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Show Trio Leads Scots This Saturday’: S ‘be ua: a Bi Ogden Standard-ExaminerWeber State Invitational track meet is expected to draw many of the top athletes throughout the state, including several potential point-Winners _ from Ben Lomond’ High School. Ben Lomond will pin its highest hopes... on high-jumper Leon Eddy,° ‘sprinter Babe Jones, and 880 ace Ron Russell to pick up the bulk of the Scotties’ points. Eddy placed third in the state Taget. last year with a leap of 65%, and he will be gunning better that mark in ‘Wildcat Stadium - Saturday. Jones is a tough theeat in either the 220-yard or 440-yard dash events, and he has already turned in a 23-second clocking in the 220 this season. __ Russell issteadily nearing the two-minute eck in his -specialty—the half-mile—and he will be heavily counted. on to time or distance in each Rwiis event in order to earn a state i 4B perth. | “The diant wsc meet will provide the Scots with, ‘some 5 points in that event. ‘ me é tevin with trials, in. the pole~as will also be alll amr ais Which vault, 120-yard- igh: hurdles;’. . Ben Lomond head heck cate : 100-yard dash, 440-yard’ dash, ~4 A k es; Ken Hall will also be hoping to get strong performances from | ~. 180-yard low ‘hurdles, 2av-yard eo such athletes as hurdler © ~~ dash, ‘and discus at 9° a.m. on” nal be Richard Burton, miler Kelly Saturday. Finals in the high jump. it Dyer, and Richard Leicht and Brent Povey in the javelin. Jeff start at 1 p.m., followed by the Carter might also pick up some finals’ in the: javelins- - Shot " and long’ jump beginning at 1:30 ‘points in the discus, thus giving . ~~ “p.m. The finals in. the running _ _ the Ben Lomond contingent a : field ects and not events will begin at2 p.m. ee Solid chance of placing © high one. relay. bee: Meet director Gary Crompton ong the local, PRED; track age | Weber Statewill m° ntrants. < expects between 700 and 1,200 ag, Make, this |mee _ Saturday’s. ‘mammoth: meet entrants from among the state’s. 56 4-A and 3-A. schools. to par-- » = school ranks as one of four in which — _ . Utah high school tracksters San ene ‘in the meet,.making. it”% a ~~ state, Outing— qualify for t argest 0of ‘its kind to ever be i sma in ‘the state meet | individuals | Wil aie ‘ May, and trying to turn in a qu 2. ifyil etst ROR fe SS A ag oy S ar tre nn ne =~ ~—_—_—_scbeginning “staged im Northern Utah. TDR» ‘top three’ finishers ins fs as annual | =o s_ initial the se ‘ouistanding |
