North Salem High School - Viking Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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TrackTeai11l9j7AT,g,2'LA Wm DUE to the earlyigditing of the Annual only a preview ofthe track season rather than the results can be given here. Coach Verne Gilmore got his team off to an early start by obtaining the use of the horseshow building at the state fair grounds for workouts during rainy weather. One of the most colorful meets was the Hill Military Aeademys invitational indoor relay meet in which Salem placed third in the distance medley with a team composed of Smith, Chapman, Warren, and Ellis against high schools from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Dual meets have been held with Corvallis, Albany, Chemawa and McMinn- ville. Salem won all these meets by large scores and placed second to the Rooks in a four-way meet. The big meets of the season will be the valley meet at Cor- vallis, lvlay first, the district meet at Oregon City, and the State meet at Corvallis. The returning lettermen from last years team were Captain Dean Ellis, sprints and hurdles, and johnny Osland, broad-jump, the two-year lettermeng Wilbur Curry, sprints and distance, Earl Warren, hurdle, the single-stripe men, and George Davis, sprints, Carl Chapman, pole vault, Ed lvlaerz, high-jump, Darrell Hasbrook, sprints, Richard Grabenhorst, high-jump, -lean Holstein, shot-put. Salem hi is expected to have the best track team since 1927 when it won the Grst annual state track meet. This year the track squad succeeded in conquering the Chemawa Indians for the first time. Those who are showing good early season form and potentialities for next year are johnson, Carson, Larson, Grant, Smith, Miller, and Glaiser. LAST minute flash-Salem has won the Willamette Valley Meet for the first time! The outstanding feature of the meet was a record smash run by Captain Dean Ellis in the 220 low hurdles. Ellis traveled the distance in 25.4 to set a new Willamette valley record and to clip a tenth of a second off the record of 25.5 set by Bobby Grayson in l932. George Davis, sprints, lived up to expectations when he won the century and tied for first in the 220. His victory definitely places him among the states best sprinters. The relay team, Davis, Hasbrook, Smith, and Ellis set a new valley record of 1.35. Mae Ross has acted as manager for this years squad and has been as- sisted by George Cooper. Q LN

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Back row: COACH 'AVERNEN CSILMORIZ, ALAN SMITH, LYLI2 BIIIzRIc9H'I', cilillllilli XX'l1,liINFlJN. l'liiRBIZR'Ii CJRANT, ANDRIQW PAIzIs. Front row: JOHN WHITEHEAD, DIQIIYI, bIIIIiLDs, Amos KJAIIN, Joie klliNNli'I Ig BILL BIsNI'soN, XIII-QI.. PEARCY. Cross-Country Team THIS year marked the beginning of a new minor sport at Salem high-cross-coun- try. Being new, it did not attract a very large turnout, but with some promising men Coach Gilmore had a very successful season. Dual meets are scheduled with Stayton and West Linn, while Salem's team placed third and sixth in the two large meets at Hill Military academy. Those earning cross-country letters were: Amos Llahn, kloe jennett, and Deryl Shields. xlahn, who led his mates in points scored by virtue of placing, wellup in both the meets at Hill Nlilitary Academy, is rated as one ol' the best cross-country runners in the state. Besides its value as a sport in itself, cross-country has proved itself a valuable organ in developing distance men lor the traeli team. Jahn and klennett have both earned regular track letters in the mile, and Shields has earned his letter in the half mile. Q7

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K tam Squat!-IXl.'vN.ixipi1R Viaizisom C.ixRi4iN, Goizooisi Branson, Comiii CTARI. Riioim. Bun Iiiaxixov lin Txlwitiaz llovvxim .Xl.v1N l4lIliBiiR'I, SUIVINER G,vi.l,Aiii-liz, Dorsi Diuorzs, Tom lvlitiwi-.v. All-gxsi l l4lI.Sll-IN, own court. and the thrilling 20-2-l victory over the championship-to-be, Corvallis squad. Coach l-luntington's proteges, coming into the tournament month, displayed fine form in defeating the liugene Axemen -l-l-23 in the closing game of their regular season. The tourney record of the Vikings was only fair as they turned in two victories against two defeats. Tillamook, twice defeated in regular season play by the Salem live, eliminated the Vikings on the opening night, With a strong come-back, the Salem court. men defeated Roseburg and Bend handily. only to lose to Benson of Portland in the consolation hnal by a 'il-28 count, placing the team in eighth place. Phil Salstrom and Otto Skopil, regular forwards, along with Bill Wagner, center. formed the big scoring punch of the N30 season. Bruce Williams and Clen l.uther, husky guards, besides being offensive threats, were the main cogs in Coach Huntingtons tight zone defense. Cecil Quesseth and Ted lireeman saw the most action of the hve reserves. Of the regular hve Salstrom, Wagner, Williams and Luther will graduatcl while Quesseth, reserve forward, will also be lost via the graduation route. Pros- pects for a winning team next year are bright with four lettermen returning. Salem B Team THE Salem 'B' basketball team, under Coach Carl Rhoda, completed a very successful season losing but one game. Rhoda, from his numerous sophomore and junior candidates, molded a team that had sure passing and proved to be good shots. Gallaher, regarded as hne future hrst team material, teamed with ivledley at the forward posts, contributed a major share of the points. lid lX'laerz. center, and Don Driggs and Howard Damon, guards, formed the starting lineup for most of the games. Holstein, Hiebert, Benson, and Upston also went into action as reserves. The 'B' team, like the school team, specialized in a fast breaking offense for points scored and used a zone defense usually. Rhoda. physical education student at Willamette, completed his second year as 'B' team coach, and his teams lost but six games during the two seasons. og