THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
Section 2 Page 1
Norval Leads Vikings Into Third Place in State Meet
Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 1956
1 The Sporttneter i
By A. C JONES, Capital
IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF THE, DOG IN THE FIGHT
At 144 pounds and 5 feet 7. Jim Norval of North Salem wasn't
very big for a halfback but he made that No. 14 football jersey move
like a streak all over the field. His problem was to make his short
legs go at faster r.p.m.s than his opponents did and he became a
notable success. Going practical
ly unheralded to the state track
meet he outran two young men
twice who had been credited with
6 9 in the 100-yard dash, both in
the 100 and 220-yard dashes. That
rather proves the point of most
track coaches that it isn't how fast
you run it but whom you beat that
counts.
Jim hasn't decided yet if he will
enter the Oregon AAU meet June
1 in Portland, especially designed
to match the Washington prep
champions against the Oregon
tars. That would extend his track
season another two weeks but the
boy loves to run and is- as con
scientious as anyone about train
ing. His stepfather, Paul Carmi
chael, says Jimmy has been going
to bed by 9 o'clock every night
and has watched his diet like a
hawk few sweets or chocolate,
gallons of milk but none the day
of a meet. The day of his great
triumph in the state meet he had
an eight-ounce broiled steak at 10
a.m. (or was it a 10-ounce steak
at 8 a.m.?) and ate some sugar
cubes between races for energy.
Energy he needed in abundance, being In four events. After
running like a gazelle in three of them he told his coach. Ken
j Hunt, just before the relay: "If you think I ran fast In the 100
and 220, just watch me in this relay." Well, he provided a
"cushion" of from 10 to 15 yards on the first leg and his team
finished about four yards In front. Three of the tour Viking relay
members will be back next year junior Don Harris, sophomore
Herb Graves and sophomore Dale Drake.
Two oddities can be noted: Coach Hunt lost one relay member,
'al Rarnes tn the baseball team
tut gained Harris, who chose track over baseball. Barnes perhaps
Kas faster by a couple of steps, but Harris kept ahead of rival
anchormen Saturday, anchormen usually being the fastest ones a
school has. The other oddity: Klamath Falls beat North Salem by
10 yards in Friday's preliminaries but finished third . . . Norval this
season has set a new North Salem record of 22.0 in the 220 and tied
a 24-year-old mark in the 100 at 10.0, set by Bill Smith in 1938 . . .
BOARD OF CONTROL EXPLAINS ACTIONS
Bend high school gets the 1957 stale Class B basketball tourna
ment despite the admitted success that Baker had in sponsoring the
1956 event. Ed Carleton, North Salem principal who is on the OSAA
board of control, explains that the original intent w;as to pass it
around to towns in central Oregon but that after next year he favors
returning it to Baker. Bend is building a new gym to seat 2,500 and
the Bend Chamber of Commerce conferred with the board to con
Tince it . . .
Now about the proposed lifting of scholarship requirements for
athletes to remain eligible. Carleton explains that the constitution,
written many years ago, required that only three subjects need
to be passing, but that was before physical education classes
were accredited. "Nearly all schools now require their kids to
be passing In everything to play," he said. "We don't have
much problem because coaches want boys in good standing and
If an athlete falls in one subject we get on him. Besides, athletes
nearly all are average students or better."
The OSAA legislative assembly must pass on the proposal at the
annual meeting next November.
. POOR BRUINS; POOR, OVER-SUBSIDIZED BRUINS
One thing that bothers us about the three-year probation slapped
on UCLA is this: That just about takes care of the remaining eligi
bility for NCAA meets of the following famous track stars: Rafcr
Johnson, sophomore, national decathlon champion who won a first,
two seconds and a third in the recent PCC meet; Bobby Seaman,
junior, miler who was a close second to Oregon's Jim Bailey and
who won the 880.
