Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-09
Coaching Board Will Ask LegisIa'
ture for Gym on Cum
mingS Field,
TRACK WILL BE LEvELtO.
Many Of the Present Football Players
To be Retained for Next Season
Some Changes Due.

rto season Of 1904 Is going TO look big
b.. be future students OF football at the
Tolyerslty OF Utah. It's victories will not
" Ne an the grldlron. Tor the new spirit
,h,t has been loosoned as tho result Of
,bs phenomInal playing Of the team Is
socoplng over the college and the old
,,sbloned "two.by-four methods OF aG.
,rlnlstraton that are In lts way are mum.
Ic,ed m their days. "Mossbacklsm'
threatens to become campaign slogan In
student circles. and student sentiment Is
missing itself against anything which
seems 10 hinder the free expression Of coll
l,es feelings In terms Of college lie.
WANT A NEW GYM
ore of the biggest cries raised recently
ia that in demand OF a gymnasium. The
neft Legislature Will probably nave "a
rr1itar swarm Of demands for approptla'
,'5ns Tor this purpose The site has been
nIcked-Wsi north OF the grandstand on
XVI easf aide of Cummings field. ono OF
XXI coaching board said today IN regard
w mia proioct. 1--WE must have "A gym
Van rannot make the football player on
tbo deh. You must have a gym In which
IN develop him Besides that there Is no
sce AM tho University where It's men
pl stt an terms of good fellowship, and "a
@vp, would furnish such center a com.
n;litee of the coaching board are fermu.
ioiinp mans for urging the matter on the
next legislature, and no stone will be left
unurned 10 secure proper action
TRACK TO BE IMPROVED
Another important Improvement that Is
under way Is the raising OF the track five
feet ON tho northwest corner In order 10
secure a level an the way around. In addi-
Non 10 this 200 yard straight-away
raining The work Is planned by the
coaching board and will be begun in the
On Inc football grdiron big improve
rrents are soon TO be begun The most
Important win be the scrapng OF Of tho
middle OF the field, IN order 20 secure
moro level surface Rock drains will be
sunk below he top layer Of earth drawing
me water 20 central ditch whence It
viii be conducted or the grounds Next
SUMMER the field Will be covered with
lam and a grassy turf established am
Improvement Intended TO mako II am ideal
football gridlron,
CARS 20 RUN TO FIELD.
The controversy between the coaching
hoard and Manager Campbell Is coming
20 a satisfactory conclusion, and Il Is oN.
rected that the car company will soon
begin to work upon limo along the south
end Of the field At present the half-mIlG
walk 70 reach the field from the cars rs
one N tho big objections 20 attending
games there, especially on the part Of wo.
men.
These improvements are Of vital Inter.
csts 20 the growth of the University, and
assure the continuance of tho present
streak Of prosperity and victory through
another year at least.
Another matter for extreme cOngratula.
ton Is that the team Of this year loses
hardly any Of rs good men. Already dis.
russlon Is rife as TO next years line-up
and captaincy Bennlon and Russell seem
60 be tho fayorltes with Bennion slight.
y IN the lead, rs he has a shorter tlm0
in college than does Russell With the ex.
OCpllon OF Wade there is hardly a PLAYER
leaves who has not o suitable substitute
Tor bis place. Austin now seems 60 have
a chance at holding down the passers
position next year. but his weight is
against him. and II n heavier man shows
NO he may secure the place. Interest ls
row turning 10 Held events and Coach
Maddox. who Is an expert ON track as
well as football matters Is getting his
men spotted for most Of the events. II Is
ihe Intention 10 make the spring season
hs prosperous as the fan has been.