The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-12
HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
COMPETE TODAY
Greatest Track Meet in History
Of State at Cummings
Field.
CALLAHAN'S KIDS WILL
HAVE TO HIKE TO WIN OUT
Much Fast Material Coming in
From Outside Institutions
in Athletic Line.

Sturdy athletes representing ten Utah high
gchoola will compete for honors on Cumming $
fold this afternoon Moro than ninety ath-
iotcs will take part. tho largest number that
has evor participated in neld and track
meet in Utah. The students como from all
parts Of the State. Every large city VIII be
represented Along with tho athletes Will come
hundreds OF supporters.
Great Crowd Expected.
Outside of the interest which eenters In the
great crowd that VIII bo present thoro Is the
additional feature OF the uncertainty of VIC
tory which lends excitement to tho meet.
Heretofore victory hns always been conceded
to the Red and Black" This year Coach
team in tho State. but with 80 many compcu-
tors. with one school pulling down point
hero and another there. IL is no easy task TO
toll how tho tnlly sheet VIII finally figure up
A few hrsts captured by second-rato
team may land victory. No school Is assured
victory.
In tho IO9-yard dosh Jodson hitherto in
vincible In high school meets. will be pushed
to his extremity With all duo respect TO
he VIII have to run the event under ten and
two-ffth seconds 10 win from Anderson of
American Fork, Anderson won In the high
school meet at Payson May 4 In the 20
yard dash Judson. Richardson and Tavey OF
Salt Lake and Ogden Will have TO ngure with
Simmons and other ncet-footed Inds In the
jumps and hammer throw Price OF Sprtngville
is counted for victory by HIS colleagues
Coach Maddox regards the boy as one Of the
Meet Commences at g O'Clock.
The meet will commence promptly at 2
O'Clock. but even with thIs early start 1t will
be a tasb to run on the events before dusk
In almost every event there Will be prelimi-
nary and nnal heats. To save time and 70
not to wear out the men, however,
finals VIII be in the quarter and half
mile. Time Will DO caught the finish
Ing first ard second in the heats and tho boys
making the beat timo Will be awarded first
and second places respectively, II lis under
stood that next year all preliminary contests
Will be the day Before tho meet
leaving only the semi-hnals and finals to be
contested There is also some talk OF
ranging in the future for championship
baseball game and a flnal debate 20 take place
on Friday afternoon and evening before the
days OF contest and Is the ideal sought after
Excursions From All Cities.
Excursion trims WIFI be run in from both
the north and south carrying the athletic
teams and their student supporters. The nth
letes composing the Manti and Brigham City
teams came to Salt Lake last evening.
10 get In good nights rest The captains
OF delegations OF University students to look
after the following squads OF visitors are.
Ogden. John c. Brown. Brigham City. Stay
Jordan Fred Ferron; Manti. F, N Snow.
Spanish Fork Ray Hatch Springvtlle, Ia
collie Cummings, Lehi George Schow. and
American Fork. L. H Robinson
Programme of the Day.
The order OF tho field events follows: High
and pole vault The. order of the track events
will be Trial heats for 220-yard hurdle, trial
heats for 100-yard dash, haf-mile. quarter
milo dash. Hnal OF l00-ynrd DASH hnal OF no
yard hurdle. hnal OF 27o-yar1 dash and tho
hnlf-milo relay. In all the events but the
half-mile run and qusrtcr-mis dash three
places VIII bo counted; In these only two.
Places VIII count % and points respec-
lively.