Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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I Track Team SENIOR HIGH TRACK TEAM Standing: Franklin Keller, Charles Martin, Max Sandusky. James Murphy, Bill Gentry, Wilbur Shepherd, Ed Zlph, Vaughan Linnell, Charles Lott, John Karrle, Judson Phipps, Marcus Caton, Bob Lindensmith, .lack Savlln, Alex Carrlllo. Second: Vernon James, Bud Olmsted, Francis Keen, Jack Brinton, Charles Martin, Joe Rosenauer, George Otten, Enoch Shepherd, Donald James. First: Norman Loyd, William Wheeler, Richard Jones, Paul Boswell, Cecil Burnett, Elmer Barton, Floyd Reno, Wllbur Meier. 1938 TRACK AND FIELD REVIEW Looking back at last year's accomplishments, one realizes that Benton had the combination that it takes to spell victory for the season: Captain Elmer Barton, a consistent performer, George Otten, high point man of almost every meet, Reno, record-buster de luxe, and a supporting cast of regular guys. Leavenworth, April 2-Benton nosed out Argentine in the Leavenworth Triangular, to take first place with 67 points. Elmer Barton lowered the record in the 220 to 22:53 Joe Rosenauer raised the distance of the shot put to 42 feet, and Floyd Reno went 11 feet in the pole vault. Liberty, April 15-The Cardinals took Class A hon- ors at William Jewellg a total of 62 points. George Otten was high point man of the Class A division. Reno tied the meet record in the pole vault, 11 feet 6 inches. Chillicothe, April 16-In the Business College Relays the Cards beat their Central rivals by winning the meet with 2315 points. Captain Barton won the 2205 Reno took the pole vault, and the relay team placed second in the 880. Maryville, April 22-Northwest Missouri athletes saw the Benton team victors in Class A with 625 points and two new records. Reno broke the pole vault record at 11 feet 753 inches, and the 880 relay team, Barton, Reno, Otten and Burnett, ran their half mile in 1:35. Trenton, April 29-In the annual invitational, Ben- ton outdistanced the field with 705 points. Otten smashed the 120 high hurdle record to win in 15.6 sec- onds, the half mile relay team ran the event in 1:35.15 Barton did record time in the 220 yard dash, 23.1 sec- onds. Other firsts were Reno and Rosenauer. Hiawatha, April 30fThe Cards entering only a few events of the meet in which 30 schools participated, won those competed in. Reno set a new pole vault rec- ord of 11 feet 6 inches. City Meet, May 6-7-In the first day of competition Benton led by taking firsts in the jumping events. Dur- ing the second day with more of the same they piled up a total of 75279 points. Both Rosenauer and Jack Brinton broke the existing shot put record, Rosenauer's toss being 46 feet 9 inches for first. In the novice division, Meier, Olmsted, Linnell and Richard Jones took their events to win the competition with 71 points. Columbia, May 14-Only sure point winners were entered in the state meet, but the Cards took fourth place with 12 points. Reno won the pole vault, and Rosenauer, Brinton, Otten and Barton were in the money. This closed one of Benton's most successful track seasons. Richard Jones and Charles Martin were chosen co-captains of this year's team. City Junior High Meet, May 14-The younger Car- dinals came home with the Junior High School Track and Field Meet championship for the second straight year. They totaled 87 points, while Bliss and Roosevelt tied for second at 83 points. Cooper set up a new rec- ord in the high jump while Shipman, Davis and Hurst won their events. QPage Twenty-five!

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Basketball Squad 1938-39 RECORD When the '38-'39 season opened, the Cardinals were the defending city champions-a tough as- signment for the Redbirds deprived of the scoring power of George Otten and the defense work of Floyd Reno, the mainstays of the 1937-38 team. Vaughan Linnell, Bud Olmsted and Charles Smallwood were the only remaining veterans. The Cardinals opened their season against North Kansas City, winning an overtime game. .Resuming play after the holidays, they began their defense of the city title by defeating Chris- tian Brothers Eagles. But after defeating Hia- watha team on the home court, Benton lost to Central, theipre-season favorites. I Then the Red and White team retaliated by defeating North Kansas City, for the second time. Next Lafayette Shamrocks were taken into camp to' raise Benton hopes for another city title. But defeats at the hands of Trenton and C. B. H. S. brought the Cardinal percentage below the .500 mark. Goben and Smallwood wound up their inter- scholastic careers by leading the team on to vic- tory against the Olathe Mutes. A homecoming game against Trenton ended in defeat for Coach Springer's quintet. The Cardinals won a return game with Olathe. , Bill Tworek made a last-minute, game-saving' basket as Benton defeated Central in a return game. After this, the Cardinals took an unsuc- cessful trip into Nebraska where they were de- feated by Hastings and Beatrice. In the last intra-city game of the season, Benton was defeated by Lafayette to plunge the Cardinals into a tie for third place. This defeat was followed by another, this time at the hands of William Chrisman of Independence, Missouri. The Redbirds were eliminated in their first game of the regional tournament by losing a hard fought game to the Central Indians. Bud Olmsted, Cardinal team captain, repre- sented Benton on the second team of the mythi- cal News-Press all city basketball team. Chick Martin, Charles Smallwood and Don Goben, for- wardsg Vaughan Linnell, centerg and Ed Pasek, guard, were awarded honorable mention in the selections. CAGE COMMENTS North Kansas City ........ Cardinals bring home victory as Xmas present. C. B. H. S .................,,.... First intra-city victory, here's hoping. Hiawatha ........................ Another victoryg hurray! Central ,...........,...........,... Indians Win, make fifteen free throws. North Kansas City ........ Chick Martin stars in Cardinal triumph. Lafayette ........................ Shamrocks wing too bad. Trenton ............ ...,,...... F ast and rough, Trenton wins. C. B. H. S ......... ....... C hampionship hopes fading!! Olathe ............ ....... G oben, Smallwood, stars, wind up careers. Trenton ..... ....... A lumni witness heart-breaking defeat. Olathe ......... ....... S econcl loss for mutesg Martin stars. Hastings ...... ....... C ardinals lose first road game. Beatrice ..... ....... R oad games disappointingg second loss. Central ............................ We beat Central!!! Yeah, team!!! Lafayette ........................ Tied for third placeg Cards lose. VVilliam Chrisman ........ Close season with loss. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Central Indians .............. Cardinals eliminated in fast game, lPage Twenty-four!

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