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Show uu j AMATEUR I-CHATTER I-CHATTER ' By Al Warden ' Ted Meredith, former University of Pennsylvania star runner, will not be seen in action in tho trials for the .Olympic team, according to a statement state-ment made a few days ago by the star. Meredith is now a full fledged scribe and is wasteing no time in Writing articles ar-ticles on "who's who, and why," in regard to candidates for the Olympic team. Joie Ray will compete in the mile and half-mile events in the trials. Ray Is going great guns this season and should be able to show the foreign' stars the color of dust in his events. Stanford and California colleges are dickering wMth the Utah Aggies for a game here next fall. Both schools are representatives of the Pacific Coast conference and play A-l ball. The University of Utah will mix with the Utah Aggies in a dual meet at Logan May 1, and unless we miss our guess. It will be some meet. Both schools have a number of stars in harness har-ness and the competition should be keen. Sayman Kerr, according to Coach Fitzpatrlck will break all state records this year In the college class. He is a mller and half miler of class. Vern Funk, one of the greatest ath letes ever developed at the West high school is out to break the state inter-scholastic inter-scholastic record in the 440-yard dash, according to Coach Homer Christne-sen. Christne-sen. Funk Is said to be clipping the' quarter in record time and when the bell taps In the state meet, the Panther is expected to show his dust to the field. The state mark is held by Fuller Full-er of Ogden, mado during, the 1915. season. sea-son. Harold Kay, former University of Utah and Ogden high school star, is now starring in athletics as a member of the Utah club at Washington. "Biah" Is still able to show his heels to many in the sprints. Enter the fairer sex: A few years ago the fathers that bo In the high schools of the state, absolutely .prohibited .prohi-bited swimming clubs for girls. But, as said before, that was a few years ago. TeaniB of the East high, West high and L, D. S. will mix In a triangular trian-gular meet at Salt Lake this week. 'Rah for the added pepped. Yea Bo I Sidney Smith, famous marathon mar-athon runner, -now growing Into the "has-been" class is out with the statement state-ment that he will endeavor to come back and make the American track team. Hatch will wear tho colors of the Chicago A. A., in- the trials. |