El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-06
DRILLS
TAKING PLACE
Of ATHLETICS
University of Texas Keeps
Up Interest in Track
Events Despite War.
CAPTAINS
READY FOR DUTY
UsTIN, Texas, March 6.-Inter-

4 UsTIN, Texas, March s.-Inter-
IL class athletics at the Univer-
- sity Of Texas this year have
been fostered and urged by the ath-
letie authorities as much as possible
in order to keep up the high standard
set in this form OF student activity
"a. the university last year.
Statistics in director Roy 3. Hen
derson's office go TO show that more
than three-fourths Of the male stu
dents OF the institution were engaged
in some form Of athletics last year.
Chief among these were the fresh
men gym classes which were held
three times week under the able
tutelage Of Mr.. Henderson and his
assistant, Alonzo Scurlock. When the
war broke out these classes were sub
stituted by military training, and the
visable to let this substitution re-
main throughout the present year.
For this reason not as many students
are taking the inter est in athletics
this year which they would have
taken under ordinary circumstances.
Since, however, no physical training
is made compulsory upon the stu
dents other than military drill three
times a week, their surplus energy
has been turned to various other
fields Of athletic endeavor-
Track Popular.
At present the most important and
the one which the largest number of
athletes have now turned their atten-
Clark field Every day some IS scan
tily clothed track aspirants may be
seen on the field working out the
kinks and getting in shape for the
coming class meets. These class
meets are held annually in football,
faaeT-nAh-T1 hnraFnnn
and baseball
The D A. Frank trophy, a large
silver loving cup given by promi-
nent alumnus. D. a Frank, Of San
Antonio. to the class whose team
representatives, make the highest
score Of points IN all Of these vari-
Gus athletic events. is the goal which
every class team in the university is
irving TO attain This cup. when won.
viii have the name OF the Winning
the Tinuin9 thereof and the class
which the team represented. II won
three times in succession by the same
class It becomes the pronerty OF that
class. Besides the tronhv given to
the class team. the individuals ROM
uosiHg the class teams viii hove gnlA. !
silver and bronze medals with their
names inscribed Upon them. the date. !
class and character OF the event for |
which they were awarded. given 10 |
them for their efforts.
CrOsS-COu1try Run.
The most important event OF the |
present season TO he held in intra- |
mural athletics is the coming cross |
country run which is to he held on |
March .. Each class IN the univer- !
sity viii have its representative |
teams I'm the race. and It promises to !
he Of great interest. not only to the |
classes themselves. but also to the /
roach Of the 1858 track team. VIM |
]. juneau. since il will enable him !
to pick out likely material with 7
which TO make varsity a winning |
track team this year. This cross
country race extends over a course Of 4
three miles. and as the course is a
fairly good one. some good time Is !
expected to be made by the winner Of /
the race.
The class captains have been
slected and are as follows: Seniors.
n. G. Andrews. Of Stamford: juniors. 4
Donald Nail. OF Cleburne; sopho-
nores. l. K DRY. OF Comanche:
freshmen. J. S. Nealy. OF Amarillo;
avs, P NJ. Pate, OF Austin. engineers.
:. F Peyton. OF this number. Pate
and DRY were in the race last year. I
Pate winning third place. and DRY
fifth. Other students who engaged /
in the race last year were Wyatt J.
Baldwin. Of Honey Grove; Cary Pom
7exter. OF Temnle. and F. Edward
Walker, Of Austin.