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Show Tracksters Lead Field Weber's wing-footed cinder aces, living up to pre-season expectations, have yet to be beaten by a junior college. The last two times they have conic into open competition with other colleges they have come out on top. At the Northwest Nazerene Invitational the second-ranked Wildcats were outscored only by Whitman College of Oregon, which is a four-year institution. Weber garnered four first places, all in field events. Vic Durbano and Wayne Olsen tied for first place in the high jump. Olsen bounced to lead the pole-vault field while big- Abe Booker snagged first in the discus. Ray Schlupp set a new meet record with a javelin throw of 1!K) feet and 1 inch. Taking seven first places, Weber received more top spots than the next two teams combined at the BYU Invitational. This meet was open to all junior colleges in the intermountain area. Carl Holmes and Wayne Olsen were double winners for the rampaging Cats. Holmes won the mile and SS0 while Olsen lead the field in the 300-yard dash and the pole vault. Gary Plyer, Abe Booker and Newell Anderson swept all three places in the discus competition. LaMar Bradshaw leaped over 22 feet to win the broad jump. Abe Booker tied the meet record in the shot put with a heave of 4." feet fi inches; Anderson was second. Also receiving medals were Mark Price, Vic Durbano, Charles Hislop, Ray Schlupp, Gary Peterson, and Allen Baczuk. The only remaining team member, Steve Mecham missed placing in the javelin by approximately three inches. The Weber College Invitational Track and Field meet will be held on the local track this Friday. The meet will begin at 1:30 p.m. sharp. The Wildcats are favored to win in this, their only home meet of the season. r 1 ? ; $ . ' .. 1 sir . . V- p.-s,.-,, .:, .... . r r'. : Shown in action are two of Weber's outstanding athletes, . I..3 Charley Beckert and Wayne Olsen. Sports Renaissance Hoped for tat Year Athletic officials at Weber are priming to make 1957-58 the renaissance of sports at this college. Wally Nalder is beating the bush to bring more football talent Weber's way. Wally's bush beating-is paying off we hear. Unofficially Wally has lined up a few out of state all-state high school football players. In this area, Wally has promises from a good many athletes who would have gone to the three state Universities during other years. Even more encouraging is a rumor that certain freshman stars who would normally sit out next season at some major four year schools might cast their lot at Students! Have your personal cards printed up while you can. Save Money! Beautiful simulated engraving on Citation thin plate stock, they look more like $20 a thousand than the bargain price we're quoting. See KARL ANDERSON at school or leave your name at the Signpost Office. 1 Color: $5.00 Per 1000 2 Colors: $6.50 Per 1000 Over 25 type styles to choose from. Accuracy is guaranteed. INLAND PRINTING COMPANY Wedding Announcements Tickets of All Kinds Missionary Programs Dance Programs "WE PRINT EVERYTHING" Weber for the sophomore year. Wally's persuasive argument that the education comes before athletics is attracting intelligent football players to Weber not athletic fodder. Head athletic director, Coach Reed K. Swenson, has recently stepped aside as basketball coach to a higher officer. When this was written, a new basketball coach had not been named but Coach Swenson with the help of Weber's athletic staff has already lined up a good nucleus for the basketball team. More and more young athletes from around Ogden are beginning to realize that the abbreviated schedules that freshmen teams play at major colleges are no fun compared with the attractive schedule which Wally Nalder has lined up. This year Weber football teams will journey to California, Washington, Arizona and Nevada. Freshman basketball teams at major colleges get their practice in intra-squad games and shortened schedules. At Weber the freshman usually have good opportunity to make the varsity and travel to many other states. In baseball Weber doesn't have much trouble filling its roster with good players. For the past seven or eight years, the Wildcats have won the ICAC baseball championship rather easily. But for the sake of argument, Weber also offers 3 better baseball setup than the major schools. At the University of Utah, Utah State and Brigham Young, freshman baseball players must sit out their freshman years playing in intra-squad and practice games. Weber's athletic troubles started about five years ago when the major colleges in this area started proselyting for high school graduates. For years it was attractive to a young prep athlete to attend these universities. However the possibility of spending Jean Martini Freshman Queen YOU TOO, CAN BE A QUEEN!! Make Your Appointment NOW at- ...... 2506 Washington Blvd. Phone 6214 two years watching from the sidelines is outweighing these advantages that major schools offer. Weber has relatively few disadvantages for good athletes from this area. Bail Team Posts Wins Weber's diamond experts, sparked by Paul Brown's two home runs, posted three victories over Ricks College last Friday and Saturday. These victories brought their season's record to an impressive five win and three loss record. In Friday's game Wakefield pitched the Cats to a 5-0 win. Saturday's double header ended 1,"-1 and 4-1 in favor of the Weberites. Charley Beckert was the winning pitcher. Last Thursday the team ran into defeat at the hands of Northwest Nazerene. Th.ey dropped two games; 0-4 and 7-2. Beckert and Bennett were the losing pitchers. A week from this Friday the Wildcats will be on their own field to host the Weber College Invitational Baseball Tournament. 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