Show Moss loss Frank ome ank J time ime Ime to move ove highly hl i its now ow ath ath- th- th HART TO HEART By HEBER HART WART Have Home Weekend U U. Busy i Participating in seven intercollegiate contests in baseball track ennis tennis pistol and polo Utah athletes had the busiest weekend of the year and win five of their ventures Last Thursday Utah's tennis team eclipsed Utah 7 0 then went on Friday to annex the state titular singles and doubles on the I same courts The climax of Ut Utah's hs h's most successful tennis season was I witnessed Saturday afternoon by a capacity crowd as the states state's singles i champion Frank Mehner took the crown from teammate Captain Gordon Giles Previously these two Ute men won the doubles title by defeating Slack-Alter Slack of BYU 6 2 6 62 Trounce Upstate Crew At Community park Friday U of Us U's unofficial Western Vestern Division baseball champions completed their of Utah collegiate teams with a 4 13 lacing of Logans Farmers Wayne Clark pitched six-hit six ball for the U. U Incidentally all diamond eyes are slanted toward the long awaited meeting of conference officials this weekend when the official status of Americas game will be decided for the Big Seven The sport polo took on major proportions Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day on the reservation field as a riding hard-riding agile and accurate shooting quartet from Southern California beat U 5 Another match mate was played Monday between the same teams with opposite results A pony made winning score Sparked with action aplenty the sport has a large Utah following some thousand fans viewing the Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- game Although BYU won State track and field highpoints Saturday with 79 counts the meet went over with a bang and no one was dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied dis dis- satisfied nor surprised In fact several of Youngs Young's sons became fans fans' favorites from the first and elicited much praise heckling and attention attention attention atten atten- tion in general Carl Clark BYU set his state vault mark seven inches over the record he made last week week week-at at 14 feet feet to to become the invaders invaders' hero But the bespectacled unorthodox grandstanding Y clown distance distance distance dis dis- tance ace Ted Johnson really captivated everyone at the meet In warming up for his two mile specialty Johnson did in the neighborhood of 20 laps interspersed with fantastic setting up exercises in front fron of the stands However he proved the method of his madness by doing the last of the two mile in 60 flat and finishing some yards yard ahead of No 2 2 Immediately after finishing his spectacular jaunt Ted Tec donned his heavy sweat suit and felt hat and sprinted jogged stretched for his admirers Often finishing minus one or both shoes Johnson wears three pairs of knee length sox around his ankles of course As for fan appeal and genuine ability weve we've yet to see his equal He should be beat beat beit at it his peak for the conference meet Saturday IN THE UTAH SIDE OF THINGS Clarence Gehrke broke the javelin record by a foot and the following men omen earned their varsity letters with firsts seconds or thirds Ray Stewart Dan Hunter Merv Jones Rulon Callister Milner Dunn Lynn Mahoney Dale Peters Utes with sweaters already earned were Pete Bogden Wendell Vendell Smoot Mac Inc Speedie Captain Gehrke Ike Hall Boyd Mellie Atkinson Reid Shepherd Jim Murphy Jim Barker Ike Hall who gets ets our vote for the most versatile U as well vell as for the finest suntan placed in the and then di did l a beautiful in the winning mile relay Outstanding cr Fenton Moss one of the most brilliant year first-year men seen weve at Utah will doubtless stand out in the distance next year Credited with a two flat half a n mile and a 1008 two mile already b appears to be the needed ballast for Utah's 41 cinder crew Fr Lynch hurdler and Shum Jensen sprinter will also be welcome material to the crimson varsity At the End of the Trail After a year of eventful athletic recording during which t imek weve we've learned the meaning of thankless job we give up our des desk k the next sports editor whose enthusiasm will exceed intellect and to greener fields But aside from drudgery sports editing is an engrossing hi responsible position which affords its moments of satisfaction and practical potentialities not potentialities not not to mention press box seats for all aU athletic contests All in all its it's a valuable and illuminating experience We Ve i n bid adieu with thanks to U students to a swell staff and to the a athletic letic department for tolerance and cooperation this school year |