| Show eBig eBi 19 T 7 Track Meet eto to foe be in IP u Bowl Saturday v 7 Colorado TP U Heavy Favorites to Retain Conference Crown Cougar Crew Expected To Push us Buffs By CLARK LOBB The annual Big Seven con conference track meet meet largest largest and most spectacular spectacular spectacular spec spec- collegiate event in the intermountain intermountain in- in west will west will be staged tomorrow and Saturday in the theU theU U Bowl with Colorados Colorado's well- well favored to ti balanced squad again Y I title titIe a feat they have aeo aeI ac ae- accomplished o comp lisped each year since the coni conference conference con con- y i ference was organized Based upon comparative results of last weeks week's Eastern and Western Western Western West West- ern division meets the Buffs should take at least eight firsts and more than enough seconds seconds' and thirds to easily cop the crown and complete CUs CU's most successful sports season during which they won the conference football and basketball titles as well as the Eastern division baseball pennant Brigham Young easily the strongest challenger to the Buffs Buffs' supremacy as was shown by their decisive trouncing of Utah and Utah State last week is again expected expected ex ex- pe ted to take secondary honors Balance is the reason for Youngs Young's success also but it will be little short of mi miraculous culous if they top the Boulder boys They have but two sure winners co captain co-captain captain Carl Clark who boosted his own pole vault record to 14 11 feet 16 1 inch Saturday and Ted Johnson two two- twp twp- miler the lad who was a show in himself at the Western division meet when he ran ran the last lap like a man after almost two hours of continuous warm up drills Cy Ellsworth yard ace is about Gordon on a par with Colorados Colorado's Learned and may be another Co Cougar Cougar Cou Cou- gar to come up with a first CU au who from froni past performances are certain winners are such stellar as asIk Loren Ik ren Creese who established a anew anew anew new conference record at Denver Saturday at 48 feet 9 inches Jacobson yard Tard run Paul Cope who ran the yard high hurdles tenth one-tenth of a point above the conference record of sec seconds Bristol yard ace Learned again in the grid star Ray Jenkins discus Cope hurdles and Miller Arnold Bennion Ben Ben- Bennion Denmon nion mon and J Jacobson mile relay Colorado State and Utah should provide provid close competition in the fight for the third place berth with Bob Thackeray admittedly admittedly ad nd- the most outstanding performer performer performer per per- former on the squad and Dave attempting to counteract counteract counter counter- act act the sure-fire sure performances of Clarence Gehrke holder of the con conference javelin record Mac Speedie hurdles star and the Ute mile relay team With Denver Utah and Wyoming considered little more than also rans the title crown is all ill but resting resting- on the head of the Buffs' Buffs powerful squad Eliminating events to cut down the huge number of entries will be berun berun berun run off tomorrow afternoon 1 Track Field Luminaries Racquet King ing i t Ck fix C Qc r y yn n SP t f J I ri int y i n i r 2 ti M S r r Courtesy Salt SnIt Lake Tribune Dressing room scene left shows Boyd Stans Stans- J. J field middle distance ace Ike Hall hail weight sprinter-weight- man center and Fenton Moss outstanding frosh r L L distance nce man Frank Mehner above won the state k 5 I singles title Saturday with 6 3 3 6 3 wins over Gordon Giles Giles is is favored to win the Kerr trophy I |
