| Show Modern i rn Marathoners Win Carry Tidings to Relays T T By y ROY HUDSON Special to The Telegram PROVO April When 20 When 20 When Greek runners plodded their way from Thermopylae in B. B C. C they little thought that their method of carrying messages would be emulated in 1940 to to provide to-provide provide a colorful opening to the final events of Brigham Young university's university's university's uni uni- thirtieth annual invitation invitation tion track and field meet and relay carnival to be held April 27 in the Y Y stadium Yet this Is what has happened for in a colorful Salute to Youth marking the opening of National Boys and Girls' Girls week marathon runners will join with airplanes in carrying messages from national and state officials to be read at the conclusion of the spectacular posture parade Saturday afternoon according to 1 plans released here Saturday by Professor Charles Charle J. J Chick Hart director of ot the meet In a symbolic representation of the classic Grecian runners a group of Brigham Young university university university uni uni- uni- uni athletes will bring the messages from state and L. L D. D S. S church officials In n Salt Salt Lake Lake City each running a distance of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately one mile mUe he said Messages to come from out of ot state will be carrI carried d by airplane and the ancient and modern m modes des des' of transportation have hav been timed so that as the last runner carrying the Utah messages messages messages mes mes- i sages arrives in the Y stadium the plane will drop its messages on the field by means of para para- chute In order for the message to arrive arrive- at the meet early Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day afternoon the first runner will leave Salt Lake City some time Saturday morning in this I modern marathon Couriers I will not be expected to run at atan atan I an exhausting pace but will aim Canadian I. I 0 Sets Record In Winning inning Boston Marathon By BILL KiNG KINS BOSTON April 20 AP His AP-His His fifth and last try at the tort tortuous ous Boston A. A A. A Pa Patriots dots day marathon hit the jackpot for little year old Gerard Cote of Ve Verdun dun Quebec For four Weary years the French-Canadian French newspaper vender vend vend- er has made his try at atthe the heartbreaking heartbreaking heart heart- breaking Newton Hills Hills Hillsand and and he often was close but never a win win- ner ncr But this year which he said was to be his last in the B Boston ston compe compe- was another story The who expects at any moment moment moment mo mo- ment to be called for s service in inthe inthe inthe the royal air force had a system this year year year-a a system which brought him bim to the finish line nearly a half mile ahead of his nearest Continued on the Following Page I to run their allotted distance In Inan Inan inan an allotted time for accuracy The Utah messages will be rolled up and placed Inside a hollow baton such as Is used in present day relay races and covered covered cov coy ered over with tape Director Hart said This baton will then be passed from runner to runner until it reaches the Y stadium at the hour appointed for the ceremony Officials who have been In Invited invIted invited in- in to send messages to the youth of the intermountain area in this event are general authorities authorities author author- of the L. L D. D S. S church in Salt Lake City John L. L Griffith of Chicago Ill national chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Boys and Girls' Girls week committee and governors of ot Idaho Wyoming Montana Colorado Colo Cob rado and Nevada from which states athletes are expected to participate in the meet With approximately young men and women engaged in the broad activities of the meet the theY theY Y yn invitation will be one of the largest events marking the official official cial dab opening of the National Boys and Girls' Girls week observance Director Director Director Di Di- rector Hart pointed out It is also the oldest meet of its kind in the United States and the largest and most spectacular annual annual annual an an- nual gathering of youth In the intermountain area he said Although the meet gets under underway underway underway way Friday April 26 with junior junior junior jun jun- high girls' girls posture parade and athletic events for girls and for junior high boys the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon of the second day has been selected for the Salute to Youth ceremonial as Saturday officially opens the national observance of ot Boys and Girls' Girls week he said |
