Kenny Knight, Jimmie Meeks, and Bernie Miller complete the last hurdle of their race, Los Angeles, 1932

Title: Kenny Knight, Jimmie Meeks, and Bernie Miller complete the last hurdle of their race, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created: April 1932
Date: 1932-04
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: The Oxy Tigers won 70 3-5 defeating UCLA Bruins 60 1-2.
Photograph appears with the article, "Occidental Track Squad Humbles U.C.L.A. in September Meet on Westwood Oval," Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr 1932: F2.
A throng of men, women, and children stand to the side of the track and watch as Bernie and Jimmie throw themselves over the final hurdle. Kenny stands the closest to the crowd on one leg.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: TRACK, UCLA VS. OCCIDENTAL, 1932
Text from newspaper caption: WHEN OXY'S "IRON-MAN" CAME THROUGH Jimmie Meeks, sensational Oxy athlete, proved beyond a doubt that he is one of the best competitive runners in Southern California yesterday in the Oxy-U.C.L.A. meet at Westwood. Meeks, after winning the high hurdles and placing second in the quarter-mile, won the low-hurdle race. The photo below was snapped as the boys went over the last hurdle. Kenny Knight, Bruin star (left,) was leading by a yard at this stage with Meeks (center) coming up fast. Bernie Miller of U.C.L.A. is the third man in the race. Meeks clipped the hurdle with his leg but gained speed in spite of the mishap. He sped past Knight to win by inches.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Knight, Kenny, b. 1912 or 13
Meeks, Jimmie, b. 1911 or 12
Miller, Bernie, b. 1911 or 12
Location: Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Athletes--American--California--Westwood
Hurdle racing--California--Westwood

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_3936
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cpn3b
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