We asked Len Casanova for some comment on the newest pen
" ally against a PCC school, but the Oregon football coach was
cagey about talking on the subject "without details." He said
that "we coaches only know about what we read in the papers
on such matters." Casanova has Just come from his football
j team's final spring scrimmage to watch the state track meet.
! With only one lineman bisger than 200 pounds, Casanova was
wondering If any high school weight men wouldn't make good
, future material on the gridiron . . .
Tommy Prothro, Oregon State's grid boss, couldn't be reached for
comment. After all. as former backfield coach for UCLA he was said
to be No. 1 recruiter for the Bruins and must have a few choice
words to sav about the booster clubs removed from good standing.
One was the Bruin Bench and the other the Young Men's club o j
Eastwood. Both were accused of helping athletes in a form not snnc-1
tioned by the conference code like paying $40 a month too much '
and even paying junior college athletes who plan to transfer to UCLA. ;
ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE MONDAY WASH
- Albany has hired Fred Wilson to coach baseball next year. He
has been head football and baseball coach at Rainier High and was
an all-conference gridder and baseball player for Lewis and Clark.
Wilson also will be backfield coach at Albany . . . Babe Brown,
newly hired College of Idaho athletic director, was in Salem Friday
and Saturday to get acquainted with coaches and faculty represen
tatives at the Northwest conference meeting ... A tremendous cross
wind in javelin preliminaries Friday at the state meet was the reason
liedford's Eldon Francis couldn't get beyond 139 to qualify. He had
179 tn his credit hefore that . . . Ken Hunt of 'North Salem admits
he hates to leave coaching but will, of course, stick to his decision j
to enter private business after this spring. Pretty good last year he!
had, though his basketball team gaining a state tourney berth the j
hard way and his track team placing tnira in me siate meet
real surprise.
Ladd Wins Hardtop
A Main at Hollywood
Driver in Earlier
: Crackup Makes
Comeback
Fay Ladd got his racer mixed
up in a four-car crack-up in the
trophy dash at Hollywood Bowl
Saturday night but went on to
race and win in the 35-lap Class
A Main event to take the big
money of the night.
The racing card was marked
by thrilling spills and close calls
in this second meet of the season.
Mike Ramp won the 13-lap Class B
Main event. Ralph Asbury won
the A trophy dash and Buck Ros
sow won the B trophy dash. As
bury also won the fast lap time
wiLh 19 49 timing. -
Collie Throws Wheel
o Lad won the mainer by wresting
the leFd from Dale Collie two laps
from the finish. Collie threw a
wheel almost! the same moment
Journal Sports Editor
fit
LEN CASANOVA
. no comment on UCLA
since the two snorts conflicted,
and was out of the race. Ray
Hiebert, Dallas, the money win
ner a month ago in the stock'
hardtop opener here, and Glenn
Shedeck were also out of the
race when Shedeck's racer looped
out and struck Hiebert's car.
Les McBeth and Buck Russell
were unofficially placed second
and third in the race. j
Asbury Loses Wheel
Thrills in the race included the
loss ol a wheel by Asbury In the
main event, with the car grinding
to a stop in a huge shower of
sparks: Shedeck and Larry Will
locking together and circling the
track twice before going to the
pits: Stan Diet spinning out alter
leading for 13 laps; and the four
car mix-up in the A trophy dash
in which Monte Gust's car was
knocked on its sirie and Fay
Ladd's car heavily damaged.
Second and third place winners
in the B trophy dash were Har
land Jackson and Shedeck. In
similar positions in the Class B
Sprinter
Has 24y2
Big Points
North 880 Relay
Team Scores
Triumph
By A. C. JONES
Capital Journal Sports Writer
BELL FIELD, Corvallic Five
from North Salem and two from
South Salem own place-medals
from the state Class A-l track
meet Saturday. But the lad with
the most and brightest medals is
Jim Norval, the 144-pound gallop
ing Viking.
Among the hardawre this senior
brought home was an 18-inch cup
for being the highest point winner
24& of his team's 36 points,
which boosted his school into third
place for a 24-inch trophy for his
alma mater's showcase.
