Florida Military Academy - Dugout Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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THE DUGUUT is 797 if it if if weight gold medal was won by Jack Wiley and Pedro Gonzalez was declared the win- ner in the bantamweight division. TRACK Led by two veteran dash men, Bob Elkins and George Anderson, the Academy har- riers began their workouts early in March. Somewhat handicapped by the loss of practically all of the '37 lettermen, the chances for a successful season were not very promising at the start. The first meet of the year was a dual encounter with Kentucky Military Institute on the F. M. A. field. The result was a decisive victory for the Academy, as the cadets rolled over their rivals by a 72-44 margin. The next meet was not scheduled until after the annual Spring Vacation when on April 16th, Coach Burroughs took his team to Tampa for a dual meet with Hillsborough High, a member of the Big Ten . Once again the cadets came through in excellent style and captured an easy win to the tune of 6516-4215. Elkins was the star of the meet with first place wins in the 100 and 220 yard dash, the broad jump, javelin and discus. Coach Burroughs entered the team in the state track and field meet, held annually THE BOXING TEAM Sitting: Norton, Smith, E., Gay, Hall, Hubbard. First Row Standing: Coach Joseph, Schneck, Lay, McQueen, McPhail, Wiley, Morton, Kirkland, Mead, Noel lManagerJ. Second Row Standing: Bradham, Hydrick, Moore, Sordo, Bartlett, Waynick, Berger, Smith, D. W., McCullough. Page 98

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'f'1 q 'f s. F ., 4, I, if if 'if 'if if 'if 'KTI-IEDUGOUT second round and were defeated by them 28-16. Plant High then went on to capture the tournament championship. At the conclusion of the tournament, Iky Wingate and Shorty McPhail were selected by tournament officials and sports writers for positions on the first and second all-tournament teams respectively. Too much praise cannot be given to Coach Bur- roughs for his success in rounding out such pa highly successful season. Graduating Lettermen: McPhail, Wertz, Steele, Danison and Ayres. Returning Lettermen: Ivy Wingate, Iky Wingate, Daly and J. W. Mitchell. 1937-38 RECORD F. M. A. Opponent Oppomenfs Score 52 St. Petersburg Vocational High 10 47 Lowrey's flndependentl 29 30 St. Petersburg Junior College 22 25 New Port Richey 14 23 Kentucky Military Institute 34 15 Largo 6 34 Clearwater 36 25 St. Petersburg Junior College 20 24 Clearwater 19 47 Largo - 19 22 Kentucky Military Institute 20 45 Cooksey's flndependentl 15 25 Sarasota fTournamentJ 24 16 Plant High fTournamentJ 28 430 Totals 276 - BOXING Captain Joseph, boxing coach, issued his first call for candidates for the boxing team early in January. Although sixty cadets reported for practice, only a few were experienced. Jack Wiley, last year's State Golden Glove Welterweight Champion, headed the contingent of would-be boxers. During the first two weeks in February, the annual intramural bouts were held with each senior company entering its contestants in the various weight divisions. Company A finally won the boxing championship in a 4 to 3 bout decision over its arch rival, Company B. Coach Joseph took his boxers to Miami on March 6th in order to compete in the annual State Golden Cloves Tournament. Making the trip with Captain Joseph were Boxing Captain Jack Wiley, Kirkland, Morton, Mead, Schneck, Bleakley and Gonzalez, P. Due to several contributing factors, the cadets failed to score a victory. The St. Petersburg Y. M. C. A. held its first Golden Gloves Tournament on Friday night, April 22nd. Cadets entered in the tournament were Bleakley, Gonzalez, P., McQueen, Raphun, L., Bradham, Lay, Waynick, Bosland, and Wiley. The middle- Pg 97

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-N-.11.. , - 1-f-f-1'y jm.-- ' f - www .... ... ,.-..f l-. f .f 1 .. ., , ,uf ily nO if if if -k if it QTHEDUGUUT in Gainesville. Elkins again proved himself to be almost a one-man track team, when he was the only F. M. A. man to reach the finals. Elkins scored a total of ten points and ranked third as individual high scorer. He won firsts in both the 100 yard dash and the javelin throw. The final track meet of the year was held on Friday afternoon, April 29th, when the cadet squad faced St. Petersburg Junior College on the Academy field. The annual Decathlon, held to determine the school's best all-around athlete, was to be held on May 11th, after the date of publication of The Dugout. ACADEMY TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS Event Record Held by Time or Distance Year 50-yard Dash .,................ George Grace ....... .................. 5 .7 sec. 1935 100-yard Dash ....,............. Robert Elkins ....... ............ 1 0.2 sec. 1938 James Smith ..... ......... 2 2.4 sec. 1936 220-yard Dash - ' R obert Elkins ......... 22.4 sec. 1938 440-yard Dash .................. ,lose Gonzalez ....... ............. 5 7.3 sec. 1937 880-yard Run ......... ....... l ohn Maxwell ....... ........ 2 min. 30 sec. 1937 Mile Run .......................... lose Herrera ..... ........ 4 min. 57 sec. 1935 200-yard Hurdles ............ lose Gonzalez .... ......,......... 2 6 sec. 1937 220-yard Hurdles ............ George Grace ............. 32.2 sec. 1936 High Jump . ..................... Raymond Moore ....... ............... 5 ft. 6 inches 1936 Broad ,lump ...... .....,. R obert Elkins ....... .......... 2 0 feet 9112 inches 1938 P 1 V I Kearney Leggett ....... ...........,.............. 1 Ofeet 1937 0 C au t A ' Raymond Moore ..... .............................. 1 0 feet 1937 Shot Put K12 lb.J .............. George Grace ........ .......... 4 0 feet 815 inches 1937 Javelin Throw ....... ....... K earney Leggett ....... ......... 1 58 feet 8 inches 1937 Discus Throw ....... ....... R obert Elkins .................................. 107 feet 6 inches 1938 Baseball Throw ................ Jose Gonzalez ....................,............. 340 feet 6 inches 1937 440-yard Relay ................ Grace, Anderson, Gonzalez, Smith ................ 47.9 sec. 1937 880-yard Relay ................ Grace, Benitez, Gonzalez, Smith .......... 1 min. 42 sec. 1937 Mile Relay ........... ........ G onzalez, Conlin, Maffei, Mitchell..4 min. 12.2 secs. 1937 Medley Relay 110 yards-George Grace 220 yards-Jose Gonzalez - K 1000 yardsl ................ 330 yards-Robert Elkins .... ............ 2 mln. 16.3 secs. 1937 440 yards-Gene Mastry Decathlon ...... ........ I ames Smith ....................... ....... 40 points 1936 BASEBALL The first baseball game of the season was on the afternoon of March 12th when E. M. A. lost to Kentucky Military Institute in Venice by a score of 6-2. ln spite of excellent pitching by Wiley and Leon, bad breaks and errors gave the game to K. M. I. On Saturday afternoon, March 20th, the cadets evened the score by defeating K. M. I. 6-3. Bill McQueen, the first baseman, was easily the star of the game, with three Page 99