Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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handed the Gorillas 20 points as they both bagged double wins. Dunn took Llie century and furlong in stride and Shrader won the shot put and discus events. If This set the stage for the annual Central con- ference track pow wow to be held at Emporia and there was much speculation on the outcome. But the perennial champs romped off with the gonfalon. In a meet that saw seven records scratched from tlie hooks, the local cinder artists heat out the Hornets by 23 points. It was their most impressive margin in four years. 1 II the Yellow- jackets went in for record smashers, Pittsburg went in for balance and versatility. Emporia broke five of the seven records (Pitt goL the other two), but the Gorillas captured nine firsts out of fifteen. The only- event the locals failed to score in was the 2-mile run. Kermit King Tom Stevens High Jump Galen Blackmore Half Mile Kermit King Broad jump John Kowing Half Mile Oliver Allen Half Mile Donald Dunn Dashes

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. Bruce Cummings Donnhl Strait David Shrader Basil Kelly Pole Vault Pole Vault Weights Javelin Elmer Carson Ralph Brown Broadjump 440 Dash Earl Doiithit Broadjump burg took five relays to the Hornets two, Archie San Romani was the main cog in his team’s victories in the two-mile and distance medley races. The Gorillas were victorious in the440, 880, mile, and shuttle hurdle relays as well as the mile team race. f| Next the Pittsburg track- sters took in the Kansas relays, where Donald Dunn won the open cen- tury dash against the Middle West’s top (light speed merchants and Tom Stevens tied witli Jack Vickery of Texas as they set up a new record in the high jump. David Shrader Look fourths in the shot put and discus throws and Kermit King, defending broadjump champion, was unable to hit his stride and had to be content with a fourth. 1] The crimson and gold clad runners captured the two-mile baton event in the college class and were in the money in all the other relays outside the university division, 1} Competing in the 28th annual running of the Drake relays in Des Moines, the Pittsburgers captured the sprint medley, half mile, and two-mile relays. Tom Stevens took third in the high jump as he competed with a classy field. The Gorillas turned on the heat to swamp Emporia Teachers for the second time in the season. 83 to 48, in their annual dual meet. The outstanding perform- ance of the day was Kermit King’s sensational leap of 25 feet lOi inches to send the old record to the junk heap. It was the best mark made in the U. S. last season. Donald Dunn and David Shrader Track and Field Lester Kirk Sprints

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Track and Field Theodore Mow a MO Dash and Donald Dunn got the Gorillas their two records. King leaped 24 feet 7i inches to erase the mark in the broad jump; Dunn raced down the straightaway to do the century in 9.8 seconds. Both of these star performances were made in the preliminaries. The Gorillas did more than the Emporia hoard of strategy expected in the 100 yard dash and quarter mile, and San Romani was scratched in the half-mile to keep him fresh and let him shoot for the record in the 2-mile. Pitt placed one-two in the century and half-mile and one-two-three in the 220 and 440 yard races. If After the regular season was over Kermit King won the broadjump at the National A. A. U. meet in Milwaukee, the National Collegiate at Berkley, Cal., and at the Pan-American games in Dallas. He also toured the Orient with a picked group of American track and field stars. H Looking back through the season, here are a few of the marks made by Pittsburg tracksters that stand out as being particularly brilliant: Tom Stevens. 6 feet 61 inch higli jump to set a new record at the Kansas relays, Kermit King's 25 feet 101 inch broadjump at the Emporia dual, Donald Dunn’s hundred yard dash in 9.8 seconds, Bob Caldwell’s 14.9 tour of the high hur- dles, David Shrader’s 47 foot-plus shot put and 142 foot discus throw, BeDillon’s 1:55.9 half mile, and Brown’s 49.1 quarter. SPORTS WRITE-UPS BY JAY SIMON dug Heymarm Robert Caldwell Bill Fowler Lee lk I)ilinn DasheH Hurdles Hurdles Half Mile