The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09
VARSITY ATHLETES WORKING.
Taking UP Different Athletic Pursuits
For Glass Honors

Athletic sports at the University.
since the close of the regular football
seasons. arc along the interclass lines
rather than of an Intercollegiate nature.
The sports are divided among football,
basket ball, handball aud cross country
running, so that students of any athletic
ability along any Of the above lines will
have an opportunity to show his PROV
ess. There is plenty of material IN the
school TO make excellent class teams
for the various sports.
In lnterclass football indications are
that the sport will be confined TO the
lower classes. A silver trophy is offered
10 the class winning the interclass
series. This viii give decided impetus
to the fight between the lower classes
for the championship. Three games will
be played between the freshmen and
sophomores TO settle the ownership of
the trophy.
The sophomores have had two full
teams OUT during the past week. From
these they should secure plenty of ma
ter1al Tor good squad Harry Beve-
ridge will undoubtedly call their signals
from quarter. In the back field DYER,
Cannon and Turner show decided abil-
lty at rushing the ball along.
The freshmen have so far confined
their entrance to the game to talk. but
from that they ought to be able to pro.
duce frst-class team that should make
things interesting for the sophomores
Roberts and Hall from the Hiphscbool
Tracy from Ogden and Price from the
SpringV1lle Highschool are some of The
more promising men. OF last wears
preps., Judd, Taylor, Brinton and Smith
nave declared their support for the
freshman team
The upper classmen will 90 in for
basketball. They are doing this in or
der to introduce the sport into the
school. AT present there is no basket.
ball team representing the University.
By hrst showing that there is plenty
OF material to make a good team to
represent the school. they hope to secure
permission from the athletic committee
TO organize regular "'U'' basket
team next year.
The seniors have number of good
men who will represent them Ballard
mas had some experience at center His
great height would give him first chance
at the ball on the toss Besides Bal
lard, Ferron, Smith, Bailey and Fergu-
SON have had considerable practice.
Inc freshmen and sophomores may
decide to enter the basketball series
This would, of course, add more inter.
est TO the contests. Tracy, Hall, Roberts
and Anderson have already expressed a
desire to look after the freshman end
of the sport,
AT handball the contests will be ar
ranged as school championship. in
singles and doubles. The contest in sim
giles would. in all probability, narrow
down to Moore, Bennion, Russell and
Pitt In the doubles, team work would
he required, and hence more interest
IN this series would he developed
VI He{crhoiier and simpson, Camp and
BAILEY, Bennion and Brown and Moore
ana P1tC are some of the strong teams
who have an excellent opportnnitv to
win first place in the doubles.
The first run of the cross-countrv cIub
viii be made over the three emile course
next Tuesday, Captain Dale Pitt of
the track team will lead the way until
1 regular captain of the club is chosen
Over twenty-five men have already reg
stered To join the club. Among them
are Roberts, Hall, Tracy and Price. all
former Highschool students doing fresh
nan work in the School of Mines. The
upper classes are equally we'll repre-
,ented.
For the last two years the interclass
'ross-country runs have been won by
ne preps. Two years ago Hume and
HaUscher' won first and second places
'or the prcps., and last year Ferguson
md Scott carried off the honors for the
same class. Cross.country running is an
excellent means by which the members
If the track team usually get into good
shape before the regular season opens.
The long distance runners such as Bal |
ey, Nelson and Scott have all ioiped |
he club, and Coach Maddox expects
% have all the track men enrolled he. |
Tore the new year begins.