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WttfSBS LEAPS POft NATION'S BEST THIS SEASON Omaha Central cops state plum, Weekes wins mile At Sports Editor, ftaiiy Sun Omaha Cfefltrai grabbed the CJiuW A frfum, Beatrice's two-mite tetey team lost to Fremont but stiH Med the state record, Orangeman Wally Weeks walked off with the mile grind and Gale Sayers teaped the farthest of-any prep broad jumper in the nation this year. These were among the highlights of the record-smashing 59th Annual Nebraska State High School Trade and Field Championships teammatees Ken Harvey, Ken, Grant and Jim Mioenter. Strong-hearted Wally (Buivba) Weekes lowered his own school record as he flashed tihe mile run for first. For the third time this year he handily beat Plattsmouth's Larry Toothaker to the yarn. Weekes was clocked In 4:29.8, erasing the previous record of 4:31.2 he had set early In the season.

Weekes's time was quite.a way off the state standard. In 1947 Bill Mountford (ft Red Cloud cruis- flashed a :09.8 century, earning each lad a tie for the state mark. But McCloughan showed he's the master of the two when it come to the 220-yard dash. The Broken Bow ace was caught in 21.4. new record while Williams bes time for the 220 was a :21.7 in th prelims.

Jiimpln 1 Dick Voss, Alliance at Lincoln Friday and Saturday, ed the grind in 4:26.2. A small contingent oftlilnclads, I In running away from the representing Beatrice, came away field Saturday, Wally didn't take with 10 points, a fine showing by over until the start of the second only five athletes entered in but two events. Links Slip As expected Omaha Central de- quarter. At the end of the first quarter, hustled in 61 seconds, Weekes trailed Scottsbluff's Tiger Henry throned Lincoln High by piling up by about a yard. 3754 points.

However, favored to At the turn Weekes made his Teacher and top pupil Central Coach Frank Smagacz, left, and high sailing Gale Sayers after the Negro star "hit the cop second, Lincoln High finished fifth as Hastings was second with 26; Grand Island third, 22; and Scottsbluff 20. Lincoln tabulated a point and a half ahead of Boys Town. 'Down the line it was Alliance 2 Fremont 13; McCook Broken Bow, led by McCloughan, out-scored'Gothenberg for the State crown, 25-24. Other champs, Class City of St. Mary's, 34 points; and' Fairfield, Class points.

The Beatrice two-mile quartet not only equalled the state record but shattered the all-time Beatrice High standard with a 8:19.1 clock- Ing. Fremont's record breaking time was 8:18.1. crack Beatrice foursome, included two seniors, Denny Bau- jnan and John Weinman i a sophomore Lynn Rathjen and Jim Rikli, a junior. The state mark going into Saturday's finails was 8:19.1 set lastj year by Lincoln High. move and took the lead.

At the halfmile mark he held the yard over Henry and was clocked in 2:11.0. Again at the turn, Weekes. started to put on the pressure and by the three-quarters mark had widened a 25-yard gap. It was strictly Weekes the last quarter as he coasted home with more than 40 yards to spare. Desoite his performance, the gold medal slipped from his grasp as only a few minutes earlier Dave Blakenbaker of Red Cloud was clocked at 4:26.2 in Class C.

Blankenbaker's time tied the? state mark which he now shares with fellow townsman Mountford. Tiie Beatrice star is only a junior and will still have another crack at the state standard if all goes well next season. Going into the state show Weekes was the sixth fastest prep miler In Nebraska history. Two -questions were answered for track fans and a third remains Icapcr, established a Class A high jump record as he soared 6-4. The old mark was 6-2 5-8 set in 1956 by Bill Harmon, Omaha North.

The assault on state marks go undeway Friday in the finals the 880 yard run and a jump. Alliance's -Tim Kettelhut blazed a 1:57 half-mile while Sallln' Gale Sayers of Omaha Central to an amazing In the broad jump. Sayer's remarkable performance erased 15 year-old record of set by Jim Mather, than Arapahoe High and later footfball coach at Wymore. But Sayers wasn't the only one to better Mather's leap. Bobby Williams, who had battled Sayers down through the current season, first erased the mark with a leap of 22-11.

