Fulton High School - Static Yearbook (Fulton, IL)

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Fulton Relays l S, Miller, B. Kruse, R. Feldt The Fourth Annual Fulton Relays was won by a well-balanced team of DeWitt thin- clads. This marked the first year that Fulton failed to top the championship trophy. How- ever, the Fulton crew was able to take three of the individual relay trophies. The low- hurdle team, composed of Johnson, Smith, Hoogheem, and Casey won one trophy and the two-mile relay composed of Leahy, Row- land, Wassenaar, and Walter and the dis- tance-medley team composed of Kettler, Page 68 Dykema, Wassenaar, and Walter copped the other two. Other relay teams from Fulton which placed were: Varsity 440-Johnson, Kettler, Dykema, Casey, 4th, the Fr.-Soph. 440-Bielema, Boelkens, Snyder, Borgstrom 5th, the 880 relay-Johnson, Walter, Dykema Casey, 5th, and the mile relay team-Snyder Kettler, Crandall, Boelkens took 5th. In the field events Harvey placed second in the high jump and DeGunther tied for fifth. 7 7

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Track ILeft to Right ROW 1fV. Borgstrom, A. Engleking, D. Snyder, L. Wassenaar, C. Johnson, J. Wessels, D. Leahy, F. Carlson, G. Wiersema, D. Dickey, G. Walter, J. Flannery. ROW 2-G. Hill, G. Crandall, L. Boelkens. W. Anglese, R. Sissing, L. Casey, L. Kettler, J. Voss, D. Woods, A. Eissens, D. Ardapple, P. Norman, A. Schuler. ROW 3-I. Hoogheem, J. Schuler, L. Bonneur, O. DeWeerdt, H. Hill, H. Balk, J. Bielema, B. Wie- ' benga, G. Hoese, B. Riordon, D. Loftus, R. Stuart, D. Hamstra, D. Ryder, V. Sikkema. ROW 4-Coach DeWild, J. Sikkema, F. Smith, B. Dykema, B. Blean, T. Snyder, H. Harvey, R. Temple, M. Letcher, D. DeGunther, B. Flinn, G. Blink, Coach Henderson . The following 'is an actual account of the track meets Fulton participated in this season. April 12 - The Fulton Steamers had a tri- angle meet with Savanna and Rock Falls, Rock Falls took first with 85 points, Savanna second with 48 points and Fulton last with 47 points. April 14 - Fulton held a quadrangular meet with Lyons, Lanark, and Morrison. The winner was Lyons with 52 points, Fulton second with 4792 points, Morrison third with 42175 points, and Lanark with 38 points. April 19 - Fulton the defending champions of the Davenport Relays went to Davenport to defend the title. The Relays were won by Galva, with 43172 points, Princeton 37 3A points, Fulton 3792 points, and Tipton 37 points.. Harper Harvey grcilge the high jump record of 5' 97s by jumping May 3 - Fulton made another attempt to de- fend another of their titles, the Fulton Relays Champions. They were defeated by DeWitt with 55 points, Fulton 44 1-3 points, Lyons 34 pomts, and Sterling Community with 29 points. Fulton won only three races and received as many trophys. . May 6 - Fulton again went to defend the Gateway Classics Champion Class B title but were not successful. Fulton placed around tenth in this track meet. Oelwein was the 1950 champion. The only boys to place were George Walters, sec- ond in the HQ mile, Harper Harvey was first in the high jump, and Dick DeGunther was tied for third in the high jump. May 10 - The Frosh-Soph team went to the Morrison Relays but they didn't have much luck, They placed in four events but they placed sixth in the rest of the events. Temple got third in the shot, tied for third in the pole vault. The Fulton team placed fourth in the 100 yard run and Kettler got 4th in the 440 yard run. May 13 - Five boys went to the District Track meet from Fulton but only one boy was successful. George Walter placed 5th in the Vg mile run. None of Fulton track squad will go to the state meet on May 20th. Page 67

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Track Letterman lLeft to Righty L. Casey, G. Johnson, D. DeGunther, B. Dykema, H. Harvey. M- Letcher. G- Hill, D- Leahy- Cliff Johnson was hampered his Senior yearcby an illness toward the end of basket- ball seasong however, toward the end of track season he regained his speed and was a val- uable asset to the team. He went to State his Junior year in the 200 yard low hurdles and holds the school record with a time of 23.4 seconds. This was his fourth year as a track letterman. Harper Harvey completed his third year as a track letterman in the role of one of the leading high-jumpers of the area. He placed high in nearly every meet of the year. Dick DeGunther won his first track letter as a high jumper. Dick placed in nearly every meet also. Melvin Letcher was the best shot putter of the team and won his first track letter. George Hill, star sprinter and hurdler, was injured during midseason and thus end- ed his high school track career. He was a large point-getter. This was his third year on the varsity squad. Leo Casey was the leading dash rnan of the team and specialized in the 100 and 220. This was his second year as a letterman. Bob Dykema, another sprinter, offered valuable assistance in the relay events. This was Bob's second year as letterman also. Dan Leahy, distance man, ran on the two- mile relay team which took first place in both the Davenport and the Fulton relays. George Walter completed his third year on the varsity as the leading distance man of the area. He went to State in the half-mile run in his Junior year and holds the school record with a time of 2:06.' Page 69