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By DALE J. COOK
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This season we are privileged to
view one of the greatest track teams
that Washington State has produced
in many years. The Cougar machine
has run rough-shod over all rivals
met to date. The closest any other
college has approached the mighty
crimson and grey crew was at Mis­
soula, Montana in the Northern Di­
vision meet where the University of
Washington grabbed 28 points to
place second to the Cougars who had
63.
No outstanding record breakers
(National) have been produced yet,
like the Lees of a few years back;
but the squad is built around two
up and coming distant stars Joe
Nebolon and Clem Eischen and their
sprint partner, Dick Keniston. Dick
can't quite equal the times of Pat­
ton. U.S.C.'s all might 100-yard man,
but he paces all competition in the
Northern Division.
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lfoetI11taduee med student with plans of graduating
from the pre-med field in 1949. Last
season Joe placed third in the world
record breaking quarter at the NCAA
finals. His best time ever recorded on
the books is 47.1.
Every year the four outstanding
men in the United States in each of
several events an invitation has been
extended to J ce and he will accept
the invitation and participate in the
running of the quarter. This event
took place the first of this month. In
previous meets this year Nebolon has
clearly led the field by over 20 yards.
and screaming at the top of their
voices.
Prior to the running of the half
Eischen had covered the mile in 4: 17
a time of note in any dual meet.
Following the Hensey dual he whipped
through for a flat 50 second lap in
the mile relay. At the Northern Divi­
sion meet he proved incapable of run­
ning the half-mile due to compli­
cations of a cold but ' managed a ·
mile and his leg of the stadium
record shattering mile relay. He will
also appear in the Compton Relays.
It is the hundred in 9.8 and the
220 in the 21's when Dick Keniston
competes in the event. Mooberry's
ace in the shorter sprints has placed
first consecutively since recovering
from a leg injury that kept him out
of action the first part of the Season.
Dick is junior from Tacoma. He has
noted in the book of good times a
9.7 for the 100.
Much credit to this great track
team which has rolled up thei.r 12th
consecutive dual meet win in three
years must go to Coach Jack Moo­
berry.
The last of May the Cougars as a
squad make their final appearance
in the Pacific Coast conference races
and field events.
Eischen
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Nebolon
Pictured above is Joe Nebolon, 220,
440 and relay man, the white ray of
hope of W.S .C. for the Olympic team.
Joe has posted the best time up until
this week (May 25) of any of the
competing men in the 440 event. Last
Saturday at the Northern Division
meet he ran the quarter in 47.5. Pre­
viously this season he has churned
around the oval in 47.9. The nearest
man to him has only accomplished
the distance in 48 flat. Joe hails from
San Pedro, California and is a prePOWWOW, JUNE, 1948
Varsity miler who has also picked
up the quarter mile event as a side
line is the Cougar's highly talented
Clem Eischen. Eischen, a sophomore
from Vancouver at State turned in
many good times last year in the
mile event, decided this year to try
his legs in the 880-yard run. In sev­
eral slow meets he was found to equal
the competition in this event and so
was entered. This big test of whether
he was a 880-yard man was provided
in the Washington-Washington State
dual meet here in Pullman. Racing
for the Huskies was Jack Hensey
two-time winner in previous collegi­
ate years. If Clem could best the
great Hensey he would be in. As the
two broke from the start Hensey set
the pace with Clem right on his heels
and they stayed in that position until
they reached the final turn. At this
point Clem began turning on the
power and managed to finish a scant
few inches in front of Hensey to win
his first great victory in the half­
mile. The 880-yard finish had the
activity starved fans on their feet
Keniston
Mooberry's men have also been
hampered" all season by a continual
downpour of rain that has prevented
the men from really getting in tip­
top shape. Next year all but three of
the varsity will be back and with a
hope of good weather the squad may
turn out to be one of the greatest
track teams in the nation.
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