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Show CREED UND TEARSJjpENT One of Ogden's Athletes at Pasadena Suffers Injury During Trials PASADENA. Cal.. June 22. The hopes of the Ugdf-ii athletic association associa-tion In the western trials for the American Olympic team were dampened damp-ened here yesterday to some extent when Creed Haymond. national 100 and 220 yard champion during 1H19. tore a llglment In his left leg while In training. The extent of the Injury could not be dotermln..,! jbut Haymond said he expected to be on leck Saturday despite the handicap. handi-cap. i 12xpet Recovery Homer Christensen. in charge of the , Ogden men. stated last night that 1 Haymond would be alright and that! every effort to get the champion in shape would be made. Haymond Isj regarded as one of the best bets fori the American team in the sprints and! has a record of 21 1-5 seconds in the 220 yard dash, which he has made on several occasions. While in training here Haymond has boen going great guns and those who have watched him perform expect ex-pect tho star to show the other stars. Paddock. William. Smith. KIrklev and others a battle royal. Richards mi Ground AlniA Richards, the winner of the high ump at tho 1012 Olympic games is reported in the best of condition and expects to mako a good showing In the meet here Saturday. Richards will enter the all-nrounds at Chicago following the local meet. He is entered enter-ed in the high Jump, broad Jump, discus, dis-cus, $hot. pole vault and hop step and Jump In the trials here. Clinton Larson, the third member of the aiTCTfeSratlOn li ovnnnfwl I-..-.. Thursday. Larson has a record of C feet 7 and 7-3 Inches in the aerial event and Is expected to show galore In going over tho bar. With Richards Larson. Templeton. Murphy. Bean'.: Huntsacker and Vlolus. aviating over G 1 feet the competition for first honors should be fast. Dinner Follows Meet Following the meet here Saturdav night the athletes will be entertained by the Los Angeles A. C. at a dinner party. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded Hie winners of first second and third place In each event. A special award will be made to the athletes making the mo3t points. Robert Weaver, in charge of thu western trials will nr.me the men for the eastern finals following the meet, and it Is expected, that the west will have a great galaxy of stars present when the meet opens at the Harvard stadium. Seven timers and a chief timer. all experienced, have been named to Jot down the minutes and econds in the running events, while thirty Judges for the field events have been named. 00 |