The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-17
WORK OVERTIME
IN VARSITY GYM
Athletes on East Bench Have
Had Strenuous Time in All
Branches of Sport.

During the past week there has been
great activity in athletic circles at the
university The weather has caused the
spring sports TO begin earlier than usual,
while the winter sports are not yet over.
Every afternoon there is a crowd of ath-
letes in the gymnasium playing hand
bail and basketball, and at the same time
there is another delegation of enthusiasts
on the athletic field working out at track.
baseball and tennis
Every afternoon there has been good
sized squad of track men out. A number
of men made their appearance for the
first time this year. No sensational work
has been zone yet. and there has been
no competition Most of the time has
been spent in getting into condition. In
Ehis respect the field are better advanced
than the track athletes, with the eXcep-
Tion Of the long distance runners. The
former have been doing gymnasium work
al winter and are showing good form
The distance men have had the advant-
age OF the cross country running and
have been goiRg over the course regu-
Darby since the beginning Of winter.
Strong Team In Sight.
II is too early 10 draw any conclusions
regarding the personnel of the Utah track
team this season. but judging from the
bunch that has appeared for the early
majority OF the point winners of last
years team are still in school. and Coach
Maddox SAYS the new material is great
Hr in number and more promising than
ever. He said some of the new men were
rhe best that he has had to work with
since he has been connected with the
school on the hui.
The track team has an exceedingly
hard schedule shead Of it this season.
which VIII make early training neces-
Eary. The only new man to join the
Squad this week was e. 3. MeKenna,
who played right half on the football
team last fall. McKenna is unknown in
Utah as far as the track work he has
done here is concerned. but he has "A
Brilliant record at the Michigan Agri-
cultural college, where he was enrolled
before coming 10 Utah. He has a good
record in the hurdles and is also ham
amer thTOwer. McKenna will also be
good addition TO the baseball team, as
he is a first-class pitcher.
Baseball Tossers Busy.
The ball tossers have had an import
ant week. There have been d large num-
her working out every night and some Of
the men are showing up well. There
are enough men out to form two teams,
and a number of practice games win take
place during the coming week Compe-
tition for places on the team will take
place Immediately. so the schedule with
the teams in the state can be played off
and allow the team to make the Colo
RADIO trip.
Among the indoor sports the interest is
the highest that it has been this year.
The handball tournament is drawing to
a close and some fast contests will be
coming up this week In basketball there
have been games every afternoon. The
freshmen at present hold the school SUI
premaey, but the juniors have organized
team and have challenged the first
year men. The freshmen have been play
ing a number of outside games.
Utah to Meet Y. M. c. A.
An indoor athletic meet is scheduled for
next Saturday night in the Y. NJ c. A.
gymnasium between the university and
the Y. NJ G. A. Both aggregations. have
material, but they have not had the
practice in the indoor track that the Y.
NJ. c. A. athletes have When the two
teams meet there will likely be num-
Der of the state indoor records smashed.
A banner will be presented to the win
ming team and ribbons to those who win
first places. Some trouble is likely to
arise about certain men who have been
representing the Y. NJ. c. A in other in
door meets but attend school at the uni
versity. These are some OF the Y. NJ c.
As best men. The university athletes
will practice at the Y. NJ. c. A. three
afternoons next week in order TO get used
10 the indoor track. The following is the
list of events: Twenty-yard dash, 100
yard dash, 22o-yard dash. 44o-yard dash,
lso-yard run: mile run and two-mile run.
shot put. high jump. broad jump, pole
Fault and potato races.
Representatives for Conference.
The athletic council Of the university
met yesterday and decided what course
4 would follow at the conference meet
h1g today. The university will be repre-
tented by Coach Maddox Professor By
ron Cummings and Fred Scranton. The
council decided to agree to any rules re-
Earding eligibility that the other schools
souId draw up, but these should not ap-
ply 10 football unless all the schools MAX
ng them met the university in this sport;
llso that the university would agree to
tny rule prohibiting one player from go
hg from one school to another for ath-
etics unless he is graduated from one of
Die other schools; then he may enter the
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