Sayers came back with a 23-3 and then made the spectacular jump of 24-10 1 2 His coach, Frank Smagacz, placed a handerkerchief along the side of the pit-as a target. "Hit he said to his Negro ace and that's just what Sayers did, he landed squarely on the target. A mad scramble was made by sports scribes at the scene to learn just how great the jump was. Later back at their desks, Al Beebe of the Star and Del Black, Jonral, said that the Central star's leap, to the best of statistics available, is the best in the nation this year and ranks seventh in U. S.

prep track history. Kettelhut's 880 performance was over shadowed by the Sayers- battle, but nevertheless the speedster from the Sand Hills wrote his name in the record books. The rangy Alliance lad didn't surprise many with his record Hastings; tie for second and third. Omaha Central and Lincoln high 1:31.5. Class mile relay: 1, Boys Town.

2, Scottsbluff. 3, Alliance. (New state record. Old record 3:25.0 by Omaha Central in 1958). IN THE FIELD Class discus: 1, Lon Rutt, Hastings, 149-6.

2. Fred Kirchmann, Fremont, 2 3, Art Ferguson, Kearney, 14-11. Class high jump: 1, Voss, Alliance, 6-4 (new, class record); 2, tie, Cramer of Lincoln Southeast and Campbell of McCook, 6-2; 4, Mundt. Grand Island, 5-10; 5, Yost, Scottsbluff, 5-9. Broad Jump: 1, Gale Sayers, Omaha Central; 2, Bobby Williams Lincoln High; 3, Campbell, Mr- Cook; 4, Woolsey, Hastings; 5, Farthing, Omaha Tech.

2 Betters both state and Class A record of set by Jim Mather, Arapahoe, 1936 and Claude Thomas, 22-10, Omaha South, .1958) Pole Vault: 1, Durst, Gering; 2, (tie), between Dal Ward, Fairbury; Ehler, Scottsbluff; Garrett, Alliance. 12-3y 2 Shot Put: 1, Beltzer, Grand Island; 2, Rutt, Hastings; 3. Cowan, Kearney; 4, Richman, Kearney: 5, McDonald, Grand, Island. 50-10. GOLD MEDAL WINNERS 880 Jim Kettelhut, Alliance, CLASS KINO Vineyard wins state golf title Setting a new Hastings College record in the 440 during prelims Thursday is ex-Orangeman Wright.

In the finals he was third as the winning time was 50-flat. Easily erased was the school all-! at a standstill. ttac of 8:22.4 set in 1958 by Ben Stindt. Ray Gooclenough, Rich Bauman and Paul Weinman. The Baumans are brothers as are the Weinmans.

Rikli and Fremont anchorman Answered were.queri.es about Sayers and Lincoln High's Bobby Williams. Early in the season Williams beat Sayers in the broad jump. Saturday Sayers's leap left no doubt which of the two Negro John Morris took turns leading lads is the best. shattering time, but he did surprise last year's gold medal winner. Erwin Cheatum of Boys Town.

Kettelhut sprinted to a quick lead. His first 440 was clocked in :55 flat as he built up a six yard advantage over the field to start the last 440. He finished a good 30 yards ahead of runner up John Jepson of Omaha Central. Cheatum was third! 1:57.0 (New state record, old record 1:58.2 by Ken Ash Omaha North, in 1956) Two mile (Ken rlarvey, Ken Grant, Jim Moenter, John Morris) SiieJ.S (New state old record 1:19.1 by Lincoln High in 1960). Pole vault Clark Feuerback- er.

Tekamah, 12-8. Shot put Jim Belzter, Grand Island, 52-11 High jump Dick Voss, Alliance, 6-4. High hurdles Dick Peterson, Lexington, :14.6 (ties state record set by Robert Berkshire, Omaha Benson, 1946; Bill Marten, Beatrice, 1954, and Bob Holm, Beatrice! 1959). Discus Roy Windhorst, Deshler, ICO yard dash-Kent McCloughan, 440 IN :49.4 Tom Wright sets new all-time mark Although Kearney State Teach- time this season set a new all- Mike Vineyard, Wymore High, Friday won the Class Stale high school grass greens golf championship at Pioneer Course in Lincoln. The son of Mr.

and Mrs. Gene Vineyard, the 17 year-old golfer finished with a 4-over-par 76 nosed out Gerald Fisher of Beatrice St. Joe by three strokes. Also tied with Fisher at 79 was Frank Hilsabcck of Holdrege. Rog Rinne of Crete had to go extra holes to defeat Seward's Bob Dahms for fourth place.

