| Show Y V GIVEN EDGE OVER V ER UTE UTES Braves Must Get Breaks To Unseat Cougar Crew A A. C. C Strong in Long Runs By BILL McCREA 1 Brigham Young is favored to retain its western division track title Saturday at Logan against Utah and Utah State State but only after a bitter battle with the Utes in hot pursuit all aU the way The Ag- Ag gies gics are picked to finish third That's the way the tho cold cold statistics line up on the eve of ot the 1936 collegiate track finale on this side of ot tho the con con- ference B But u t Inthe in inthe the Redskin te tepees tepees tepees te- te te- te pees theres there's a general general general gen gen- eral feeling e e Ii n g of hope t that hat their warriors can nose out the Cougars A forecast carried car car- n ried ned elsewhere on I this p page ago gives I Ithe the Y frY a a. three three- three I 1 po point 1 n t advantage t y over tb the e R Red e d J. J t f skins As Coach 1 1 f. f Ike Armstrong of ot the Utes said Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day if if were hot a and n d everything works worM out right we can win the meet Tho The wily Brave mentor figures that the balance of points lies In int t three h r e e eve events n t s namely the mile mUe run quarter mile L. L and the tho reI relay a. a y But figures a and n d 4 pas past t per performances for for- mances dont don't lie and on this basis the flY Y must bo be l' l made mado the tho favorite Tho The Utes are hop hopeful e f u 1 that Howard Smi Smith th can take a second in the hammer by nosing out Vern Waldo Valdo and t that hat Roberts Eddie Peterson of the Aggles tosses the shot farther than John Verney of ot the cry Y Of Ot course they are hopeful of ot other reversals but much d depends on these Coach Ott Romney and Provo partisans are certain Captain Dale Schofield can win four firsts taking both sprints and hurdle races With these 20 points poInt the Y has a a. fine nucleus to work on Schofield will win the hurdle races with ease but might be pressed presed by Howard Bellows Bellows Bellows Bel Bel- lows Ute Uto sprinter in the yard lOO-yard dash Events that can be regarded Inthe in inthe inthe the bag unless of course the contestant contestant contestant con con- falls fails down literally or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise include Jack Thornley of Utah in the javelin and his team teammate teammate mate Knewell in the high jump Hugh Cannon of the theT theT theY T Y in th the tho discus and George Gourley in the pole vault Gene Hart of the in th two-mile two and Karl husky in the hammer throw A wide open race looms for first places in other events but the ter-mile ter mile half and mile runs all like features especially the mile half with Taylor of the theY Y Albert Barlow of the theU U UI U and Henry Tormey of the A Aall Aall Aall all about on a par Forecasting this race raco is like shooting ducks in the dark Ernie Barlow of the Redskins gets the nod over Tormey in in the mile with another Aggie possibly Russell Rich doped to finish third The quarter will be bea a way two-way battle between Al Nichols of Utah and Steve Rush- Rush forth of the Farmers Pole Vault Battle In the polo pole vault many are of the opinion that th-t Leo Gourley and Verl VerI Wilde Wildo will tie tic for second while others give Gourley an advantage There are some who think that Wilde may even press the elder George Gourley for first place A big question mark looms in the I broad jump because of the desultory desultory desultory tory performances of ot most of ot the entrants in this event in dual meets but Knewell must be given the edge Dick Bennion another another another an an- other Ute Is expected to take a second second second sec sec- I ond but he must play in a tennis match during the morning which may sap some of his strength Some of ot Utah's more enthusiastic supporters are giving their team teama a third in this event also with Bellows Bellows Bellows Bel Bel- lows pla plating placing ing This is very unlikely unlikely unlikely un un- un- un likely for Schofield unless he Is too tired can finish third or perhaps even second without too much effort ef ef- ef- ef fort Better Competitor Although Peterson is the present state champion with a amark amark amark mark of feet John Verney has been consistently better aU season Peterson usually rounds into shape slowly lowly and will wiH probably be better I Saturday than ho has been thus far this season If It the dope runs anything near true to form will wUl be high highpoint highpoint highpoint point man with Knewell of Utah second These two youths I Continued on Following Page I I II I Utes Need Breaks To Win at Logan Continued from Preceding Page Pace are the key performers of both teams Tormey will lead the thc Aggie point getters Although The Telegram selections selections have given E. E Barlow a third In the two-mile two it is no secret that the the- Ute coaching staff believes he hc will finish second picking up three points in this event instead of oC one Dick Not Worried In a a. nutshell the psychological advantage lies with Utah but the point summary gives the meet to the Y and Y and points are what count Coach Dick Romney of ot the host Aggie team just winks and says nothing After all his football team tied with Colorado U. U for the title and his basketball crew wiped up competition competition competition com com- petition in the R R. M. M C C. ant and then earned their way into into the the final Olympic tryouts at New NewYork York City He realizes the Farmers have little hope nopo of ascending the track throne too but he also knows they are in ina ina ina a position to throw the meet one way or the thc other |
