Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-04-18 | Page 13 | Utah Boys Ahead in Athletic Race

UTAH BOYS AHEAD IN ATHLETIC RACE I SAN DIEGO, Cal. pril 17 In the, second track and field meet of the season for the sailors of Balboa park todaj h Twenty first infantry wenl down to defeat by a 85 to 26 score, the heavy onslaught of the "Jackies" be-I be-I Ing Celt in every event with the ex-leeption ex-leeption of the shot put, which the soldiers sol-diers captured Capt. Al Warden, former Salt Lake I high school star, and Fred Ley were I ih Btars of the meet. Warden breezed across the tape in the Si0 for victor in the fast time of' 2:01. hich by comparison com-parison is the fastest time that has been made on the coast in two years in that event He ran a pretty race and won with yards to sptire. In the mile he stepped the distance freely and won in 1:82:2 and not btin' satisfied with two wins, he entered the two-mile event and won out in in 22 2. His work was regarded os marvelous by sport fans and he and Lev are the boys who are expected to show class in the all-service meet on May 1. Ley, was a former Colorado star. He copped tho century in 10 flat and won the furloug and :t quarter also in fast time He also ran in the relay and it was his final spurt that won. Bram-well. Bram-well. Utah A. A U. star, was at the heels of Ley in both of the sprints and only lost by inches Anderson, the Murdock academy boy. finished a j close second in the 440, while Del Fairbanks Fair-banks took a aecond place In th discus. dis-cus. Vaun and Al Clissold showed Class in the two-mile relay as did also Glen Frank, a former baseball star of Utah. With six Utah men on the squad, that state is well represented and out of a total of 85 points the stars of the beehive state garnered 32 point:- The sailors will meet a crew of former for-mer Olvmplc club men next Saturday and will clash with the San Pedro team at San Pedro Wednesday, April 24