Good Day's Work '
Norval won th'e 100-yard dash,
220-yard dash, ran the first leg
of the winning 880-yard relay and
placed fifth in the broad jump.
Scoring was on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 basis.
That was a good day's work at a
job at which Noval excels. Last
year Juilus Strong of Roosevelt
won the high-point honors but he
had "only" 18Vi points.
South Salem was ninth with 18
points as sophomore Dan Moore
surprised with a broad jump of
21 feet 8 for second place; and
Bruce Patterson finished third in
the high hurdles and fourth in the
lew ones.
Medlord kept the continuity go
ing with its fourth consecutive
team championship and its eighth
in the last nine years. The crew
of 11 cinder skimmers won the
880, broad jump and low hurdles
and placed in eight events to beat
out Beaverton, 62 25 to 45 25.
No Records Set
Oddly, in these modern times of
record breaking, none was even
cracked. Also strangely, not a
PLACERS FROM THIS AREA
Clasi A-l
100 Jim Norval, North Salem,
first (10.1).
220 Jim Norval, North Salem,
first (22.1).
RH0 relnv North Salem, first
(Norval, Dale Drake, Herb Graves,
Don, Harris, 1:32.8).
Broad jump Dan Moore, South
Salem, second (21-8); Norval, North
Salem, fifth (21-5'i.
High hurdles Bruce Patterson,
South Salem, third.
Low hurdles Bruce Patterson,
South Salem, fourth.
Pole vault Colin Morse, North
Salem, tie for third (11-9).
Class A-2 ,. -
100 Denny Sarver, Estarada,
third.
220 Denny Sarver, E star ad a,
fourth.
llieh hurdles Dave Edstrom,
Sherwood, first (14.6); Bruce Mc
Kav, Serra. fourth.
Low hurdles Dave Edstrom,
Sherwood, first (20.0).
High jump Dave Edstrom, Sher
wood, first (5-104); Ken Klehter,
North Marion, tie for second (5-!));
Dirk Thornton, Canny, tie for fifth.
1'ole vault Wayne Williamson,
Salem Academy, tie for first (11-6);
Everett Knox, Canny, and Bob Roy,
Stavton, tied for fifth 1 1 1-0).
Broad Jump Ed Bryant, Sandy,
tie for first (21-44); Sarver, Esta
tada, third. (21-1).
Mile Jim Morgan, Stayton, third.
Discus Bob Roy, Stayton, first
(I4R-11)
Shot put Bob Roy, Stayton, fifth
(4fi-9'..
Javelin Gary Williams, Garvais,
third (162-84).
H80 relay North Marion. Sixth.
Class B
Broad Jump Nell Spencer, Jef
ferson, fifth.
Shot put Ennis Hawkins, Jef
ferson, fifth.
Discus Frank Marlatt, Jeffer
son, fifth.
Mile Herron, Gates, third.
Pole vault Delbert Casleel,
Amity, third.
Portland school come through
with a first place or placed higher j
man six n among teams. , Coin Morsc , Norlh Salem
Norval s triumphs were oyer de-! d(,arod ((,t 9 jn (hc c vauU
tending champion Huey Hatten of , (j , (hird b t missed n feet
Jefferson in the 00 and over Mike cnsj M ,rorc,M,dIord
Hawkins of Medlord. Who had run ra24 Beaverton 45 25. North Sa
a 9.9 this season. Yet the Viking's lem :16, Grants Pass 33. Eugone. 2B,
. , ,,. r thn n-,.r .If'tfcrson 2. Grant 22. Klamath Falls
red jersey came out of the pack 20 So,h Salem la Llncoln I7i Gr(.s.
in the last 40 yards after what he ham 14. Lincoln 17. Ashland 12,
later termed his best start Of the Nnrln Brnd " Cottage Grove 10.
