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Show w Naval Athletes to Attend Olympic Games Fifteen reprcsentatlv ea of the western west-ern section of the t'nlted Slates navy selected from the l'uclflc. coast naval stations as competitors in the Olympic Karnes were Ogden vl3llors for a short time today. The men recently won honors at the trials staged ai San Francisco and arc expected to show a vvcrld of clasa In the games overseas. Of the entire number twelve were In the service during the world war. ine of the members, Howard Scott, a distance runner, In Bald to bo a wizard on his dogs. Scott recently competed In a service meet In tho Hawaiian Islands and won the milo I In near record time, covering the distance dis-tance In 4 minutes and 10 2-5 seconds sec-onds He is nlso a h.ilf-mller of some I repute, having a record of 1 minute ' 57 3-5 second. in this event. Scott is I expected to be one of the strong representatives rep-resentatives of the naval aggregation. I Clarence Huntman, a polo vaulter with a record of 13 feet Z Inch) I I ulso with the party and Is expected to I bring home honors. Tho men arc un-i un-i 5er the jupervlblon of Chief ir"elty Officer Of-ficer Wulter Mitchell. |