Cinder Satellites
Fielding a well-balanced squad, five deep in
almost every event, the Rough Rider track team
proved to be one of the powers in Southern
League competi
A large turn-out of new and outstanding
tenth graders, as well as the return of many
varsity and Bee lettermen, enabled Coaches
Coultas and Nash to produce a great team and
was the chief reason for the good showing of the
cindermen in the toughest league in the city.
Outstanding men developed were Sam Soto,
cone of the best quarter-milers in Roosevelt
history, shotputters Harry Varteresian, who
broke the school record against Fremont with a
mighty 52’ 73/4” heave, and dependable Sid
Cohen; half-miler Sam Gallina; Nick Halapoff,
one of the city’s better pole vaulters; milers
Manuel Contreras, Carlos Salazar and Frank
Frederico, who placed ahead of all competition
except L.A/’s Ralph Gold and ran within inches
of one another; sprinters Pantele Zanthos, Hal
Siegel and Mike Gurrola, highjumpers Norm
Shivers and Leon Abramovitz; and broadjumper
Willie Goldberg and George Castruita, both of
whom nearly hit 22".