Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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. 880-Yard Run — Novo, first; Reid, second; Miles, fourth. Time, 2:03. Broad Jump — Jackson, first; Eriksen, second. Distance, 21 feet, 10 inches. Pole Vault — Olson, second. Discus — C. Johnson, first; P. Johnson, second. Distance. 130 feet. 83 inches. Shot Put — P. Johnson, third; C. Johnson, fourth. Javelin — Ferrel, second. Mile Relay — Won by Busano, Ferrel, Novo, and Watts. Time, 3; 33.1. WEST COAST RELAYS Placing in four events, Modesto, with fourteen points, tied with College of the Pacific for fourth place in Class B at the Fresno Relays. Joe Bispo was the Pirate hero of the day, taking first in the shot put with a heave of 44 feet, 2 inches to break the Class B record. Jackson placed second to Raster of Fresno in the 120-yard high hurdles. Clarence Johnson tossed the platter out 133 feet, 7j4 inches, to place third in the discus. Third place was captured by the Blue and White two mile relay team composed of Reid. Weaver, Miles, and Novo. Jim Corson, Pirate track coach, won the discus in Class A with a toss of 151 feet. 2 inches. He competed for the Olympic Club. THE CONFERENCE MEET The conference track meet was held on Morris Field on May 4. Eight junior colleges competed and Modesto, last year ' s champions, ran off with first honors, taking ten out of a possible fourteen first places and scoring 70 yi points. Sacramento was second with 33 ' -{ points. The other schools finished as follows: California Polytechnic 16, San Mateo 1 5 ; j , Mcnlo 6, Marin 5]- , Santa Barbara 4}j, Santa Rosa 2. [108J -- j- ' -iiJ '

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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]

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I East Wins the 220 at Berkeley Although (because of a stiff wind) no records were broken, every member of the squad came through and gave his best as is proved by the one-sided Pirate victory. With Captain Ray East unable to compete, Modesto depended on Roy Styles to bring home the bacon in the dashes. Tying the conference record, he took a first in the century, tied for third in the 220 and placed first in the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet, 5 -vj inches to win the high point cup with 1 1 ' ,2 points. Al Novo was but a quarter of a point behind Styles. He won the mile easily, took another first in the 880, and ran a great lap in the relay. Jackson took first in the high hurdles, second in the lows, and third in the broad jump to score 1 markers. Modesto was presented with the championship cup and the relay cup. The high point cup went to Roy Styles. Point winners received medals. Blue and White points were scored as follows: Mile — Novo, first: Miles, fourth. Time, 4:39.2. 100- Yard Dash — Styles, first. Time, : 10 flat. 440-Yard Dash — Ferrel, second. 120-Yard High Hurdles — Jackson, first: Eriksen, second. Time. :15.4. 880-Yard Run— Novo, first: Reid. third. Time, 2:03.8. 220-Yard Dash — Styles, tied for third. 220-Yard Low Hurdles — Jackson, second. Shot put — Bispo. first: P. Johnson, fourth. Distance, 44 feet, 2 i Discus — C. Johnson, first: P. Johnson, third. Distance. 131 feet. 1 Broad Jump — Styles, first: Jackson, third: Eriksen, tied for fourth, tance, 22 feet, 5.3 inches. Javelin — Pedersen. first. Distance. 170 feet. 8 inches. High Jump — Anderson, tied for third. Pole Vault — Olson, first. Height. 1 1 feet, 3 inches. Relay — Won by Busano, Watts, Novo, Ferrel. Time, 3:36.2. 11091 nches. inch. Dis-