Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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T ii f) fi ' A This year ' s Panther track team, newly entered in the Northern CaHfornia B Conference, met with unexpecetd hardships because of the poor practice facihties avail- able to them and because of the very strict eligibility requirements. The Panther weightmen were outstanding this year and were the nucleus of the squad. Led by Jack Kympton, Stan Cummings, Harold Vorheis, Winston Carlson, and Bur- ton Stokes, the squad at one time or other included Don Kozine, Milton LaFranchi Standlee Greening, and Luther Ogawa, sprinters; Gordon Stewart, Clarance Zing- heim, Pump Vella, Joe Carter, Bill Giles, Kympto ings, Carlson. Vorhe » ' 1 i t - and Joe Garcia, middle distant runners ; Hank Eaton and Bill Paine, hurdlers, Gordon Bain and Ogawa, Pole vaulters ; Ralph Wells, Lawrence Head and Gordon Bronson, high jumpers; Vorheis, Burton Stokes, Garcia, Carlson, and Bain, javelin tossers; Bardin Bain and Head, broad jumpers. In their season ' s triump, the Panthers trounced San Luis Obispo J. C. and Hollister J. C. in the three-way Hollister Junior Col- lege Invitational Track and Field Meet. Sweeping the discuss event, the Panthers ran up a total of 5 8 points followed by Hollister with 37 points and San Luis Obispo with 24 points.

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li xl a fi L L Center field — Don Nerell from Santa Cruz, a freshman, was awarded the Sproles trophy for being the most inspirational player. Right field — Laurence Head from Spreckels, a sophomore, had a very busy season dividing his time between baseball and track, doing very well in both. Utility men: Jay Stuart from Texarkana, Texas, a freshman. Jay is a fiery little ball player, but was held back by a bad ankle. Leroy Jewett from Prunedale, Bill Stokes from King City and Bill Frazier from Wat- sonville rounded out the team. Second baseman — Harold Silliman from Watsnvoille, a sophomore, was one of the most consistent men on the field. At lead- off position he was on base oftener and scored more than any man on the team. Third baseman — Everett Olsen from Prunedale ,a sophomore, made quite a come- back after a three-year layoff from the hot corner of the diamond. Short stop — -The one and only Smokey Joe Garcia from King City, a freshman. Joe also alternated as pitcher. Left field — Hughes Andrus from King City, a freshman, was also a relief chuck-

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7 11 II 1 team standing as Mcnlo had previously suc- cumbed to Marin J. C. The pre-season mat- ches with U. S. F. varsity and San Mateo were two matches that Salinas lost. Members of this year ' s team included John Storm, No. 1 player, who is an outgoing sophomore; Jack Sorensen, No. 2 player, a frosh who is the most likely candidate for next year ' s No. 1 position; in 3rd position is the steady Chinese player from Monterey — Tom Gee, another Frosh; in 4th position is Diamond Yee from Salinas, who after ser- ving his 2nd year on the J. C. team will leave its fair halls. Sorensen and Storm, the city double champs, held the No. 1 doubles team, while Gee and Yee played No. 2. Salinas Junior College tennis team br- ought back this year to its halls of athletic fame the conference championship. Our team had a very envious record : of twenty two actual matches played we won eighteen. Salinas met and severly disappointed their Northern visitors from Marin by a score of 6-0. Next the team traveled North to meet Santa Rosa J. C, who fell victim of the deadly strokes of the Panthers by a score of S-1. In the next conference match, which was with Armstrong J. C, our team won4-0. The following week we met a very capable Menlo J. C. team with whom we tied 3-3. This did not affect our