-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 20.7 1940

440-Yard Dash Myrel Gillett El Centro 48,3 1943

880-Yard Run Ernie Cunliffe Claremont 1:54.7 1955

One Mile Run Louie Zamperini Torrance 4s 21.2 1934

High Hurdles (39") Charles Piggee Pasadena 14.0 1956

High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.5 1934

Low Hurdles (l80y) Steve Turner Glendale 18.9 1950

Paul Lowe Centennial 18.9 1955

Low Hurdles (220y) Al Lawrence Glendale 23,4 1943

High Jump Charles Dumas Centennial 61 8 7/8" 1955




Pole Vault Bob McKay Inglewood 13* 7 1/2" 1954

Joe Rose Hoover, Glendale 13 • 7 1/2" 1954

Broad Jump Steve Turner Glendale 241 6 1/2" 1950




Shot Put (12 lb.) Homer Robertson Pacific 61* 10 1/4" 1956

Hop, Step & Jump Bob Beckus Hoover, San Diego 46* 1 3/4" 1938

880-Yard Relay Manual Arts (LaFond, Davis,

Cushnie, D. Skinner)....». 1:27»7 1934

BEST MARKS ON RECORD BY CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES

100-Yard Dash James Jackson Alameda 9.4 1954

220-Yard Dash Eddie Morris Huntington Beach 20.7 1940

440-Yard Dash Jerry White Corcoran 46,7 1956

880-Yard Run Don Bowden Lincoln, San Jose 1:52.3 1954

One Kile Run Tod White Newport Harbor 4:20.0 1955

High Hurdles (39") Hugh McElhenny Washington, L.A. 14.0 1947

Charles Piggee Pasadena 14.0 1956

High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 14.5 1934

Low Hurdles (l80y) Bill Swisshelm Santa Ana 18.7 1954

Low Hurdles (220y) Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro 23.4 1934

Al Lawrence Glendale 23.4 1943

High Jump Charles Dumas Centennial 6* 10 1/4" 1955

Pole Vault Ronnie Morris Burroughs, Burbank 13 * 11 1/2" 1953

Broad Jump Oscar Bean Jefferson 25' 4 1/2" 1956

Shot Put (12 lb.) Homer Robertson Pacific 63• 9 1/2" 1956

Shot Put (16 lb.) Don Vick Chaffey 52* 9 7/8" 1953

Discus Throw (Reg.) Jack Eagan Balboa, S.F. 1601 2" 1954




Discus (3 lb. 9 oz.) Wayne Crow Corcoran 179» 5" 1956

Javelin Throw Ray Churchill San Benito, Hoi. 195' 6 3/4" 1932

Hop, Step & Jump Bob Beckus Hoover, San Diego 46' 1 3/4" 1938

440-Yard Relay Glendale (Wykoff, Zaun, Beatty, Slocum)....42.4 1928

8$0-Yard Relay Jefferson (Phillips^WhitejRandalljBatten)...1:25.9 1956

One Mile Relay (4-Man) Hollywood (Jones,Oswald,Rogers,Obergfall)...3:21.4 1928




One Mile Relay (8-Man) Jefferson (Phillips, White, Mitchell, Felder,

Bean, Thomas, Randall, Batten).....2:56.3 1956

Two Mile Relay (4-Man) Bellflower (Saunders,Wray,Way,Hadley). 7:56.0 1953

Four Mile Relay (4»Man) Grossmont (Kershaw, Griswold,

Currier & Rogers) 18:17.7 1955

Distance Medlay..Palo Alto (Satterfield,Cathcart, Morrison, Larrieu,#.10:33.0 1956




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HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL T & F ATHLETES

100-YARD DASH 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (39")

Wykoff, Glendale 9.5 1928 Piggee, Pasadena 14.0 1956

Poynter, Pasadena 9.5 1956 McElhenny, Washington 14.0 1947

White, Jefferson 9.5 1956 Thompson, Centennial 14.1 1955

Lombardi, Los Angeles 9.6 1928 Turner, Glendale 14.1 1950

Dennis, Centennial 9.6 1955 Hogan, Hoover, Glen. 14.1 1951

Fitch, Pasadena 9.6 1931 Pinkston, Pomona 14.2 1956

Draper, Hunt. Park 9.6 1932 Welker, San Fernando 14.2 1942

Allen, Jefferson 9.6 1936 Wright, Redlands 14.2 1950

Morris, Hunt. Beach 9.6 1940 Zanders, Jordan, L.A. 14.2 1950

Bugbee, Redondo 9.6 1948 Andrews, Centennial 14.3 1955

Crawford, Jordan, L.A. 9.6 1948 Attlesey, Bell 14,3 1946

Fell, Compton 9.6 1948 Chudy, Narbonne (n) 14,3 1955

Blackburn, Jefferson 9.6 1950 Holman, California (n) 14.3 1956

Swisshelm, Santa Ana 9.6 1954

120-YARD HIGH HURDLES (42")

