The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-02
Elect Officers for Various Teams
and Are Going After
Championship.
STAR PERFORMER FROM
MONTANA AMONG ENTRIES
Manager Ferguson Already
Framing Up Fine Schedule
for the Season.

Athleucally inclined Prep students held
a rouslng meeting yesterday to pre-
pare for the spring meets Although
the preparatory department ig soon TO be
only 4 thing OF memory yet the present
students are determined TO live up to the
high standard Of the past. The spirit with
which they are entering into the work
is evident from the attendance, which
was larger than that at the college ath-
letic meeting held on the day previous.
Prep Athletes Enthusiastic.
Moro than one hundred candidates for
the various athletic teams were present.
Those who Will head athletics for the
Props are: VIII Ferguson, manager.
Harry Scott, cross-countTy team captain.
and Nell Judd track captain Ferguson
is level-headed young fellow and should
make a good manager. Scott made a
good showing in country runs last
spring and will work W a good team 10
represent the Props In this line. Track
Captain Nell Judd, although only a
Prep, mac the Variety track team last
spring ard IN the middle-dIstancc runs
showed up well.
Hope to Land Championship.
It is the hope of the Preps TO land the
class championship trophy in the annual
class meet which Will be held In the
oaTly part Of May Last year the Props
the old and new material available there
Is every reason to believe they should re-
peat the trick. In addition to the old
men they have a Montana boy named
Gates. who holds the High school State
record in the Copper State for the high
hurdles.
Star Athletes Entered
The present university record is IL sec
onds. Gates has record OF 10 seconds,
only two seconds clover. Some OF the
g,l,, MOI 81 n n
Jumper and half-mller; BrecdCn hur-
dlcr. Dee Bcnnion weight man. Scott
and Ferguson. distance men, Hedges on
the high jump and c. +. Russell on the
weights. Young Hedges is proving II
marvel I'm the high jump and nt present
is tipping the bnr a few inches higher
out I'm the gymnasium. In practice the
other evening he came within an inch OF
the State record.
After Cross-Country Records.
In the cross-country the Props also car
ricd OFF the palm last year. But Of the
three strong men who helped win vic
tory Scott alone remains. whether the
Preps have some more long-winded, long
legged Youngsters who can run three
miles at a merry clip without getting
dizzy I'm the head remains to be seen
Last year no one looked TO see the Props
win and tho work OF their men I'm train
Ing viii be watched rather closely.
Fat Schedule of Meets.
The Preps propose to get up a good
fat schedule of meets. If possible they
viii renew tho custom established two
years ago OF holding meet with, the
Branch Normal at Cedar CITY, Meets
with the ogden High school and the
West Side High school VIII also be ar
ranged II possible. Tho dinicult prob
Lem which always arises in such meets
Is that the best Props make the Varsity
team and High school students generally
protest against their being used. III ncccs-
cary however. to SrClrc meets with High
schools tho Props viii forego using men
who have made thoir u"