The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-24
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES.
BOYS WHO WEAR THE MEDALS
AND RIBBONS.
Awards For Last Seasons Track
Events Made-PrOspects For a
Field Day This Season Not Prom
Using.

On Thursday afternoon last the
Athletic association of the University OF
Utah fulfilled its obligations to the High
School Athletic association by giving the
victors in last seasons track events. the
medals and ribbons worn on the event
full 18th of June. 1895.
-Four silver medals were presented for
first places and ribbons bearing the
name ana event were given for seconds
ana thirds. The medals are beauties,
Being of silver finely engraved
on the pin part the name of the lucky
athlete is engraved, while the, lower por-
ton contains sprays of laurel, and the
words, u of Y. Field Day, '95, First
r ridcg IN N Pole Vault" or any event in
! Offlcer is sporting one of the medals He
| look first place in the pole vault vault
ing fairly to the height of eight feet two
inches.
Mortimer Allen also received a medal.
Allen won the shot put from Stuart of
the university, by putting the twenty
pound shot twenty-five feet, eleven and
Dana I. Smith who is now studying at
the. university of the south, walks off
with another of the medals His record
mas not yet been beaten in any Utah
meet for standing high jump long
Smith clearing at four feet nine inches
disappointing Cotton, the university idol
Edwin kimball, now in his junior year
III Inc I1ISH SCuOOl, wears one OF the
medals. having beaten Cotton in the
jumping. high kick, kicking eight feet
four inches. Members of the track team
who carried away ribbons for seconds
and thirds are as follows:
Mortimer Allen-Second place half
mile run.
Gwynn Of1cer-Second place-running
high jump.
Lindsay Hudson-Second place-one
mile bicycle race.
Leon Foofbourow-Second place-mile
walk.
Tod Goodwin-Second place-pole vault.
,hnlckeroocker = Second place = ball
Tod Goodwin-third pIace-hundred
yard dash.
Ed. Chamberlain-third place-22O yard
dash
j.. T. Goodwin-third place-fifty yard
dash.
The prospects for a field day this
season are very blue.
The High school is the only institution
that seems to have any life in it in an
athletic way this spring, and the track
team is very well organized. The boys
are all looking for contest, but mat
tiers cannot be arranged somehow.
Provo wanted some games with the
High school boys, the afternoon of the
goth, but as the latter received the in
formation only a week ago they had no
accept challenge, because they do not
wish to play under rules. The B. Y. at
Logan has been written to, but the only
hope is with the university of Utah,
which will be seen during the week
The class day of the High school class
of '95 will be two weeks from tomorrow
and a startling programme has been
arranged.
There will be meeting of the Athletic
association this week to decide whether
to give school field day or go to Saltair
The class of SO at the High school has
adopted a motto, not of Latin, Greek
Sanscrit or anything of the kind but
just plain good English. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is in tongue every
one can understand, the words convey a
wealth of meaning. They are: ITO thine
own self be true"