| Show S S S ll-lb ll L RC u i y MAY 1 7 1928 To HIGH FAVORED s To To CAPTURE R si STATE UGH SCHOOL S TRACK TRACK- S S MEET T QUARTER MILE MARK MAY BE BEAT FRIDAY Summit Schools Out of Meet Wasatch High Defends Title By Gail GaiZ Smith which the records Ju Judging ging from were chalked up in the varIous di dl di divIsIonal visional track meets throughout the state during the tho past week several of the records made in last J years year's ears scholastic meet are likely ely to fall when the athletes gather for the state meet here l Friday May 11 I The annual scholastic carnival willbe willbe will willbo be bo in the tIle University of Utah stadium in conjunction with high school day at the Ut Ute school The officials for the meet have been named and the exact time for I each event has be been n set by the officials officials off off- I of the executive committee of I School Athletic Ath the the- Utah State High I letic letle association which Is sponsoring sponsor sponsor- ing ng the annual spring track festival WEST FAVORITE TO WIN HONORS Several schools stand out nut as likely winners while there is always a a. possIbility possibility possibility pos pos- that a dark darl horse will come through with the honors West Vest high higl had lad been installed the favorite due clue to o the splendid showing made last week in winning the local divisional meet The Panthers were vere ere doped to place lace next to East high In the meet but ut the Leopards barely baiely took second place honors Allan Acomb of East high school has las been turning in so some e exceedingly exceedingly exceed- exceed fast time in the mile run and won the event last week in a handy fashion The present state record time tune is held by Burke Burle of Boxelder- Boxelder 4 minutes and 32 seconds Wasatch academy 1927 champions cham cham- boast another er galaxy of stars and the tho athletes are determined to successfully defend the laurels In Inthe Inthe Inthe the regional four meet last Friday the Wasatch athletes walked off with tire the honors in handy fashion and placed seven men in the state finals besides an and mile re relay relay relay re- re lay team S HURRICANE WINS FOR DIXIE S hurricane staged a surprise by defeating Dixie in the regional six meet held held held-at at Delta Dixie has two outstanding athletes in Elwood Romney and Lorraine Cox The StGeorge St St. George school will bank on these two boys to put Dixie In the spot spot- light Beaty of Hurricane did the century In la 10 5 J. 5 and shattered the present state record In the yard dash Beaty negotiated the in 50 5 1 while tire the state record is 50 3 5 With such winning performances performances performances per per- the Hurricane athlete bids fair to capture several points himself Hurricane also won the mile half-mile relay while the Delta team took the mile relay By winning the Nebo Alpine dIvisional divi divisional meet the American Fork Tori tracks tel'S came to the state mee meet meer with a goo good chance of walking of off with the bunting Several outstanding ing lag performances were make by th the tire in the Pays Payson n jo joust st las last week SUMMIT SCHOOLS MAY NOT ENTER There is is some doubt as to whether er Ct- any schools will be represented from the Summit division as the schools failed to show up for the tho divisional meet Last year the Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit schools did the same thing but bu were allowed to enter anyway However However However How How- ever a strict ruling by the executive committee will no doubt keep the schools o out ot t of competition as no eligibility cards will be issued by E. E Allan Bateman The final date was May 5 The Tire ruling luling that a man may only enter three events and one rela relay event in the meet may handicap somo of the sch schools who have a stellar around all-around man alan This may particularly work worl out with L. L D. D S Sas S. S as Lynn Halverson placed in four events He will have to drop one ev event nt however TENNIS PLAY OPEN 9 A. A M M. M The state invitational tennis mee meet will get under way Friday morning at 9 Some of the outstandIng outstanding outstanding ing scholastic players In the state have already entered the tile play am Whitney of East high is doped to give the other contestants plenty o of I competition in the singles event |
