Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-06-04 | Page 13 | Salt Lake Distance Runner may Never Race Again

Salt Lake Distance Runner May Never Race Ajfain ALBEET F. WARDEN. ' SfS ::: :&0Ai:i t!Sf P . : Sffilifl lllllj u:s i :A'i:m0ALm ' ALBERT F. WARDEN, all togged out In one of Uncle Sam's naval uniforms, uni-forms, arrived in town yesterday on a thirty-day furlough. Warden has only recently been discharged from the naval , hospital at San Diego, following a three-weeks' three-weeks' confinement. He suffered a se- ' vere injury to the left side in a distance race, and as a result he is likely never to race again. At least, his instructions are to forget the cinder path for at least two years. Warden topped off a notable career as j a runner with some remarkable races at San Diego. He won eleven out of twelve races at San Diego under the naval colors, covering ssO yards in 1:5S, and the mile in 4:32 on two occasions. He was captain of the track team of the seagoing athletes. ath-letes. Al began "his career as a runner in Salt Lake, by taking second place in the cross- city run in Salt Lake in 1915. In liU6-17 liU6-17 he was captain of the West high team. He won the Salt Lake high school cross-city cross-city run in It'lti in 22 minutes, the distance dis-tance being four miles. He also won the service prize for enlisted men at Denver in June, 1917, the distance being ten miles. In the course of a few months Warden expects to be sent to the Boston Tech for further training in his branch of the service.