Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-24 | Page 37 | Track Event for War Men Fall Feature

I EVENT EVE FOR WAR Mt MEN FALL FA FEATURE i r Field Meet Planned for Fair Fail i Week e k by Freeman Bassett Bassetts f As s a e part of ot the monster s par program for forr returned turned r service men state state officials arc are planning planning- a track and nc field meet of at large ar e proportions on t the tio o state fair fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds grounds October 7 7 Froe Freeman an Bassett manager of or Basset A A. G. G Spaldings' Spaldings s' s local cs cs- I i Is chairman of ot the con com I to put the I affair over At pre pre- I c erit t ho ha Is bus busy err perfecting U J plans to I bring bring- together tho Jno greatest array aray of or run runners Jumpers ers and weight men over ever overseen seen In iii Utah or the tho west It i is practically assured that Alma Alm Richards Utah's s 's Olympe winner and track and field athlete of world orld reI re renown re- re re- re n and Elto Clinton Larsen tho thC phe phe- x 3 u. u jumper who won tho the high Jump In ill the rec recent nt games in ii Paris with wih a a. le leap of ot 6 feet teet I 2 22 inches will wiil wil appear In several events If Ie tho the meet Is limited to service Inca bien en i some seme of or the est best local performers performers' In Including In in- eludIng tho the brilliant brilant Creed I 1919 Intercollegiate champion In ITt the I JOO yard ard and anti yard ard 20 dashes captain I of the 1919 Pennsylvania track team and a former Cormer U U. of ot U. U will wil scintillate S The TIle contests will cill wi Jn In all al probability be held under tho sanction of at tho the A. A A. A A U U. U. U which will wi mean that a a. a number OC of high lights like Roger Hap Happy Va Van VanPelt VanPelt Pelt Pel and Dick Romney U. U A A. A C C. C coach will not be allo allowed cd to 10 10 enter because of oC their activity In coaching N te Tolman Bunk Brown Saman Sayman Say Say- man Kerr and Harold Goodwin are other track stars who would boll good goodIn In the competition who will wl be cUmI clIntI cUm eliminated clInt elim I mated by either tho service Ice rule o 0 otho tho amateur clau clause e. e I But ut the army nay navy and marines marthes marne have enough Utah amateur amateur track and andfield andfield field Clel cracks to stage a meet worth traveling long distances to see Under the tho management of oC Bassett the event cent eventIs centis Is bound to b bo be a success It I is lit Is reported that a a large number of ot former college and arid service athletes are already undergoing serious erous trainIng training training train train- ing for tor tho events event