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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
9
Summer opens Shafter pool under Roy Farrer with high school groups using the facility after classes on Thursdays. Faculty members join for an hour of water time, with Richland School faculty also using the pool. Betty Lund and the men’s physical education staff supervise techniques in swimming and diving.
The Rich and Aquatic Center in Shafter opened for the season last Sunday drawing kids and adults to the pool. Hours include Sundays 2 to 5 and weekdays 4 to 5, with ongoing swim instruction and a broader program after May 25 when school ends. Director Roy Farrel notes only one day per week will be closed, Saturdays.
Fresno State hopes to clinch the northern division of the CCAA with two wins over Cal Poly in a Saturday doubleheader at Fresno Park. A recent win over San Jose State left the Bulldogs atop the standings with four victories and six defeats, with a playoff possible against the southern division winner if Cal Poly falls twice.
Wallace Loewen of Shafter soars from a 1000 foot release to 400 feet above Shafter Airport and stays aloft for one hour and fifteen minutes. Kern County Soaring Society hosts a glider meet May 21 at the Shafter Potato Festival site.
The Shafter Generals will receive gold awards at an assembly tomorrow for their valley league success. Tuffy Hughes named most valuable senior will receive the trophy. The Colonels and Bakersfield area teams, including Taft, were mentioned in the awards program.
Shafer stub toe misprint aside, Lindsay Cardinals blanked the Generals 7-2. Harold Lynch fanned seven and allowed 12 hits. Avina earned the win with nine hits and nine strikeouts. Weddle led Lindsay with a solo homer and Palo ma added two hits including a triple. Generals struck early with two in the first. Lindsay answered with two in the second and pulled away with five late.
Shafter scored 23 points placing behind Bakersfield Drillers who led with 137 points. High scorer Jimmy Schmidt won the high jump and placed high in two hurdles events. Jerry Johns tied for first in B pole vault, while Beach, Anderson, Raley, Hinsley, and Tidwell earned podium spots in various events.
The Taft Wildcats lost to the Shafter Generals after a tough game. the Generals opened strong, Taft surged to lead in the middle innings, but Shafter pulled ahead in the eighth with two runs to seal victory.
The 24 year history of the West Coast Relays hints at a tight junior college contest at the Fresno track carnival on May 13. No single team, such as Compton College, dominates this year, with fierce competition shaping every event. John Simmons of San Mateo J.C. emerges as a top individual candidate, boasting a 9.7 wired 100 and a 24 feet 4 inch broad jump this season.
Fresno State College track and field heads to San Luis Obispo for the CCAA conference meet with limited team title hopes but optimism for individual performances. The squad aims to grab notable showings as the event unfolds Saturday.
Ned Smith publicized a hot tip about stocked trout near Johnsondale. He, Mack Dalton of Wasco, and Lonnie Hickerson of Bakersfield traveled to the area only to face crowds. Dalton waited 30 minutes to pass Kernville road barricades and found 11 fishermen already there at 4 30 am Saturday.
Twelve Shafter entries will compete in the Sequoia division valley semi finals track meet in Fresno starting at 10 a m Saturday. Competitors include Jerry Johns pole vault George Tidwell discus and shot put Paul Raley pole vault Robert Lamas hurdles Jimmy Schmidt hurdles and high jump Bill Hinsley hurdles Clayton Hutchings and Bob Tidwell shot put and discus Mais Criner 1320 Jesse Crane 440 and Henry Beach broad and high jumps.
Vague notes recount a busy scene at Dry Meadows with unfamiliar street echoes and fishing with worms and eggs. A noisy crowd allegedly disrupted an event involving Ned, while the language remains unclear and fragmentary.
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