220-YARD DASH Kirkpatrick, El Centro 14»5 1934

McElhenny, Washington 14.6 1947

Morris, Hunt. Beach 20.7 1940 Lawrence, Glendale 14,7 1943

Poynter, Pasadena 20.8 1956 Nichols, Hunt. Beach 14.8 1923

Swisshelm, Santa Ana 20.8 1954 Welsh, Pasadena 14.8 1927

Bradley, Hoover, Glen. 20.8 1948

Allen, Jefferson 20.9 1936 180-YARD LOW HURDLES

Cook, San Diego 21.0 1956 „ . o x A , . „ _,




Wykoff, Glendale 21,0 1927 Swisshelm, Santa Ana 18.7 1954

Lowe, Centennial 18.9 1955

440-YARD DASH Turner, Glendale 18.9 1950

Armstrong, Manual Arts 18,9 1953

Ross, California 48.2 1956 Owens, Fullerton 18.9 1956

Thompson, Jordan,LA (n) 48.2 1948 White, Jefferson 18.9 1956

Gillett, El Centro 48.3 1933 Frazier, Van Nuys 19.0 1945

Jehle, Chaffey (n) 48.4 1956 Kary, San Diego (n) 19.0 1955

Smith, Fremont (n) 48.5 1956 Thompson, Centennial (n) 19.0 1955

Green, Jefferson 48.6 1950 Cherney, California 19.0 1956

McCarthy, Fairfax 48.7 1931 Platt, Pomona (n) 19.0 1956

Kitchen, Riverside 48.7 1954 Griffin, Poly L.A. 19.1 1942

Curry, Fremont 19.1 1956

880-YARD RUN "

