Evening star., 1962-05-21
Catholic Track
As Usual Goes
To ST. Johns
BY STEVE HERSHEY
Star Staff Writer

st. Johns High School has
| gotten itself into a rut in re-
cent years and there doesn't
seem to be anything anybody
can do about it.
The Cadets are making a
habit of winning the Catholic
League track championship
and yesterday despite the
steaming weather-was no ex-
ception. They won their fourth
straight title with comparative
ease.
The defending champions
jumped off to an early lead
when they took the first three
places in the 440-yard dash
and went on to outdistance
their rivals with 56 points.
O'Connell finished second
with A points and Gonzaga,
the only other threat, had 33.
From there it was DeMatha
and Carroll with eight points
each while Mackin scored Just
two.
The temperature, which
reached 95 degrees during the
meet. drastically cut down IN
dividual performances. There
were no double winners where
as last years meet had four.
John Reilly of st. Johns got
off to a tremendous start and
Streaked away from the field
to win the 100-yard dash in
10 seconds flat, the fastest time
recorded in an area scholastic
meet this year. The junior
speedster didn't attempt to de-
fend his 220-yard title and
teammate Rick Malcolm won
in 22.9 seconds around a curve.
Malcolm was second last year.
Shotputter Tobey Kaczensky
OF Gonzaga continued to i'm
prove in his speciality, again
breaking his own record with
a heave of 81 feet, 31a inches.
He set a record last year with
so feet. one-half inch.
Pat Pomphrey of O'Connell.
another specialist, won the high
hurdles for the third consecu-
tive year in record time of 14.9
didn't enter the lows yesterday
because he re-injured a pulled
muscle when he banged into a
hurdle in the first heat.
Freshman Darrell Thornes of
De Matha won the broad jump
with an outstanding leap of
81 feet 9l2 inches.
RUNNING EVENTS
12O-yard high hurdles, Pat Pom
phrey, O'Connell; ., Pat Meehan, Con
Dick Keffer. Time-I4.9 seconds.
,ob0!s Io9.yeEd S,aS Ssshvi; Jack Reilly; Ct.
sOhPs S Perry ETnest Riek Mse0lm co5n. st. Josn Mt:
Holloran, Gonzasa. Time~lO seconds.
Mile--1, Dave Maloney. Gonzaga;- 2,
Jerry McAteer, st, Johns; 3. Whit
6!Sasdss.nA, 65!ESsndsnA, o2,,conneli;; 4 Ed. kenney'
Johns; 2. Mike Mahoney, St. Johns:
3. Dave Ricca, st. Johns; 4. Steve
Melner, o'connell. Time-52.s seconds.
oeSHns eSSshFda e. jerry McAeer %at ST. srsaGGa JUSn.
maier. o'Conneii. Timess: :02.s.
22O-ysrd DASH, Rick Malcolm,
81. Johns; 2, Dsrnell Thornes, De
Wilmore Braxton, Mackin. Time-22.9
seconds.
TWo-mile rum, Ed Kenney, O'Con-
nell; 2, Bob Earhart, O'Connell; 3,
Mark Walsh, Gonzaga; 4, Tom Berry,
Mackin. Time-11:35.
Ricca. Bill Garland. Mike Mahoney
and Rick Malcolm); ?. Gonzaga. Time,
18O-low hurdles--1. Dick Keffer.
Gonzaga; 2. Pat Meehan. GonEass; 3,
Gonda, o'conneli. Time, 22.7 seconds.
FIELD EVENTS
Board jump, Darnell Thornes,
DeMatha; ., Barry Rand. Carroll: 8.
Mike Holloran; 4. Carl Jessup, o'con-
Discus, Ron Panneton, st. Johns:
2, Tobey Kaczensky. GonZaga; 3, Carl
Jessup, O'Connell: 4. Dennis Kelly, st.
Johns. Distance. 1872 feet.
Pole vault, Bill Wright, st.
Johns; 2, Matt Gallagher, st. Johns;
3. Bill Lineham, st. Johns: A.. Mike
McGown, OConnell. Height, IL feet, d
inches.
Shot putt, Tobey Kacbensky. Con-
zaga; 2, Joe Lilly; Gonzaga; =, jay
OConnell. Distance. 81 feet, ga
inches.
High jump, Charles Myrtle. Car
roll; 2, Ron Panneton, st. Johns: 3,
Carl Jessup. O'Connell; 4, Mike Foran,
OConnell. Height, 5 feet. 8 inches.
TEAM SCORES
Gonzaga, 80; DeMatha, s: Carroll,
s; Mackin, 2.