Show ew Prep Discus Shot Records ec r u Loom Loy in State tate Meet Jordan Ace May Beat Mark MarkBy By y TOMMIE PORTERField PORTER PORTERField PORTERField Field Field and relay events badly battered during the past decade de ade seem in the most dang danger r again Saturday when stars from schools in all parts of the state g gather ther at atthe atthe atthe the Utah university stadium for forthe forthe forthe the annual Utah high school track and field championship meet The running records records none none beaten beat beat- en and only one tied since 1925 1925 seem in little danger unless Bob of Jordan comes up with an extra burst of speed n needed eded to crack the yard mark s set t in 1913 by Creed Haymond then of Springville Second Oldest Mark Second oldest on the Utah scholastic scholastic scholastic scho scho- lastic books that mark stands at 22 seconds flat in in winning winning winning win win- ning the Region Two run wasi was i tenths four-tenths of a second slower i pressed by Granites Granite's Billy Jack Jack- son time in the I yard dash was three-tenths three of a I second slower than the record set by Oscar Smith of East in 1921 and tied by Cy Ellsworth of Payson Payson Payson Pay Pay- I. I son in 1936 Alonzo Burt of Box Elder Region Region Region Re Re- gion One winner last week was 23 seconds slower than the mark set by Jack Burton of Davis Davisin in 1925 and H. H Nelson of Carbon was timed a second half-second slower than Burt The best regional time this year in the is that of C. C Robinson of Millard at which which is six seconds slower than the record set setin setin setin in 1925 by Burton Pleasant Groves Grove's Loder has the best mile time for the season at more than two and a half seconds faster than Briggs of North Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete but the state mark is run by Melvin Burke of Box Elder in 1924 The discus discus' record however is already fading into the past It was established only last year when the weight of the platter was reduced from slightly over four pounds six ounces to three pounds nine Bob Wassom of Bear River tossed it 1308 feet then but in regional meets this spring Ed of Provo flipped it and Ralph Maughan of South Cache turned in a toss of 1346 feet So that record seems al almost almost almost al- al most cert certain in to go into the dds das card Too The too seems likely to tobe tobe tobe be beaten The present mark of ot 48 feet 11 8 7 inches was was set set by Bill Wilkin of Springville in 1934 and the best regional toss this year year was 48 feet 8 by McDonald of Murray with Maughan tossing only 48 feet 3 inches But Maughan has consistently thrown the bronze ball as far as 50 feet and may be able abie to produce such a heave again Saturday The shot record has been cracked twice in inthe inthe inthe the past six six years Ralph Argyle of Davis tossed the javelin 1706 feet in winning Region Two laurels last week but must extend his throw v more than five and a half feet to beat the Continued on Page Twenty-one Twenty Prep Records Face Beating Continued From Page Nineteen mark set by Darol Wintle of Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder in 1936 Jordans Jordan's yard relay team of Despain Johnson Grant and lom is given a good chance of breaking the state mark of minutes having run this race in 1 1341 last week when Payson's boys were doing Howard Wahlen of ot Murray skimmed the high hurdler in seconds for a regional win last week his time being only a half half- second slower than the record hung up by Allen Aen Perkins of Davis Davis Davis Da Da- vis three years ago The high barrIer barrier bar barrier bar bar- rier mark has been trimmed four times in nine years and either Wahlen Burns Crookston of Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo gan or Frank Williams of Davis might turn in a new mark Saturday Satur Satur- day Reed Grant of Jordan who won in the regional event in seconds seconds seconds sec sec- or Ogden's Bartlett another winner in seconds may smash the low hurdle record of seconds seconds seconds sec sec- set by Murrays Murray's Don Meiss- Meiss ner in 1938 Grant won easily in his event and if crowded a bit Saturday should be able to gain gaina a new record The low barrier r mark has been once tied and beaten beat beat- en three times in the past five years |