The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-01
WORK CUT OUT
FOR TRACK MEN
Rocky Mountain Conference An
nounces Order in Which Events
VIII Be Run.
TWO-MILE RACE Is ADDED
u. OF U. ADDS BASEBALL TO LIST
OF ITS SPORTS.

Coach Joseph Maddox received a
letter yesterday from f. NJ. Galley,
manager of athletics at the Univer-
sity of Colorado, in which the order
OF events was given for the big CON
ference meet to be held at Boulder,
May 10, in which team from the Uni
vcrsity Of Utah will take part. The
order Of events is as follows;
Track eveuts-High hurdles, mile
:Un, 1O00-yard dash, 44O-yaTd run, low
hurdles. 220-yard dash half-mile run,
tWo-mile run. OEe-mile relay race.
Field Events-Shot put, pole vault
discus throw. high jump, hammer
throw AMI broad jump.
The addition of the two-mile run
came as surprise TO Coach Maddox
There WAS no intimatOn Of A twO-mile
event at the recent conference held
IN Denver This viii be the first time
that any Of the Colorado schools have
included this event in their meets. The
adding of this event and that of the
discus weakeus Utah's chance of win
ming the meet materially. AT pres
ent the University s weaker in the
long distance events than for many
years.
So far the only man I'm whom the
hope of the school is placed is John
Hume. and ne is already slated for the
mile and half-mile events. In the dis
Gus throw Utah is Handicapped. This
event is a new one in Utah athletics
Several prumis ng men are a work "a
the discus but there Is little hope that
these new men can hold their own
with the more experienced athletes
from The Colorado schools. where The
discus throw has been a regular event
for Il number OF years.
To Utah's Disadvantage.
The order Of events as stated is ar
ranged rather 10 CtIhs disadvantage,
as several men who are sure o. places
on the team viii have to enter some
events in close succession For in
stance. George Brown, who is ex-
pectcd TO enter both the qUarter-mile
and the low hurdles. will, according
70 the above arrangement, have to run
both races " thOut intermiSSiCn.
More than likely the men who run
the 100 YARDS win also enter the hur.
dies. thus bringing two races in quick
succession on to these men. Coach
Maddox. however. intends taking
enough re9 along So that Utahs
= ch21;ces VIII in no way be lessened
idr want Of material
Needs Strengthening on Track.
It : con the track that Utah needs
most strengthening. and il s here that
the Grea test interest will be CEN
tered by those in charge Of the men,
To encourage the runners and ger
more material into line Coach Mad
dock has arranged for a class relay
track meet to be held on April 10
Each of the four college classes will
be allowed To select their teams. The
events are 10 be n twO-miie, mile
and half-mile relay.
Each teams viii consist of four men
and no class shall be allowed to en-
ter one man n more than one event.
BY this arrangement al the men in
the school, sprinterS as well as Ions
distance runners. will be given
chance to show their speed as we'll
as TO uphold the honor of their class.
IT is proposed to make this class re-
lay day an annual event. The four
classes will hold meetings this coming
week and elect track captains.
Two more dates were added to the
University track schedule yesterday.
They are dual meet with the L. D.
s university. Nav II. and an ALL
around individual contest for the ath-
letic championship OF the school. April
q. An effort is being made to secure
a cup or trophy for the winner of this
last contest. The men who have ex-
the school championship are Fred
Bennion. "CudGy" Russell, Melvin
Swap and George Brown.
VIII Back Baseball.
The athletic council of the Univer-
sity decided yesterday to stand back
of baseball team for the school as
far as finances so. This means that
the University will have a baseball
team this year. for all that has stood
in the way of such action was the
question of securing the necessary par
aphernalia. Now that this question is
settled, active work Will be begun at
once. Coach Maddox has ordered all
candidates to appear on the campus
at 4 o'clock Monday so that a line
may be had on the prospective ones.
Word has been sent TO ali the other
colleges and universities of the state
that such action has been taken by
the university. and urging that all the
schools put a team I'm the field so that.
a schedule Of college baseball may
be arranged to be played for the state
championship.
DATE OF EIGHT NAV II