Beatrice St. Joe was unseated as team champion of the state as Holdrege won the 1961 crown with a four man total of 246, Team- wise, St. Joe finished third with 251, five strokes behind Holdrege. Pat McKinney, Dave Hetherlng- ton, Lyle Woita and Fisher made up the St. Joe team.

Wymore wos not entered in the team competition since the dnly other Zephyr entered was Dolph Johnson. McKinney followed Fisher with Hetherington was next, and Woita turned in 51- Last year as St. Joe won the title, Fisher had a 78 and McKinney an 80. While picking up th top medal Vineyard collected four birdies. He got birds on No.

5-11-14-15. Last year, In his first try for, the state Crown, he finished in a tie for 10th. Following is Vineyard's card: Cozed (258). 6 York (2R2) Blair (263). 8 Ord (269).

9-Crcte (276). 10 York St. Joe (279). Out In 554 545 4.35 434 444. .38 544 38 The Class field included 21 teams and here's how the top ten finished: 1 Holdrege (246): Seward (250).

3 Beatrice St. Joe (251). City (257). FIELD DAY FOR TEACHERS AT BCC STAG It was somewhat of a "teachers day" at Beatrice Country Club during the men's stag. Of the seven golf winners, five are members of tJie local school system.

Wayne Koading won low net with 43-9VS 2 Darrel Genzlinger had the best poker hand on the first five holes, 4 fives; and Rex Lutz ended up with 4 sixes for tho best poker hand on the last five holes, Others picking up prizes were' Dick Doering. 2nd, low net. 37 2 and Carl Poling, 3rd, low net. 2 Hoby sec ond best poker hand, first five holes, 3 fours and 2 fives; a Bill Eyth, second best poker hand the last five holes, 3 fives and 2 fours. MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE W.

L. Pet. G.B, Detroit .676 Cleveland 18 14 .563 4 Minnesota 18 14 .563 4 New York 16 14 .533 5 Baltimore 17 Ifi .515 Kansas City 13 15 .464 7 Washington 15 19 .441 8 Boston IB 17 .433 8 Chicago .410 Los Angeles 11 19 .367 10 Bobby Williams, 03.8, (ties state record set by Roger Sayers, Omaha Cen- i tral, and Bob Knaub, Scottsbluff, The Alliance halfmiler's 11 knhU 1QSin shattered the former state standard of 1:58.2 establishede by Ken Ash of Omaha North in 1956. ON THE CJNDEIYS Class 100 yard dash; 1, Bobby Williams, Licoln High. 2, Steve Regan, Hastings.

3, Perry Williams, Omaha Central. (Ties state record.) Class 220 yard dash: 1, Bobby Williams, Lincoln; 2, Steve Re- gaji Hastings: 3, Terry Williams, Omaha Central. Class 440 yd. dash: 1, Jimmie Johnson, Boys Town. 2, Claude Spencer, Omaha Tech.

3, Neil Wade, Omaha Central. Class low hurdles: 1, Gayle Sayers, Omaha Central; 2, Jerry Sailinger, Grand Island; 3, Bob Smith, Fairbury. and each turned in a brilliant job I Who is the fastest, Broken Bow's Clas high hurdles: 1, Gayle in the stretch but Moris nosed Class Kent McCloughan or Class out Rikli at the finish by a scant A's Williams of Lincoln High? two feet, The two speedsters, running in Supporting Morris were Tigers their respective classes, each AT BEATRICE CC Entries soar to new high for tournament A record 39 teams are entered In the Beatrice County Club two- ma tneam hadicap tournament, on which play started this weekend, Thirty-two teams are the most ever entered in past years, said Pro Bob Legenza. Because of the heavy registration, pairings had to be based on a 64-bracket chart, which means that 25 teams are getting first- round "byes." Fpjlowing are pairings for the first round: John Elliott and Fred Klett, bye. Lou Burkel and John Harman, bye.

Vic Rector and Del Hedges, bye. Phil Everson and Jess Benson, bye. Bill Vanderhook ad Gus Warnke, vs. Orlyn Overbeck and Bud Robertson Hoby Beal and Ed O'Donnell, bye. Sayers, Omaha Central.

