Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL SPORT
IS TAKING A Squirt
Prospccts on Track. Field and Dia-
mond Are Bright With Much
Talent In the Ruuninc.


The prospects for the spring sports
al the high school along both branches
are exceedingly pleasing and with the
proper attention by those in charge
the school should have little trouble In
again making a great run away with
the track and field events at the stale
annual track meet. which win De held
i'm Nav The baseball team will be az
strong and fast as any the school
mas ever had and the main aim in view
is the capturing OF both the high
school and college championships,
which viii mean that the high school
will lead the schools of the state i'm
tho national sport
The greatest need at present az tho
school ls % new campus and 10 ls tne
plan of several men 70 carry the matter
10 the school board and ask for SUE
hcicnt money 70 provide "a hrst class
campus. which win serve as baseball
diamond "a football field. as a quarter
mile running track. an ideal place Tor
annual flag PUSHES and lastly drilling
ground for the cadet battalion. The
men pushing the proposition are Coach
Dad Convill. Principal Eaton ana
-. A. Callahan. 10 is-thc plan TO use
school block 10 erect a quarter-mile
track which viii Dee level This last
fact will require the taking of six feet
of earth from the east half OF the
block and a filling In Of four feet on the
west half The track will be- made on
cinders and the Interior which viii be
used for baseball and football, will be
covered with a layer Of clay and rolled.
A grand stand will be constructed on
tho north side OF the campus, which
will have seating capacity OF 500. me
matter may be settled al the next
meeting Of the board OF education, and
If they decide CO. favor of the school
the campus viii bee complete In less
than 80 days.
Although some OF the star players Of
last years team viii not bee iu suits
this season. their places VIII Doe well
filled by some of the new candidates,
who are now showing up iu grcut form.
There are six Old players OUT for their
old positions, but The manner ln Whleh
several OF the boys are playing, the old
men will certainly have 90 travel some.
The squad this year is the largest In
the history of the school and third
base is the only uusItluu whore there
as only one man for the place. Capt
Tommy Fitzpatrick viii bee al third
and Dee certainly viii play up 90 nus
usual FORM Greene OF last year viii
zoe NI NNINII Win n HIN'NH mum N'AfH anu
Fitzgerald running against MIN, lhe
box men win bee hard to- develop. ass
an are new at the game. Two men
should boz developed from Mclnt5 ne,
Jensen. Oleson and Ray. short VIII be
up Co Hurlbut. am old player. hut
against him are Naylor and Ialmage
New men are out for second and The
rivalry is keen as ail are showing
uu we'll They are Wilson. hlgloW and
smith. Al the initial bag win be new
men. such as PurviauCc hodges West,
McCurdy. Mcintyre and htatcs. The
men FOR the field are humorous and da
the old ueldDrs are again out. there VIII
Doe some tJN scr3pping for the places,
as ~ others are against them. They
are Ward. klIpttrlcK, kumu.N, Watth-
man. Schlnt.er Thomas. MsIflt,
Jones. johnson. Barnes. Wctzel
Hodges, Todd. Watt World and Good
speed.
The school this year will be- in tine
inter collegiate league. rather than Doc
the high school league, as loo all former
Years. The school expected to organize
"a high school league but when tho OPP
portunity presented itself to hll tine
vacancy made by tho D.. y. T.. team
dropping out of tho college league.
Coach Conuu. at once took advantage
of H.
The high school certainly made "a
clean up ut Tine track points last year
and the prospects are chat the same
will Doe done tu.s year unless some of
the out Of town schools spring great
surprises but stiu b. is one uf CON
Wits plans tp prepare Tor surprises.
Practically tine Same old boys viii be
ou tho track team This scar and sur-
cess is certain Couyu has let tho
boys off easy the past week. $50 that
they could harden up uut regular
practise win commence this week
when the training rulo goes into effect
/ This ulla viii hc made hy CpuVll and
posted and amy candidate for the
squad who s guilty of breaking the
rIlo viii be- forced To- turn in his track
| suit
The track events are moro pleasing
than the field events and 10 viii ha
possible FOR tho school to win out with
these alone. The men fo" the spriuts
are promising Capt George Atk.ns,the
high school track wonder. viii without
"a doubt capture tho state record Ion
the 100 His running mates viii hl
selected from the following boys:
I World, kcsler Wctzol RomnCy. Rishie
GuruseE Wilson. SchuWm Scranton
Rognou. Mccain, Holding and Back.
man The 220 men are the same a-
I FOR the century. GOrdav Kirby Will
/ handle the it0 and as be now holds
| the state record. hC should be able
/ 90 an least win the event ia May
! others for tho event are keslcr
| Scranton. Mccain and World Tho
/ hurdles are rather doubtful but COM
! siderable attention viii be given TO the