later icrmio. nis olm suit lMl-1 pPndleton 925. Hlllshoro 9. Cleve
scason, to edge Hatten by one i8nd a. Roosevelt 8. McMinnvilie a,
vird In 10 1 Benson 6. Franklin 6. Oswego 6. t.a
' , ',. a I Grande 4. Washington 4. Corvallis
In the 220, run around one curve. 1 4 Marshiieid 3. Springfield 225,
Norval gained the lead in a burst Bend 1 25. Albany 1.
of speed alter rounding the bend
in lane 4 and won by three yards : Edstrom Leads Class A-2
in 22.1. i Dave Edstrom is a magnificent
Soon came the featured 880-yard performer or a big guy. All the
relay, in wmcn one uau pass or a
bit o hard luck can cost the entire
team a victory. But Coach Ken
Hunt's North Salem underdogs
were ready for this one. physically
and mentally They passed thc.,
baton flawlessly and ran deter
minedly to win by four yards in
1:32.8, their best of the season by
a full second.
Norval Gains Margin
Norval ran the first leg like a
i iiisc a
demon, storting in lane 2 about
80 yards back because oi being
staggered to make it fair for run
ners in the outside lanes. By the
time he handed off to Dale Drake
he was ahead of the field and the
Vikings still had
ol the inner lane.
Dale Drake ran strong in his
second lap handing Off Still even
to Herb Graves, another sopho-
more, who ran his finest race to
PICK up several mure yarus anu
handed the hot baton to Don liar-
ris, a juiiiui w.iu iiou uiujjiru ui.i
of the low hurdles in order to be at
his best for the relay.
Harris came out of the last
curve with about a four-yard lead
and held it, much to his credit
and g!oy.
- - b,ad third in the 100. fourth in the
Main were Wes Smith and Wayne M and third in the broad jump
Moore. A-2 performances compared fa
Heat race winners were !$ayl vnrably with A-l in the high hur
Weitmnn in the first heat: second Wes. low hurdles, 10"q and pole
heat. Moore: third, Collie; and vault. 0
fourth, Fay Ladd. i A-2 tcanoscorcs; o
1011' Vikings Surprised Relay Field in State Meet
w&Wtoifi d fori
Don Harris tfar right) of North Salem outlasted his challeng
ers as anchor man of the Viking 880-yard relay learn wmcn
upset favored Klamath Falls and Jefferson at Corvallis Saturday.
Winning lime was 1:32.8. Jim Norval ran the first lap for the
Norval Has
DAVE EDSTROM
. , . Sherwood's flash
Moore, and practically the en
tire broad jumping field, had his
best leap in Friday's prelimin
aries and both the winning 22 feet
of Jerry Close of Mcdford and
Moore's 21-8 stood up.
Patterson Hits Hurdle
Patterson hit a hurdle toward
the end or would have finished
second in the hi'h hurdles behind
Eric Giberson of Beaverton.
In the 180-yard low hurdles, Pat
terson was even with the pack
coming out of the curve but on the
fifth barrier started losing out
and finished fourth some 10 yards
bchind Wall Larson o( Medford.
Sherwood giant did was win three
first places and 30 points to give
his team fourth place.
He won the high hurdles in the
excellent time ol 14.6 (.2 belter
,he caM M winning timc,'
took first in the low hurdles in
20.0, and won the high jump with
5-10'i.
Running wtih his arms flying
loosely, his long strides ate up the :
,.j j l ...n u,.-,.i
: lh
Crusader First
All A-2 marks will stand
j
i
as
records, since this was the first
year for this division. It should he
t..A n.ni nAmA ...i.;..t. ..nn
fl . f.
the advantage lh(? ((,am (j(le wj 'be jn Class' l20-v.,rd high hurdle.-Krlr Giber
A i mt sn. Heaverton; Wally Larson. Med-
r i in, jiai.
