Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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(track letter JR™ Harley Dufifielcl Harold Paulsen Richard Thompson Killy Garrison Jack Freeston Lyle Paulsen Marvin Hamilton Dick Reinmiller Lynn McClure (track iHeets Attmbck auk to 1’c j ttcnkck llontiac Jluhitational (Track iiicct Jack Freeston won three tirsts, one of the tirsts being a record heave at the shot put of 55 feet, $' inches. COuaiuangidav JWccI Initit itincolu, Lincoln won the meet, but Atlanta showed their ever gaining experience by taking second. With the help of Jack’s three firsts in the weights and the points picked up by the other up and coming athletes such as Harold Jftattoitn Only Jack was entered in this meet, for Atlanta was also entered in the Springfield relays on the following The other men that went, gained very valuable experience, although they didn’t place in anything. Jfit. J.hdaski, iHnrtsluiri), anti Atlanta Paulsen, Lyle Paulsen, Marvin Hamilton, Harley Duffield. Lynn McClure. Dick Reinmiller, Richard Thompson and William Spencer, Atlanta’s second place was undisputed. (Track Jitrrt day. Jack was only allowed to enter in two events, both of which he won very easily. ;8 prini(fu'lh It clans The Springfield relays was as good a place as any for the Atlanta thin clads to gain a little more experience, which they were gaining very rapidly. Marvin Hamilton got a fifth in a large field of 77 schools. Harley Duffield got a fifth in the javelin, Lynn McClure topped the bar at the height of 9 feet. 9 inches, and Jack Freeston made another good record “put” in the shot of 54 feet, 9 inches, but due to a late session of the night before was only able to get second in the discus. jSaiuicmin lirlaijs Freeston was the only entry at Sail- in the weights, discus, shot put and ncmin but took his usual three firsts javelin. lUaslilimu liclaus There were nine boys that went to the Washburn relays and all won a medal and several won two. Coach Price concentrated most of his-team’s strength on the relays, of which we were third and we placed second in special events. Jack Freeston taking his usual three firsts and Lynn McClure tying for first in the pole vault. 25 j tala«t

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 basketball (Sames aub genres (Conference (Mantes Middletown 14 Atlanta 40 Chestnut 15 Atlanta 25 Bcason 12 Atlanta 23 Hartshurg 16 Atlanta 34 Waynesville 21 Atlanta 31 Elkhart 38 Atlanta 51 Armington 19 Atlanta 53 Hartshurg 29 Atlanta 46 Bcason IK Atlanta 46 Waynesville 12 Atlanta 51 Elkhart 23 Atlanta 74 Armington 16 Atlanta 18 Williamsvillc 16 Atlanta 31 Kenney 31 Atlanta 47 Emden 10 Atlanta 14 Latham 14 Atlanta 57 Havana 30 Atlanta 19 Williamsville 27 Atlanta 39 Hopebale (tournament Armington 21 Atlanta 27 Morton 21 Atlanta 51 Hopedale • 28 Atlanta 36 (County (tournament Latham 15 Atlanta 51 Middletown 10 Atlanta 40 Elkhart 27 Atlanta 35 Bcason 14 Atlanta 26 District (tournament Waynesville 20 Atlanta 66 Hartshurg 31 Atlanta 36 Mt. Pulaski 32- Atlanta 17 1 q 3 4 ?? llll ww III!

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Cmiiitn (Eiijcli ati Jficlb Afcct Atlanta, Mt. Pulaski, Hartsburg, and Elkhart competed in the county track meet, that Atlanta won with 62 points, Mt. Pulaski second with 31-points, Hartsburg third with 19, and Elkhart fourth with 7 points. Atlanta took 11 of the 13 possible firsts. Free-ston, winning three firsts, establishing two new records, one in the discus and one in the shot put, but fell behind as individual point winner by ' points, which was won by Lyle Paulsen who won the high and low hurdles, the broad jump and ran on the winning relay team. Lynn McClure tied for first in the pole vault and for second in the high jump, while Harley Duffield won the 440 yard dash, Marvin Hamilton placed second in the half mile and Richard Thompson won the mile event, but Dick Reinmiller, our dash man, turned out the best performance of the day, after taking second in the 100 yard clash which was run in 10:4 and then came right back to win the 220 yard dash in 23:4, only fourth-tenths slower than the county record. The relay also was worth watching, it was the best time made by that team this year, being run in 1 :41. IHstrirt tErarli ; The district meet will be held May 12 and with Lady Luck around Atlanta ought to make it very “tough” for some of the other schools. Mr. Price is taking as many men as are Ji'tatc (Trad; ai '1'lie state meet is held at Champaign On May 18 and 19. Atlanta has only one entry at the state meet, being represented by Jack in the weights. Jack i ifirlft Cftcd available at that time, including Jack, who is expected to break the district shot put and discus throw records again this year. Jt'idft Alert is expected to break the state shot put and discus records this year for it’s his last chance at them. ItiliHiminutoH Relays The Bloomington relays will be held May 26. Atlanta will be represented by their weight star and perhaps JJcliin Relays anti Atlanta has two track meets on May 30, which Mr. Price expects to send entries to. He is taking Jack Free-ston to Ft. Madison and is going to send the relay and special events men to the Pekin relays. This concludes the track career for two of Atlanta’s track men, Jack Free-ston and Lvle Paulsen, this being their last year in high school. But track ought to survive these two losses for there is Marvin Hamilton, now a 19 3 '1----------------24 Coach Price will take some of his relay men also. 3ft. JllaMsou Junior and a good half miler; Dick Reinmiller, also a Junior, a good dash man and low hurdler; Richard Thompson and William Spenser are good mile men. Lynn McClure ought to be pole vaulting 12 feet by next year and high jumping about 5 feet, 10 inches. Harley Duffield is improving as a quarter miler and there are also other good prospects in the lower classes that are coming up and are pretty good.