2, Jerry Sailinger, Grand Island. 3, Chuck Campbell, McCook. 800-Yard Run: 1, Kettelhut, Alliance; 2, Jepsen, Omaha Central; 3, Cheatum, Boys 4, Becher, Columbus; 5, Hansmire, Fairbury. New state record, old mark was 1:58.2 set by Ken Ash of Omaha North 1956. Class mile run: 1, Wally Weekes, Beatrice.

2, Larry Toothaker, Plattesmouth. 3, Joe Perez, Scottsbluff. Class two mile relay: 1, Fremont; 2, Beatrice; 3, Omaha Central; 4, Kearney; 5, Scottsbluff. (new state record). Low hurdles Gayle Sayers, Omaha Central, :20.0.

440 yard run Jim Johnson, Boys Town, :49.3. 220 yard run-Kent McCloughan, Broken Bow, :21.4 (new record, old record 21.8 by Paul Phillips, Omaha Central Broad jump Gayle Sayers, Omaha Central, 24-10 3 2 (new state record, old record by James Mather, Arapahoe, in 1936). Mile run-Dave Blankenbaker, Red Cloud, 4:26.2 (ties state record set by Bill Mountford, Red Cloud, in 1947). 880 yard relay Hastings (Denney Barker, Bill Kendall, Doug McArthur, Steve Regan) 1:31.5. Mile relay Boys Town, (willi- am EdcheJberger, Corneluis Ar- noild, Erwin Cheatum, Jim Johnson) 3:24.7 (new state record, old record 3:25.0 by Omaha Central in 1958 yard relay: 1, son, Kansas How Nebraskans fared in Big 8 BOULDER, Colo.

(AP) How Nebraskans fared in the 33rd Annual Big Bight Conference Track and Field Championships Saturday: Al WeMman, fifth with 9l-ll 2 In shotput. (won by Mike Lindsay, Oklahoma, 57 feet 5y 2 inches). Al Roots, second in the javelin with 208.21. (won by Dick Clark, Colorado, 228.2.) Ray Stevens, fourth In mile run. Winning time 4:14.5 by Bill Dot- ers College walked off with the NCC track and field crown, a former Beatrice High Oirangeman made a good account of himself.

The Antelopes piled up points as compared to runner-up Doane's 102 5-6. Third was Hastings, 86; next came Wayne and Nebraska Wesleyan with 82 1-3 and 47 1-3 respectively; and then Chadron 30 and Peru 25. Tom Wright, Beatrice freshman at Flastings College, for the second 9th for CHICAGO (AP) Ed Bouchce's leadoff homer in the ninth inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday -after the chunky first baseman had tied a major league fielding record. Bouchee clubbed Larry Jackson's first pitch in the ninth into the left field bleachers for its first homer of the season which gave the Cubs their second successive 1-0 triumph over the slump-ridden Cardinals.

Dick Ellsworth limited the Car dinals to three hits in picking up his initial pitching victory of 19 The closest the Cardinals came to scoring was in the second inning when Daryl Spencer walked am tried to score on a double by Curt Flood. But Spencer was thrown out at the plate. Bouchee tied a record held by many in accepting 22 chances at first base on 19 putouts and 3 assists. St. Louis 000 000 000-0 3 0 Chicago 000 000 5 0 Jadtoson and Schaffer; Ellsworth and Bertell.

(1-2). (0-3) Home run Chicago, Bouchee time Hastings record. Tom, who owns the BHS all-time 440 record of 50.4, a week ago tied the Hastings all-time 100-yard mark of :09.9. In the NCC meet Thursday the ex-Orangeman posted a :49.4 in me prelims which erased the for-, mer mark of :49.9 set by Tom Osborne, in 1959. Also ii the Thursday prelims, Wright finished in the 220 which was won by Doane's remarkable Clinton Skinner.

The Doane ace was caught in :22.6. In Friday's finals, Wright placed third in the 440 and fifth in a record-breaking 220. Another former Orangeman, Lar ry Bartels of Nebraska Wesleyan, failed to qualify in either of the hurdle events. Defending champ in the lows, Bartels was handicapped with a heavily taped leg and knee Beatrice Dally Sun, Beatrice, May 21, 1961 What Else But Sports International League Toronto 4, Rochester 3 Walt Schlichting and Wayne Kaeding, bye. i Bob Penner and, Harry Fox vs.

