The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
ATHLETESAT WORK
Eaton Gym in Great Demand
With Strong Material in
Evidence.

Since the close of the successful foot
ball season within the walls Of the High
school gymnasium each afternoon are
found a group OF boys who are looking
forward to the track aBd baseball season
as well as boosting for basketball to the
notch
Foremost in track work stands George
Atkins, the freshman phenomenon of last
year who was awarded the Fred c. Rich
mOnd medal for being the best al-rOund
athlete in the school Atkins proved him
self not only superior to his classmates.
but the highest point winner and best
man in the state High school class. At
klnS took four flTsts and eSta bllsheq new
records in the two hundred and twenty
yard Dash (23 2-5 seconds and high jump,
clearing the bar at feet ga inches.
Atkins was chosen to captain the track
team, and IS already making a good
leader. At the close of the basketball
practice Atkins leads his men from five
to twenty times around the race track.
Wheeling, the big fullback and halfback
for the past two football seasons, who
made a name for himself i'm last years
track meet by breaking both records for
the mile and haif-mile, has dropped out
Of the basketball race entirely and is Civ
ing all his attention toward the coming
track season. Wheeling is the most pow
erful runner the school has ever known,
and claims that he is in condition right
now to lower his own records.
Many sprinters.
Among those who are expected to take
the lead in the sprints are Atkins, Pete
Romney, Matt GALLAGHER and Frank
Hurlburt present captain of the basket
bali team. Euriburt was not seen in last
years meet owing to illness, but will rub
hard all Corners this year in the hundred
and twO-twenty yard dashes Romney is
his teammate at forward on the basket
ball team, and equally fast, as shown all
during the baseball season last year, and
in the football games a few weeks ago.
Captain Hurlburt viii play his third year
Of baseball this season.
valuable man both in basketball and
baseball is Thomas Fitzpatrick, captain
of this years football team, and for the
second season chosen to captain the base
ball nine this spring. Fitzpatrick is
hard working athlete, and is a good lead
er for that reason. He viii be seen az
third. base the same position held by
him for the past two years.
lie Roy Warthman has been prominent
in High school athletics for three and a
half years, during which time he has
made letter in football, basketball, base
ball and track. He was the first captain
Of the High school basketball team and
has held down a position at forward since
that time. Warthman is going after the
440-yard dash, as well as the hurdles IN
the coming season, and promises to make
a worthy candidate.
New Men Strong.
Some Of the new men who are fast
COifilil6 10 the trent are Lawrence GDuUrs
Roy Mcintyre, Bob Wilson, Arthur Do
ran, Rydalch, Price, Curtis Hawley
Wallace, Ward. Cass Wetzel, Francis
Ktmbali and Wtlkensen, who played a
strong tackle in some Of the football
games for the High school These men
have all had outside experience, both in
track, baseball, basketball and football,
besides taking an active part in all class
athletics. They promise to be heard from
strong I'm connection with the High school
first teams before the end Of the year,