Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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x WHITE EDGES TUCKER IN 220 DEAD HEAT IN THE HALF MILE Tucson sustained an unfortunate blow after the meet when ace sprint- er Bill Tucker suffered an attack of appendicitis, keeping him from any further competition. The following weekend Gaston led the Badgers to an exciting 58 213- 54 113 triumph ver P. U. at the University. In the final meet before the State finals the injury-riddled Red and White thinclads were edged by North Phoenix, 57 5X6-55 1f6. The Badger Cubs entered two meets, placing third in the annual Bowie Invitational and taking top honors at the Douglas Invitational. CUB TEAM 105

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Start of the mile, Tucson over the hurdles, Getting closeg Doe over the barg Bart on the broad jump, 6'3 , Ike??? In the first meet of the season, a dual meet at Glendale, the Badgers took eight of a possible twelve Firsts, rolling up 84M points to 312 for the Cardinals. Next, travelling to the Valley, Tucson took six firsts in Winning a triangular meet with Phoenix Union and North Phoenix. The Badger half- mile relay team of Gaston, Adams, Davis, and Tucker decided the affair in the linal event, giving the Badgers a 31fz point edge over the Coyotes. The T.H.S. tracksters then suffered their first defeat in four years in a dual meet with Mesa at the U. of A. Paced by Whizzer White's 18 points, the Jackrabbits took a close 57-56 decision from the Badgers, Whose top man was Clark Kimmerling, who Won both hurdle events. In the Arizona State Relays, now held in place of the Mesa Relays, Tuc- son edged out a narrow one-point victory over second-place Mesa, 32-31. The Badgers took firsts in the shuttle hurdle relay, quarter-mile relay, half- mile relay, and the half-mile medley. 104

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