The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-22
WILL ORGANIZE
ATHLETIC UNION
Representatives of Western
Schools Will Hold a
Conference.
TO PLACE ATHLETICS
UPON UNIFORM BASIS
Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Wye
ming, Nevada and Utah
Interested.

4 meeting of the athletic council of
the University, held Friday after
noon, plans TO place athletics in the
State and in the Rocky mountain re
gion upon a uniform basis, which
could not be misinterpreted in case
of dispute, were formulated. 1t is in
tended to invite representatives. from
all the schools in the intermountain
region to a conference to be held in
Salt Lake in the spring, All schools
with whom the varsity has ever con
tested, or with whom contracts may be
signed, will be invited
AT present whenever any two schools
meet contracts are signed that have
special stipulations for the particular
game played. In this way, at one con
test the school may be prevented from
playing certain men, AT another game,
and perhaps with a stronger rival, the
school may be allowed to play these
men. The result is that with a weak
team defeat may follow, whereas iwth
the stronger team success might fol
low. Then two contracts signed by the
same school do not insist upon the
same standard of eligibility In order
to bring about uniformity and some
definite standards by which schools
shall meet and be Judged this action
has been found necessary.
1t is expected that representatives
from the University of Colorado and
Montana, the school of mines of Colo.
rado. the Agricultural colleges of
Utah, Colorado and Montana, Colorado
college, Denver university, the b. Y. T.,
l.. D. S, T., and B. Y. c. will be pres
ent,
The formation Of such a conference g
would absorb the present school league
in the State. 1t would eliminate much
OF the trouble regarding football that is
raised by the schools of. the State which
do not play football, but have recently
evlnced a strong interest in the man
ner in which the Agricultu-
raj college game should be played.
At the same meeting IT was decided
to hold a dual track meet in the spring
with one of the schools outside of the
State. Efforts Will be made to bring
the School of Mines of Colorado or the
University of Colorado TO Salt Lake.
Boulder carried off first honors in the
Rocky mountain track meet, Varsity
track men are especially anxious to get
n chance at Boulder alone, as they only
missed first place in the same meet by
four points.
The University will not participate In
the Rock Mountain meet in 1907 unless
financial arrangements more satisfac
tory than those of last year can be
made.
II was definitely decided to turf the
athletic field. Tho turhng will be done
on Arbou day when the aid Of the stu"
dents can be secured TO do the work.
The field will be the first in the State
10 be fixed up in this manner. Much
OF the danger due 10 falls at football
aames will be eliminated by this ac
tion.
At meeting of the student body held
Friday morning Thomas Varlcy was APP
pointed the successor of Harold Stoph
ems as member of the athletic board.
He is especially qualified to hold the po-
sition because of his experience in ath-
letics For the last two years he has
PLAYED center on the ''U' team.
The students elected Fred Scranton as
manager of the intor-class series of foot
ball games that will he played in Feb
ruary. Scranton is also Il member of
The first team.