| Show Davis Provo and Murray Boost State Title Hopes By TOMMIE TOl PORTER Davis and Murray will be strong contenders for the the Utah high school track and field crown which Provo has captured in each of the past three years if one may judge by the showing of the Region Two meet at the Utah stadium Monday when D Davis vis ousted Murray from the throne to gain the top for the fourth time in five years Davis qualified 13 boys and two relay teams for the state meet which is scheduled Friday also at atthe atthe atthe the Ute stadium Murray qualified seven Granite six Cyprus six Jordon Jordon Jordon Jor- Jor don two and a relay team and North Summit one Provo recently qualified 11 boys and two relay teams teams teams-in in the same events as Davis' Davis teams teams teams-in in nosing out American Fork which also qualified 11 for Region Three honors Relays Widen Gap The Darts scored 77 points to 53 for Murray 50 for Granite 19 for Jordan 17 for Cyprus and two each for Judge Memorial North Summit and Wasatch high of Weber but the meet was no shoo in for the Kaysville squad the largest entered When only the three relay races remained Davis was but four points ahead of Murray The however were weak in the baton events gaining thirds with each of their relay teams Murray took an early lead thanks to the work of Lee winner in the shot and javelin and Don who beat Val Sheffield of Davis in a thrilling yard event A second In the javelin by Tomich and second and third in the shot by Green and Bankhead helped the Murray squad Buster Webb then started Davis Davison on its title bid by winning the mile mUe run with ease Behling and Timpson also collecting points in this event Dick Naylor then won the and Reed Stayner and Gregory counted by tying Mel Atkinson of Granite for second in the high jump Stars Alan Layton won three points Inthe in inthe inthe the javelin and Dee Chipman and Joe Davis Davis th Davis the latter running in the event for the first time were time were second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond and third in the high hurdles Sheffield and John Stewart finished two one-two in the Chipman and Stayner picked u up points in the low barrier event won by and the relays clinched the title with Webb anchoring one team and Naylor Naylor Nay Nay- lor br the other Jordan edged out Davis in the mi mile e delay gave Murray 13 points counted 12 while Sheffield scored 10 4 for Davis Webb 6 64 The number of entries by the Davis squad counted heavily Chic Olsen of Granite was just over a foot short of the state broad jump mark as he leaped 21 feet 7 inches Jack Downey of Cyprus won both hurdles the high in seconds and the low in irs seconds compared to the state mark of 15 and Sheffield's time o oj d seconds is close to the 22 of ol the state record t Mile Mile Summary Webb bb D G Behling D Olsen J Timpson D. D 43 HO yards Naylor yards Naylor D Rideout J Schofield Scho Schofield field D Cannon J Smith D. D 53 yards yards M Sheffield D L. L Bennion G C Clark Judge Cannon C High jump jump Downey Downey C first Atkinson G Gt Stayner D B Gregory D tied for tor sec see second ond Thompson J J. J fifth 5 feet 11 Til inches Shot Shot e M Everill I D Green GreenM r M MS Bankhead J i MV A B Bennion f G. G 44 feel fee 1 6 inches Javelin Javelin M Tomich M 11 Lay ton D Simons M. M 1728 feet teet Pole vault vault Atkinson Atkinson G first Argyle D Mendenhall G Walker C and Clark Clack NS all tied for second 10 feet 10 inches Atkinson Walker and Clark qualified fo the state meet I High hurdles hurdles Downey I Downey C Chipman D J. J Davis I D Wahlen I M sf T. T Green G G. Broad jump ump Olson Olson G a M MCannon Cannon C Gushing Cushing W Everill D. D 21 feet 7 inches yards yards yard J 3 Larsen M 11 Flint D B Mo Moss G Howell G. G 2086 DD Discus g CV V. V Bennion n G G Laney M Put M M 11 Olson G. G 1143 feet yards yards SheffIeld d i Sheffield eJ 8 D Stewart tid D f L. L Bennion G C Anderson G s Schoenfeld C Low hurdles hurdles e ne M Evans G Chipman ug D 15 Stayner iS D l i. T. T Green r G Medley relay relay Davis Davis Everill Linge Schofield Webb Granite Murray Mile relay relay Jordan Jordan Kim J. J Canning C. C Canning Rideout Davis Granite yard relay relay Davis Davis Sheffield Burton Bur Em Burton ton Stewart Naylor Granite Murray 1356 |