220-YARD LOW HURDLES

Stanley, Jefferson 1:53.9 1950

Miller, Fremont (n) 1:54.0 1956 Kirkpatrick, El Centro 23.4 1934

Knapp, Alhambra (n) 1:54.0 1956 Lawrence, Glendale 23.4 1943

Lemons, Riverside (n) 1:54.4 1956 Turner, Glendale (n) 23.5 1950

Verveny, Mission (n) 1:54.4 1956 Bacon, Redondo 23.6 1946

Cunliffe, Claremont 1:54.7 1955 Sangster, Muir 23.7 1937

Anderson, Van Nuys 1:55.2 1954 Scott, El Monte 23.7 1943

Davis, Hoover, Glen, (n) 23.7 1949

ONE M L E RUN HIGH JUMP

White, Newport Harbor 4:20.0 1955 _ p . . . Atmn/i 1 Q «

Unruh, El Monte (n) 4:20.4 1925 DumaS Centennial J.nn J 10 1/4 1955

Heal, Fullerton (n) 4:20.5 1956 LaCava» B e v e r l y Hllls f 7 1/8 1938




Monzingo, Hoover,SD(n) 4:20.9 1956 Johnson, Los Angeles 6 7 1933

Zamperini, Torrance 4:21.2 1934 Stewart, Torrance 6' 7 1939

Schweikart, Whittier(n)4:21.2 1953 Sims Jordan °. 7 1956

Sink, So. Pasadena 4:21.4 1943 Smith Jeffer




esron

+ * * 3/4 1952




Walters, Compton 4:21.4 1948 Sinclair, Washington 6» 6 1/8 1951

Thurber, Glendale 61 (n)...Non-winning time _ Sim«i; t_h, Belmont 6* 66 19149034




HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

POLE VAULT BROAD JUMP

Morris, Burroughs, Bur. 13-H 1/8 1953 Bean, Jefferson 25-4 1/2 1956

Maynard, Beljnont 13-9 1/4 1938 Brown, Jordan, LA 25-2 1/2 1949

Widman, Narbonne 13-9 1950 Watkins, Jordan, LA 24-9 1/4 1955

Hren, Inglewood 13-8 15/16 1955 Turner, Glendale 24-6 1/2 1950

McKay, Inglewood 13-7 1/2 1954 Johnson, Jefferson 24-6 1/4 1950

Rose, Hoover, Glen. 13-7 1/2 1954 Walton, Fremont 24-5 1/2 1956

McDonald, Wilson, LB 13-7 ' 1950 Lindsay, Manual Arts 24-5 1956

Finney, Jordan, LA 13-7 1955 Sorgen, Riverside 24-4 1/4 1949

Sefton, Poly, LA 13-6 1/2 1932

Harris, Manual Arts 13-6 1955 880-YARD RELAY

Logan, El Cajon 13-6 1956 Jefferson 1-25.9 1956




SHOT PUT Dorsey l:27.l(n) 1956

Jefferson 1:27.2 1955

Robertson, Pacific 63-9 1/2 1956 Centennial 1:27.5(n) 1955

Davis, Canoga Park 62-7 1/2 1956 Manual Arts 1:27.6 1953

Vick, Chaffey 62-5 1/4 1953 Manual Arts 1:27.7 1934

Everage, Jordan 60-10 3/4 1954 San Diego 1:27.9 1941

Bronson, Grossmont 60-4 l/2 1954 Manual Arts 1:27.9(n) 1955

Cameron, Washington 59-7 1/4 1948 m ,




Griffin, No. Hollywood 59-6 1/2 1956 ONE MILE R&LAY

Helwig, Mt. Camel 59-5 7/8 1%6 Jefferson 2:56 3 1956

Volen Roosevelt 59-5 1/2 1954 Fremont 2:56#5 1956

Ward, Santa Monica 59-4 1/2 1955 Jefferson 2:57.1 1955

Thurman, Fremont 58-10 1942 Jefferson 2:57.6 1950

Milleman, Fontana 58-9 3/4 1955 Dorsey 2:57.8 1956




Manual Arts 2:57.9(n) 1956

NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS

100-Yard Dash Jesse Owens East Tech., Cleveland 9.4 1933

James Jackson Alameda, California 9.4 1954

220-Yard Dash Jesse Owens East Tech., Cleveland 20.7 1933

Eddie Southern Sunset High, Dallas, Tex. 20.7 1955

440-Yard Dash Jerry White Corcoran, California 46,7 1956

880-Yard Run Don Bowden Lincoln, San Jose 1:52.3 1954

One Mile Run Jim Bowers Sterling, Illinois 4:16.1 1956

High Hurdles (39») Joe Batiste Tucson, Arizona 14.0 1939

Lee Miller Burbank, San Antonio 14.0 1947

High Hurdles (42") Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro, California 14.5 1934

Low Hurdles (l80y) Charles Tidwell Independence High, Kansas 18.5 1955

Low Hurdles (200y) Billy Bless Jefferson, San Antonio 21.7 1948

Low Hurdles (220y) Roy Kirkpatrick El Centro, Calif. 23.4 1924

Al Lawrence Glendale, California 23.4 1943

High Jump Walt Mangham New Castle, Pa. 6-9 3/4 1956

Pole Vault Jim Brewer North Phoenix High, Arizona 14-3 1/8 1956

Broad Jump Monte Upshaw Piedmont, California 25-4 1/4 1954

Shot Put (12 lb.) Homer Robertson Pacific, California 63-9 1/2 1956

Shot Put (16 lb.) Don Vick Chaffey, California 52-9 7/8 1953

Discus (Regulation) Edsel Wibbels Wolbach High, Nebraska 154-9 1937

Discus (3 lb. 9 oz.) Al Oerter Floral Park, New York 184-2 3/4 1954

Javelin Throw Bob Peoples Classen High, Okla. City 219-0 1937

440-Yard Relay. .Boys High Brooklyn (Conaway,Branch. Gathers,Montgomery) 42.0 1948

880-Yard Relay..Jefferson,Calif. (Phillips,White,Randall,Batten). 1:25.9 1956

One Mile Relay (4-Man) Baytown,Tex.(Smajstrla,Robins,Davis, Wilson )<=,.3 = 17.9 1955

One Mile Relay (8-Man) Jefferson,Calif.(Phillips,White, Mitchell,Felder^

Bean,Thomas,Randall & Eatten) .2:56.3 1956

Two Mile Relay...Bellflower,Calif,(Saunders,Wray,Way,Hadley) 7:56.0 1953

Four Mile Relay..Grossmont,Calif.(Kershaw,Griswold,Currier,Rogers... 18:17.7 1955

Distance Medlay..Palo Alto (Satterfield,Cathcart,Morrison,Larrieu...10:33.0 1956

* * * All 1956 marks are pending approval.




HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS
YEAR CHAMPION TEAM C O A C H POINTS L O C A T I O N
1911 Los Angeles Ralph Noble 75 Bova-rd 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 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 Wattle 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 Bin 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 1/8 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 1/2 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 1/2 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

I 1954 Manual Arts Charley Toney 75 1/3 Los Angeles Coliseum

j 1955 Jordan William Pothoff 88 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum

I 1956 Manual Arts Charley Toney 78 l/2 Los Angeles Coliseum

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C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS
YEAR CHAMPION TEAM C O A C H POINTS L O C A T I O N
1913 Pomona Ralph Dignowitty 28 Y.M.C.A. Field, L.A.

1914 Polytechnic, L.A. Cecil P. Lyon 16 Y.M.C.A. Field, L.A.

1915 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 34 13/15 Y.M.C.A. Field, L.A.

1916 Manual Arts Otto Fritsch 52 1/2 Y.M.C.A. Field, L.A.

1917 Redlands Art Lutz 21 Long Beach Polytechnic H.S.

1918 Pasadena George Main 25 San Bernardino H.S.

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

1928 Los Angeles Ed Rich 21 5/6 Los Angeles Coliseum

1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum

1930 Santa Ana G.A. Tex Oliver 17 Los Angeles High School

1931 Polytechnic, L.A. Eddie Leahy 25 1/2 Los Angeles Coliseum

1932 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Baker 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.

1937 Wilson, L.B. John Gartner 29 5/6 Long Beach Wilson H.S.

1938 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 H.S.

1942 San Diego Ed Ruffa 25 Glendale Hoover H.S.

1943 Glendale Ranier de Mandel 33 l/3 Glendale Hoover H.S.

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.

1950 Glendale Ranier de Mandel 28 Long Beach Wilson H.S.

1951 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.

1952 Compton Ernst Hartmann 30 1/2 Huntington Beach H.S.

1953 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

1955 Centennial William Gill 44 Chaffey High School

1956 Pasadena Richard Simmons 20 Inglewood High School

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I HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 1956

f CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET CHAMPIONS

yjgAR CHAMPION TEAM C 0 A C H POINTS L O C A T I O N

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, L.A.

1917 Coalinga Charles Geer 25 Berkeley Stadium

1918 Pasadena George Main 25 Fair Grounds, Sacramento

1919 Manual Arts, L.A. Sid Foster 21 San Bsmardino High School

1920 Los Angeles Glenn Whittle 18 Fair Grounds, Bakersfield

1921 Lincoln, L.A. Tommy Davis , 1 7 Berkeley Stadium

1922 Huntington Beach Ray Walker 16 Fair Grounds, Stockton

1923 Hollywood Bill Paige 17 1/2 Patterson Field, L.A.

1924 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 Joa Angeles Coliseum

1927 Glendale Normal Hayhurst 35 Modesto High School

1928 Polytechnic, L.B. Norman Barker 21 Selina High School

1929 San Diego Glenn Broderick 22 Los Angelea Coliseum

1930 Sacramento Larry Janssen 11 Kdwards Stadium, Berkeley

San Diego Glenn Broderick 11 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley

Santa Ana G.A. Tex Oliver H 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 Centre Bob Armstrong 18 Los Angele3 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 High School, HoHister

1939 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson 16 Los Angele3 Coliseum

1940 Bakersfield J.B. Haralson IB 1/2 Visalia High School




1941 Edison, Fresno Hal Bicknell 22 Spartan Stadium, San Jo3e

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 Jichool

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 I/2 *jOS Angeles Coliseum




Joe Barry

1953 Manual Arts, L.A. Charley Toftey 16 3/5 Hatcliffe Stadium, Fresno

1954 Alameda Lew Jolley 19 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley

1955 Centennial William Gill 29 I«s Angeles Coliseum

1956 Jefferson Estel Johnson 24 2/3 Chico State College

Richard Ragus

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