U'vnn V.', Inmn nf C ,.m
A(.ademy tk,d for ((rst jn the poc :
t,. , . . n . u ' .
tiun at ii. u anu . t
Cl'ii-(nn i,n in tiiCfiiti ufith 1JU.lt -
. ,; in lh shot ,
had , jxlh jn the c,ass A
f:i,i in (h rfitt,.Me ns( voor
Another first from the Salem
competitive area was by Kd Bry
ant of Sandy, who tied in the broad
jump at 2I-41?. Leading point get
ter for this area in Class A-2 was
Denny Sarver of Kstacada, who
mi i
Time to Spare in 220 Dash
irr
About to breast the string at the end of the 220-yard rinsh Is
North Salem's Jim Norval, who won the stale Class A-l event In
22.1 over a classy field at Corvallis Saturday. He also took the
100 In 10.1, ran on the winning 880 relay team and placed fifth
In the broad jump. At far left Is the favored HitRliey Hntten of
Jefferson, who was third. At left center Is Hob Abraham of Grant,
fourth; and at far right Is Stuart Baker of Ashland, second.
(Capltnl Journal photo.)
It Takes Four to Win
This North .Salem 880-yard relay team showed Its heels to the
stale's best In winning their event dramatically at Corvallis
Saturday. Their time was 1:32.8. Above, in the "victory ring"
arc Jim Norval (on top), and Don Harris, Dale Drake and Herb
Graves. (Capital Journal photo.)
Redmond B3 .170. Ontario 34. Doug
las 34, Sherwood 30. Waldport 20.
Stayton IB?,, Crater 16 37, Ktarada
lfi. Tillamook 10. Drain 15. Taft
10 37. Toledo 10. Vale 10.
K.i (He I
Point 10. Bandon 10. Sandy 10. H'y'-
SoapiKjose B, Oukndge 8.
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vals 8. Junetlon Cltv ti. Mvrile Point.
Is. Newnorl 5. Pnnevilie 4V Mvrile
Creek 4. Phoenix 4, Seaside 4. Sena
i- Sitlern 4. Madras Wilhrnetle 2.
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1. Mithfrlln 1. Llaiskanie JI, ver-
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'ford. Ilruce Patterson, South Sale.n:
! I ..... Tl, Donl.,nn. r.n II. ..1.
r y B,.vertnn: M,ke For're.lfr. Pn.
dieton. lime :n.a.
isn-viird rfa.rh Jim Norval, North
ci i
Mike Hawkins Medlord:
Stliart I
Baker A.hiand
Jon Abraham.
Grant
Heavcllon
Tim :in 1,
Shotput Glpn Johnson, fir.ivpr
ton M-'jf. Nnl Plimilry Mfdford
Dean C'lMtr. CotJaE firove
51-4 1 ; -Jim StinrM CnrvAllH
' S'sV lfi' j 1: Ron A nflrrnon, I.inroln
1 5o-4 1 ; Dir k Brown, firint (4ff-ni v i
Mile Alvm Erckm. North Henri:
M .49 RarreM. Grant. Pa: Jamci
Bui ion. Renon; R;ilph S.ilt, bn-
Dvrol Rurlenunn
Grove; Trry Bo.itmnn, Grar'
Time 4 31 5
Brnari Jump Jerry C.tr Med
fnr'O '23-0; Dan Moore South Sa-(2I-8:
Charles WAVr, C,r.-iv
f'M (Sl-I'.t: R Shoei-:d. f.leV.
land i2L-r(g) Jim NorvalQ.'orth S
)fm Ken Hertz, Spring
field ( 211-1 K
Vikings, Dale Drake second. Herb
Peppte ol Ktamatn rails, inira;
second Is Bob Abraham of Grant,
440 t.eroy Polndexter. Kujcne;
Daryl Hussrli, Rnosevclt; Mike Hm
). Medford; Bob MrCormlrk. I,a
Grande; Tom Farrell. Klamath Fall;
Charles Fctkin, Hillsboro. Time :10.I.
