The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-05

The athletic contests between the
Brigham Young academy and the Uni
versity of Utah aroused students and
! friends of both colleges to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm. The meet was
held on the varsity campus, in the
presence of as many people as could
find a point of vantage. The university
won, closing the day with Az points,
as against 5S1a for their opponents. The
locals also won the ball game, II to IL.
Hail, hail. hail. long may she wave
Hail to the crimson and the silver.
From the beginning of the contest
yesterday until its close. this snatch OF
the university song repeatedly escaped
the lips of university students and
sympathizers. The day was an ideal
one, and the campus was in the best
of condition for sports. All during the
afternoon the field was thronged as 1t
has not been for a long time. COLLEGE
colors were worn in profusion; blue and
white by the academy students and
friends, and crimson and silver by the
university svmDathizers.
Big Crowd From B. Y.
At $3.50 in the morning the commit
tee on reception from the university
teachers from the b. Y. academy. y
spirit of friendliness pervaded the
meeting and prevailed during the
events of the entire day. From the
depot the crowd visited the various
buildings of the university, and then
enjoyed a very sumptuous luncheon In
the university building. The students
of the local institution had cleared
room 15, decorated it, and converted 1t
into a dining hall. Pretty university
girls waited upon their visiting friends
SO well that the academy students made
the halls ring with nine 'rahs and Utah.
At 10 o'clock the athletic contest be-
gan. The first event, and the only one
in which the girls of both institutions
participated, was the basketball game.
This was lively and warmly contested
had the advantage in strength and
weight, but lacked in witness and
team work. They fouled repeatedly,
and in some instances played roughly.
For the university Miss Jean Hyde and
Miss Agnes Evans played strong game
and for the academy Miss Nellie Henrie,
in the second half, kept her team from
defeat. The officials of the game We're:
Umpires, Messrs. Augustus and Shep-
ard; referee, NJ. Ross, and timekeeper.
S. L. Rigby. The girls of both teams
played as follows:
L. of L. r. y. A.
Jean HYDE Nellie Henrie
Mabel Harker. r.. F. Sarah Hinkley
Agnes Evans. Il. F.. Hattie Spencer
Nellie Ross. .R. c.. Sarepta Sevey
Edna Harker. L. Irene Cox
The university girls pitched six bas-
kets from the field, and three on fouls
made by their opponents; the academy
girls pitched one basket from the field,
frn mir
made by the university, Miss Mabel
Harker pitched one, Miss Jean HYDE
two, and Miss Agnes Evans six. Miss
Henrie pitched the Provo baskets. The
score made was: L. of u, 10; B. 7. A,
8; L. of L. fouls, II; B. Y. A, %.
Field Sports Begin.
The basketball game finished. the
field sports began at once. The judges
of the field of sports were T. Nystrom
Major Hilton and T. Ramsey. The first
event was the fifty-yard dash. For
this Messrs. Anderson and Riser enter
ed for the university, and Messrs.
Brown and Robinson for the academy
The race was won by Anderson and
Riser of the university. and scored
eight points in favor of the locals. Time
5 1-5 seconds.
In the half-mile race. which followed,
the competitors from the academy were
both successful, Messrs. Ellsworth and
Johnston beating Messrs. Hatch and
Calder of the university. Tfme-2:29 %.
In the pole vault the honors We're
even Messrs. Patterson and Smith en-
tered for the L. OF T., and Messrs. King
and Roberts for the B. Y. a. Messrs.
Patterson and King tied on ninety
seven inches, and both failed on ninety
eight.
The next event, the 1OO-yard dash,