University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Marek of Texas won the javelin throw in the Relays. Perry Samuels came in second to Beinz of Tulane in the 100-yard dash. SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE MEET For the third consecutive year, Texas A M took the Southwest Con- ference track meet as they defeated Texas 55 4-49 4. Rice placed third with 36. Arkansas had 12%, Baylor 9%, SMU 12, and TCU 1. Perry Samuels tied the Conference record in the 100-yard dash with a 9.5 performance. Kadera of A M was denied his third con- secutive title in the shot put as Petrovitch of Texas tossed the shot 47 feet 5% inches. Charlie Parker tried in vain to make up a four- yard deficit in the sprint relay as A M won by a good two yards. Hampton of A M bettered Jerry Thompson ' s mile record of 4:20.2 with a 4:17.2. Desmond Kidd opened up too fast in the 440 and Holbrook of A M took first with 47.3 bettering the 47.8 record set by Harold Hall of Rice. Parker cut loose in the last 20 yards of the 220-yard dash to win with 21.1. Bobby Whisenant trailed Hampton of A M by 30 yards in the two-mile run to give Texas a second place. Hampton ' s 9:30.7 broke the record of 9:32.4 set by Sandi Esquival of Texas in 1925. Tobin Rote of Rice out-tossed Guess in the javelin with a throw of 195 feet, and Ray Marek of Texas placed second with 191 feet 10% inches. Kadera of A M took his third straight discus title with 154 feet 614 inches, and Reichert of Arkansas pulled a minor upset by placing second ahead of Texas ' Clay Krames. Vern McGrew of Rice defended his high-jump championship with a 6-foot 6 inch leap as Bob Walters of Texas placed second. Walters took the pole vault with the best mark of his career 13 feet 3 inches. Tompkins of Texas was second with 13 feet. Bill Hall of A M set a new record in the 220-yard low hurdles with 28.8 as he helped cinch the meet for the Farmers. The pole vault was won by Rasmussen of Oregon. SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE MEET SUMMARIES SHOT PUT: Petrovich, Texas, 47 feet 5% inches; second, Kadera of A M; third, Reichert, Arkansas; fourth, McPhail, Rice. JAVELIN THROW: Rote, Rice, 195 feet; second, Marek, Texas; third, Guess, Texas; fourth, Parks, Arkansas. 440-YARD RELAY: Texas A M, 41.6; second, Texas; third, Baylor; fourth, Rice. ONE-MILE RUN: Hampton, A M, 4:17.2; second, Herring, A M; third, Brooks, Texas; fourth, Brown and Hardin, Arkansas (tie). 440-YARD DASH: Holbrook, A M, 47.3; second, Cox, Rice; third, Mitchell, A M; fourth, Ludwick, A M. 100-YARD DASH: Samuels, Texas, 9.5; second, Parker, Texas; third, Cotton, Baylor; fourth, Brown, Rice. DISCUS THROW: Kadera, A M, 154 feet 614 inches; second, Reichert, Arkansas; third, Krames, Texas; fourth, Clay, Texas. 120- YARD HIGH HURDLES: Erfurth, Rice, 14.4; second, Rowland, SMU; third, Vails, Baylor; fourth, Price, Arkansas. HIGH JUMP: McGrew, Rice. 6 feet 6 inches; second, Walters, Texas; third, four way tie between Preston of Baylor, Simpson of A M, Adams of Arkansas, and Watkins of Texas. 880-YARD RUN: Byrd, Rice, 1:55.9; second, Hoff, Rice; third, Brad- ford, Arkansas; fourth, Hahn, A M. 220-YARD DASH: Parker, Texas, 21.1; second, Cotton, Baylor; third, Samuels, Texas; fourth, Napier, A M. BROAD JUMP: Price, SMU, 24 feet; second, Coleman, A M; third, Gerhardt, Rice; fourth, Henry, A M. TWO-MILE RUN: Hampton, A M, 9:30.7; second, Whisenant, Texas; third, West, Arkansas; fourth, Bonner, A M. 220- YARD LOW HURDLES: Hall, A M, 23; second, Rowland, SMU; third, Erfurth, Rice; fourth, Price, SMU. POLE VAULT: Walters. Texas, 13 feet 3 inches; two way tie for second, Tompkins of Texas and Bodeman of A M; fourth, Simpson, A M. MILE RELAY: won by A M; second, Rice; third, Texas; fourth, TCU; time 3:14.9. PACE 448

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DICK BROOKS FRANK GUESS DESMOND KIDD DRAKE RELAYS The Drake Relays were disappointing to the Steers as the only tallies were third places for Frank Guess in the javelin and Perry Samuels in the 100-yard dash. Although he won the relays a year ago with 202 feet 7 inches, the best that Guess could do was 194.47 feet. Samuels was a close third in the century which was won by Bienz of Tulane with 9.8. Marek was out of the money in the javelin toss, Walters dragged the bar off with his leg in landing after a 6 foot 4 inch leap, and Clay Krames fouled out on a throw that would have placed him third. KANSAS RELAYS Walters was outstanding at the Kansas Relays where he set a new record of 6 feet 8-3 16 inches in the high jump. Samuels placed fourth in the 100-yard dash. Marek was second in the javelin with 193 feet 91 2 inches, and Krames was third in the discus with 145 feet 7 inches. Ex-Longhorn Jerry Thompson placed secon d in the mile run. Robertson takes the broad jump for Texas in the Relays. Jerry Thompson, running unattached, wins the special mile event in the Texas Relays. McGrew of Rice wins the high jump.

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CROSS COUNTRY This year saw the end of Texas ' seventeen year domination of Conference cross-country championships as Texas A M defeated the Longhorns 23-34 over the A M 2.6 mile course on N vember 19. The Aggies took an unexpected first and second place to deliver a one-two punch the Steers found too much to overcome. To make matters worse, A M ' s Jerry Bonnen unexpectedly slipped in fifth ahead of Bobby Whisenant, one of Texas ' three best runners, and the meet was practically cinched for the Farmers. This was the first Conference defeat for Coach Clyde Littlefield ' s runners since 1930, and the first first-place finish for the Aggies since 1933 when they gained a 32-32 tie with Texas the only previous blot on the Longhorn ' s record. Lettermen QUALIFIED T AWARD Wayne Hanson Richard Brooks Bobby Whisenant Lowell Hawkinson Robert Bauman RESERVE AWARD Adrian Sailing Walter Broemer Front Ron: LITTLEFIELD (coach), WHISENANT, HANSON, HAWKINSON Second Row: BROOKS, BKOEMER. BAUMAN, SALLING, JERRY THOMPSON (assistant coach) 1 ' v.i 449