Sumner High School - Sumnerian Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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.Yfaufc LEFT TO RIGHT: Herbert Haynes - Sprint Donald Jones - Sprint, Pole Vault Don Davis - Sprint, Relay Claude Malone - Sprint, Relay Delbert White - Coach SECOND ROW: Joel Nero - Manager Manuel Morris - Half Mile Malcolm Griffin - Weights THIRD ROW: Donald Ellis - Mile 8: Weights John Spears - Weights 8: Hurdles Jerry Weeden - Relays

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:audi Dalton Relays Spartans scored a total of 45 516 pomts to the second placem the twelfth annual Dalton Relays held at Dalton M1ssour1 Apr1l 11 The Spartans scored flrst tn the shot put 880 yard relay and plcked up seconds tn the d1scus 220 yard dash dtstance medley sprmt medley hlgh Jump and the 440 yard relay The Spartans also broke the only record of the day when they won the 880 yard relay ln 1 44 3 breaktng the old record of 1 46 5 Other team scores were L1ncoln of Kansas Cxty MlSSOUr146 516 Dalton MISSOUII 35 R T Coles of Kansas Clty M1ssour1 17 and Jefferson Cxty 7 The Kansas Relays The mxle relay team placed second tn the Kansas Relays held m Memortal Stadxum Lawrence Kansas Frlday and Saturday April 17 18 Quadrangular Meet Spartans emerged v1ctor1ous ln a quadrangular track meet Tuesday Apr1l 21 on the Sumner f1eld w1th L1ncoln R T Coles and Western Bapust Semmary The Spartans scored a total of 54 pomts to edge the L1ncoln Ttgers who had a total of 43 DOIHIS R T Coles scored a total of 20 potnts for th1rd place honors followed by Western Bapttst w1.th 1 potnt Baker Mtle relay Trophy The mtle relay copped the champ1onsh1p tn the Baker Relays Aprtl 25 at Baldwln Kansas Members of the champtonshxp mlle relay team areRussel Fagan Raymond McDan.tels Bertram Grtgsby and Nathamel Watson runrnng Ln that order Th1s foursome also ran the 880 yard relay and four gold medals Sumner faced a possxbtltty of runmng another champtonshlp ln the 880 yard relay had the baton passxng been smoother Other entrants from Sumner were Maurtce Herron Thomas H111 Claude Malone Don D3V1S Robert Wtlson Sylvester Jacques W1ll1am Strtctland Donald Elhs and MarvmKn.1ght New M1le Relay Record For Track Team Track men set new records m the mtle relays m the vartous compettuve efforts parucrpated 1n The Spartans were champlons xn d'l1S event 1I'l the Dalton Baker and Emporla relays ln the latter competauon the best t1me 111 the state 3 28 was set 1Il add1t1on to a new Emporxa record The Sumner acts chalked up 3 32 6 for a new record 111 Kansas reg1ona1 track ctrcles The school placed second tn the Kansas lugh school d1V1S10l'l of Kansas Uruverslty relays bexng the flrst all Negro htgh team to go th1s far Russell Fagan was co captam and sentor lead off man Raymond McDan1els semor second runner Bertram Grtgsby sophomore thlrd runner and Nathamel Watson semor anchor man In the 880 yard relay rumters are the same as 1n the m1le relay The same four are champlons of the Emporla relays w1th a new record of 1 34 4 and champtons of the Dalton Relays and record holder Both teams along wlth Jerry Weeden 440 yard dasher and co captam will take part m the state meet Fnday and Saturday at Manhattan Kansas These lads have won four trophtes and nmeteen medals etght gold stx s1lver and f1ve bronze durmg the season For their efforts the Spartans were presented the class A. A. Kappa Sigma Challenge Trophy