| Show Make Bid For Conference Title A A a i e f 7 Coach Armstrongs Armstrong's Hopes Have Excellent Chance to Championship TWENTY MEN ARRIVE AT BOULDER TO UPHOLD CRIMSON COLORS I ri With th oi one e of 1 the most brilliant cinder teams i in n years ears the University of Utah will Pl make another try for a Rock Rocky Mountain ain Conference t track ack and field title this Fri Friday lay and Saturday Jt r ay in Boulder Colorado The Utes who narrowly missed d the b r last season preset this year a fine array of cinder artists who barring any unforeseen unforeseen unforeseen un un- foreseen accident should consummate consummate consummate mate the hopes hopes' of Coach Ike J. J Armstrong in bringing home to the U its first R. R M M. M I. I C. C track and andfield andfield andfield field banner Track Squad In Boulder Now A AVith With everything in readiness Coach Ike jumped the gun and lefton left lefton lefton on Wednesday ahead of his athletes athletes ath ath- letes to attend a convention conventi n in Boulder of all athletic directors in the Conference on Thursday He was accompanied by Prof Walter Valter WalterA A A. A Kerr The squad of twenty men chape chaperoned by Manager Stanley Stanley Stanley Stan Stan- ley Murphy Trainer Einar Nielsen and Student Manager Jay Glenn arrived in Boulder at 8 a. a m. m this thi morning Though touted as heavy favorites favorites favor- favor ites tes to capture the title on n Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day the Utes have only an even chance declared Ike Armstrong before leaving on V Wednesday The element of uncertainty reminds the head coach always enters in into into I Ito to cast a shadow of doubt over over the I Utes' Utes chances Last year the Utes looked a cinch to run Iun off with the honors Then Nate Longs Long's illness illness illness ill ill- ness on the last moment pulled polled the title right out of of ot the Redskin bag This year though they look favorites favorites favorites favor favor- I I ites by a wide margin th the Utes are sans sans the services of their star two two-n two miler ler and thereby lose from froIt five fhe to eight points Wilton Vilton Ivie lvie though he made the trip hip may not be able even to run Utes Lost Title by by- byN N Narrow arrow Margin in ia 25 Not since 1925 have the thc Utes Utes' chances looked better But even evenin evenin evenin in th that t year when Tommy Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Fitzpat- Fitzpat rick and his track artists had the meet all sewed up Loren Pilling conference record holder and expected ex- ex ex expected x- x first place winner in the javelin failed his mentor coming through no better than fourth place and the Redskins dropped the title to the Utah by a n scat point and a half With Coach Armstrongs Armstrong's pessimism pessimism pes pes- thus justified the Utes' Utes chances are only as good as as' as the runners runnels perform Ike will fling his bevy of sprin sprinters rs Nate Long Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett Hansen and Goldstein at the best the eastern sector of the conference conference conference con con- ference can offer along with what competition is provided by the w Cougars and Colorado U. U who will probably give Utah the closest run n for the money has an Excellent sprinter in Chatfield anc and Ed Haynes Haynes- of Denv Denver r. r will likely score score points in both the and the furlong Long of Utah may not run more than the preliminary in inthe inthe inthe the yard dash ash as the final comes conies just before the 14 his specialty Ike will have him run at atthe least the preliminary however in incase incase incase case something goes wrong in his quarter mile race Ike is taking no chances hes he's playing for p points ints Captain Squires His Bis Hands Full Fun Three quarter-milers quarter Jeppson Clayton and Wooten along with Long are the Ute quarter-mile quarter ent ent- rants Th The first three may run only in the mile miJe relay Other outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing men are Plein Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado U U. and a fast man roan from Wyoming U. U Captain Jackie Squires will have his hands full in the half mile and mile jaunts with such competition as as' Parker Colorado College Freeze Colorado U. U and perhaps perhaps' De Vries of Montana State who also runs the two mile Squires' Squires time in past races however indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates that he should capture both bothof bothof bothof of these races Lusty should garner garner garner gar gar- ner some points also Lindberg and Beesley will vill probably probably ably be the only Ute two-mile two entrants entrants entrants en en- trants if Ivie does not run De DeVries DeVries DeVries Vries of Montana State looks the best in the two-mile two and the Ute boys should do well to place very high in the long jaunt Parker of C. C C. C also spans the oval in nice time Colorado U. U has a bevy of good hurdlers which sh should uld cut in on Utah's points considerably in these events Robinson Quinlan anc and Healy all leap the sticks in fast time Wyoming with Hale also has as a strong hurdle entrant It will take all Grant Clark and Fishburn can do o to gather the Utes' Utes share of points Colorado Dangerous I Because Beau p. p of nf their potential nH 1 strength in gih in th the fi field id- id events vet with ith ithan an sprinkling of good sprinters Ike avers that Colorado may prove the dark horse of the meet With such performers perform perform- ers as big Dan Beattie in the shot- shot put and discus Dykeman allaround allaround allaround all- all around field man and Harvey and Miller in the pole vault both bettel better better bet bet- ter tel than Belliston of Utah State the certainly loom as powerful powerful pow pow- erful contenders Art rt Cleveland will be lucky t to score at all alt for Utah Dow will viII heave the discus for the Utes McDonald the shot- shot put and Black will enter the hammer bammer hammer ham bam mer throw Dutch Clark will be out there trying to to break the hammer hammer hammer ham ham- mer throw record a again ain He is favorite favorite favorite fa fa- to capture first Lawrence of Denver U U. is another excellent hammer throw thrower r. r of Montana State looms as a point scorer in the shot Hamilton of Colorado U and Bowen Bowen Bowen Bo- Bo wen of the Aggi s look th the bestin best bestin bestin in the broad jump with Thompson I of Wyoming and Long and Grant of Utah also running Colorado U. U also has the best javelin heaver in inthe inthe the conference by name His heave with the spear Saturday should capture this event for Boul Boul- der del Olander of Colorado Teachers looks a good bet in the high Jump but with Buck Grant and Loraine Cox of Utah Belliston of the Ag Ag- gies and others leaping the bamboo bamboo bamboo bam bam- boo he will have difficulty scoring first All in all the U. U performers should hold their own in almost I. I I every event Colorado U. U will be dangerous as their best performers perform perform- ers are in the same events as Colorado ma may prove the dark horse and slip through with a win but it is not likely The Utes should come back backwith backwith with the title |
