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Show Athletes oi High Schools tm Contest Today for Hoiim Intermountain Schools Well Represented and Thought to Be Equally Matched With th9 Probabilities for Close Finish in Score. 9 THE big high school track meet on Cummlngs field promises to be so closely fought this afternoon that It Is difficult to forecast the re-. re-. There will be about 125 ath- etes In the meet, all of whom have been winners in their respective division meets ana wnose time or distances, in whatever ?J?m Ji . hav.e competed, hove ron-rormecl ron-rormecl to the minimum standard .set bv the bnlvorsity of Utah, under whose management the meet Is conducted. Tu? ar?, n,nlf a d0cn schools which probably will be near the top when the meet is over, but In what order thev will finish Is too difficult a matter to attempt to outline. H might be pocsible, though, to name some of the men who are sure to make points and upon whose performances the meet hangs. 1 The feature of the day promises to be the work of Haymond, the Springvllle high school sprinter. Haymond has "been easily the fastest man In the state In any class for the p;ist three years, and this year It Is said he Is faster than ever In the Provo division meet three watches timed Haymond. Two caught him In the 100-yard dash in .10 fiat, while the third had him at :00 4-5. This is the best t me that has been done In the state since the days of Sam Brlnton, and Is us good as Is dono anywhere In the United States. Haymond has a team mate named Harlman who is nearb as fast, arwB these two men in the running the'lH should develop great excitetnetitSB cause these two men arc almost. of denning the hoard In the sprliH Ihe relay race. SprliiRville Is com a strong contender for firs; placstfiH Murdock academy of BeaVetH school which has won for the nasH years, -will enter under peculiar tcH stances this year, but their teeal be strong. Luke, tho star man 'H Murdock team, will be permltted-.'B tor the meet under -protest and iH protest should he sustained and tH points thrown out. the final scoeH Ur as badly mixed up as it xvajjH spring after Wlgnall of PaysolB found to be ineligible. While in thc eighth grade at 'B i . L . Luke competed in a (.-olIegfB and won a "Y." He Is protested aH Ing competed In college athletlciB Besides Murdock and SprlngYllliB son and Salt Lake have speclallyB teams and each Is thought to haH equal chrance with any others3 Boise high school has a strong teaH tcrcd nnd is expected te finish neH top. Their team arrived in tawH terday and spent She afternoon ihJH Ing ouT on -fno cinders at UmB The meet will basin promptly ftH m. and will close about 5 p. m. ''Jt The athletes will he entertainedJH evening at Saltair by the unlversH |