Dick Pollard of Pomona College noses out Mel Caldwell of Occidental College to win the 880-yard race during a dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Dick Pollard of Pomona College noses out Mel Caldwell of Occidental College to win the 880-yard race during a dual track meet, Los Angeles, 1932

Photographer

Coffey, Fred Everett, 1891-1947

Date Created

[May 12, 1932]

Date

1932-03-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The Patterson Field track at Occidental College enters frame at left and along the bottom edge; it stretches back towards center. In the mid-ground, half-mile racers Dick Pollard (left), of Pomona College, and Mel Caldwell (right), of Occidental College approach the tape at the end of the race. All runners run towards the camera. Dick Pollard is a half-step nearer to the finish line than Mel Caldwell. Caldwell appears to lean forward to make up the gap. Meet officials along both the right and left edges hold up the tape at the finish line. Bob McKee runs a few strides behind and to the right of his teammate, Mel Caldwell. Spectators watch the race from the stands that line the track at left. In the background at center, Swan Hall rises beyond the track.
This photograph appears beneath the title, "SURPRISE VICTOOR IN HALF MILE," Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 1932: E3
Related to the article, "OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA: Tigers Vanquish Old Rivals 97 2-3 to 42 1-3 Pollard Springs Surprise to Capture Half-Mile Four Bengal Athletes Score Double Victories OXY TRACKMEN DEFEAT POMONA," Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 1932: E1

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: TRACK, OCCIDENTAL VS. POMONA, 1932
Text from newspaper caption: Here's Dick Pollard, left, as he hit the tape to win the 880 for Pomona in yesterday's meet with Occidental. The Sagehen sophomore has just nosed out Mel Caldwell of Oxy at the finish. Bob McKee is the man to the rear, while Nord, who finished third, is hidden by Caldwell. [photo by Fred Coffey, Times staff photographer] [Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 1932: E3]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Occidental College
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Caldwell, Melvin, b. 1910 or 11
Pollard, Richard Otts, 1913-1994
McKee Robert Wylie, 1910-1992

Location

Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Longitude

34.128071

Latitude

-118.213092

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Runners (Sports)--California--Los Angeles
Track and field athletes--California--Los Angeles
Running races--California--Los Angeles
Track athletics--California--Los Angeles