Millard High School - Millard Yearbook (Fillmore, UT)

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AW Od Yygs Our Victorious Mile Relay Team p22g71ji-acream Obqqxixf Gordon, Ralph, Claude and Gera d , gifeston aclddsghisifrillr Zi! ' T A 30 bfogav 5 29196 gil B fizzxobsaol placed first in 440 yard dash Gur boys, who brought in the points for their Alma Mater, were: 110 Yard Dash ...............................,...Y.... Mile Run ........... 440 Yard Run.. 220 Yard Dash ...... 880 Yard Run.. Low Hurdles .... 880 Yard Relay ......... Mile Relay .......... Medley Relay .....,., Shotput .......,...... Pole Vault ........ Discus ..........Y.. Broad lump .,,.... Thayne Robison, LaMar Payne ..,,r,..Riley Mckee, Parley Robison Gordon Beckstrand, Claude Iohnson LaMar Payne, Preston Thompson Ralph Wood .....,.,Thayne Robison ........Mark Staples, LaMar Payne, Thayne Robison, Preston Thompson Gerald Hansen, Claude Iohnson, I. Ralph Wood, Gordon Beckstrand Vance Keel, Don Duncan, Ralph Duncan, Lee Warner Connie Bement, Stan Whitaker Ronald Wade Bill Richards, Dick Warner Preston Thompson Gordon Beckstrand the LISTENING TO THE LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM . . . MILLARD LEADS Chllb Ronald Wade top Pole Vaulter Caught doing nothing is this group of Millard boys who made up, in part, our third successive Region Six championship team So

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illdfd Gl'4'lJQW7'lG4'L ILHQI Qgl.OI'L CllClI7'Lpt.O4'LS AD Back row: Viron Penney, Floyd Trimble, Bill Richards, Robert Mitchell. David Melville, Maughn Chris- tensen, Bill Davies, Boyd Petersen, Dick Warner, Lee Warner. Third row: Ralph Duncan, Wilbur Stephensen, I. Ralph Wood, Iunior Stott, Stanley Whitaker, Mark Staples, Henry Stevens, Lester Dobson, Cleve Halsey, Bill Tomkinson, Dean Gillespie, Connie Bement, Linford Stephensen, Elmer George, Leland Thompson. Second row: Lawrence Stevens, Thayne Robison, Parley Robison, Gerald Hansen, Cecil George, Preston Thompson, Gordon Beckstrand. LaMar Payne, Ronald Wade, Don Turner, Ross Starley, Coach Watts. First row: Glen Whatcott, Earl Frampton, Dan Speakman, Omar Gillespie, Ronald An- derson, Bobby Black, Dennis Shaw, Claud Iohnson, Vernon Christensen, lack McBride, Leslie Iohnson. The athletic enterprises at the home of the Millard Eagles ended this spring when our cinder artists walked off with the third consecutive regional track and field championship. A double victory over our neighbors from Delta and Hinckley, in two tri- angular meets, one in our own backyard, the other at Delta, opened the track season. A trip to Provo to participate in the B.Y.U.'s relay meet followed- lt was here that the true strength of our team revealed itself. For the first time in years we scored only one victory-the mile relay. Coach Watts knew then. that in order to defend the region 6 crown successfully, he had to produce a team of balanced power. The hopetto garner points fell on those who could gain second, third, fourth and fifth places. Not quality, but quantity must act to save the Eagles' fame. It worked . . . With 6416 points, as against Beavers 48M points, the nearest competitor, the track meet of our region stood once more under the domina- tion of the Millardmen. Their performances, on their own field, before over- filled grandstands, thrilled their supporters and will be long remembered. There were no boys on crutches, no faces bruised and bandaged. No, but there were runners who counted their strides between hurdles, fighters who spent long hours stretching their legs and who iinally broke the tape while stop- watches clicked. lt was they who furnished thrills and surprises. Their demon- strations to win when lungs and muscles ache brought the crowd to its feet. Speed, coordination and stamina won the heartiest of all onlookers.

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nzeetcglzoseflfwlzogxceff State H Qlrialclers Cecil George 00 petefs R055 Field general for the all-staters is versa- tile Ross Peterson of Millard, acclaimed by coaches as one of the smoothest backs in the state-great offensively and de- fensively. He weighs only 165 pounds, but he's a football powerhouse when he dons the moleskins. A nice passer and punter, and smart as they come: he's just the leader to make the all-state eleven click. -Salt Lake Tribune, November 29, 1945 . . Cecil George of Millard was, with- out doubt. one of the state's most per- sistent wingmen, regardless of size of schools. George was the heart of the Eagle eleven, and a big reason why they reached the semi-final playoff. He knows when to crash in or when to drift with the play. He was hard to take out, and hardly ever taken in. -Salt Lake Tribune, November 29, 1945 gntermountain Qoxing Glzampions Dick Warner Lalwa' Payne DICK WARNER-light heavyweight champion Novice Division-a sophomore, went all the way to crown himself and his Alma Mater with the highest possible glory, an A.A.U. championship. Young, aggressive and hardened through faithful training, Dick left no doubt that he can master himself as well as others in the square ring, A fast straight left and a powerful right brought him to might. LAMAR PAYNE-bantamweight champion Iunior Di- vision-small in size, but packed full of dynamite, proved that 118 pounds of muscles and bones can, when excited, perform the greatest deeds of heroism. Fast on foot, accurate in blows, quick in thinking, LaMar could not help but win the favor of the grand- stand and a wellfdeserved knock-out victory rewarded with an A.A.U. crown. Aggressiveness and alertness marked this senior as one of the elite.