Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
ADAMS AND BUTLER
WILL NOT CONTEST.
The University Squad Must do
Without Two Record
Men.
ADAMS IS OUT OF COLLEGE
And VIII Register Neither Vt Provo
Or ut the University of
Ctnh.

The 10y which has circulated through
the University OF Utah over tina prospsc-
tive attendance at the University OF Nor
gan Adams IL about due 10 subside.
Adams won't come. lie ran the pole
vault record away w In the air az the
neld meet last year and the year before,
and, In fact. was the Utah athlete near.
est TO making a worlds record. At the be-
ginning Of this year II was found that he
was not attending Provo. and had designs
upon the University OF Utah for the sec
ond semester
On that account rumors spread over the
land from time to time that the track
team would nave him this year, and re-
Gently ne statement was mace az the
University with some posiuveness. II is
bad dope, however as there IS no hope OF
ADAMS coming to the l. Far from II he
has a little fsl m, or a bis farm. just as
one Ia accustomed to think OF areas away
down south. and when next he poe
vaults II will he on the business end OF
pitchfork In hny-ume.
NEW MEN LOOK BAD,
Second semester additions 10 track
squad are in many ways undesirable and
a strict regard for the ethics of sport.
would say tHat 1t were better 10 bar men
who register at this season. rather than
let them compete, The lust of winning
has been declared bad. II Is urged tnat
track sports are primarily for exercise,
development, and the glory OF letting the
Alma Mater see her sons swat those from
down country. When her sons Just CONS
to do the swatting. II makes their sport
bushes, which studying should be at col
lege; and thus classes them rs bad chill
dren.
Adams has been reasoning something on
this line, evidently, as he says that even
IL he should be induced TO study some this
year at either Provo or Utah, he could
not be induced 10 enter the spring track
meets, as a representative OF either col
lege.
WHAT HE SAYS.
Adams was interviewed last night by
the News at Pleasant Grove. where he
+ now living a. the home OF relative
! am not gong TO attend the University
Of Utah this year
How about ProvoT' was asked.
mo, / am not .going. TO attend Provo,
either. In fact. j shall not be IN any
spring track meets this year"
A close friend OF Mr. Adams at Pleas
ant Grove stated thnt It was his intention
10 20 south this year when spring broke
UP to look after property In southern
BUTLER WON'T COME.
Another athlete whom the University OF
Utah has been expecting back IL Butler,
the crack hurdle man, Butler will be
missed this year. and the dope that
booked him 20 return IL wrong, unless
there is a change OF present intentions.
A News" representative Is Just in re
ceipt Of a letter from brother Of Butler
who states that he IL down in New Mexi.
co and isn't coming back, Utah would
sain nothing through the coming or
Adams. as Russell does within few
inches OF him on the pole, and will no
doubt bring the points home that Adams
has heretofore carried south. In the high
jump Adams took only second place, and
the y. of Y. has a number of men capa-
BILE of gathering In the laurels in this
event.
Buffers loss Is, however. more decided
as Utah has no hurdler 10 replace him.
This puts the event into the open mar
ket. Rose OF Provo was here last night
playing basketball, and when the Utah
athletes, who were out In force, saw the
way he stood up under long wearing work.
they began to wonder what would happen
in the mile event Last year Rose crowd
ed Wade, and this year Wade is gone from
the U.
Altogether recent developments in the
track situation suggest that there will
have 10 be a reforming OF the dope
sheet this year.