Show 1 I I r i t r r fV L FRANK K BAKER BAKER- r Pleasing indeed is the plan of Utah university officials ci ls to put a new high jump pit on oti the west side of th the Ute stadium directly in front of the west stands Spectators have ave never been able to fully enjoy the high hight t jump because it was conducted in the remote northeast corner corner cor cor- ner ncr of the stadium By moving the pit to the west side of the field the authorities author author- j ties tics will add m more re color olor and ente entertainment to the state and andi i i. i con conference collegiate meets here during the next few weeks The rhe 4 new eW arrangement will place both the pole vault and high jump within a few feet of the stands where it will be easy to see exactly what is going on i I To further facilitate the interest of oC these two spectacular spectacular I. I ular jumps the university should post host a large placard alongside along along- i. i side the standards indicating the height of the bar Of or i course such details are arc announced over the public imbUe address L f 4 0 I rr r. EdL 1 1 L 1 system at intervals but the placard system would make the information available an any moment a spectator had oc occasion occasion oc- oc 4 casion to turn his head in the direction of the pit i i 7 Brigham Young university experimented with an iii upright post alongside the thc standards for its annual relay meet this year painted with specified heights such as 1 i world and conference records It was difficult however from the thc various levels of ofA J A t the grandstand to determine how close the bar was to FH the specified heights s. s If the fan were high in the stands for instance he would get a different perspective from the man on the front rows For that hat reason a card arrangement that could be changed as as the bar was moved designating designating d i its exact I height would height would be a real improvement One wonders wh why the university doesn't pIa play its principal principal principal prin prin- J cipal tennis matches on the west court of its two exhibition I tion courts on the campus Under the present setup the bleachers arc are on the east eastside i j side of oC the courts forcing the fans to squint directly into the thet t sun during the afternoon r. r To To be sure sur the eastern eastern court al and d its backstops have na been f maintained a little better but the west cst court could be adapted adapt- adapt f cd ed to the main games and the spectators would certainly enjoy enjo the matches more if the sun were at nt their backs 11 t Pigeon racing a sp sport rt which goes back centuries has grown to such a stature that there are pigeon racing H clubs lubs in e every ery s state atc Special automatic clocks working J tj t in 1 connection with the lofts which mark the start and Co f F. F 4 B- B finish of races make timing almost foolproof Races are aret are t i held over distances as great as 1000 miles Top pigeon speed is 1 2 11 miles a minute I j Elly Vines George Lott Les and Keith Gledhill ar arc arcI are I g going ing to make for three night four stands in Russia soon The national table tennis c will be held in I Chicago August 5 to 7 and Jimmy McClure Indianapolis youth will be ba there to defend his Jarrels It took carpenters from In midnight Saturday until noon i Sunday to erect the six-day six hike bike tr ck for the recent New York YorkI I race in Madison Square Garden Carpenters worked a week in J three shift shifts to build the tract at t ti he 1 Music Musie Hall recently but 1 of course there were a lot le less lers s than on the jo job t Piet Van Kempen champion day dx-day bike rider holds the the record of 29 victories victories- |