Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 25 | International Track Meet Attracts Notable Athletes to Coast

I I International Track Meet beet Attracts Notable Athletes to Coast V VANCOUVER A COUVER B. B C- C C. world World records records rec- rec are expected to fall raU by bythe the wayside when twenty five coast stars tars with several other notable athletes from other parts of or tho the country Join with hundreds or other entrants in the greatest International international lonal track meet to to tobe be held on the Pacific seaboard Tho The meet takes take place here on July 1 I Confederation da day It IUs Is attracting at- at tr cUng many world champions who are aro expected to lower their own own m marks besides spurring others to o greater prowess s. s The yard lOa yard worlds world's championship championship champion champion- ship race Is the feature event on the ho program This event alone alono will wUl bring together such stars as Percy as-Percy Percy Williams worlds world's Olympic champion cham cham- champion II pion in the and meters Frank Yank Wykoff U U. S. S C C. Intercollegiate intercol- intercol champion at yards ards and unofficial world record holder Eddie Eddlo Ed- Ed die llo Tolan ToJan worlds world's champion George Jeorge Simpson world record I holder from starting blocks Wesley Wes Wes- ley ey Fo Foster ter former interscholastic I champion of or America and Western conference titleholder In the and yards and Crosby Pendleton Pendle- Pendle ton University of or Washington on ace aces A grueling c contest Is expected d between Rufus KIS rot the University University University sity of ot Washington who captured tho the mile tollo record In the University of ot Oregon meet by doing doln tho the stretch In 41 2 25 and Dave e B Beach ach Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Van Van- couver BC hope who Is Canadas Canada's entry In the mile event at the 1932 Olympic games Other stars of note who will compete compete com coin pete note In n the meet are Steve Stev Ander Ander- son son Canadian Olympic star and national na na- champion In to tho the high and 2 O low Jow hurdles Edmunds of Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford ford also a a hurdler Lainhart of ot W Washington university Jim Jini Steuart of or Los Angeles Athletic club dub and Whiting and Bracket of ot Washington Washing Washing- t ton n all nIl good hurdlers Among the weight men are Horman Horman Herman Hor Her man Brix second ond place pla-ce man at the Olympic games In the the- and also United States champion Paul Je Jessup up and Chuck Ramstedt t of Washington and Bill Boerhave of Washington on State college Bobby Robinson colored all coast back In in football and three thre times selected all aU American will wUl be among the prominent ones ones onesIn in the pole vaulting Ward Edmonds of Stanford however is expected to to offer him plenty of c competition Both h have ve passed the foot 13 mark Ben Heron of Washington State and andRoss andRoss andRoss Ross and Nichols of Washington university are other notable conten con con- ten tenders er In the half mito mUo Jimmy Genung Amerl American an Intercollegiate champion for this event will fight tight It out with Art wilts Wills sensational northwest star who vho carries carrIes' the colors of Washington State Henry Coggeshall of Southern California national champion and Canadian record holder will give Steuart uart of of Los An Angeles a a battle Inthe in inthe n the hl high h Jump event Many oth other r notables and plenty of young blood that has JO long been offering threats to th the title holders will make the meet one of oC the most Important ever held on this coast