Track star, 3 others facedeath trialOne of the naton’s top prep track stars and three otlier young men face a preliminary hearing April 20 in Los Angeles on charges of killing Robert Ballou, 16, when be refused to give up his leather jacket to attackers.Ballou, son of a Los Angeles attorney and cousin of former UCLA star linebacker Mike Ballou, was beaten and stomped to death across the street from the Hollywood Palladium March 20,Held for trial in the death were Ricardo Sims, 18, Washington High School hurdler; James Cunningham, 19; Judson D. Bacot, 22; and Bobby L. Crear, 21.Advertisement