Menard Hendrickson News Today

Trophy Case dives into Humboldt County sports then and now, with histories, profiles and news on games, athletes and local legends.

Women runners of the US Olympic team practicing on the high seas aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt in 1928. Left to Right: Elta Cartwright, Elizabeth Robinson, Ann Varana, Mary T. Washburn, Olive B. Hasenfun, Loretta McNeil and Edna E, Sayer. Coach Mel Sheppard is seated on the ladder. click to flip through (4) Courtesy of the Clarke Historical Museum Elta Cartwright is sitting up front on the right, near bicycle. After breakfast...