Reprint from an unknown newspaper source:

"Take off your hats to them -- they hold two world's  relay records --  the 440 and 880.  In the mad scramble at Modesto Saturday, these four lads kept their heads and galloped through victory in the relay.  Of  course,  Frank Wykoff and Russ Slocum had already cinched  the meet."

Modesto, California -- May 7, 1927

1st Place -- Glendale High School's

Relay Team

Time:  1:31 and 4-5 seconds

"Overall" California State Championship scores:

Left to Right:  Yede (Sweden); Coach Norman Hayhurst (Glendale High Relay team);

Frank Wykoff; Billy Mainland; Dave Zaun; and Russell Slocum

Glendale High School  -- 1st place  -- with 30 points

Pasadena placed 2nd with 15 points

San Diego placed 3rd with 9 points

Reprint (5-29-03) excerpts of first 12 paragraphs from a newspaper article dated  May 9, 1927 (Glendale Press?)

GLENDALE'S FOUR HORSEMEN GALLOP BACK HOME WITH STATE TRACK TROPHY

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FALTER DOES MULE ACT AND WINS SHOT

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Dynamiters Now Hold Both Southern

And State Cinder path Honors;

Wykoff Greatest Sprinter

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Glendale High school's, or rather Coach Normal C. Hayhurst four horsemen and two mules battled adverse conditions at Modesto to win one state championship one sixteen-inch trophy, five first places, tan assorted medals, and a favorable reputation on the cinder path, in the Pullman car and in the dining room for their weekend's trouble.  The Dynamiters (photographed) by every sport writer from Eureka to San Diego to win, came through as champions should and failed to upset the (photographing) in any way whatsoever.

Glendale amassed a grand total of 30 points, just 1 1/2 less than she totaled when she copped the Southern California title.  Pasadena finished second with 15; San Diego, third, with 9; while Santa Ana and Chaffey tied for fourth with 8 each.  It was a great triumph for Southern California teams and a greater triumph for Coast League teams.  Southern California teams absolutely monopolized the first seven places and Coast League schools took the first three and tied for the fourth position at the finish.

REELS 'EM OFF

Frank Wykoff reeled off the 220 in 21 seconds flat.  Frank also tied the century mark by winning the event in 9 and 4-5 seconds.  He tied the time made by Wehner of Brawley last year.

Wykoff repeated his performance of a week before when he took three first places in the (southern California 4-30-27) state meet.  He won the century, the furlong, and the broad jump.  His lap in the winning relay team accounted for 16 1-4 point total.

POOR CONDITION

The Glendale relay team, which established a new world record of 1:29 and 3-5 seconds in the Southern California Championship, was unable to show the boys up north much speed on account of the unreasonable conditions at Modesto.  In the first place the Modesto High school track was in poor condition.  It was not only soft but uneven.  To make matters worse twelve teams were started in the relay and to matters still worse all were started on the same line and made to break for the pole.

It was only Wykoff's terrific speed that saved the day for Glendale.  He managed to elude the milling melee on the curve and grab a ten yard lead. There was confusion during the whole race, and although Glendale won and won by ten yards the time was 1:31 and 4-5 seconds, and and two-fifths seconds slower than the Coliseum time. Santa Ana took second, Pasadena, third, and San Mateo, fourth.

THRILLER OF MEET

The hundred yard dash was probably the thriller of the meet.  It was a torrid spring between Glendale's two great stars, Wykoff and Slocum.  Russ got off to the best start he has ever had and he led the race, until the last ten yards. Wykoff was not more than a foot or so behind.  The highly-touted Hables of King City pushed both Glendale sprinters very closely.  Wykoff put on a great finish and took Slocum in the last pace or so.  There was a good deal of discussion as to who won the race but the officials finally awarded Wykoff the decision.  Slocum was second, and Hables, third.  Hables proved that his records were no set-ups for he pushed Slocum so closely that he was not much farther behind the Glendale man than Slocum was behind his team-mate.

In the preliminaries of the 100 Wykoff won his race while Slocum finished second to Wehner.  In one of the other heats, Wehner jumped the gun in the finals, was set back, and failed to show.

TAKES FURLONG

Wykoff took the 220 by a large margin.  He ran a beautiful race.  The remainder of the field dropped behind when he kept his killing pace clear down the track.  His finish was strong and the time was a mere 4-5 of a second better than the standing mark, 21 and 4-5 seconds.  Slocum ran well but Hables was too good for him and he beat him out of second by a whisker.  Bear, Santa Ana threat, pulled up in fourth position. 

"Tiny" Falter proved again that he is a better 12-pound shot-putter than Steiner or Chaffey and copped the weight event just as he had in the Southern California meet.  Neither boy went as far as he did down here the week before.  Falter came very near being beaten out of first place when Steiner tossed 49 feet, 100 inches but fouled by stepping out of the circle. Falter's best was 49 feet, 9 and 5-8 inches.

JUMPS THREE TIMES

Wykoff took three leaps in the broad jump and quit when had had cleared 22 fee, 2 inches.  Kennedy and Ericson, Northern stars who were expected to show Frank a trick or two in the Kangaroo act, finished second and third respectively.  Kennedy jumped 21 fees, 9 1/2 inches.  Velarde, Santa Ana jumping jack, was satisfied with a fourth when he failed to better 21 feet.

Hayhurst believes that Wykoff might have threatened Morton Kaer's standing mark of 23 feet 2 1/2 Inches, if the jumping pit had been in any kind of fit condition for a meet of state caliber.