Bates College - Mirror Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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VARSITY previous loss of Briggs and Webster from school left a weak spot in the high jump, but Bill Lukko readily came to the front i11 this event. George Lythcott, Oklahoma flier, tied the speedy meet record of seconds for the 300-yard dash. Bates 73M-Colby HM. In one of the most thrill-packed contests ever held in the Gray Gymnasium, a meet which excited a. large group of spectators until the last event, a track squad from Northeastern tied the locals. W'in. Keck started the team off by tying the cage record in the -L0-yard dash. The mile event provided a major upset when Dana W'allace jumped Hawk Zamparelli, national ten-mile champion, on the last lap and held tl1e lead to win by the narrowest of margins. Charlie Cooke sprained a muscle while tying for first in the pole vault. Teck of Northeastern passed Howard of Bates in the last fifteen yards for a. second place in the 600, and soon after, and by an even closer margin, overtook the favored Garnet runner, Danielson, to win the 1,000-yard run. Canney, also of the invader pulled the, unexpected by out-putting Kishon's heave made against Colby, the nationally- known weight star being in N ew York at the If-LA meet at the time. His marks made the previous week against Colby were allowed into competition. W'ith the meet depending upon it, Bill Lukko exerted himself to narrowly out-broadjump Rollins of the visitors with wl1on1 he had been deadlocked at 21 feet, eight inches. The final event was a three-heat affair. In the last chapter of the 300-yard dash, Henderson, who had the pole, was able to nose out Lythcott of Bates, whose time proved good enough for third. The second heat found W'in. Keck a second too slow. W'ith tl1e score, Northeastern-50, Bates-49, the necessary tie for first was produced heroically by Ed. Howard, who, pushed by a tired Lukko, banged around tl1e oval in the needed time-34 seconds Hat. Bates 5+-Nortlieasfei-11 54. The Hnal encounter, at Orono, found a balanced University of Blaine squad although in the minority as regards first places. edging the Garnet. Kishon, while breaking the discuss record. starred as high point man with fifteen scores, but his fellow weight men failed to gain a single second or third as expected. Other sur- prise setbacks occurred when hfurray sprinted to take over Keck of the visitors in the dash and when Lythcott, after being pushed off the track, 111et defeat in the 600. The distance trio of Danielson tl,000J and Wallace tmilejb and Bridges QQ milej came through in fine style in outracing lIaine's many cross-country runners. Blaine-6415, Bates-5Q1Q. The local's three-lappers swept the field in the high jump. but were unable to present the taking of an unforeseen five points by Vonnell in the running broad jump. This meet, as ot.hers ill tl1e past between the two great rivals, was not decided until the last race. and then only by inches and fifths of seconds. TRACK Ijllyl' one I1 ll mlrefl forty-fire

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YA ll S I T Y TllAl'K f'-ron! lflllll' l,j'lll eott, Howard, Vonnell. Kishon, Danielson, Hamilton, liurnap. Luukko. Swwonri Ifoafx' Manager Leard, Nash. Morris, Briggs, Woodward, Vooper. Gould, Keck, Voaeh Thompson, Till-ffl Ifrnr: l ri Poyff one llmulrrflfn edman. Bridges. Hove. Pieree. Hull, Du Wors, Wallaee, Kadjperooni. The indoor traek seasonis opening gun found the mile relay team competing at the Boston Garden in the annual Knights of Volumhus meet. The quartet, eomposed of c-ross-eountry captain. Art Danielson '37. Rd Howard '38. and Bill Luliko '38. two other veterans. and a fast-stepping neweomer in sophomore George Lytheott. won easily from Northeastern in speedy time. A two-mile group. running chiefly for experience. including' V. llurnap TSS. D. YYallaee '39, A. Daniel- son 'STQ and D. llridges 339. finished fifth in a field of seven. with the anchor Illiill elieking off the fastest time. In its seeond attempt. despite the distraetion resulting from exams and earni- val week. the mile four met and defeated teams from Amherst and New Hampshire. exeeptionally strong eontenders. The Garnet sprinters took the lead from the start and hroke the tape in 3:Q8:7. tl1e second fastest indoor 1760 in Bates' his- tory. The two-mile team. with an addition in a reformed dash man. Al Pierce 339. trailed Fordham. Tufts. and Harvard. This time Dana YYallaee '39 was eloeked as the fastest for the five laps. Tl1e season's first indoor meet. while showing spectators several excellent performanees. produeed few surprises and resulted in a Clear Cut win for Kishon and Vo. The Boheats evidenced unusual strength in nahhing numerous firsts, while lack of reserves enahled the visitors to eop niany of the extra Counters. The rlysfour

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UNE XII LE IIELAY x il' 4 .1 ,N -VW.: . r -1'-X, 'AFM 'MQ' ,E .... - X is Q. Coach Thompson, Luukko, Danielson. Lythcott, Howard, Learci, nzanugvr. I'uy1' our l111f1rlrr1l forty-.x-1'.1' TYYO RIILE RELAY LSI Nm, Waillucc. Bridgn-s, Burnap, Danielson, Pierce, Leard, managrr.