Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Fernando Ramos, a track and field athlete attending Jefferson High School, was a champion at the Southern California Junior Olympics in 1929. In 1933 he won the Southern California broad jump title and took third place in the State meet. The Junior Olympics achievements of Ramos and his fellow track stars were widely acclaimed and celebrated in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times sponsored a voyage to Hawaii for Ramos and 3 other Junior Olympics champions, Jerry Deal, Van Baker, and Robert San Jose in August of that year. View of Fernando in mid-air during a broad jump at a track field. His best mark at that time was 23 ft. 7 in. Text from negative sleeve: Ramos, Fernando. Track. Text from newspaper caption: They're not bothered by high altitude: Everything's on the uppity-up with these boys. On the left Alfred Castillo of Garfield High, snapped in the act of high jumping. Center photo shows Fernando Ramos, former Times Junior Pentathlon champion and Southern California prep broad jump king showing his spikes. On the right, Max Luna, Lincoln pole vaulter, reaching for the sky. Insets on the left, Ray Sanches, manager, and Art Flores, trainer. The three youths and three coaches leave Sunday for Tampico to compete in the Mexican national track and field championships [Los Angeles Times, 8/30/1933].
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uclamss_1429_7293 ark:/21198/zz002cxp3z
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Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles Broad jump--California--Los Angeles Ramos, Fernando, 1913-2006
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