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Show Ogden Tracksters to Compete in Eastern Track Trials H (ROBERTSON ILL Haymond, Martin and Larson . to Enter Games at Franklin Frank-lin Field Early in July. Creed Haymond, Robert Martin and . Clinton Larson, tracksters of tbe.Og-,den tbe.Og-,den Athletic association, will enter the .eastern trials for the American Olym-' 'pic team Instead ot the western trials a! Pasadena according to word gien 1 out by club officials today. Alma Richards, the fourth track man, has . i already departed for the coast and will , 'represent the locals at the western ! trials. Lawson Robertson, famous coach ar the University of Pennsylvania and thej gent that will handle the reins of th.;j ,, American team which will emoarx for' i; y.i'- ihe finals at Antwerp, m a loiter to I 1 " f jllaymond states that he will aid the , -sps' local -boys in getting into Al condition, i ' . Ivobcrtson is one of the best authon-1 i ties in America on tract: and field ffiP aihletic3 and should be able to lend aj H (i hand with the Ogden stars. , J i Haymond was coached for two years j I by Robertson and is elated over the I I chance to again don the spikes under I I his former couch. In the eastern trials I , tho local men will have better cum- ;petilion than w ; i be offereu 111 thu i j j western trlal3 and that Is what theyj ai'c craving. Haymond will locic horns' t' against Scholtz ot .Missouri and A nay I Ward, of tho Chicago A. A. in the llL sprints, but is coniiui-nt of making ihe i 5J team. j m In the 5,000 and 10,000 meters runs m Bob iMartin will ciaah against a tornien fit. team-mate when he ia. -a his position j M, at the start. In iyiJ Joie Kay, pres- tl ent national champion in 'the btj and; Vt- mile runs, anu Martin were members . of the Illinois A. C. track aggregation. ittj i This season the two scars will cute: l; jh the games wearing diflerent colors, ypi Larson will also have plenty of com- Kl petition in the east, tie is .one o! rft America's greatest high jumpers aiu R? ri, should be able to sho.. jus usual aun- if ity.. Following the meet here Saturday, jfj June 5, Larson, Haymond and Martin wlli depart for ihe east, 'lhey will J first compete in the trials at Phila- I delphla and if successful will enter I the finals at Harvard stadium. R In the game here iia; mond will han- m ulicap up to 10 yards in the century and up to 20 yards in tho 220-yard i did dash. II In the special three-mile event Boo la Martin will clash "with three mlddle- VP distance runners. The three men will J, run as follows: Hogan, state high school mile and half-mile champion, will start the race and run the first mile; AL Warden will then run 880 yards against the champion and Grit-fen Grit-fen of Ogden high will complete the I race by tripping off a mile and a. half. . o In addition to these feafures a base- (N ball game between the Layton and - Ogden clubs in the Wasatch leagua nt "g will be on the mantle. It will be the U&F last appearance of the Ogden boys in F harness here until after the Olympic R ' games. |