The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-25
ELECT BOB FLAGEL
''U'' TRACK CAPTAIN
Athletes Choose Successor to
Jamison; Looks for An
other Championship.

Robert Flagel was yesterday afternoon
chosen 10 be captain Of the University o.
Utah track team TO succeed Basil Jami-
son. who has had 10 resign the position
after being declared ineligible by the
Rocky Mountain conference, Bob is
the only track man in the university with
more than one years experience lie Is
a fourth-year man this spring. and was
the only one who was proposed for the
leadership OF this years team.
OF all the great number OF men VINO
are now out for track, there were only
FIVE who were eligible 10 vote for the new
captain. and one OF these was Jamison.
Others were Jack Trsvers, Albert Brock
never and slim" Parry.
When inc men gathered on the track
for their afternoons workout Coach
Henuion asked them to get together ap9
elect captain Each man simply told
Eepnion that Flaec was the only man
Tor the place. and, consequently. he was
chosen without any formal meeting Of his
supporters.
Tlagels experience and general success
nj him admirably for the place. He Is a
quarter miller. and for the past taree
years has always been a consistent point
he ran IN good style. but was beaten oN
Gordon Kirby OF the Aggie team. He
rounded into condition late last year.
however. and declares now that he al
ready Is in better condition than when
he entered the first meet last spring.
tlasel began his track work a I the Salt
Lake high school. He did not get out
however, until his senior year, and was
unable to develop much While there He
did all his work for the west side institu-
ton as miller. and when he entered the
university lie again took up the long dis
tanCe event.
Coach BcnnIon found that F1asel was
stronger in the short distance. and from
mediocre miller he developed into q
classy H0ysrd man within one year.
Near the end OF his freshman year he
took first ulaCc in the 40 event in the
state meet, md since then has been ono
of the best track men in the state.
Besides being a good guarter-miIer;;
time irTe and is regular member OF the
varsity relay team
Flagcl accepted MS newly gained honor
| modesUy and had this to say about the
~" track team:
The loss OF Jamison is sure hard
blow to our team, and we will have
| 10 strain ourselves all the way TO
| keep the Aggies from beating us this
| spring. Coach Teetzel has Anderson
lillian of the Salt Lake high team
and present holder of the state hlgn
school record for the mile With
Jamson out OF the event. the Logan
! school looks good for two places,
We have lot OF men, and IL they
VIII work and do all there is In them
| 20 get into shape. We may surprise
| lot of the doubtful ones. Earl Will
son. Cutter and Tcasdel are all three
| fast men, and with little moro ira In
ing and experience Will make It in
terestins for those strong AgSies and
for JIalcs OF the B. Y. L.
| I expect TO sec both Raymond and
Trsvcrs win from Hugh Peterson IN
The sprints. while Travers should
| take the quarter also. We have
| number OF hlg men out who promise
| TO do well In the weights, and II we
| can get them 10 work we can win the
| mpionship agoin.