The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
RED AND BLACK
/ IS NOW IN LEAD
High School on the Top in
Basketball for First
Time.
OTHER ATHLETICS LOOK
EXCEEDINGLY PROMISING
Are Bright for Ex-
cellent Track and Base
ball Teams.

The high school is on the top in bas
kesball for the first time since tho
port began at the school. and tho
members OF the. team are determined
{o retain the lead. The victories over
be Granite team and the university
rreps have given the game big boost
md the whole school is at the back OF
fhe team. The game this week is with
The l.. d. S. U. high school team, and
will be played Thursday afternoon at
Ibe high school gymnasium at $3.50
b clock The Saints arc strong and
ravc the university freshmen hard
ttruggle from the start. At the open
ING Of the season both OF the l.. -, s.
<tars Buud and GALLAGHER, were pro
fested against. as not being eligible, as
[hey PLAYED intercollegiate basketball
|ost year, but the protests were over
|nled by Coach Bennion OF the univer-
<ity.
The loss of Captain George Atkins
|1st year from thc track team lost the
late meet for the high school, and at
be time Ii was expected tlSt the track
TAR would be out Of the game for
xood but Atkins saws that be will be
'u the game more than. ever this sea-
<on, and with him at the head of the
cam the state honors are practically as
Eured. His injured leg is Dow practi
ally well. The prospects are bright
|or strong team. and il all the mem
1othing better could be asked for By
1Dy high school,
Needs OF School
Last year the high school campus
Fas levclcd, but owing TO lack of
fnnds, the covering and running track
vcrc not finished Principal Eaton
0n the matter and the board recently
>I]owed $500 to complete the work.
This sum will not be sufficient, but
Nth slight addition from the Ath-
'etic association treasury and with the
students doing the majority Of the
York, the campus can be put in first
lass condition. The most needed im-
Movement is a cinder running track,
md according to the survey Of 'fDad -
|onvill, who was coach last year. q
andy quarter mile track can easily
be made.
Baseball is going to be pushed to the
vas failure in one sense of the word,
wing to the poor ground for practice.
-aptain Fitzpatrick will make a canvass
of the school with Captain Atkins of
he track team and look up the rec
'rds of all the promising material. In
:sse any Of the BOYS have failed in
me examinations, arrangements will
be made with the office for second
<et- Principal Eaton is a strong be-
|'ever IN the eligibility rule and en-
foreed it to the letter last year, even
10 the detriment Of team. but ou the
cfher band, he will help any bows who
+ro eager to make up their work. The
baseball team is without manager
uow. owing to the leaving of Pat
doran for the cast some time ago Tn
few days the members of last year S
|eam Will meet and elect a new man
[or the position.
The newest sport at the school is
.encipg and although nothing definite
''as been done vet. it will be only u
natter OF time before several classes
NJ the sport arc organized. The past
no weeks oil reviews and examinations
1as caused n slack iu all the sports.
|rofessor Paine Of Holland is the in
tfuctor and has fine record as
|encer and is we'll qualified for the
1osition.