Show Shields s Outstanding in in Swimming c Smashes National Records Cougars s Redskins Divide Titles Bud Shields spectacular B. B Y U. U brought braught Rocky mountain I swimming into the limelight In 1928 by y annexing point high-point honors inthe in inthe the tho national intercollegiate meet following following fol fal- fol- fol lowin lowing a series of performances performances performances perform perform- ances In Utah state and Rocky Mountain conference competition While Shields' Shields great reat feat overshadowed overshadowed over aver shadowed everything else in sectional see sec swimming for the year rare competition in ITt Utah and Colorado schools was noted B. B Y U. U coached by C. C S. S Leaf Leal won the Rocky Racky Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain lain conference title at a brilliant meet held in Provo while Utah U coached by Charles Welch Yelch was victorious vic vie in Jn the western division meet which took place earlier in the season season season sea sea- son at Salt Lake UTES SCORE 44 The division meet opened the seasons season's seasons season's sea sea- sons son's collegiate clashes in splendid style Utah scored 44 points and B. B Y U. U 42 in this competition Utah and Montana State college col lege trailed with 14 and 4 points re re- re Diving and medley relay victories gave Utah the meet in this hotly contested affair Shields and Harlow Harhow Sharp the latter fatter of ot Utah U were the stars of this meet Sharp taking the 40 and in brilliant brilliant bril bril- style and Shields annexing the and the backstroke Elmer Millet Millet Millet Mil Mil- let of B. B Y U. U set a new state record record rec tec ord for tor the yard ard breaststroke 2 51 4 The Rocky Racky Mountain conference meet held heid at Provo found Shields I leading leadIng- B. B Y U. U to a decisive vic vie tory The point score was B. B Y T. U. U 38 Utah 28 Utah Utah Aggles 16 Colorado Colo Cob rado U 14 Aggles 5 Wyoming 5 Shields won the and yard free style races and was anchor man on an the yard relay team He established a a. conference conference conference con con- ference record of 57 57 5 2 seconds for the to defeat Sharp the Utah ace nce Sharp was second secand only to Shields as a star winning the 40 yard race handily and swimming a splendid relay Millet l of B. B Y U. U set a conference mark mails of 2 49 in the yard Lenfesty Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado arada backstroke man and Dallas Wyoming diver were other ather stars of th the meet GOES TO CH CHICAGO Shields then sought more mare worlds to conquer and accompanied toy Iby Iris his coach C. C S. S Leaf Lear went went to Chicago for tho the national There he astounded tle tile tile- entire nation nation nation na na- na- na tion by toy winning the and yard ard free style events in record- record breaking time He defeated Garnet Ault of Michigan 1 to win the in 5 2 and then trounced Schwartz of Northwestern and took the in 5 American intercollegiate and national collegiate records fell by the wayside at Shields' Shields onslaught and the unknown B. B Y U. U star came into prominence as the greatest greatest greatest great great- est collegiate swimmer of af the year Shields tried out aut for tire the Olympic team and placed third in the meter swim only Buster Crabbe of Honolulu and Austin Clapp of Hollywood Hal Hol lywood A. A C. C leading him to the finish line Third place supposedly gave automatic placing on the team to Shields but the committee made madea a a plea of ot lack of or funds and took only two men for that event Men Ien whom wham Shields defeated handily were given team places college athletes finding themselves out aut of luck Inthe in inthe inthe the Olympic selections selections-a a state of affairs which brou brought ht a widespread protest a protest however which brought braug ht no results It was a great season for Shields now recognized as one o of the tho na natian's nations nation's nations nation's na- na tion's tian's greatest swimmers collegiate or otherwise |