The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-19
TECHNICALLY LOSES
TRACK HONORs FOR u
Peterson Found to Be In
eligible; Points Awarded to
Ageies and B. Y. U.

For the past five or six months William
e Day, arbitrator OF differences arising
over eligibility rules in the Utah state
intercollegiate athletic conference. has
been gathering evidence bearing upon the
charge made last spring by Coach Tet-
Eel OF the Logan Agricultural college
against Edwin Peterson. a University OF
Utah athlete. The charge against Peter
son was that he was competing In ath-
IetIcs In his ffth year at school II was
made to Coach Bennion OF the university
just before the state intercollegiate meet
was held IN Salt Lake on May IL last.
Mr. Day. after an investlgs ton, declared
that he was fully convinced that Peter
son was competing In his ffth year OF
intercollegiate athletics and that the uni
versity would have TO suffer the conse-
quences-
First Place Lost.
The result Of the aroitrator's decision
Is very important TO the state Institution.
II drops the University OF Utah from FIRST
place In the state meet TO third and
conference 10 fourth. Tins. as a result
Of the consequent switching OF the score
occasioned by the throwing out OF Peter
sons points. the championship goes TO
q. z. L. The pionts won by Peterson
were taken from the score OF the uni
versity and added TO those of the other
two competing colleges.
After the readJustment of the points,
Mr.. Day gave out this score as the Off
clal one OF the state meet: AggleS, S2,
B. Y. L.. AZ: U. of L., IL.
qualifying OF Peterson was most disas-
trous. Utah won this race. which gave
them flve points and enough to win. Five
score and added to. that OF the Aggies.
who got second. while the three points
for second were given 10 the B, Y. U:
Peterson also competed in the 44o and
Quoted from the Utah score and award
ed TO the B. Y. U. runner who finished
fourth.
Coach Teetzel Protests.
Before the meet Coach Teetzel protest
fifth year and that he should be kept
from the meet There was at the time
insufficient substantiation of the protest
and Peterson was allowed TO enter. Since
then much evidence has been produced.
and Mr.. Day is confident that he Is right.
According to the decision. Peterson has
the following record OF competition: For
the 3: z. c. In 1908: for Utah In 1909,
The dispute arose over the contention
by Coach Bennion that Peterson did not
compete Tor Utah In 190e-10. Peterson
signed stntement TO the effect that he
did not compete in that year. which he
furnished Mr. Day
An examination OF the programmes for
the state meet held In Provo that year
showed that Peterson was scheduled TO
enter the 220-yard dash It further de-
veloped that he was entered In one Of
tho heats, but that he failed to qualify
and hence his name does not appear in
the score.
Records Are Disclosed.
Sam Brinton, the famous sprinter,
wrote to Mr.. Day saying that he was
positive that Peterson was In the meet.
Joe Maddox, who was coach at the uni
son ran. He says that Peterson was sick
after q race and had not done as we'll
as had been expected OF him The pro-
gramne bearing the name OF Peterson
wAe furnished Mr.. Day by Coach Rich
ardson OF the Salt Lake high school, who
was at that time running the 100-yard
dash for the state institution.
The decision OF the arbitrator Is fnal
and the state pennant Will have to be
surrendered by the university to the two
schools which tied for first place
Peterson Is from Huntsville. Utah and
has gained the reputation OF being one
9f the greatest athletes ever developed in
Utah. At the university he was an ex-
football men that ever played in the
Rocky mountain conference.
Coach Bennion is now In Colorado with
the Utah football team and has not yet
learned OF the decision OF Mr. Day.