Corvallis High enjoyed one of the most successful
track seasons it has ever had.
Considering the poor weather for training, the team rounded into
shape remarkably well.
In the Oregon relays the mile relay team captured the first place
up in that event, a
and the team gathered a second, two thirds, and two fourths.
A dual meet with Albany resulted in an 84-83 victory for
Corvallis. The maroon
team gained all but two first and tied for another.
In the Willamette Valley meet, sponsored by our high school, the
maroon speed
demons romped to an overwhelming victory, garning 58 7-12 points.
Hill Military
Academy was second with 20 points.
The maroon cinder artists entered the interscholastic State meet
at OSC and
although they did not win first place, they scored more points
than any school out-
side of Portland, placing fifth in the line with 15 counters.
The team is well balanced this year with good men in every event.
In the dashes
are Sheythe, Woodcock, Michalson, and Hayes, Adams and Locke are
two stars of the
first magnitude in the 440 yard run while Goldsmith has done
fairly well in the 880
yard run. Livingston is credited with being one of the best
milers ever turned out at
Corvallis. Daily in the hurdles is an outstanding man being one
of the best in the state.
In the field events Corvallis was stronger than usual this year.
In the broad jump
Sheythe and Woodcock were certain point-getters, jumping well
over 20 feet and at
times over 21 feet. In the Javelin, Briggs and Sheythe handled
the situation very well.
Wagner was the main cog in the discus throw but well supported by
Dixon and
Held. Dixon and Wagner were good point getters in the shotput
with Murphy a good
alternate. The pole vault constituted the most competition this
year. At first Gentry,
Keasey, and Batcheller were great rivals and frequently tied for
first place. In the high
jump Swain, Chritton, and CZ Smith fought it out with first one
winning and
then the other.
Six lettermen will be graduated this year but the team will have
eight lettermen
next year, around which to build a team that will continue the
winning. the seniors
leaving this year are Sheythe, Woodcock, Livingston, Swain,
Briggs, and Batcheller.
Relay team
This year the relay team of Corvallis High has gained recognition
as champions.
They first burned the cinders to glory in the Oregon relays at
the University of Oregon.
They gained the state championship in the mile relay. Sheythe,
Livingston, Locke and
Adams were the members of the team.
With the state championship in the mile relay under the wings,
the team turned
to the half mile for future track meets. In the half mile relay
Woodcock replaced Liv-
ingston for the dash events.
They ran to victory first in the dual meet with Albany, traveling
the distance in 1:38.
Coach Harry Parker worked the boys hard and with the sunshine
drying out the track
they won the Willamette Valley championship in the time of one
minute and thirty-six
seconds.
The team reached top form before the state meet and garnered
second place close
behind the crack Franklin team. The final crown came at the end
of a successful maroon
victory at the Pacific University meet. The boys were under a
body handicap, having
the outside land, and they were pushed the whole race but many
copetitors Scheythe
worked a good lead and Locke and Adams held their own and
Woodcock finished in a
burst of speed that put him far out for a victory. They covered
the time in one minute
and thirty-four seconds, the best time made this year. They won
three cups for the
high school this year.
Sheythe, Woodcock, and Livingston are seniors this year and will
be graduated. The
relay team next year will be built around the two dash stars,
Adams and Locke.