Show Granite Favored Check Gives Farmers 45 Counters By Bill Coltrin Granites Granite's powerful track team learn will go to Provos Provo's Brigham Young university stadium Saturday with better than an even chance of defending defending de dc- fending its 1943 state track championship championship championship cham cham- but about other kids representing more than two score other schools will pr cide all the stumbling blocks they can The huge field necessitating qualifying trials in many events comes from as s far north as North Cache and as far south as Kanab Officials will cull out the competitors com corn in the th shot put discus Javelin broad jump and in morning trials and start off the afternoon with heats in the yard dash yard high hurdles and yard dash Figure Four Firsts Figuring on four tour first places with Francis Birch in the sprints Walter Steffensen in the mile mUe and the medley relay team of Howard Mosher Frank Carlisle Ted Greaves and Dick Baker the Farmers figure to win With entrants entrants en en- trants in every event but the shot put broad jump and mile relay the Granite crew should pick up enough place points to add to its first places to score nearly 50 points East high school with a host of oC men entered in most every event will be the Farmers' Farmers chief threat according to the the dope with Da Davis Is Ogden and Payson figured to finish finish finish fin fin- ish in about that order The Leopards will be counting on Bob in the weights weights' and its mile half-mile relay team tit of Dan Wells John Cannon Vie Vic Hotz Hots and Keith Dibble for first places and unquestionably the Leopards will pick up a flock of seconds thirds fourths and fifths Davis figures Marv Mary Hess will win the high jump Phil Sessions the broad jump and Don Perkins t the e high hurdles Ogden has two fine stars in D. D Flinders In the low hurdles and in the discus But no matter how many times the meet is figured always the Granite team has the edge Boyce Jacobs in the sprints and javelin has a good chance to score heavily Tom Stanton in the pole vault is isone isone isone one of the favorites Tom Olson figures to be right in there close in the thc hurdles and Willard Villard Knibbe and Ted Greaves ves are good weight men I Granite won von last year with about 47 points They can do as well this year Figure Birch for 10 points in the sprints Steffensen five in the mile and the medley relay team five Jacobs will pick pickup pickup pickup up eight points in his three events Stanton will get at least three in inthe inthe inthe the pole vault Knibbe two in the discus Olson four in the hurdles Baker one in the mile Steffensen and Mosher rosher a couple more in the Ted Greaves one in the jave jave- Jin lIn Cecil Eyre one in the anc and the mile half relay team ought to be good for three with Birch running anchor 45 Sure Points That s 45 points and the Farmers Farmers Farm Farm- ers have a couple of other chances for points lurking about in that excellent squad It will take a alot alot alot lot of figuring for any other team in the state to find near that many points As for records all but one or two seem as safe as Fort Knox Marvin Hess the Davis high jumper jumper jump jump- er has a mark of 6 feet 2 inches this year compared with the record record record rec rec- ord of 6 feet 2 23 inches He has the thc best chance to break a mark But the fans will be watching the yard dash for a possible thrill Creed Haymonds Haymond's old old record of oC 22 flat made in 1913 may maybe maybe maybe be in danger if Granites Granite's Birch is ready Birch has galloped the distance in this year but those other two-tenths two of a second will be tough to shave off Record busting or not though the meet will vill be a thriller for track fans who are undergoing a famine this year with the colleges skipping the sport again Close finishes are a a. certainty in almost every event and that is all that thatIs thatis Is needed for a track fan I The first running event final the mile run is scheduled for p. p m m. but the trials will begin at 10 a. a m. m The morning events will be highlighted by seven heats in the while early in the afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- heats in the sprints and high hurdles will provide entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- for the early comers corners |