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Show CEDAR CITY BOYS GROWDEDTHE PREPS Locals Saved Thoir Laurels Only by Winning the Closing EvchtA- ' Tho Results. k Unlversltv Praps '. 45 points Branch Normal 35 polnt3 EY a mnrgln of 10 llolnls tho University Univer-sity Props track team defeated their southern . cousins In yesterday's yester-day's meet. The Cedar athletes aro a husky bunch, and) In a number of tho. events their work created a sensation. Tho visitors captured most'of the held events, while the Preps pulled In everything In the sprlnllng line. When tho officials called up the rival relay teams the score stood 3j to 3i in favor of Cedar City. The Prepa must win this event or lose to their southern opponents. oppo-nents. Swapp, the Cedar man, led off. followed closely by Russell. For tho first 100 yards neither man mado any perceptible percepti-ble gulm.but aftor that Swapp began to crawl slowlv away from the local man It was hoped by the visitors that ho would open up an lnsurmountablo gap. l but "Cuddy" willed it otherwise and, with a terrible burst of speed, he dashed forth. ' creasing tho tape a winner by a couple ot yards. Clayton relieved Russell and darted dart-ed off, closely followed by Seamen, who stuck right with his man all tho way around. Tho next two runners finished abreast and gave the finish men an even start. Spenser got off like a deer and. deserting de-serting tho southern sprinter, he Hew around the track and dashed over tho tapo an easy winner. Two New Track Stars. Yestordav's meet brings Into promlncnco two star men Swapp of Cedar and Spenser, Spen-ser, a local man. Swapp Is an all-around athlete. He captured ilrst place In the two Jumps and mado the IocjU men trail in tho dust in tho quarter-mile. Spenser curried oft tho honors In tho sprints and made the great llnlshlng and winning run In tho relay. , , . i Tho 100-yard doh proved destructive to the visitors. Fife, their star sprinter, hurt his hip in the start and was compelled to withdraw from tho other events. He finished fin-ished a good second, but failed to stand the pace set by Spenser. In tho shot put the visitors sprung a surprise by capturing both places. I ho r ley captured first placo with nearly 3G feet, und Swapp managed to beat Sam Bennlon by tho narrowest margin. Swapp carried off tho honors In tho broad Jump bv clearing an cvon 20 feet. He followed with nn exhibition jump which was 3 inches better, nnd on a dry field tho Cedar athlete can easily cover 1 feet. Russell and Thompson covered over ID fcot. but lncked tho springy forco in the knees necessary to cover tho remaining re-maining distance. , In the high Jump Swapp was again tho victor With the most graceful movement and with hardly any oxcrtlon ho cleared the bar at 014 feet If Colorado does not obleet ho wl 1 be entered la tho jumps in toduv's meet ns a member of tho University Univer-sity "track toam ' . f..nrrr. The results ot mo vnuuua ui.i 100-yard dash-Spenser. Prep: Hie and Webb Cedar. Time. 10U nccondB. Half-mile-Doll Judd. Prep: Jones, Cedar: Hllllard. Prep. Time. -':1. Broad Jump-Swnpp, Cedar: Russell. Thompson, Props. Dlstanco. 20 feet "20-yard dash-Spenser, Preps; Webb. Ceilnr; Thompson, Props, Tlmo, 2o scc- Shot Tiut-Thorlcy. Swapp, Cedar; Ben-ninil Ben-ninil Vroi) Distance, S3 fcot 9 Inches. Poio vau'rt-''Cuddy'' Russell. Williams, Props. Distance 10 fcoL llich Jump-Swapp. Cedar; Williams, Anderson, Props. Height. G feet 4 nehes. 440-yard dnsh-Swapp, Cedai-; Neal Judd. Cl-tvton. Props. Time. 564, seconds. Hammer throw-"Cuddy" Russell. Prop Thoricy. Cedar; Williams, Preps. DiSrac-Props team. Russell, pay-ton. pay-ton. Thompson and Spenser; Codar team. Swapp, Seamen, Haiiecu and Webb. Tlmo, 1:The officials were: Roferco, irolmcs; starter. Ltebimm; timers Holmes. Parko and Milne; judges of finish. Holmes, Parko mid Mllno; lipid Judges, Carlson. Bennlon and Hatch. |