The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-21
stage FURNISHES
Athletic PRIMER
Provides Page with Hints
For Improving the
Track Squad.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Coach Stag will
have Il finger in the maroon athletic
pie this winter notwithstanding his
presence in the south. A letter Of in
structions written by the director was
received by Coach Page yesterday
from Palm Beach, Fla. and the epis-
tie will be used as IL primer for the
track candidates during the prepara-
ions for the indoor meets.
The midway coach has promised to
send an athletic hint to headquarters
from time to time, and Coach Page
will reciprocate by notifying Coach
Stage Of the progress of the Chicago
students. The correspondence school
idea has been used successfully In the
past and Page thinks it may help to
pull the maroons out of their track
slump, which is becoming more mark
ed at every practice session.
l'agc Rules Track Affairs.
Coach Page will have the chief re-
sponsibility for Chicago's showing In
track. however. and will grapple with
tho schedule as he thinks best on the
basis of developments. He has the
assistance of Phil Comstock. the for
mer. long distance star, this. winter,
AMI the two hope.to get the squad into
better shape before the college meets
are reached. Comstock is specializing
with tho middle and long distance
candidates and Page has charge of
the sprinters, hurdles and field event
pupils.
Owing TO the small size Of the squad
and e of accidents. the maroons
will have only Il handful Of athletes
in the First Regiment handicap meet
this week. The only entered
are Matthews. Duncan. Coutchie and
Parker in the dash. Kuh and Ward in
the hurdles. Cox in the high jump
and Thomas in the pole vault. The
maroon do not like the armor track
for the larger events. and will stick
to their wv running path until later
in the season.
The basketball program includes Il
game with Northwestern tonight at
Evanston and a game with Wisconsin
next Saturday night at Madison. Wis.,
consin's flying start has caused a min
iature panic at the midway. n Sat-
urday's game is regarded as one OF
the important events of the cason
with the chances in favor of the
Badgers.
At Sea Over Preliminaries.
The maroons have not decided on
The nature of the curtatn-raising
anne for the rest of tho season. Two
squads of maroon freshmen appeared
before the ChtcagO-loW; game Friday
night at Sarlett gymnasium and the
same system may be kept up, as the
conference rules forbid intercollegiate
freshman games this year. The rul.
ing is causing much criticism at the
Midday.
Coach Page believes that the sta
tutc against the t%irst-year contests
will work mare harm than good. Since
the university has no Jurisdiction owe,
the freshman athletes. they are at lib
crty to play with church teams or
other outside tives. and the maroon
officials would prefer to see the old
style intercollegiate contests permit
ted.
The conference rule against fresh.
man track and baseball games also
under the maroon disfavor.
Coach Page favors the legalizing of 81
limited number of freshman basket.
ball, baseball and track contests again
this year. and the Chicago faculty
members are of the same sentiment
The consider this element OF
the. purity" rules IL mistake on the
part Of the conference and they MAY
bring it before the faculty representa-.
tivcs at their mex meeting.