Jefferson High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Track Again it was a story of not enough material that brought Jeff the sixth rung down the ladder in Portland's prep track league. The spring '42 season was opened, os it is each year, by the Hill Relays to which Jeff sent twelve runners. This season saw the first use of the Hopkin Jenkins Field, when a relay meet was held April 3 with Wash- ington, in which Jeff managed to tie the Colonials. On the newly dedicated field, Jeff met Roosevelt and Franklin in the first tri- angular meet. The Demos came out of the scramble on the bottom. Jeff again met a better team when they ran against Grant, but managed to outpoint Commerce. In the final triangular tilt, the Demo thinclods ran over Benson and Sabin in the A, B, and C divisions. Four varsity tracksters, Kemmer, Fisher, Sering, and Warren, turned in good enough records to qualify in the city meet. Sering was the only Demo to place in a race. This final meet was won by Grant with Washington as a close second. Nine juniors qualified in the B division to run in this city meet. A lot of credit for what Jeff did goes to Bob Brandenburg, Ray Sering, Bob Manegre, Clement Kemmer, Frank Fisher, Steve Warren, and Harvey Weiprecht. Much more successful than the varsity were the junior and frosh squads. The juniors placed high in the city and show plenty of promise. Running in the city meet, Owen Collins ran away from the entire field in the mile to take first place in 4:57. The “C squad swept the entire field and came out without a setback although the cham- pionship rights are not recognized because of no city C division meet. The C squad managed to top a Grant C team which was Grant's first defeat in years at the hands of Jefferson in track. Tennis The 1942 girls' tennis team came out in second place, with Grant winning the championship. The members of the team in order were Lorraine Rhoades, Jo Anne Winslow, Devoe Johnston, and Jeanette Ek. Lorraine Rhoades won all the games she played, and Jo Anne Winslow, Devoe Johnston, and Jeanette Ek each lost one game. Lorraine Rhoades, 7th termer, and Jeanette Ek, 8th termer, are the only ones left this season. The 1942 boys' tennis team came out in third place, with Washington winning the championship, and Grant in second place. We won four games and lost two. The members of the team were, respectively, Malcolm Gynther, Ted Cook, Calvin Lang, Jack Tellefson, and Ray Dixson. Malcolm Gynther, 5th termer, Tom Cook, 8th termer, and Ray Dixson, 4th termer, are the only ones who will be back this season. Golf In the 1942 golf season, Jefferson placed third in the Portland prep league standing, with Grant and Washington holding first and second place, respectively. We lost only two games. The top positions were held by George Taylor, Ed Altree, Gus Kriara, and Warren Davis, with Bob Swanberg and David Kelly as alternates. Warren Davis won the most points of all the members of the team: even in the losing games, he won several points. David Kelly is the only one who will be back this season. All the rest have either gone into the service or graduated.

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Basketball This year the Jeff varsity suffered a bad season primarily because of lack of height which enabled their opponents to dominate the backboard play. Those that followed the Jeff scores closely noticed that the Demos had many close contests where they were edged out only by a few points. In their one pre-season game the Demos defeated Multnomah College. The last game of the season played against the second-place Roosevelt Roughriders was a thriller, with the Teddies defeating the Demos by four points, the score being 39 to 35. Jeff’s league standing was eighth place with two wins and fourteen losses. Those who received letters were Cliff Hume, Dick Waldo, Vern Mueller, Ray Tercek, Clair Van Bramer, Walt Kirsch, Ray Stratton, Jim Englesby, and Don Johnson. The high scorers were Ray Tercek, 156 points; Ray Stratton, 65 points; Clair Van Bramer, 60 points; and Dick Waldo, 50 points. Ray Tercek was selected by the Journal for the second string of the All-City team. The lettermen returning next season will be Johnson, Kirsch, Hume, Waldo, and Inglesby. THERE WEAf SOME YOUNG ONES -ON THE TEAM LAST SEASON