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Show terria-tionamerchandise prizes sent cold cMiis under rules laid down by an down the. spines of many an amateur committee, but aoJjJini-0the rules prescribed by It is expected by the N. j. a. a measure, here. men Yacht club. These rules, inwhich who ride as amateurs ?:v:i that may not convert their Into handicap the challenger, to explain why the cup and when' Mr. Sharpprizes made the perhaps help remained of on this side has so long ment that an accounting would 'Je the Atlantic. demanded amateurs could see tu professionals in a short time on the dead quiet, there are pi.- :ty for, to men of riding in the amateur cl ss That the bicycle people are going have sold for cash who here try to prolong racing until snow falls after prize. The case of the ama.uur has been made evident by two or three Mr. Sharp threatened to get al'fpr lurches during the week. Manager J. was fixed up temporarily, at least, and several riders in the amateur ci.iss B. King of Butte made partial arwere relieved to know that for a rangements with a number of local time, at least, they vould escape being riders to go with 'him to Montana for forced to ride against men who bivak y race. This scheme of his a worlds records. The Salt knocked out a plan the local track professional are not peculiar in the amateurs Lake management had of pulling oft a whoy g as the practice: is regard, race here. Later the men or more less general wherever the expected to go to Butte balked because exists. the railway fare was not produced, and game that deal was called off. Had it gone shut through it would have practically have Miss Louise Moyle has taken the would as there local the track, up left amateurs been none but a few place of stenographer in the office of the to here. Alert every opportunity, Sheriff Naylor made vacant by the Salt Lake management at once seized resignation of Miss Kate Brockbank. the chance offered by the failure of Miss Brockbank was a very efficient Mr. Kings scheme, and arranged a and painstaking clerk. Miss Moyle meet here. It is also thought a six-- will doubtless prove equally so. day race, with four to seven hours riding each day, may be arranged. Architect Carroll Is preparing plans for a terrace of four fine new modern It is doubtful if it will pay. The houses to be built on Fourth South Salt Palace track is a favorite resort between Fifth and Sixth East streets. because of its colness during the hot months. It has a proportionately ROBERTSON & CO., greater coolness during the fall PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. months, and the manner in which the Collections and advertising a specialty. Exchilling breezes have swept across the saucer in the evening lately has had pert Accountants, Notaries and Typewriters. its effect on the attendance. People Books ex perted and kept by the month. In papers drawn up to suit. All are afraid of taking a chance on it corporation classes of insurance placed. We represent this late in the year, and the last meets Delaware Incorporators Trust Co. Write us. have had scarcely any patronage. A Box 1 19. 44 Central Block, Salt Lake City. man in a position to know, says it requires an attendance of 1500 to make a meet pay, and this is a larger crowd ED(7ARD UcGURRJN, than has been there for several meets As now the lies all ar past. thing rangements are rather vague and ap pear to be subject to change at a mol Sporting Gossip. The gladiators of the diamond can see their finish for this seasoxi from where they stand,, and the era of the heavy-haire- d chaser of the pigskin is of a number' beginning. The make-u- p teams has been of the local football teams the of several and announced, are busy at practice. That there will be some changes in the personnel of the teams as at present given out may be taken for granted, but it is likely that the backbone of the teams is now known. The growing popularity of football has led some of its admirers to predict that within a short time it will not only come to be known as the national game of America, but will crowd baseball to the rear. That it will ever achieve the distinction of being called the national game is not certain and does not make much difference one way or another, but football is a fall game, while baseball is the game of the warmer months, and its supremacy will, in all probability, remain undisputed during the summer for many years to come. Each game in its proper season will doubtless retain its popularity in the United States a long, long time, with every indication that both will increase in popularity, but they will not be apt to be-or Summer football come rivals. are not among the basebal winter probabilties. pre-eminen- tly Lake and Ogden , will now be played, prolonging the season until the middle of the present month. It was believed that when Salt Lake won the championship the .series would be dropped, but President Shealy of Ogden now comes forward with a statement to the contrary. There exists a econtract, he games, says, calling for twenty-fivwith a forfeit of $250 hung up, and he Insists he will have the series played out or demand the forfeit. It is not likely there will be much objection to this. The patronage at the games is holding up very well, and the enthusiasm seems in no degree to lessen. Although Ogden has made a miserable showing against the new Salt Lake team, the former team has awakened once or twice and made the game close, occasionally taking one, and this has helped to keep up the Interest. The continuance of the series might be a good thing. The football boys will not get to going much before the middle of the month, and the devotees of sport, when they cannot get one kind of a game, will accept another. st-.