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Show Annual Junior Plans Pending for Pentathlon Events With the approach of spring in the Mountain West, hundreds of junior high and elementary schools are prepai-ing for the annual Junior Jun-ior Pentathlon athletic program. First held in 1930, the program has been staged for 21 years, be ing omitted from the school program pro-gram during the war years. It recently gained the attention of President Eisenhower's Committee on Youth Physical Fitness as an ideal program for the country's youngsters. The Penthalon i3 for boys under 16 years of age. Each is given a "coefficient" based on his age and size; therefore, he is actually competing com-peting against himself. The program also is divided into the junior and senior divisions. More than 18.000 boys participated partic-ipated in the 1957 Pentathlon program, pro-gram, making it one of the largest single sports events in the Mountain Moun-tain West. In the Pentathlon, each boy competes in broad jump, high jump, ball put and basketball goal throw with a handicap determined by his age and size. Pentathlon Headquarters, which furnishes supplies and information to schools, is located at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. |