Springfield High School Class of 1951
Track
Springfield High's track team had an overall successful season. In the six man track meets of the year the 'Cats took one first place, two second places, a third, a fourth, and a sixth place. Because of the successful basketball season, Coach Ronemus' harriers had a little late start; however, they soon got under way and displayed the usual Springfield High spirit. In the annual Springfield Relays, we racked up 31 5/6 points to take fourth place. Mansfield, who copped first place, had a total of 53 points. At the Mansfield Relays SHS failed to live up to expectations, managing only a sixth place. This, however, did not discourage the boys. They came back in the following meets to take second place in the Delaware and the Newark meets and first place in the quadrangular meet with Stivers, Hamilton Public, and Urbana.
First row: Dilliam, Fritts, Fulton, Slagle, Lytle, Berry, Sheets, Sanders, Hutchins, Powers. Second row: I. Wilson, Griffin, M. Wilson, DeJong, Roddy, P. Moss, Morris, Crabtree, Murphy, J. White. Third row: Ronemus, Collins, Fields, Goings, Hale, Secrist, Fullen, Mabry, Thomas, Bussey, Dyer, J. Johnson, Bookwalter, Nelson, Carter, Dillon, Clauss. Fourth row: Hill, D. Sanders, Purcell, D. Johnston, Jefferson, T. Kenerely, Henry, Owen, Clark. Fifth row: Huennerkopf, Brown, Eng, Kramer, Tumblison, Harley, Mines, Yetter, Burrell.
(left) Marvin Wilson shows us the form which won him many pole vault titles. (right) Johnny Johnson Marvin Lytle, Dave Roddy, and Bob Hutchins, Don DeJong, and Paul Moss ran the high hurdles last year.
(left) Queens of the Springfield relays, Joyce Baylor, Donna Stavreff, Nancy Walsh, Barbara Parke, and Connie Lesh, take time out to smile for the camera.
(left) winners of the 1950 annual spring Decathlon pose with Coach Ronemus: Roger Crabtree, 3rd place; Weyman Berry, 2nd place; and Bob Hutchins, the coveted 1st place. (right) Hugh Fulton will be off to a good start if he uses the instructions that Coach Ronemus gives.
(left) Al Sanders demonstrates for us his skill in throwing the discus. (right) Running the 880 is a difficult task, as either Dyer, Fritts, Johnson, Berry, or Secrist can tell you.
(left) Runners of the 1950 track squad were, 1st row: charles Dyer, Dick Secrist, Dick Johnston, and, 2nd row: Earl Fritts, Joe Powers, Weyman Berry, and Roger Crabtree. (center) Joe Powers running the 880 yard dash. (right) Bill Slagle gets ready for the 440 yard dash.
High hurdlers are (left to right) Paul Moss, Bob Hutchins, David Roddy, Marvin Lytle, Don DeJong, and Johnny Johnson.
