Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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•v FEACI 1 LAM The Baton Rouge High Track Train climaxed the 1832 season by winning the Track and Field Championship of Louisiana for the elKhth consecutive year under the ureal coaching of Coach Kd. M. Young- Tlie past season looked like a break had come for the worse to the Baton Rouge High's many time championships, but the wonderful spirit shown by the athletes proved that they were out to do their best to win the title for their -ichool ind coach. The season got underway In February and some forty candidates responded led by Captain Clarence ClMbo” Roberts. The Green and Gold cinder artists opened their season at the Southwestern Relay at Lafayette, which was a night meet. The Bulldogs nad little trouble winning the mile relay and several other special events on the program. They also won top honors in the 440 and medley relays, cinching the relay meet. In the first dual meet Fortier High of Now Orleans was the first Bulldog victim Clifford Ford opened up In the field events and won five first places. Anon Day ran a good 110 and Henry Young and Russell McMahon showed well in the dashes. The true test came the following week-end when Coach Young's champs Journeyed to the Crescent City to meet the Jesuit Blue Jays. Alter a hard fight and a brilliant finish Baton Rouge was victorious. Captain Roberts broke the state record In the high hurdle in 15.2. He won the low hurdles and the 440 race. Clifford Ford accounted for 22 of the Bulldogs' points. Kenner Day ran a great race In the 880 run. Then came the Bulldogs' old rival. Bolton High of Alexandria. The meet was close although Coach Young had many performer to run easy as the state meet was the following week at L. 8. U. The Bulldogs won. In the 8tatr Rally the Green and Goldster led the field of scorers with 27 point to Jesuits' 19 point . Captain Clarence Robert won both high and low hurdles, breaking the record m the high In 15.2 seconds. The relay team easily won in the time of 3:35. The team was composed of Anon Day. Henry Bango. Louis PIPer. and Clarence Roberts. Ford gained five points. Henry Young three. Sidney Bennett and I.en Tolusso were other »tars. CAPTAIN CLARENCE ROBERTS has been state high and low hurdle champion for three consecutive years. Roberts Is the record holder of the high hurdles of 15.2 seconds. He climaxed his fourth year on the team. ALTERNATE CAPTAIN SIDNEY BENNETT, crack pole vaulter. was one of the best In the state. He has placed each of the four years he participated In the rally, his best vault being 12 feet 3 Inches. RUSSELL MeMAHON. dash man. was mighty hard to beat In the 100 and 220 dashes. Ills speed made him a valuable man on the champ team. HENRY YOUNG, dash man. eased Coach Young's worries to find a speedster. Henry Improved i» the end of the season and won points In the rally In the 100 and 200 CLIFFORD “SOUPY FORD whs h whole track team rolled Into one. He was a great star In all dual meets, winning and tleing for first places In all the field events. “Soupy was also used as a dash -nan. LEONARD TOLUSSO weight man. won many points for the Bulldogs. Leonard hurled the discus, shot and was used In the Jumps. He will be greatly missed next season. CHARLIE YOUNO. high jumper and hop. step, and Jumper, placed well In dual meets and will he one of the rtars of the 1933 track team. ANON DAY. quarter mller and number one man on the winning relay team for two years, was hard to beat. The success of the relay team was the good running of Dav. C. G. POOD McGKHKK. won his letter as a dash man running a great race at the Southwestern Relays in Lafayette in the 440-yard relay. McGehec had speed and ability, ino picture). KENNER “OWENS DAY was the best distance runner on the squad. Kenner had a strong Snldl that carried him well ahead of his opponents and should he the keynote of the '33 team. He ran the 440 and S80 runs. HENRY BANGO was a member of the winning relay team at Eaton Rouge High for three consecutive years. This little fellow was a treat to see when he carried the baton. LOUIS SEED” PIPER, a little fellow with a great determination. Louis ran both hurdle races, winning second in all dual meets. He ran the third lap on the relay and always came in with a strong finish and a good lead. Cood luck. Seed.'' I

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