The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-05
AMATEUR ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION FORMED
Great Boxing and Wrestling
Tournament Planned by
New Organization.
MANY WILL COMPETE
Winners May Take Part in the
Rocky Mountain Tourna-
ment at Denver.
MANY WILL COMPETE

The Utah Amateur Athletic associa-
tion. an orsaniza tion for the promotion of
sports and athletics in this state, was
formed at an enthusiastic meeting held
last night \ bic tournament for Janu-
ary Is, 10 and 20 was outlined 10 decide
the Utah championships in the several
wrestling and boxing classes, IL is p:o-
posed To send these winners 10 Denver
10 participate in the Rocky mountain
amateur tournament, In w0ich athletes
from five western states Will take part.
While last nights meeting was not
largely attended, those present were en-
1huslastic and n number Of messages
were received from others interested cN-
pressing regret ut their enforced alb
scncc and pcdsing their cooperation.
The preliminary work OF organization was
quickly completed with the selection of
an executive committee and several other
committees. which will be added to as oc-
caslon requires,
Fred Bcnnion, coach al tho University
ot Utah, heads tho executive commit
ice: c.larlns H. Porter Is vice chair
man, -. = Callahan treasurer and Albert
IL Brown secretary. Others on the COM
miitec arc Dr Charles 6. Ilnmmer %
II, GlnEriciI. Walter j.. BratZ and w. l..
Day.
Committees Are Named.
Tho tournament committee is com
posed OF Dr Charles q. Plummer. chair
inau. Robert darkness Charles u. P"r-
ter L.. u. Fortcr Lieutenant Bowen, Eu-
gemc Roberts and G. r TcGIIe'; TIC ne
y. t;inGrcil, with Fred Woods aud ..
J. Salisbury AZ members. VI. l. Day, H..
G.. Richardson aud freeman Baasctl COM
II. Bratz, T.. r.. Moffct, Zen Roberts.
John Il. Tobiu and John q. Ryan form
The advertising aud printing commit :
:cc.
C-nairman Bcnnion has issued a call for
a meeting of the cNccutiN" committee
;qr Wednesday morninG a. II o'clock al
tho Y. NJ e. n. when The organization
VIII be completed aud details OF the pro
posed tournament discussed.
Much interest In the amateur tourna =
incut las been awakened and tho pick ~
institutions have already ssisnifed IN
1cutions OF entering teams i'm the COM
petitions: University of Utah. Brigham
Young college; Asricul'ural college
Young Mems Christian association. Des-
crci gymnasium. San gymna sium. high
S,anool l.. II. :. university, officers OF the
Twentieth infantry 1T Fort Douglas and
ihr police and fire departments OF salt
I. I.ake In addition the competition will
hc opcn In individuals not connected with
amy organization long as their anna
tcur standing is proven.
May Compete al Denver.
The Denver Athletic club has invited
ihc new association 10 take part In the
iivc-statc tournament. Mike }okcl has
NulDntcored to take the winners Of the
llah tournament In hand and prepare
them for ihe Denver meet. which follows
the proposed local tournament. il Will
he recalled that okel took four anna
tour 0rcsilors 10 the Denver tourney last
Year aud three of them won first honors
In their respective class"2.
Utah has a great number OF promiF-
ing athletes whose development viii ho
encouraged hy tho new urSanlEatlcn
Should the delegation from this sta:c
mako good showing a. Denver it will
create rcuowed interest III athletics rs
wrll rs proving splendid advertisement
for Utah