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

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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

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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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i) i D fi i1 ii }) Officers hir 1937-38 who were well known both on and off the playing field were: President, Joe Garcia; Vice-President, Bill McLean: Secretary, Sid Carter; Treas- urer, Chick Day. The Block S had man) ' fine ideas for dances, parties, etc., but due to the already over crowded calendar the organization graciously stepped aside to let the other clubs put on their affairs. The Block ' S is now working on a plan where by the Senior members with over four blocks will be presented with an award. Graduating members and their merits arc as follows: Don Coover, Jr., Football (2), Til Basketball (1). Basketball (2) Jack Kympton. Football ( 1 ) ; Baseball ( 1 ) : Bill McLean, John Lafka, Football ( 1 ) ; track (1) ; Gerald Woelfel, John Storm, Tennis (2), Football (2), Basketball (2); Harold Vor- hies. Track (2) ; Frank Trotter, Football (2) ; Stan Cummings, Track (2) ; Tom Judge, Football (2); Hubert Luck, Track (1) ; Anthony Amaya, Baseball (1) ; Bob Henderson, Basketball (2), Baseball ( 1 ) •. Harold Silliman, Baseball (1) : Bill Shepard, Football ( 1 ) , Baseball ( 1 ) ; Milt LaFranchi, Track (2), Football (1); LeRoy Jewett, Baseball ( 1 ) ; Everett Olsen, Baseball ( 1 ) and Diamond Yee, Tennis (2).