California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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f' N 4 Ji I.. git a. ,-'i25'Si92?H.3'.Q?' rrimiv -5:1 wa-we -.. WAHM E94 .. -45-152' - , . - ,...aQL-he ..M15q.-is .l 4 . Al. ..n 1, ,,. A 5.1.4, A-pls. .. 1 A n W LT.. 1 I V L I .L f...:-,.-.....:a. .-..-.-. A . the Wildcats. Paul Dallas ran the best 440 of his career when he turned in a :49.8, to set a new record for Chico State 440 men. Bud Holland took a third in the 440. In the shot put, Ivan Campbell placed first with a heave of 46 feet, 3 inches. Harry Vonasek took a third place. The shot put record in the conference made by Ed Jorgensen in 1935 with a put of 48 feet, 5M inches, still stands. Morgan of Fresno cleared the bar in the high jump at 6 feet, M inches to annex a first place While Potter tied with Ford of C. O. P. for second place. In the 880 Stevenson of Fresno placed first and Herman Kostiz took a close second. Taylor placed second in the two-mile for the 'Cats. Ivan Campbell gained a fourth place in the broad jump when Day of Nevada leaped out 22 feet, 10M inches to win. Fresno's relay team took another Hrst for the Bulldogs while Chico came in second. In the discus the Wildcats failed to place and the event Went to Parks of Fresno with a heave of 136.92 feet. Donning their spikes for the last time for Chico State were Paul Dallas, ace 220 and 440 man, who is leaving school: Ed Bailey, consistent 220-yard man: Ivan Campbell, who has con- sistently taken high point honors more times than any other man on the Chico squad, and Ben Reams, sprinter and hurdler. Aside from Campbell, the greatest loss to the track squad will be little Ben Reams who wound up his conference competition at Davis. Bennie has been one of the most brilliant performers to ever wear the Cardinal colors of Chico State and when roll call is taken next year his name will be among those of the miss- ing: however, the name of Reams will not fade from memories as fast as others have as Ben has left behind him a remarkable string of victories, and records that will stand for some time. Returning veterans for the 1939 season include such out- standing and promising men as Herman Kostiz, 880 and mile runner: Bud Holland, who continually pressed Paul Dallas to the tape in the 440: Bob Reams, hurdler and 220 many Orrin Hoffman in the javelin: Harry Vonasek, shot putter: Don Davis, 220-yard man, and Jay Garner, 880 runner. The 1938 track squad was composed of the following men: Arens, Bragdon, Bailey, Buckley, Campbell, Dallas, Hoff-man, Davis, Gooch, Garner, Holland, Kostiz, Moore, Potter, Mezger, Ben Reams, Bob Reams, Taylor, Vonasek, Welch, and Welder. Other records in the Far Western Conference are held by: Richards of Nevada in the broad jump, 24 feet 7M inches: Elroy Robinson of Fresno holds two records, running the mile in 4 minutes 19.9 seconds, and the 880 in 1 minute 57 seconds: Rice of Fresno ran the two-mile in 9 minutes 46 seconds, Warmer- dam, another Fresno man, vaulted 13 feet 6 inches and his teammate Walter Marty cleared the bar in the high jump at 6 feet 6K3 inches. Pete Sales of the Aggies in 1937 on the Chico track set a new record in the discus with a throw of 144.78 feet. Marty's record will probably remain the longest of any of these. ARCHIE BUCKLEY Best mark Pole vault -ll ft. 8 in. LOUIS WE1.CH Best mark Pole vaultrll ft. 6 in. BURT WELDER Best mark Pole vault..ll ft. 8 in. HAROLD MEZGER Best time 2-Mile ............ 10:27 ED BAILEY Best time 100 - .............. .9.9 220 ---- ........... :22.4 JOHN POTTER Best mark High jump ......... .6 ft. GILES LIEGEROT Best mark 2 -Mile .......... l 1 min. BERT MCCORMICK Track Coach 5 . 'Q . .- .I.iE:..s.-1.. E it H 5- E H-'Q . .... , .. --.-. . .... t . E - .. -is gi, A ii ' ,... I . .. ..... . . .... . we xwE,.3..? A .,.. H . ' M- haf? 1-93 I: -:-:-4 V- .s.s ,. . .ummu1lu fs ae1l

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sig HARRY VONASEK Best mark Shot ..... --44 ft. 4 in. HERBERT ARENS Best time High hurdles .... :l5.5 JAY GARNER rf is Best time 880 ........,,.. - 2 :00.4 ' GAIL Moons Best time High hurdles, ....... :I6 eggs ef JOHN CHESNEY Track Manager for 19 3 8 very slow, being not only sandy but rocky, and it is reported that Reams got ol? to a Very poor start, being the last 'man to leave his holes. There was about a ive mile an hour wind blowing at his back. Potter took the high jump when he made his best jump of the season, 5 feet l IM inches. Herb Arens ran his best race of the year and pushed Frick, last year's conference cham- pion high hurdler, all the way to the tape. Davis and Bailey placed two, three in the 220-yard dash for a few more unex- pected points. The combined opposition of both Nevada and the Aggies was able to garner only four first places. Bennie Reams took the low hurdles in the slow time of :25.2. Chico's middle distance runners, Kostiz and Garner, placed in that respective order in the mile and the 880, and both boys ran good laps in the relay to top off the day. Dallas and Holland pulled equal performances in the 440. Campbell again took the shot, discus, and the javelin to collect 18 points for high point honors of the meet. Hal Taylor took a Hrst in the two-mile. FAR WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Finishing second in the Far Western Conference Finals held at Davis on May 7, the Chico State track team completed a very successful season. The strong Fresno track squad annexed their seventh consecutive victory in the Far Western Conference track finals. The Bulldogs stacked up 77 points while Chico easily took a second with 422 points. College of Pacific was third with UM, Aggies fourth with 17, and Nevada managed to scrape together l l points. The secret of Fresno's scoring power was the depth and versatility of their track performers. Stevens won two races, as did Reams of Chico, but Sheppard ran a lap in the relay besides taking places in the pole vault, low hurdles, and broad jump. Both Reams and Stevenson were tied for high point honors of the meet, each scoring l0 points. Four records in the conference passed by the boards when Bennie Reams accounted for two of them and Nelson of Fresno and Frick of the Aggies set the others. Reams ran the hundred in the con- ference record breaking time of :9.5. The old record of 19.7 was held jointly by Kellog of Nevada, Salvato of San Jose, Holt of Fresno, and Powers of Nevada. In the 220 low hurdles the diminutive Reams leaped the sticks in :23.4, clipping one-tenth of a second from the old record which was held by Ciubser of Fresno Who set the record last year on the Chico track. Nelson of Fresno sliced three-tenths of a second off the 220-yard dash record to run the furlough in 221 flat. In the high hurdles, Frick of the Aggies, clipped a tenth of a second from the record, being clocked at :l4.4. In the mile run, Stevenson of Fresno took a iirst while Kostiz of Chico was second: the ti-me was 4:36.9. In the javelin, Jones of Fresno threw the spear 184 feet, 1121 inches. Hoffman was only a few inches short on his best throw and took a second for 5 1 ? Q. if 'Bl i lg: r 4 'r i 1 l ei a if 14 11 S F21 it 1 5, 5 TX gs fi 2 if .-fs 54 fi 'al M at '54 Q Jai ii I 3? r if I I Filed 1,

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HAROLD MEZGER Captain Frosh Football Scores Frosh ...,... -m ......... Auburn J. C .....,. -- Frosh .......... - ..,......... Marysville ..., nn-,.-,--- Frosh .....W..,.,.....,....... Aggie Frosh - .............. IO F sh .....,.,,........... --- Chico High ,-- .,......... - BOB FERGUSON FRESHMEN ATHLETICS 1937-1938 FOOTBALL NDER the leadership of Captain Hal Mezger, the Frosh football team for 1937 had an exceptionally successful year on the turf. At the end of the season the McCormick-coached Kittens Wound up with a record of two wins and two defeats in the four games played. Opening the season against a strong Placer J. C. eleven on the college Held, the Frosh suffered a 7 to 0 defeat. The Placer squad started the hostilities with a bang and by capitalizing on the breaks, managed to score in the first few min- utes. The Auburnites came close to pay dirt once, but were turned back. Traveling to Marysville on October 10, the Prosh went down to their second defeat of the season. Playing at night on the lighted field, the game was slow and marred by constant fumbles on both sides. The Indians put across the initial score in the third quarter after a sustained drive of 40 yards which the Frosh were unable to ste-m. It was not until late in the fourth quarter that the Kittens were able to break through the Marysville defense. The score came on a 12-yard run around left end by Earl Sullivan. Hal Mezger missed the conversion by inches. Staging a surprise comeback after two close defeats, the first year men Whipped the strong California Aggie Prosh on the local field, 13 to 0. The yearlings opened the scoring early in the second quarter when Hal Mezger pulled the age- old sleeper play to romp from the 30-yard line to the 10, where he was tackled from behind. From there Sullivan skirted the end behind good blocking to score. A few minutes later Bud Arens, Prosh end, grabbed a pass from the hands of an Aggie receiver and scored. MeZger's conversion was wide. With rivalry flaring high, the Frosh went to battle with the Chico High Panthers Thanksgiving Day and came out on the long end of a 19 to 0 score in their annual gridiron classic. Ernie De Stefano, Ronald Lang, and Verne Freitafs starred in the game. The 'Cats scored in the opening of the second quarter when Lang drove through the -middle of the Panther line for 8 yards. A few minutes later, Clarence Lewis, Kitten tackle, intercepted a pass and with perfect blocking ambled down the Held for the second touchdown. In the second half, De Stefano intercepted Dutton's pass on the Panthers' 41 and took the ball down to the 9-yard line Where on the third play Lang scored. Arens, Wadlington, and Car- mack were outstanding. This game ended the Erosh season. Cairns Hooper, Earl Sullivan, Bob Wadlington, Herb Arens, Ron Lang, Leo Palmiter, Gail Moore, Ernie De Stefano, Bob Hennigan, and Hal Mezger will be on next year's varsity. On the left: Lang is packing the ball in the Chico High game. Below are Ernest Ford, Leo Palmiter, and Clarence Lewis. va faifgems mafia! a-.2551 ' HQ H its if .3- Us male 'A K 'S L: A R 4 5 , 164254 . W3 1 . 'Q-' La --Qi., EET-E-' -ara ' if '5'55+.'i'!lE?ZK?f21.?Jif.'B'o?'- P F . ', 0 li'Tf?5 M.. fl 2. El