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May 13, 1948
Buckeye Valley News And Buckeye Review
Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Fred and Mrs. Faver hosted the Wayland College track team, including coach Sam Allen and athletes Leon Burch, John Cox, and Bill Knighton, at their home during the team's trip to the National Junior College Track Meet in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1948. The team, exhausted from a long drive, did not place in the competition.
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Team Guests Here
Fred Faver took in the National Track meet at Phoenix last Thursday and Friday, in which the team from Wayland (Texas) College competed. Flora Faver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Faver, is a student at this college, and Mr. and Mrs. Faver entertained the boys in their home here both nights.
The guests were Sam Allen, coach; Leon Burch, shot put; John Cox, 440 yard man; and Bill Knighton, 880 yard man.
On the Arizona trip with the boys were also O. B. Chessir and Jack McGee, from Amarillo college.
This Wayland college team has competed in various meets for the '48 season, which is reported to have been the first time in several years that the college has had a team. Some of the other meets entered were the Ft. Worth Stock Show track meet, the Texas Relays at Austin and the Texas State Junior College track meet, from which meet the team that attended the National Junior College meet in Phoenix was chosen.
The team, under the leadership of Coach Allen, left A & M College, Texas, Tuesday night and drove almost constantly in order to reach Arizona in time for the National meet. There was no time for rest after their arrival and they were so weary they did not even place.
Team Guests Here
Fred Faver took in the National Track meet at Phoenix last Thursday and Friday, in which the team from Wayland (Texas) College competed. Flora Faver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Faver, is a student at this college, and Mr. and Mrs. Faver entertained the boys in their home here both nights.
The guests were Sam Allen, coach; Leon Burch, shot put; John Cox, 440 yard man; and Bill Knighton, 880 yard man.
On the Arizona trip with the boys were also O. B. Chessir and Jack McGee, from Amarillo college.
This Wayland college team has competed in various meets for the '48 season, which is reported to have been the first time in several years that the college has had a team. Some of the other meets entered were the Ft. Worth Stock Show track meet, the Texas Relays at Austin and the Texas State Junior College track meet, from which meet the team that attended the National Junior College meet in Phoenix was chosen.
The team, under the leadership of Coach Allen, left A & M College, Texas, Tuesday night and drove almost constantly in order to reach Arizona in time for the National meet. There was no time for rest after their arrival and they were so weary they did not even place.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Journey
What themes does it cover?
Family
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Track Meet
Wayland College
Phoenix Nationals
Team Hosting
Long Drive
Fatigue
Junior College Athletics
What entities or persons were involved?
Fred Faver
Flora Faver
Mr. And Mrs. Faver
Sam Allen
Leon Burch
John Cox
Bill Knighton
O. B. Chessir
Jack Mcgee
Where did it happen?
Phoenix, Arizona; Wayland, Texas
Story Details
Key Persons
Fred Faver
Flora Faver
Mr. And Mrs. Faver
Sam Allen
Leon Burch
John Cox
Bill Knighton
O. B. Chessir
Jack Mcgee
Location
Phoenix, Arizona; Wayland, Texas
Event Date
1948
Story Details
The Faver family hosted the Wayland College track team during their exhausting trip to the National Junior College Track Meet in Phoenix, where the team competed but failed to place due to fatigue; the team had qualified through prior Texas meets.