Show i I Growing Still Better bij FRANK K BAKER Saturday afternoons afternoon's program at t next years ears Invitation track c car car- r- r will probably be shortened COach ott Romney intimated last week as he studied the t fourth twenty running of Ct the Y Y reI s 's for steps ot of improving the colorful event caliber exhibitions and a amore amore A shorter program with time for some high more colorful presentation of awards It is felt will make the feature session more entertaining t to J the spectators The Junior high school track meet held this year on Saturday morning will be switched ahead to Friday afternoon and conducted in conjunction with the girls girls' meet This will make It possible to have nil all the trial heats ill in the dashes hurdles and field events on Saturday morning and limit the afternoon t to J competition The Tho Y will probably tale take IL a leaf out ot of the Olympic games games' program In adding dramatic color to the presentation of Individual awards Olympic award In which the athlete mounts a platform platform plat plat- form to receive his emblem as a band plays his country's national anthem anti the colo colors of at his country are run up the flagpole leave lasting impressions lons upon spectators Receiving an award adds a dramatic thrill under such circum circum- stances It undoubtedly enlivens a program of foot high jumping and pole vaulting that Is prone to grow a little wearisome for the spectator no matter how line fine the competition om SO ills cad of to alt an obscure lable lo 0 get gel medals the he will get gel Iro trophies bes lu next s The B. B Y U. U band ivill pIa play the athletes es school song and attendants will loft his bis school colors as ashe he receives his I Exhibition by Stars Great Step in Right Direction Of equal importance is the plan to ro Import some outstanding talent r far r exhibition performances each year Besides adding spectator interest such performances will be- be bea a great creat upon the track development of the young men in this region Hundreds of intermountain sports fans would love t to J see Glen Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham the Kansas flier filer Jack Torrance the Louisiana State Slate gIant Walter Marty the Ule Fresno athlete who high jumped a 6 feet 9 91 8 8 1 Saturday or or some similarly great star in action It would be n a show for the older fans but it would be tar far more marc than that for the young fellows To them such exhibitions would be a ar r revelation Into the sport itsel and they'd not forget torget what they sn-i. sn Critics are thanking Paavo Nurmi the great Finn for the present pres pres- ent crop of great eat runners America is enjoying The young men who it tough on Father Time now now were fere unschooled lads when the great made his American tour It Js Is often orten charged that Paavo was unprofessional in his expenses on that tour but the great runner undoubtedly was worth morn morD than he cost The country Is full o or di distance tance stars beCAuse of the influence he e exerted on the boys bors of the nation a decade ago Kuck Left Fine Influence On Group roup In a smaller way a similar Influence has been true here In the moun- moun bins John Kuck Kuc the Kansan who won won the Olympic championship championship cham- cham in 1928 spent some time at Provo a year ear ago He gave an exhibition at the Y relays and the high school boys who had a chance t to J study his io n and talk with him are the young men who are making assaults on the local the event Eddie Peterson the Aggie freshman treshman who set the high school record last year eara aS Provo progressed rapidly In sch scholastic competition tion b because cause lie be had the advantage of working with Kuck Last Saturday Bill of SprIng put the pound 12 ball out so 60 feet 11 4 4 3 J b at af Petersons Peterson's year old record by more than three feet t oS Both Peterson and Wilkins kills might have Jave done well without Kuck but the Olm Olympic ic undoubtedly these arid and mail other boys bos shot The to 10 imitate a champion and a ration oj of the technique is all that is needed to 0 wake new cb chain chain- m- m pion The boys bOls do the rest Frank Fk Demaree continues 1 to be something of a happy mystery mystery tto the paying customers at the home of the Los Angeles Coast league faithful cant can I understand hy the husky outfielder could not hit bit at Chicago the publicized reason for the Cubs sending him to Los Angeles I Demaree has already driven out 12 home runs this year and he sI hits In three weekend games to continue his hitting No player Jik like that can escape further trials In the majors spree |