The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-02
GREAT WORK BY
UTAH This YEAR
East Bench Athletes Hold Inter-
mountain Championship in
Two Leading sports.

The close Of the school year marks
the end of the greatest year in athletics
in the history OF the university. Only
three years ago Utah had never defeated
an aggregation of college athletes from
without the state and now she holds the
athletic supremacy of the Rocky Mount
ain country. The season of 1896 and 1907
have resulted in decisive victories over
the teams of the colleges of this state.
Colorado and Montana, which schools
have in turn defeated many others. The
victories have been both in track and
football, and the work of the east bench
ers has placed this state in the foremost
rank in athletics.
For the development of supremacy of
Utah athletics no person is responsible,
IT is in part due TO the efforts or the
coaches, the managers, the athletes, snc
the united efforts of the students, Dut
still there is one to whom more than his
share of the credit belongs. This is Coach
Maddox of Michigan. Before he took
charge of the athletics at the university,
the institution was seldom heard OF out
side the state, IL is now looked upon as
a potent factor In athletics and a school
which must be accounted for befoca the
championships are figured This trans
formation has all taken place during the
last three years. These years have not
only served to produce winning teams
but they have developed athletes who
hold positions of prominence in the
athletic world.
Great Boost for University.
There is perhaps nothing In scholastic
attachments or in excellent equipment of
school which will give it more prestige
tbroad than it's athletics If school can
stand at the top of the list in college
sports, il is well up In the estimation OF
the people. The last three years have
done p world OF good tie the states lead
ing educational seat
In football and in track this year has
put the u above the best efforts of
Colorado and has outpointed all the
schools of the state.
Its Football Record.
In football. one defeat is matched
against four Victories. This single set
back was made by a score of to 0. by a
team which has since showed itself
Utah's inferior by comparative scores,
and one which was bested by Maddox 3
men in practice four days later. The
game with Colorado college was the first
one of the season and the condition of the
field Offered some excuse for Utah s
close defeat. On Thanksgiving day the
Denver university beat Colorado college,
after D. I. had been defeated by the
east benchers TO the extent OF "A to O..
The victim of the year was the univer-
sity of Colorado. the pride of Colorado
athletics. After beating Utah for years,
they were badly beaten last year in foot
ball and Maddocks men nearly doubled
the score on them in track this spring.
II was the greatest day in university
athletics when Utah for the first time
worsted her mighty rival. Boulder. After
the silver and gold left Cummings field
thumbs down. they met the state School
of Mines, which was aspiring to the foot
hall hOnOrs of Colorado. and PLAYED them
f tie game in which the critics declare
Boulder was superior
Supremacy on Track.
Utah scored her usual victory in the
state track meet this year. proving an
of the state, but the track victory of the
year was the defeat of Colorado. A week
after this team on which the crimson
and white nearly doubled the points won
leges by a safe margin. A comparison of
the winners of the two meets shows that
the east benchers would have undOubted-
ly taken the trophy at the big Colorado
meet.
No stars were developed in football this
year, but the strongest back field that
ever represented a team from this part
of the country was exhibited Bennion,
Russell. McKenna. Brown and Pitt had
few rivals in the inJermOUntain country.
Ex-Captain Peterson who held down an
end, played this position in a manner that
has never been equalled or excelled in
Utah football. Russell will be the only
one of these men who viii be in harness
next year. Bennion. who was captain of
the team last year. is the greatest foot
ball player Utah has ever produced. and
he is also one of the best all around
dtnleteS. AFTER -FOUR years OF | IAN atm
letics. he will forsake Utah for Penn
sylvania, where he will show the east
erners that Utah football is not so far
below the standard
Brinton Find of Year.
In track the old stars have again played
the prominent part with exception.
This is Sam Brinton, the speedy Cotton
wood lad. who is the find of the year
Moore. BenniOn and Adams have also
verged on the remarkable this season.
Moore has run better than he ever did
and he would have been good for many
firsts where he got seconds. if it had not
been for the young phenOm, Brinton.
Bennion has been throwing the hammer
above the state record time after time
this year and Adams has done exceptional
work in the vault and jump. Most of the
track men will be in the school next year
Moore. Bennion and Pitt being the only
ones who have represented the school -four
years.
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