Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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One Halfmile Relay Team One Mile Relay Team 939 Track Squad The one-half mile relay team equalled the conference record, but were nosed out by Simpson in one of the best races of the Conference Meet. The 'mile relay team set a new Parsons record, finishing second in the Iowa Conference section of the Drake Relays. Paul McLean George McLean Rex Horning - Bill Bailey Dick Bender Frank Klein Iohn Minehart Ed Noonan Keith Manary Iohn Pedrick Walter Epperly Ierry Miller Bob Stevens Gordon Coleson Ted Smith Bill Smith - President - - Vice-President - Secretary-Treasurer Howard Morrow Bill Bradford Bob Davis Wayne Halstead Bernard Bosley Robert Reeves Bob Bean Bob Elmore Earl Hasse Carl Kerr Oscar B. Nelson - Iohn Pollock Bob Pollock

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I The spring of 1938 brought to Parsons a well balanced track team which succeeded in giving a very good account of itself throughout the season. The season was opened by the annual inter-class meet, won by the Seniors due largely to the combined efforts of Bang Black and Langston Parks. The luniors, Sopho- mores and Freshmen trailed by a substantial margin. Parsons defeated Wesleyan in their annual Spring feud by a 78-53 count. The next week, at the annual Drake Relays, the Wildcat half-mile team finished fourth and the mile relay team finished second in the Iowa Conference sec- tion. Wesleyan and Parsons declared a truce the next week and combined efforts to defeat a team combination of Simpson and Central 771 'S to 53 5 6. The Quintangular meet was next on the sched- ule, Simpson winning the event followed closely by Parsons. The next week, Parsons finished third in the Conference meet xbehind Simpson, the winner and Dubuque, second place team. Black, winner of both hurdle races, broad jumper and member of the relay teams was high point man for the meet setting a new conference record in the highs. Parks won highjump but could not break the existing record. Miller and -Klein also turned in good perform- ances at this meet. There were twelve letter winners, Black in the hurdles: broad jump and relays: Parks in the sprints, high jump and relays: Miller in the sprints, hurdles and relays: Klein in the hurd- les and field events: McClain in the hurdles: Manary in the pole vault: Morrow in the field events: Bradford in the field events: Bailey in the relays: Bosley in the middle distances and relays: Halstead in the middle distances: Reeves and Wolf both in the long distances.

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