First Row - Reynolds, Mickalson,
Conner, Welch, Murdock.
Second Row - Lindsay, Porter, Flint, Joslin, Starr Schultz, Byrd,
Keasey, Maring, Merryman.
Corvallis High track team did not enjoy quite so successful a
season this year as it
has had in the past. The team entered only three meets and failed
to win any of them.
External conditions, however, were partly responsible for the
meager showing.
This spring was one of the wettest that has been encountered for
some time, and
since the high school has no indoor track, the team was
handicapped by not having a
place to practice. The season got under way about two weeks later
than usual, and the
turnout was not so good as in former years.
The first meet in which the team took part was the Willamette
Valey competition
at Salem. Corvallis placed fifth, the Chemawa Indians winning
first place without dif-
ficulty. the final meet of the season was held at Pacific
University.
The state meet at Corvallis on May 9, only two Spartans were in
at the finish.
These were Raymond Keasey, who tied for second place in the pole
vault, and Woodrow
Joslin who got a fourth in the javelin throw. These two men have
been outstanding in
the field events of the year. Keasey won the pole vault last year
but was unable to
repeat. However, he has been one of the most consistent point
winners that Corvallis
has had. This is Joslin's first year.
A number of experienced men will be back next year, and will do
away with some
of the difficulties encountered this year in selecting a team
from green material.