Butch Bennett and Carl Wiebe, Dr. Don Penner and Rev. Willard bye. ijewise, bye. Keyes and John Scho- K-U-I- -Wjn Leymflsler and Mike bye.

and Lyle Schmidt Genzllnger and Rex Slangier and George Joim Sehiek and E. Peterson vs Al JmmUig and Bill Geiger. I Charfev Cooper and Hal Wil- Jim Bevington and Bob McLaughlin, bye. Howie Pearspn and Chuck Zimmerman, bye. Marion Dole and Mike Steen, bye Bill Cook Jr.

and Mo Beard-! more, vs. Lloyd Stevens and Earl i Gaffney. Bill Eyth and Carlos Beardmore bye. Bill Steele and Doc Everett, bye. Soulh Bickley and Ray Brecht, bye, Fred Price and Torm Wahl, Surging Reds are stopped CINCINNATI (AP) The Milwaukee Braves combined some lusty hitting with five walks and six stolen bases Saturday and cooled off the surging Cincinnati Reds with a 9-5 victory.

It was only the third defeat the last 16 games for the Reds it was the first time Milwaukee has beaten them this season in five games. Walks given up by starting pitcher Ken Hunt figured prominently in the Braves' first three runs. In addition they had a field day against Hunt, reliever Howie Nunn and catcher Bob Schmidt in the stolen base department. Eddie MaChews had a home run for Milwaukee and Gordon Coleman got one for tihe Reds. Don McMahon received credit for the victory after relieving starter Don Nottebart although Moe Drabowsky had to come on in the ninth to stiffle a Cincinnati threat.

Milwaukee 320 020 12 Cincinnati 100 120 11 2 Nottebart, MoMahon (5) Dra- howsky (9) and Lau; Hunt, Nunn (6), Henry (7) and Schmidt. (1-0), L- Hunt (3-2). Homo Mathews Probable Pitchers Carl Parks and Dr. Hinman, Snick Poling and Gene Maiwald, The 1SM51 racing program at the Gage County Fairgrounds is scheduled to open Monday night, May 29. Midget auto races on lap heie Races will again be co-sponsor- Roscoe Cooper and Gil Stewart; ed by the Gage County Ag So will be afforded the opportunity to see a thrill packed card furnished by midget racers.

Stars and cars from a five state area are expected (o supply chills and thrills galore. The Gage County Fair Board has brightened up tho grounds by painting the fence along the back stretch and a great deal of work has been completed on filling in Jeff Wastoi and Col Weston vs. giwi Post. ciety and the local American Le-, vide additional action, are slated and widening the oval al various Time trials, which always pro- points, 1'or 8 p.m., with the maJn feature Herb Weston, and Pick. Goering.

To open' the mi program, fans' scheduled to start at 8: JO. Admission the night of May 29 will be; adults $1 children J2, fifty cents. American League Del roil (Lary 6-1 and Regan 40) at Kansas City (Bass 2-1 and Daley 4-4) (2) Baltimore (Barber 4-3 and Estrada 2-2) at New York (Sheldon 0-1 and Ford 4-1) (2) Cleveland (Hawkins 3-2 and Grant 2-0) at Minnesota (Ramow 3-3 and Lee (0-0) (2) Chicago (McLish 2-3 and Wynn 4-1) at Boston (Delock 2-1 Schwa 1 1 0-0) (2) Washington (Woodesh'ck 2-1 and Daniels 2-3) at Los Angeles (Grba 3-4 and Moeller 0-2) National League Los Angeles (Koufax 3-2) at San Francisco (Loes Pittsburgh (Law 1-3 or 1-0) at Philadelphia (Green 1-3) St. Louis (Simmons 1-3 and Gibson 1-0) at Chicago (Drott 0-1 Cardwell 3-2) (2) Milwaukee (WJlley 1-0 and Spahn 4-3 or Drabowsky 0-1) at Cincinnati (Jay 3-3 und Maloney H) CONFLICTIONS of various nature cut down on the attendance at the Annual 'B' Club Reunion. However, despite the lean turnout the event was enjoyed by those attending.

