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Top DriversCompete inDrag RacesNational points will be at stake today when nearly 500 dragsters continue competition in the National Hot Rod Association's southwest divisional championships at Riverside International Raceway.The most important drag event in the southwest, the competition will offer 30 points per class with an additional 30 points going to the top eliminator.Foremost entry in the huge field is Dode Martin of Carlsbad, who will push the Dragmaster Two-Thing over the quarter-niile River* side strip. Martin’s machine is a gasoline-powered, two-engine Chevy.Martin throttled the supercharged dragster to a national record of 174.92 mph at Pomona earlier this year in the Winter Nationals.Other entries include the top dragster in the Los Angeles area. Lefty Mudersbach of Pico Rivera who handles the Herbert Cams Special, Bovd Pennington, who recently set a Class B roadster record; Glenn Stcekey, Redondo Beach; Glen Ward, another twm-engine Chevy contender, and Leland Cabe in the Duncan Homes Special.Special exhibitions among fuel eliminators also are on the week end schedule.WOWEE! VALLEY ACECLOCKS 44.0 IN 440Mickey Thompson’s super stock Pontiac also will be on the card and will be driven by Hayden Proffit.Competition gets under way at 9 a.m.A former Van Nuys High School track star turned in times ol 44 0 in the quarter-mile, 1*29 6 in the half-mile and 3 03 in the mile in a meet in Northridge.But before you get too excited, we should point out that these are speed skating — not track — records.Jim Powell 21, a freshman at Pierce College, became the first gold medal speed skater in California history when he sucessfully completed an eight and three-quarter mile grind at the Northridge Roller Rink.To qualify for a gold medal, a skater must complete the quarter, half, mile, two-mile and five-mile distances in prescribed times.In addition to his previously mentioned marks, Powell skated two miles in 6:03 and five miles in 15:53. All his marks were better than those necessary to qualify for the gold medal.His record of 6:03 broke the American mark of 6*26.It is interesting to note that a good track man can run the two-mile somewhere around 9.30, compared to Powell's 6:03.The Canoga Park man now will leave for San Jose to defend his state speed skating championship, which he has won two years in a row. The meet is scheduled June 18-20.Powell was fourth last year in the national speed skating finals.BOXING BIZIt must come as a shock to many to read the re-Sunday, June 11, 1961 * Von Nuys (Calif.) NEWS—l^BLonnie KappNamed Hikes’Top Athletesuits of the medical survey University Health Services injuries sustained in sportsThe greatest number of participants reporting injuries was in the tame” game of softball, with soccer and associated football second on the list. One of every four students who play football in school gets hurt.Of the 771,810 boys play*published by the Harvard and Air Force, concerning in the United States.A few weeks ago I was approached to take over the management of a fighter with national television experience. He was somewhat shocked to be told that I would handle him only if he would stop fighting for a few months while I taught him how to de-City high bar champion Lonnie Kapp was named Monroe High School’s outstanding athlete of the year during the Vikings’ spring sports barbecue banquet.Kapp was also named most valuable athlete on the gymnastics team for 1961.Other most valuable” award winners were sprinter Jimmy Hills in varsity track, sprinter-hurdler Bob Coughlin in B track, middle-distance runner John Tanner in C track, shortstop Bart Kay in varsity baseball, Tom Banning in jayvee baseball, Gary Granell m tennis, Roger Smith in varsity swimming, Lance George in B swimming, Don Burguigon m C swimming and Joe Cordova in golf.Golf's most improved player was Terry Evven and the gymnastics Coaches’ Award went to Steve Badillo.Kay and Banning, besides being named most valuable players in baseball, also received the highest batting average awards.Coaches' Awards in track went to Frank Dvorak, varsity; Grant Holley and Bob Weeg, Class B, and Russell Gibbs, Class C.Fred Kipp received a trophy as outstanding varsity field event man and Ron Phillips was honored as outstanding track man.Archery Planned at San FernandoA host of archery tournaments are scheduled throughout Southern California this morning, including one at San Fernando Playground. All shoots begin at 9 30 a in.Other tourneys are slgted In Lancaster, San Diego, Lu-guna Beach, Griffith Park, Ontario, Oceanside, Torrance Whittier Narrows and Santa Paula.Angels, Yankeeslb'V * v ''v-txn.V'Ts •r'-.v- rr'y -y-.vvo .y.V .. .. r VNEWS■v~ ^ v.t s't:-:11Np- * ^ ^V- * »A-'- ''I* ■WIN 55 FREESWIMMING AWARDSIt’s easy to enter and win. Here’s all you do . ..simply write a Water Safety Slogan on swimming, boating, etc., {15 words or less) and mail to VALLEY SWIM SAFETY SLOGAN CONTEST, P.O. Box 310, Van Nuys, Calif. Entries must be postmarked no later than Sunday, June 11, and should contain name, address and phone number of entrant. The decision of the judges will be final. Examples of safety slogans:• Swim now ... live later.• Drowning Is such sorrow . . and live tomorrow.earn to swimThis contest is open to everyone with no obligation whatsoever .Winners may pass their awards
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Van Nuys Valley News
Van Nuys, California, US
Sun, Jun 11, 1961
Page 53
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