Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-06 | Page 4 | Track Tourney is Booked at Berkeley

TRACK TOURNEY I IS BOOKED AT AI Nebraska I Nebraska Will Contest Ag Against i C Coast ast H Harriers I. I Cal April 6 AP AP- AP Cohorts Cohorts' of ot CO four r universities will unloose at athletic b bombardments mb ts on Cal California's oval Yal Saturday l' l Washington will be on hand with varsity junior varsity and and freshman freshman freshman fresh fresh- man crews Nebraska threatens threaten on tho track track Southern California will II send I its te tennis n s stars and the the- perennial perennial perennial peren peren- nial Stanford California fracas is to be s settled on the baseball diamond Chief interest in the carnival of sports sports centers enters the crew races on Oakland estuary and the Intersectional track and field event On the water the Golden Bears will be up against the national champions champions-a a title earned last year when Washington swept to victory over the assembled eights of the country But nut despite this reputation reputation reputation I tion California Is conceded more than a chance this year vear year than at any time since 1921 Then a a powerful powerful power power- I ful Blue and Gold squad pulled over the finish line a scant five feet ahead of ot the Washington boat The feat teat has not been repeated since The center of attraction on the track is Roland Locke now a graduate radu g-radu- graduate graduate ate student at Nebraska who Is ac accompanyIng accompanying accompanying ac- ac companying the to en engage en- en gage In an exhibition yard dash clash with Phil Barber former Bear sprint star and now now also a graduate g student Locke officially holds the worlds world's record in the yard jard ard dash at 20 5 seconds and he is credited with worlds world's record time in the century century cen cen- tury lury at 9 95 5 seconds Barber Barbei also has been timed in 9 95 5 for the hundred hun though like Locle's Locke Lockes s time In this event It was made with a slight wind at Jils back meet is certain to bring out some spectacular performances T The E Middle Westerners have been opponents opponents of of the Californians ion on one one other occasion occasion occasion-b back ck in 1923 when Coach Walter Valter Christies Christie's s men stemmed the invaders Invaders' threat at with a score of 75 56