R0-yard low hurdles Wally Lar
son Medford: Geral .Sorenson, Mc
Minnville: Kric Giher.ion. Heaverton;
Brtii-e I'atlernon, South S:ilem; Mike
Forrester, I'endlef'in; Georjfe Duf
fleld, Marshficld. Tunc
Discus Pedro Collev. Klamath
Fall UMH-7,; Dick Hansen. Jeffer
'in Glen Johnson. Rejiver-
ton i H!'-4 1 1: Boh Ward. Cleveland
iHfi-ni,'; n.-tn Cattle, ('ottad- (irove
l i:;i-5' j i ; Hon Anderson, Lincoln
High Jump Rosier Klnif. Kugene
1 6-1 I : tie for econd between Dick
Moen, Lincoln, and Riley Malson,
Grant ili-lOS ' I tie for fourth be
tween Ken Hertz, Sprtngf leld, and
Fred Stcinhausen. Bend 15-1); Dave
Johnson. Medford (&-8).
2ril Jim Nnrv.l1 Nnrlh S.ilf m!
Q(,,al P.lf-r lihlond' Iluov Hal.
tPn j,.f,.i son': Jf.n Abraham. Grant:
Dave I'epple. Klamath Kails; (iatcn
Tavlor. Bc.iverton. Tune :22 1.
88n-Biibee Lane Medford; War
ren Jone . Hi born: James Rider.
f)iwei(o; Jim Gill Washington; T.iil
HclnsDfj, Lincoln; Jerry Baldwin, Al
bany. Time 2:01' 2.
Javelin J'a'il Rernlrk. Grrsham
( 14-U i: Larrv Mt Farland, Gr.tnts
Pasi 1 172-3): Dick 'oU. Franklin
M'd-II'ii: AH'-n Mii,-. Beaverton
M ';'!-!) i ; Hanif) Spurm-Sn, Mnhlield
( 1; Don Wavne. Nor Lend
(l'i7-ll
Pole
9 It -Phil Paoutn. Grnnti
Bn M2-0
en M2-0I; thre-way tie for Wrd
e'v.i'i Coll ( JMorse. North Salem
Graves third. At left Is Dave
ana at rigm center finisning
(Capital Journal photo.)
WINS RIFLE SHOOT
SPOKANE vn An Enterprise,
Ore., marksman, Harvey Mutch,
centered 76 shots Sunday to win
the Eastern Washinstnn small bore
rifle tournament with an overall
score of 11.
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Senators to Open
At Lewiston Today
Salem to Return
May 29, Host
Emeralds
Rested but short on personnel.
the Salem Senators will open a
four-game series at Lewiston to
night with the fourth place
Broncs.
Fresh from a three-day bye,
the Senators will try to climb
from their sixth-place position
without services of three stars.
Mel Krause, second baseman, and
Jack Dunn, center fielder, have
to coach and teach at Portland.
Pitcher Med Whitson has gone to
San Diego to be with his ailing
wife.
Manager Hugh Lubv did not
announce his starting pitcher be
fore leaving last night. But he
will have to do some fancy jug
gling to fill in the infield. He
can use rookie Jim Warren in the
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Yaklmi 13 T .S50 (i
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Lewiston 10 9 3
Wentch 12 .42!) S
Salrm 7 12 , .368
Spokane 9 IS .238
Sunday's Results
Eugene 7, Trl-Clty 8
Wenatrhee 19-3, Yakima 2-9
Lewlaton 10-16, Spokane 9-18
Saturday's Remits
Trl-Clty -2. Eugene 4-0
Lewiston 6, Spokane 3
Yakima at Wcnatchee, postponed
Monday's Scbeduls
Yakima at Eugene
Salem at Lewiston
Wenatchee at Spokane
outfield but has no utility Infielder.
From Lewiston, Salem will mova
on to Spokane for four games in
three days before returning to Sa
lem May 29 to host Eugene, cur
rent leader.
West Virginia university won
its first two Southern Conference
basketball titles the last two
years. Fred Schaus was the coach.
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