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OSU Livestock Judging Team:

A Historic Record
Welcome to the Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging Team Archive. The OSU Livestock Judging Team has been winning awards for more than a hundred years.
On this page, you will find a record of the team from 1930 to 1939.
  •  1930 Livestock Judging Team

    The team this year finished with the best record in the history of the school in the point of places gained. There have been teams that made a higher number of points in the several individual meets, but none that have equaled the record of first and second places won. Of the individuals composing the team the following have outstanding records: Paul Harrington has been high-point man in Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. Malcolm Beeson has a record that is outstanding in point of consistency. He was high-point man at the Kansas National Livestock Show, second high at the American Royal Livestock Show, and was third high scorer at the International Livestock Exposition. Ursel Cavett holds a very distinctive record. He was high man at the International Livestock Exposition and in addition submitted an essay on "Cost Accounting on Livestock Farms” that was chosen as the best of approximately two hundred entries. He is the only man ever to win both the essay and judging contests. Arthur Beall is a consistent winner of points for the team. He has taken part in all of the five meets and has never placed lower than among the ten highest.

    1930 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Harold Hutton, Forest Beall, Paul Harrington, Malcom Beeson (3rd High Individual Chicago), Ursel Cavett (High Individual Chicago), Lee Garretr, Arthur Beall, Dr. A.E Darlow (Coach)

    Contest Results: 

    • 1st – Oklahoma City
    • 1st – Fort Worth
    • 2nd – Kansas National Livestock Show
    • 2nd - American Royal
    • 1st  - Chicago International
  •  1931 Livestock Judging Team

    The judging team this year has a very enviable record, entering tour contests and winning one first, two seconds, and a fifth.

    Russell Turner was the outstanding individual of the teams, being high man at the International and setting a new all-time high record with 942 points out of a possible 1000. Three men of the team were in the high ten: Turner first with 942, Craig fifth, and Frey tenth.

    1931 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Neal Brittan, Roy Craig (5th High Individual Chicago), Henry Dolezal, Frank Frey, Roy Godley, Earl Gregg, Russell Turner (High Individual Chicago), Dr. A.E Darlow (Coach)

    Contest Results: 

    • 2nd - Chicago International
  •  1932 Livestock Judging Team

    1932 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Richard Chiles, Hugh DeWoody, Walter Schnelle, John Nelson, Ted Krisher, Oscar Holt, W.L. Blizzard (Coach), A.E. Darlow (Coach)

    Contest Results: 

    • 1st - Fort Worth
    • 9th - Chicago International
  •  1933 Livestock Judging Team

    This year's team was no exception, placing consistently high in all contests in which they participated, and winning first at Ft. Worth last spring. The team composed of William Ball, J. D. Edmonson, A. W. Hamilton, Clifford Kinney and Junior Ross, placed third at the American Royal at Kansas City. In this contest, Ball placed fourth and Edmonson fifth. At the International Livestock Judging Contest at Chicago the team scored 4490 points out of a possible 5000, losing only to Ohio State University, which set a new record score of 4506. This year's team scored higher than has any previous Oklahoma team in this contest. Of the members of the twenty teams entered, Clifford Kinney placed third, and J. D. Edmonson seventh.

    1933 Livestock Judging Team

    Back Row: Lonnie Surrett, Ross, J.D. Edmonson, Duke. Front Row: A.E. Darlow (Coach), Clifford Kinney (3rd High Individual Chicago), A.W. Hamilton, William Ball

    Contest Results: 

    • 1st – Fort Worth
    • 3rd – American Royal 
    • 2nd  - Chicago International
  • 1934 Livestock Judging Team

    1934 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Ephriam Wall, A.E. Darlow (Coach), Robert Brandenburg, Marion Buchanan, Wayne Cinnamon, Burle Winchester, William Hawkins, Robert Collier

    Contest Results: 

    • 5th - American Royal
    • 9th - Chicago International
  •  1935 Livestock Judging Team

    1935 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Thompson (Coach), Hurd, Blasdel, Chandler, Miller, Flesner, Freeman, Barton

    Contest Results: 

    • 1st - American Royal
    • 10th - Chicago International
  •  1936 Livestock Judging Team

    1936 Livestock Judging Team

    Back Row: Thomas Divine, Travis Pyron, Wilson Dupy, Marion Spore. Front Row: Rufus Green, Benton Thompson, C. P. Thompson (Coach), John Finney

    Contest Results: 

    • 2nd – American Royal
    • 9th - Chicago International
  • 1937 Livestock Judging Team

    1937 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Elliot Barrick, Bruce Taylor (Coach), Ralph May, Dalton Swaffer, Kenneth Poynor, John Gardener, Vance Scott, Delbert Winchester

    Contest Results: 

    • 1st - Fort Worth
    • 2nd – American Royal
    • 8th - Chicago International
  •  1938 Livestock Judging Team

    1938 Livestock Judging Team

    Left to Right: Robert Lamar, Charles Hunt, Dale Dupy, Tom Graham, Bruce R. Taylor (Coach), Emmanuel Vieth

    Contest Results: 

    • 6th - Fort Worth
    • 11th - Chicago International
  •  1939 Livestock Judging Team

    Glen Bratcher went on to be coach of the judging team following the war.

    1939 Livestock Judging Team

    Back row:  Floyd Divert, Harold Smith, Glen Bratcher, Elha Bullen, Don Stoops, Orville Deewall.

    Front Row: Ernest Andrews, Bruce Taylor (Coach), Elza Bullen

    Contest Results: 

    • 3rd - Denver
    • 3rd - Fort Worth
    • 7th – American Royal
    • 6th- Chicago International
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