In 1951 Ron Paul did not place in the top 5 in the 100y or 220y but placed 2nd in the PIAA WPIAL District 7 Meet @ Canonsburg, PA[ 5/19/1951] 440y in 52.7 and qualified for the State Meet @ Penn State 5/26/1951.At the State Meet he ran 52.0 for 3rd in Heat 3.
Paul does not appear in the late, George Kiseda's 1951 Final Western PA Honor Roll Performance Marks. for the 100y or 220y. He did run 51.8 [date & site unk.]for 440y and ranked 4th.
In 1952 Paul finished 3rd in the 100y @ W.P.I.A.L.[Dist. 7] Class A Meet [5/17/1952] @ Mt. Lebanon HS,PA ]. Herb Carper won in 10.2. Paul's time in not listed in official result set. Paul did not qualify for the P.I.A.A. State Meet in the 100y. In 1952 he does not appear in the late, George Kiseda's ["Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph"] 1952 Final Western PA Honor Roll Performance Marks.[1-20] going from 10.0 to 10.4.
His best mark for the 220 in 1952 was 22.2 date & site unk. He won the W.P.I.A.L. Dist. 7 220y
and 440y in 22.8 and 51.2 respectively. He qualified for the P.I.A.A. State Meet[5/24/1952]@ Penn State in both events.
The following data is from my research files for the 1951 & 1952 PIAA State Meet. Note Art Pollard and Arnie Sowell ran in these 2 events. Weather & track conditions were terrible
P.I.A.A. TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1952 DATE: 05/24/1952 SITE: PENN STATE UNIV.
Weather: Rain in AM, heavier rain in PM. 1/2" water covered the track
Sources: PIAA State Program;Richard Ream, PIAA;PIAA Dist.1 & WPIAL Dist.7 Programs;See George K1seda,”Pitt. Sun-Telegraph”’s article dated 5/24/1952 for details; “Pitt. Press” [5/3/1952]; Reading Eagle [5/25/1952;”Chester Times”;”Coatesville Record”;Chester Co. Historical Society Clip file;Phila. Inquirer;”Altoona Mirror”;”Daily Local News”; Don Mollenauer & Chuck Hemphill’s archive files; Bob Craig,”Book of Champions”;Jerry Breslin;Hal Wilson;;Ted Goldsborough, Lower Merion Historical Society; Williamsport HS;George Jackson; Dave Johnson; Bruce Klingensmith;Swarthmore HS-Jim Miller’s annotated 1952 State Program
220Y HEAT 1
1 KLINGENSMITH, 22.8
2 RAMSEY, 23.1
3 EHLERS, ERNEST POTTSVILLE
4
5
6
220Y HEAT 2
1 RUSSELL, 23.2
2 CARRUTHERS, 23.3
3 KAMINSKI, RAYMOND HANOVER TWP.
4
5
6
220Y HEAT 3
1 PAUL, 22.9
2 POLLARD, 23.1
3
4
5
6
220Y FINAL
1 PAUL, RON [8/20/1935] ‘53 DORMONT [7] 23.5
2 KLINGENSMITH, BRUCE ‘53[12/06/34] MT. LEBANON [7]
3 RAMSEY, CHARLES LOWER MERION
4 CARRUTHERS, BRUCE STATE COLLEGE
5 RUSSELL, HOWARD PITT. WESTINGHOUSE
6
NOTE: Art Pollard scratched due to a pull
It is uncertain if another qualifier replaced Pollard in the final
440Y HEAT 1
1 SIMPSON, 52.1
2 PAUL, 53.3
3 SOWELL, 53.4
4 GUELCHER, ROBERT ERIE ACADEMY 54.5
5 WOLF, HUNTER READING 56.5
440Y HEAT 2
1 VINSON, 53.6
2 RAMSEY, 53.8
3 GALES, DELNOR CONNELLSVILLE 54.2
4 LONG, CHESTER LANCASTER 55.7
5 HEFLIN, CHARLES PITT. WESTINGHOUSE 56.5
440Y HEAT 3
1 KOHL, RICHARD ALLENTOWN 55.4
2 BROWN, MATTHEW SCRANTON CENTRAL 55.6
3 SHAY, GORDON ERIE ACADEMY 56.0
4 RILEY, WILLIAM CONEMAUGH TWP. 56.5
5 FALLS, ROBERT DuBOIS 56.6
440Y HEAT 4
1 WALKER, GEORGE WILLIAMSPORT 54.7
2 SHIMER, DOUGLAS PALMERTON 55.3
3 DOUGHER, EDWARD SCRANTON TECH 55.4 ?
4
5
440Y FINAL PLACINGS BASED ON HEAT TIME
1 SIMPSON, ROLAND CHELTENHAM [1] 52.1
2 PAUL, RON [8/20/35] ‘53 DORMONT [7] 53.3
3 SOWELL, ARNOLD[04/06/35] SCHENLEY [8] 53.4
4 VINSON, DONALD STATE COLLEGE [6] 53.6
5 RAMSEY, CHARLES LOWER MERION [1] 53.8 ^
6 GALES, DELNOR CONNELLSVILLE [7] 54.2
Note: Simpson ran 49.5[rec] @ Dist. 1 Meet
1951 P.I.A.A. TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: 5/26/1951
SITE: STATE COLLEGE, PA.
WEATHER: 81-53-.3
Sources: PIAA State Program;Richard Ream-Official Scorer;PIAA Dist.1Program; “Pitt. Press”; ”Altoona Mirror”;”Chester Times”;”Daily Local News”; “Pittsburgh Sunday Sun Telegraph”;”Pittsburgh Press”; Paul Kurtz’s article in the Pittsburgh Press 5/25/1951; ; George Kiseda; Joe Stumpf;George Jackson; Dave Johnson; Swarthmore HS-Jim Miller’s annotated 1951 State Program;Don Mollenauer & Chuck Hemphill’s archive files; Bob Craig,”Book of Champions”;Jerry Breslin;Hal Wilson;;Ted Goldsborough, Lower Merion Historical Society; Williamsport HS;Don Rich’s Penn Track XC;Craig Lowthert;
440Y HEAT 1
1 SIMPSON, 50.7
2 GUELCHER, 51.4
3 JOHNSTON, 51.9
4 YODER, Carl LANCASTER[3] 52.5
5 WADE, HERMAN PITT. SOUTH HILLS[8] 53.0
6
440Y HEAT 2
1 SOWELL, 51.6
2 JONES, M. WILKES BARRE MEYERS[2] 52.2
3 MORAN, EDWARD KANE[9] 53.2
4 SHINER, DOUGLAS PALMERTON[11] 54.3
5
6
440Y HEAT 3
1 LEATHEM, 51.1
2 KOHL, 51.9
3 PAUL, RON [8/2035] DORMONT[7] 52.0
4 HANKINSON, J. JEANETTE[7] 52.4
5 O’MALLEY, JOSEPH SCRANTON TECH[2] 53.5
6
440Y FINAL PLACINGS BASED ON HEAT TIME
1 SIMPSON, ROLAND CHELTENHAM[1] 50.7
2 LEATHEM, DAVID UPPER DARBY[1] 51.1
3 GUELCHER, ROBERT ERIE ACADEMY[10] 51.4
4 SOWELL, ARNOLD[4/06/1935] PITT. SCHENLEY[8] 51.6
5 TIE: JOHNSTON, JAMES WILLIAMSPORT[4] 51.9
KOHL, RICHARD ALLENTOWN[11] 51.9
Note: Simpson ran 51.4 [=rec] @ Dist. 1 Meet
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