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RUPERT, May 15—Who will win the district track .meet at Coach George Hays’ speedy oval here Friday?Last week experts'* were predicting Twill Falls with Burley given a chance and Buhl and Rupert pressing them hard. However, alter Rupert’s surprising show of strength in winning the Big Seven meet, with Burley a close second, the picture lias changed and now no fan in this track hotbed is willing to come out with a prediction.On the basis of previous performances in the high hurdles, Boothe and Clark, Burley; Sanford, Paul, and Pettygrove, Twin Fells, are the top men. Harvie Conlln, Rupert; Rogers, Twin Falls, and Groves, Jerome, loom as favoritesin the 100-yard dash.The mile should show real race between Neves, Jerome; Burgener, Buhl, and Greene, Paul. Each is capable of winning. Fuller, Buhl, showed remarkable strength in the 440-run in the Big Seven meet, but Holyoak, Burley, and Moore, Hey-buni, should give him a tough race and Kleinkopf, Twin Falls, shouldwill probably battle it out with Burley for first place. In the low hurdles, Harvie Conlin, Rupert, and Dcagle, Twin Fails, should provide a tight race. Cooper, Twin Falls is a favorite in the 980-yard run with Rertcher, Burley, and Rogers, Farmer and Peterman, Rupert, all capable of pushing him hard.Snyder, Twin Falls, has the best 1941 mark in the 220. It should be a class race between him and HenryConlln, Rupert, with Olson of Burley and Beaver, Buhl, capable of pulling an upset.Rupert has shown the best time in the 880 relay, although Jerome showed great strength in this event in the Big Seven, losing first place on a disqualification. Twin Falls might win the event, however, sincethe original Rupert 880 team relay has been changed since setting up the 1:35,3 time. The Twin Falls teamwon this event In the Big Six meet with the time of 1:38.2. Pryor, Buhl, is the standout man in the shot and javelin, although Van Every and Matson, Rupert, and Mallory, Burley, will press him in the shotput event. Pollard and Fanner, Rupert, and Clark, Burley, have showed up best in the high jump in all meets so far.Rogers, Twin Falls, has by far the best broad jump mark of the season, but Harvie Conlin, Rupert, and Snyder, Twin Falls, have a chance of winning. In the discus, Rice, Twin Falls* and Taylor, Oakley, should be very close.The three trophies and 47 metals to be presented have been donated by Rupert's very ' active Chamber of Commerce.push them hard.Gooding's fine medley relay team
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Twin Falls Times News
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Thu, May 15, 1947
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