West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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jmck 7945 R. Moore, Cildcrsleeve, Davis, Heimlich, Collings, Swindler, Allen, MacDonald. J. Moore, Hall, R. Ryder, H. Ryder. team. Shot put was captured undisputedly hy Leslie while Bill Brown vaulted his way to victory for W. L. West Side made a strong showing in the Central Indiana Meet at Jeff, by taking four first places, giving us third place with 35 points. Davis added to his previous record one more win in the mile run. Brown and Leslie once more won for W. L. in the pole vault and shot put respectively. I-Ianki' Ryder sprinted to victory in the low hurdles also. The Red Devil track men concluded the 1945 track season by sending Hank Ryder to the State finals at Indianapolis. W. L. has become in two years of track competition a recognized power in the state. We doff our caps to a deserving squad of fighting W. L. cinder men. V in 0.32: Page 58

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WEST SIDE opened its track season on Leslie Field by bowing to Frankfort, 64-45. Klinger and Leslie set new field records in the half mile and shot put re- spectively. Ryder and Jordan were also outstanding in the West Side camp. The RED DEVIL teamsters came back to win their initial victory four days later from Elwood, 612 to 4716. Bill Leslie, Henry Ryder, and Don Davis again set new records, supported by two very speedy men. Klinger and Gildersleeve, in the half mile and 440 respectively. The squad had improved greatly since the former contest. The following week, Fowler provided our second defeat in three meets by a 63-46 setback. Leslie., with a 43 feet 3 inch put of the shot, broke his former record for the third time in as many meets. Lyndall Jordon was the high point man for the Red Devils with eight points. W. L.'s cinder men then crossed the river to do battle with an experienced Jeff team. Davis, Ryder, Q jmck 7945 and Brown stood for W. L. by winning the mile run, 120 high hurdles, and pole vault. The final score stood 85-29 after a hard fought meet. The Red Devils then traveled to Monticello to win their second meet in a three-way contest. Davis set a new field record in the mile run. Ryder, Klinger, Jordon and Leslie stood out in the W. L. camp. Leslie once more set a field record in the shot put. The W. L. thinlies a week later traveled to Kokomo to compete in the Kokomo Relays. The Red Devils took Sth place in Class B. Leslie was high scorer for West Side. Leslie placed second in the shot put. Klinger placed third in the 1000 yard run. This wasn't so bad for W. L. considering the number of schools entered in the meet. West Side won a four-way meet on their home field with a total of 60 points. Monticello placed second and Kentland took third. Ryder again took the 120 high and 200 low hurdles. Davis lopped off a winning mile once more. Mile relay was won by the speedy W. L. Page 5 7

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