Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
'VarSity's Best Athletes Are Now
Getting Ready for the
Work
PUTTING THINGS IN SHAPE.
Cummings Field Being Repaired by
Laying Of New Surface--About the
Track Squad

Interest ia now conferred az the Uni
ytrslty In the track season, scheduled
to begin with melting Of the winters
SHOWS and for which the universItys
best athletes are now beginning 10 get
into shape by long walks, and practise
work at cross country running,
Fullbaok BenuIon and his football
stalwarts have made a contract with
the University TO prepare the track and
the field for spring meets Immediately
after the football game Of ThanksgIy-
INK day Bennlon brought the pillow o.
his ancestors up from Taylorsvilc, ana
broke the crust Of Cummings field FIX
oavatiOns VIII follow 10 which rock
drains viii be located, and then % new
surface laid on, IN which % turf VIII be
planted next eprine
During the Christmas holidays six
members of the football squad VIII
work leyellng the track ana putting
IN a 22O-yard Rtralghtaway In addition
TO these Improvements the railway
company shows signs OF melting Tn
ne determination to force patrons Of the
games at the University to walk half
u mile TO eee the play and may build a
track into the south end OF the neld.
OF the track squad Itself only small
number of men are booked on Tor good
records next seasor. Fred Bennl0n.
trnck captain rs a rood hammer and
shot man. Tie has thrown In poor form
IN past seasons, but w looked to as ga
pnhle Of big improvement under Mad
dock Ills record at the shotput IL
l08 fet and az the hammer throw l34f,
with the single turn method. lie viii
proctlse the double tu@n this season,
and hopes 10 perfect himself In Il In
time for the spring track events, Mad
dock has an eye on him for an emer-
gcncy relay man. In addition TO his
hammer and shot WORK
Jimmy WADE ia perhaps the best dis
tnnce man Ia the college. lie holds
championships IN long distance events |
over Colorado, Nevada and Utah. lie
holds the state record OF 2'O6 for the
half and l39 for the mile.
For the shorter running events Pitt
IS showing up Ia promising form He
took third In the state and third In the
Colorado meets last year
Hume, "a half.miler who has been
away couple OF years, ls lltely 10 do
some fast work this year He has a
long natural stride that covers ground |
IN promising fashion. Judd is another |
available half-miler, although he has
not shown ny much as yet
In the sprints Whitney win have |
things his own way, His records OF 10 |
seconds for the i0O-yald and % sec
ends for the 220-y0rd dash are among
the fastest on the books. Fuzzy"
Moore runs him hard second. and
win no doubt be O point winner IN an
or state cOnStet.
For the H0-yard event Butler has
uade good time. Before Rldeout, now
nt Wisconsin, left Utah, Butler was
beaten only by him. lie ought now 20
star ms he has q good fast stride, aud
Is faithful trainer
For the hurdles and broad and high
Jump, swamp Is q new man with prom
snB material IN him. lie has done a
.ect IN the broad and Sos IN the high |
Jump He ia as yet comparatively un-
ievelop, and ought 10 whip into good
ihapo for excellent records.
The only other man registered with
possibilities IN the jumping line is
Iunt who is a fair hurder and jump
H.
Russell is looked to again 10 make a
,ood showing at the pole vault and
road jump. He has taken on Consid-
rbie weight during the past year, and
nay fall down In these events on that
.ccbunt
Win this material IA berln work an
zach Maddox has every prospect 10
anticipate a victorious track team that
'ill IN a measure sustain the reputation
4 the University 30 track athletics that
e has won for her In football.