Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Next came the meet with University of West Virginia in which V.M.I. was minus Berry, Birge and Decker, West Vir- ginia Mon the meet by a score of 67-1 3 to 54- 2 3. In this encounter Mapp was the high scorer of both teams, collecting a total of 22 points. He won the 100 yd. dash, the high and low hurdles, the broad jump, and took a second in the high jump. thf 100 in the Southern Conference Massie won the mile and the half-mile, Angle tak- ing second in the half- mile. Following the West Virginia meet V. M. I. played host to its arch-rival V. P. I. The meet was won by V. P. I. by a score of 73 to 58. Winners for V. M. I. were Mapp (low hurdles). Angle (880 yd. run), Massie (mile run) and Decker (100 yd. dash). Next Klein peter Spencer

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First Row: Fortin, Mtipp. Whitehurst. E. J. Robertson, J. W. Robertson, Freunil, Davis. While, McRee Second Row: Hill, Kane. Plunkett. Harrison. Bailer, Eley. Roach. McLain, Cole Third Row: Svendson, McKentie. Ahny, MaCee, Coach Corniack, Massie, Coach Conyne, Pucketle (manager), Spencer, Kleinpeter Fourth Row: Decker, Shay, Angle, Castles, Griffith, Barry, Stroehmann, Valentine, Tonkin OUTDOOR TRACK The 1952 Outdoor Track Team, led by Bill Massie, had a two-win and a four-loss season, Captain Massie being undefeated in his event throughout the season. During the season, the team met six opponents. The first of these was William and Mary, and V. M. I. won by a runaway score of 110 to 21. In this meet V. M. I. took thirteen first places in the following events: 100 yd. and 220 yd. sprints (Decker), 880 yd. run (Angle), mile run (Massie), two-mile run (tie between McLain and Fortin), high and low hurdles and broad jump (Mapp), high jump, pole vault and javelin (Barry), discus and shot-put (Bird). The second meet was with University of North Carolina on a cold, rainy day, and Carolina took the field from the V. M. I. runners by a score of 89 to 42. At this meet V. M. I. was minus two first string performers, but Mapp, Angle and Massie carried the burden, winning in their specialties. Captain Massie and Coach Corniack

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V. M. I. clashed with the Univ« rssily of Richinond, running away with the meet hy a score of 102 to 29. Decker took the 100 and the 220, getting his fastest time of the season in the 100. Mapp won the higli and low liurdles, Angle took the quarter- mile, Massie continued his stride in the mile and a newcomer, Griffith, took the half-mile. The meet with the University of Virginia ended with a loss for V. M. I., the score being 66-1 6 to 64-5 6. Though the score was close the Keydets made their poorest showing, being without some of their best men. In this meet Decker took the 220, Mapp won the high hur lles. Angle the half-mile, Massie the mile, and Shay the qnarter-mile. The mile-relay was won by the V. M. I. team. On a cold, wet day in May, V. M. I. again played host, this Angle finishes in a close third in the Southern Conference Decker and Mapi) lake JirsI and second time to the six top teams in the State in the Big Six Meet. Be- cause of a decision of the two-mile run, V. M. I. took second place by a slim margin of 2-12 points. The V. M. I. State champions were Angle (880), Massie (mile), and Mapp (high and low hurdles.) The climax of the season came in the Southern Conference Meet at Chapel Hill, N. C, where V. M. 1. came away with one conference champion and a fifth place in the entire meet. Captain Bill Massie took second in the mile; Angle took third in the 880 with a time of 1 :54.7 in a photo finish; Mapp took second in the low hurdles and third in the highs; Decker be- came our conference champion with a first in the 100 yd. dash. This was the first time in 17 years that a V. M. I. man won this event.