Latter Day Saints Business College - S Book Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Tr ck HIS year Coach Pete Couch worked very hard under adverse conditions to Whip into shape a rst class track team. The lack of an L. D. S. cinder held and dif- ferent paraphernalia sa 1y hampered the work of the Gold and Blue en. Although condi- tions were rather dar , the Coach and his followers went ahead ith cheerful hearts to bring honor to L. D. S In the triangular meet with West and Westminster, L. D. S. placed either first, second, or third, in nea 1y every event. Wal- lace Cragun displaye great strength in throwing the javelin o e-hundred and forty- six feet and six inche , to win first in this event. Fielding, a J. C. trackman, was re- sponsible for hurling t e discus one hundred and nine feet, five inches, to give the Saints another first place. Christensen ran second in th foureforty trot and Martin brought the Church colors in third for the ile run. Bennion tied With Richens of West for second honors in the high 'ump. Third place of the mile relay race was captured by the Saint entrants. COACH COUCH Back Row: Couch. Coach, Cragun, L. Toronto, G. Bennion. Lee, Jakeman. Kreipl, L. Cannon, Fielding, W. Smith. Pugh, J. Smith. Backman, Manager, Front Row: K. Cannon, Martin, Lusty, C. Cannon, Amundsen, J. Toronto, Adams, Brown, S. Bennion, Christensen. met 170 E9 -

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past season, most of them'have spent enough time in league games to assure the fans of their abilities. Enoch Smith looks like material for hurling next year, and with the conndence a regular berth on the team should give him, he should cause consternation in the enemy camps. New material for outfielding will have to be excellent to beat out the returning men for places. Murphy, Keener, and Knight all are outstanding men. Their return should delight,Saint enthusiasts. uBrick Hoggan should have no trouble in retaining his regular position on the Gold and Blue team. His success in everything that he attempts has built for him an enviable repua tation. Withlthese five men as a starter, the coach should have no diniculty' in creating a championship team. Still comparatively new as head coach of the L. D. 3. Josh West has infusedva new spirit into athletic aspirants. He has given a new attitude of sportsmanship, of the joy of the game, to the numerous men who have reported for practices in the sports. There has been a sympathetic under- standing between him and his players that has given a new aspect to the Saint athletic department. Springtime always creates a new interest in athletics. Baseball, con- sequently, has an appeal to the L. D. S. men that few other sports have. Coming as it does as soon as the turf is dry enough for practice, it attracts many students Who do not report for athletics in the fall. The coach is thus presented a wide field of material from which to select his squad, and finally, his team. A regular position on the team is thus acquired only through marked superiority and intensive application during practice. JACK DUNCAN Infield Infield ...it 169 Egg...

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The B. Y. U. Invitational track meet is one which always attracts the cinder men from all over Utah and parts of Idaho. L. D. S. sent its high school team and six or seven J. C. trackmen as representatives to this gala affair. Here the Saints met very stiff come petition; but, as usual, they held their own. Bennion again displayed his ability to high jump by taking third place in this event. He was beaten only by Rushforth of Davis High and Vincent of Provo High. Fielding copped third in the Junior College discus throw. Following the Cougar Invitational Meet were the Divisional Meet on May 3, and the State finals on May 10. Both contests were held at the U. Stadium. At the former meet the Saints seemed to be eyed by a jinx and did not show up to the best degree. Nevertheless Grant Bennion and Paul Christenson qualified for the State Meet in the high jump and the two-twenty- CHRISTENSON yard dash respectively. The former made an Dams excellent heave in the discus in the Region Two meet, but because his hand barely touched the ground while he was whirling around to send the disc through the air, his distance was not counted. In the state meet these two men presented themselves in an excellent manner. 5. BENNION G. BENNION BROWN Dashes Weights and Jumps Dashes ..,gt 1 71 team