Show JACK CROFT DAVIS COACH HAS RICH ATHLETIC CAREER The athletic career of oC Jack Croft now coach of oC the Da Davis DaIs Is count county high school it t F 1 I- I Is a rich one Ever since he c entered the Ogden high school fifteen years ao ago he has been one on ot of the outstanding athletic figures in the state Jack enrolled at the Ogden school chool to In 1916 and made the first football squad during his freshman treshman year In the th suc- suc succeeding succeeding suc succeeding three years cars ot of his high school career ho he led Ogden to a number ot of victories on the gridiron In the fall Call of or 19 1920 0 ho he entered the th Utah State Slate Agricultural college where he Increased his time forme as a football play play- player player player er Ho lIe played on the tir freshman treshman grid squad and during his bis sophomore year he made a n regular tackle on the eleven eleen ele en which won the tho R it M C champion championship championship championship ship lIe He played pla pia cds od cd is s i m regular again ln the following seron semon and In 23 his last year ear eart it t tho the Institution he captained the eleven At Al the end of ot the tho season he was as chosen on every ever one of ot tho the all con con- conference con conference ference selections But Dut Jack did not limit his lit In college athletic circles to football eH el was as also an outstanding trick track man manfor manfor manfor for tho the ggles Alone At one time he ho held heldt t two 0 state records in the high hurdles and the javelin He H had tho conference javelin record for tor 15 minutes the marl mark he set having ha leg been bettered in the tho same sarno meet in v which lr lIe made his record throw After Arter graduating from Crom the tir Aggie school he joined the tir Chicago Athletic I club and comp competed ted in the central A AU A AU AU U track trach meet held In the tir estern city in thit th year 1924 Jack placed third in the high hurdles He H pia played ed pro football with Mitt litt Romney that fall tall Croft came back to Utah In 25 5 and signed to coach the th South Cache Cacho high 11 the e Ho lie brought the tho basketball team ot of the school to the tho state tournament that season and In la 26 he Joined the staff at ha S where he b has been e emer eer er since His Ills basketball teams are regular visitors to the state tournament The quintet which he c entered In the Lake district this season has tl poorest poorest poor- poor est st record of any ho he his has h s e ever emer er Jack Jacle Is a good boxer bo er and has an ex cx baritone voice melee olce |