"In my day football was not organized, you sorta made your own rules and played with a many players as you could get by with," Clarence Gale, local businessman who graduated in 1904, informed younger ex Orangemen present. Clarence said little of the track sport during his prtp career, but it is known that when the call for thinclads went out he was the first of three to report! Archie Stansbury, now of Lincoln, recalled the football game against Lincoln High around 1930. "The score was 7-7 at half time and we Orangemen were in high spirits," he said "However," he added, "Lincoln sent in Bernie Masterson, George Sauer and several others in last half and whipped us Mathews was great! SHORTY STOUT and Ralph Powell haven't missed a reunion yet. Shorty, always the one to point out how good the football champs of 1912. were, commented on the best BHS ends he has seen play and singled them out to be: Jerry Grancer, now a high school coach Art Sondregger, 1905 06; and Cal Mathews, 1919 20-21.

Cal is still with Sunrise Bakery and for three years while an Orangeman was an all state end. Cal, seldom the one to bring up the "old did say that he thought the best tackle of those days was Tab Ellis. You could count the yardage on one hand that opponents made around Mathews's end, according to some of his ex-tem- Powell was fullback the 1921 champs along with great Dick Rutherford. That was the year Beatrice won the Missouri Valley championship. RUTHERFORD wasn't on hand the past week, but the former football and basketball star wrote that he was making plans now to be on hand for the 1962 reunion.

Dick's retired and lives al Crescent City Calif. At Nebraska Dick was football captain and after helping the coaching staff there upon graduation, was head football coach of the Oregon Aggies, now Oregon State Beavers. Until Rutherford's retirement, he was manaer of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Bob Wissel, ex coach at Tobias High where he was quite successful and now Junior High coach al Grand Island, had this to say of the 1946 class, "There isn't too much to speak of, we just d'dn't sel the world afire." Speedster Smith WALTER) ER1CKSON, Virginia banker, was among the veteran ex Orangemen on hand. Wa 11 graduated in 1916 after successful football campaigns ajong with Ernest' (Judge) Hubka, El Schellenberg and Ed Smith.

The latter, local dry goods stpre operator, missed the reunion but team-' mutes vouch for hif ability as well as speed wJion an Orangeman. Ed Borroughs of Rockford was among those present and probably looked back to 1916 when he was a member of Beatrice's state champs in basketball. Of course most local fans remember how Judge Hubka went to the University where he wrapped up his football career as a Husker standout. Later he made quite a name for himself in coaching. Back to Ed Smith, a modest type who doesn't repeat his achievements of yester year, at one time while a Husker trackman raced against Charley Paddock, at that time the "fastest human in the TED RIDDELL, now Dr.

dell of Scottsbluff, wrote that he had planned on attending but a physicians' convention in Chicago changed his plans. One of Riddell's ex teammates in football, Bob Richard, was on hand to tell of football in tliose days. Bob, now retired as high school custodian, recalled the abilities of other team mates such as Bill Day, now an insurance man at Lincoln; John B. Cook, meat packing executive at Scottsbluff; and John Riddell, now a New York City attorney, Dr. Riddell said in his letter that come next year he'll lay aside everything to make the reunion.

Stub Roland, a member of the Class of 1924, was in attendance. While an athlete, at Nebraska Stub was an outstanding tosser of the javelin. Ed Higgenbotham, of Nebraska who originated the i a mural program here, was again on hand. Ed's program here resulted in becomin one of the best in the fiemember Lloyd? IT WAS LEARNED that anoth- ox Orangeman who gained much publicity while tit Beatrice High, is now somewhere on the West Coast and his exact whereabouts is being chased down by Pid Cluu- sun, a member of the reunion committee. This t-x great is Keith Lloyd who still shares the all-time school 100 yurd dash record of :10 with Lloyd Wright (1926), and Bob Eyth (1956) Lloyd set the mark first buck in 1921.

He went on to be a top Cornhusker sprinter and competed against Southern Cal, when tho west coast school was the No. I track squad in nation. It was while In California that he decided to make his home, there, The story goes that silent screen star Harold Lloyd, rela- ive of the ex Orangeman, had! much to do with Keith's settling' in Among those present from a distance this year was Earl Siebert from Ft. Collins. Colo, At one time Earl worked 1 here at the YMCA under Charley Plath, It is hoped next year's reunion will attract larger out and for those who are able to attend, and haven't yet, they don't know what they are missing'! I fc.