The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11
u ATHLETES EAGER
FOR TEAM POSITIONS
Prospective Trip to Colorado
Brings Forward Many Bas-
ketball Candidates.
By Tad.

During the past week more mca havc sssa on
gased In nthle,ic activity a, tho Univcrsi.y OF
any other preceding year THO announcement ,,.,
the university baskotball team would go 10
University OF Colorado has o7ought out evoy
man In the college who has any knowledge
whatever Of tho hoop game
"A result between forty nud fifty boys are
asking for instructions and Coach Banaion [.
almost Fwnmprd. I; haG boon impossible for hir,
TO sIvc personal attention 10 all tho .noa q,
he has divided them in:o squado and put then
under tho instructions ot tho players who h.ys
sufficient experience TO help tho rewe= men -
Out OF this masO OF material ecnaion has sa..
ceedci In developing something which looks Coz
siderebE like , hasAetb1ll team, When college
possible TO name fivo men who could hare 20.
together and played anything Ike game o.
during the vacation. nud ali tho rest have bern
faithful in ,halr practice during tie l.g, v.sk
that 4 pretty ta!v group has been developed.
Win Practice Games.
Las; "Wednesday night the Utah team played a
on the y NJ G. 4 floor and surprised even tsor
griendS when they took the samo by big score
f. IN me meSk tney p,ayoa tho l, y 8; sne
Trey came back IN tho zeoond and fighting with
determination which spells sueoesS. they nosed
tho Saints out by point.
The chief interest III tho struggle for pacnt
on Tho regular team centeTs around ,ho piv5'
tho TWO who arc contcstlng for center Me-
tntyre IS . little tastor than Briggs and bottsr
EE0Trd
splendid form and his work in tho game with Tho
Y. NJ. c. ~ was excellent
In tho contest With tho l. .. 8. Briggs played
rugged. consistent gune In the second halt.
which oxcelled the game played by Mcintyre in
the first halt, that Il Is impossible TO sRy
which will get tho position. II Is rather
likely that both Will bo carried the
squad all year aud chat while N playing
ccntor the othsr Will bo held a general utility
man.
Compete for Places.
It Is pretty Bnio to say that guard positions
VIII be filled by Captain Sk!druoTo and Vadul
Peterson. s&dmorc played wonderful sarnc
all last seison and tbs year 10 better than evc-.
Peterson has played college basketball before.
having becn 4 member OF tho Aggie tao
yearE ago. IIo is much tho Stylo OF player
ns Sb!dmoro and tho two Will make dangerous
combination. Peterson In disabled
count OF an Injured knee. Two other who
tenacious guards and who win keep PeteTron
fighting for the place Abbott and Paul Both
Tho forward places arc likely 20 be taken by
Bcal, Udy nnd Van Pet. OF these Udy is the
most Versatile and will probably hold down
sido OF tho floor regularly. whilo Van Pclt and
Beai viii occupy tho other. ~
Jerry Knowlton, former e. man, IN also
playing good ball. Ho Is fast and strong an&
will tir into any position tho floor. His en-
pcrience aud size will mako him valuable utility
mnn. t
No less than thIrty-fIve OF forty men are out
on the indoor track evory day Tho boys have
beon divided into groups and put under the caro-
OF older men. The squad captains n vesersrs
are called. are taking prido IN thclr work ard
are spending much time IN the instruction Of
their protc9ee .r