Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-06 | Page 10 | Clint Larson Wins Army Meet Events

CLINT LARSON WINS ARMY MEET EVENTS Clint Larson, Utah's world record holding hold-ing high Jumper, Is gaining rapid advancement ad-vancement in the aviation corps. He writes to tho Washington County News, his tit. George home-town paper, as follows: fol-lows: Pear Kditor Occasionally my , thoimhts center back home. I wonder won-der bow everything is prospering in this time of war among the people whom I cherish so much. Perchance some of the people would - like to know how the solalers are doing. do-ing. Tlie camp here at Waco is a new one, but it is growing very fast. While wo are waiting to be a s s i gn e d to a permanent sq uad ro n the main work is ' to prepare conditions con-ditions for more recruits. To put men In permanent squadrons as fast as possible is the desire of all the officers. of-ficers. Men are placed In squadrons according accord-ing to what trado they follow. This Is speaking of tho aviation section of the signal corps. The men all receive tradu tests, so that the officers of-ficers can grade them in ono of tho five different grades. Glad to stnto that I passed as a first -class cabinetmaker. I I expect to be attached to ft permanent perma-nent squadron hi tho near future. 1 This, of course, means that it will not be long before we are sent across the wntcr. There fs a great demand for skilled labor In Fratue. This class of men do repnir and construction work back of the firing lines. They have chosen mo as manager nnd Instructor of nthlotlcs In our HqiKd,i'm In a. recent regiment track nnd field meet I won severnl events. There were a lot of competitors in all events. Lurk was with, mo. I won first plnce In tho 100-yard dash and brond Jump. Tn the high .himp I broke Hie American army record. On the whole, I urn enjoying military life. My best wishes to all. Very truly your. CORPORAL CLINTON LARSON. Thirty-ninth Squadron, Aviation Camp, Waco, Texus,