Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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I k i !. ' . -- . lUli Jackion and Enksen f ake First and I bird in ihc Highf, Broad Jump — Jackson, second: Eriksen, third. High Jump — Anderson and Smith tied for second. Pole Vault — Olson, first. Height. 10 feet. Javelin — Pcdersen, second. Shot Put — Bispo. first; P. Johnson, second; C. Johnson, third. Distance, 41 feet, 9 inches. Discus — C. Johnson, first; East, second. Distance, 126 feet. SAN JOSE 75 ' .. MODOSTO 45 ' ■ With Captain Ray East taking three firsts and running the hundred in 09.7 the Pirates were forced to bow to the Teachers by a 75 jj to 45 2 score. Jackson took a first in the high hurdles and another in the broad jump to stack up second to East. East ' s win over Johnson in the discus was a surprise as Johnson had been a consistent winner in his event. The Blue and White tallies were gathered as follows: Mile — Novo, second; Miles, third. 100-Yard Dash — East, first; Styles, third. Time. 09.7. 220-Yard Dash — East, first: Styles, third. Time, 21.6. 120-Yard Hurdles — Jackson, first. Time, 15.8. 220-Yard Low Hurdles — Eriksen. third. 440-Yard Dash — Busano, second. 880-Yard Run — Novo, second. Broad Jump — Jackson, first. Distance. 21 feet, 8 inches. Pole Vault — Olson, tied for third. Discus — East, first: C. Johnson, second. Distance. 130 feet. 6 inches. Shot Put — C. Johnson, second; P. Johnson, third.

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Slulfs Vt,n His , ihi ( fnlury at Sucrami-nh Captain East had the pleasure of showing his heels to Bisby. his last year ' s teammate. Pogolotti, 1928 Pirate track captain, was unable to compete in the hurdles due to a hurt ankle. A summary of Modesto ' s points is as follows: Mile — Novo, second. 100-Yard Dash — East, first. Time. 10,1. 220-Yard Dash— East, first. Time. 2 2.6. 120-Yard High Hurdles — Jackson, third. 220-Yard Low Hurdles — Jackson, second. 880-Yard Run— Novo, third. Pole Vault — Olson, tied for third. Shot Put — Bispo, third. Discus — C. Johnson, first. Distance. 127 feet, 2 inches. FRESNO STATIi 71 1 3, MODESTO 54 2 3 In a meet in which two Far Western Conference records were broken. Fresno took eleven first places out of fourteen to win over Modesto 71 1 3 to 54 2 3 before a thunder shower stopped the battle. Norman Jackson of the Teachers nosed out East in both dashes, winning the hundred in the record time of 9.7. The Pirates took first places in the dis- cus, pole vault, and shot put. making a clean sweep of the latter event. Modesto scored as follows: Mile — Novo, second; Miles, third. Two Mile — Sherman, second. 100-Yard Dash— East, second. 220-Yard Dash — East, second. 120-Yard High Hurdles — Jackson, third. 880-Yard Run — Novo, second: Reid. third. nosi

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TANEER Wufts finishinii the Lent Lap m the Relay SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA RELAYS On April 6 the Pirate track team scored its first victory when, piling up 313 2 points, it walked away with the college class at the relays at Sacramento. San Jose was second with 27 markers and Sacramento third with 2V Captain Ray East took a first in the century in 10.1. Clarence Johnson copped the discus with a heave of 130 feet. 8 inches and placed third in the shot put. Anderson tied for second in the high jump and Styles took a third in the hundred. The mile relay team composed of Johnson. Busano. Ferrel. and Watts, and the two mile team composed of Busano. Novo. Weaver, and Rcid each took second to the San Jose teams. The medley relay team, with East running the 220. Watts the 440, Miles the half mile and Novo the mile, took third place. Modesto was presented with a big loving cup in recognition of her victory. Medals were presented to place winners and ribbons to relay team members. MODESTO 6 ' ), SACRAMENTO 47 1 3, SAN MATEO 35 2 3 A steadily improving Pirate track team walked away with the annual tri- angular meet held at San Mateo. Had not Captain East pulled a muscle in the hundred the Blue and White score would undoubtedly have been greater. Lyle Jackson was the outstanding performer of the day, copping firsts in the high and low hurdles and the broad jump. Al Novo took first in the mile in the fast time of 4:33 and also came through with a win in the 880. Following is a summary of Modesto ' s points: Mile — Novo, first; Miles, second. Time, 4:33. 120-Yard High Hurdles — Jackson, first: Eriksen. third. 220-Yard Low Hurdles — Jackson, first: Eriksen, second. 440-Yard Dash — Busano, third: Watts, fourth. Time. Timt 16. . 26.5. 107]