Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-29 | Page 6 | Nears Simpson's Mark

NEARS SIMPSON'S MARK I TEXAS TIMBER TOPPER MAY GET PLACE ON OLYMPIC TEAM The south will send several athletes to tho Olympic trials this summer, and there is one collegian who is expected lo win a berth on the team that crosses the pond. He is Joo Moss, captain of the Texas University track team. His specialty is tho hurdles, the 120 highs preferred. Few hurdlers this day can negotiate negoti-ate the 120 highs in 14 4-5 seconds. Those who do will undoubtedly make tho United States team. Moss ran the 120 highs at tho Southwestern South-western Conference meet Saturday, May 15. in 14 4-5 seconds, which is 1-5 second behind tho world record time of Bob Simpson, Missouri crack. Moss' time was taken by seven A. A. lT. officials and goes down as a new Southwestern Conference mark. He also shattered the southern record in the 220 low hurdles, making the dls-, tance in 24 3-5 seconds, one second behind the mark of Simpson. Moss has been In four meets this year and twice reeled off the 120 high hurdles in 14 4-5 seconds. Few hurdlers hur-dlers are likely to make better time than this Texan. Ho stands 6 feet and weighs ISO pounds. f j If ft i ' "A r. f