Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-16 | Page 22 | Olympic Stars May Clash in K. of C, Games

I Olympic Stars May Clash in I K of C. C Games NEW KEW YORK Dec D 15 AP Ray AP-Ray RY AP-RY Ray Barbuti Olympic meter leter champion champion champlon cham cham- pion plon and nd James Jame Ball of Canada who finished only six inches behind him in second place have been In Invited invited In- In vied to race race in the tho Col Columbus a feature event of the K of C. C games which open the indoor track season Jaru January ry 5 at the in infantry infantry infantry in- in fantry armory in Brooklyn If It I the Invitations are ae accepted the crack field of quarter milers in the yard chase for the Governor Alfred E. E Smith trophy also aso will wi include Frank Cuhel former University University University Uni Uni- of Iowa track captain who Davis Burgh- Burgh was to Lord ley Icy of Iowa in the Olympic me ter hurdle championship SHOULD BE NATURAL With Wih Barbuti and Ball Bal heading the field eld the race raco should prove a natural as they only previous meeting meeting- produced one of the most raising hair finishes In history Barbuti has ha been training steadily since the Olympics Graduated from S Syracuse university in June he lie is now an insurance salesman here her Lloyd Hahn whose retirement wa was reported on his return from the thc Olympics has been invited to run in the special mile half hal mie event which he won last year and spans spans- ores of the met meet mot hold some hope I that he may return for another In Indoor Indoor indoor in- in door whirl Other mile half half mie stars invited are arc Phil Phi Edwards Ray Ry Conger Conger Conger Con Con- ger and Bernard McCafferty Mcaferty BIDS OTHERS For a a special sprint series seres the committee has bidden Karl Wildermuth Wilder Wilder- muth ninth winner last year and a flock of other stars including Jimmy Quinn Bob McAllister Frank Fank Hussey Hussey Hussey Hus- Hus sey Hank Russell Russel and Chet Bowman Bowman Bow Bow- man While Leo Lermond Willie Wile Ritola Ritola G this Gus s Moore Bill Bm Cox and Verne Booth are counted upon to provide the ca class s of the special twomile twomile two- two I mile mie field eld