- - ire six-da- six-da- prize-sellin- . Denver has contributed generously to the local baseball arena this season Buck Weaver, Bob McHale, Eyler, Bradley, Kostal. Hickey and Meredith were with the Denver Western league team this year, while and Hausen were with the same club last year Mc-Causla- : nd Judging from reports of attacks made by Ogden boys on the Salt Lake players, the youth of Ogden is not pleased with the way things are going The boys at the State University in the new series. Frequently of late youngsters of Ogden have asare being worked out under the direc- the saulted the Salt Lake players with tion of Coach Harvey Holmes, and are vegetables, mud, sticks, stones, etc., fortunately no serious injury reported to be rapidly rounding into although to of the players has resulted. any form. The team will probably be selected from the following: Robbins, center: Peterson, Farnsworth, Weston, The arrival of Coach Blackburn at guards; Kingsbury, Dougall, Billings, Ulmer, Wallace, tackles; Johnson, All Hallows is reported to be doing Harker, Nelson, Park, Knowlden, ends; wonders for the team, and the school Hadley, Patterson, quarterbacks; Roberts, ,De Long, Manning, Burton, will probably have the best team in its Dresser, Olson, Forrester, backs history this season. Mr. Blackburn has made a very favorable impression, and the rigid rules he has prescribed should soon put the boys in the best of Manager Mark McChrystal of the condition. new High School team has given out his line-u- p for the season, subject to The Ogden High School, it is exchange, of course, as follows: Nelden, center; Earl Smith, right guard; pected, will be stronger than last year will give the Salt Lake teams Moore, left guard; Bero left tackle; and harder rubs than for a year or two Bird, right tackle; Davis, left end; past. left Wheeler, right end; Thomas, half; Lawrence, right half; Brown, fullback; Tripp, quarterback The High School The season opened and All Hallows second team will week were slaughthe this and birds Fred Tuesday, Capt. probably play Smith of last years team has been tered by thousands. It was agreed coaching the new team and his knowl- that there were more ducks and more edge and experience have proved of hunters than for many years past. great benefit to the new men. sort of shooting iron, from cast-iroEverymuzzle-loadinduck-shooti- ng n, g Members of last years Salt Lake High School football team profess to have been done an injustice in the comment In last weeks Truth. They failed, however, to point out where this injustice existed. The positions of Mr. Eaton and the members of the old pot-fill- er el to ham- merless breechloader, took part in the festivities, and the roar was almost continuous about the shooting grounds during the early part of the day. Much complaint is heard this season to the effect that the gun clubs have team wrere stated, with some addi- secured a monopoly on the best grounds, and some of the outsiders are tional comment based on generally-accepte- d sore. Even with that supposed handicomrules of athletics and on mon sense. There is no anxiety on cap, however, very few of those who the part of Truth to project itself into have been out, whether club members the controversy between Mr. Eaton or not, have much room for complaint, and his former pupils, but inasmuch and the season promises to eclipse all as some of the boys had given general previous ones. circulation to a statement quoting Mr. Eaton as saying he did not want the High School team to win and Truth Interest in the international yacht had an authoritative denial of it from races was truly remarkable. It must Mr. Eaton, it was thought proper to be the treatwhat feeling that it is a competition appeared last week, print Mr. as Eaton the of best his between the two countries that arouses judge ing own desires. To date there has not so much enthusiasm in the contests. been shown any cause to change the is to It difficult conceive how othersentiments expressed in the story of wise people who have seen neither last week, which will have the endorsement of all unprejudiced persons who ships nor sea would be so anxious to know straight up about athletic rules learn the outcome of the trials. While the races are called international, the and usages. fact should not be overlooked that they are in reality contests between boats of two yacht It seems probable that the full series representative clubs, the Royal Ulster and the New of twenty-fiv- e games between Salt York clubs . and are conducted, not Lawyer, ments notice. Atlas Building. 404-5-- 6 The Salt Palace association relin quished the resort to the owners. Heath and Walker, this week. It is announced that next season the place will be continued as a resort, with the addition of several attractions, and that the track will be put in good shape and opened again. It was a foregone conclusion that if the resort were to be kept open the track would be used, as it Is the track whlch has enabled the place to achieve whatever success it has had. Just what would have happened to the Salt Palace had the track not been built is not. hard to figure out. It is the fact, nevertheless, that the project of building the saucer met with violent opposition for a time from some of the men connected with the original company, but better business judgment finally prevailed, and the track was built. Even with the revenue derived from the track, which had the towm by the ears during the first season, the original Salt Palace company w'ent to the grass at the close of its first season, and was bought in at Sheriff's sale by creditors, who organized the company which this wreek turned the property over to th f th landf the lease havin expired SMOKE Blue Point Perfectos Whitaker A Dallam, Mfgra. 50 West Second South Street. WALKER BROTHERS, Bankert Salt Lake City. Utah. I IEKMI DUMB Established BUSINESS im TIUsICTED. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. Fine Work Quick Work Century Printing Company Telephone 022X 1 47 West Temple St. ENGRAVING CO. its money out of the enterprise, bi the other hand, it is probable 25 West South Temple St., their loss wras comparatively si The present season has not beer especially successful one from financial point of view, due in to the weather, which necessii calling off seven regular meets racing game has taken a good VakeiWith every PI'Omis popularity, and probable that the owners of the a flnancIal succes! of the Salt Palace, providing the agement Is good. SALT LAKE CITY. designing Halftone l and i Zinc Etching The announcement of Referee J. N Sharp that he would require one n amateur to account for his well-know- Phone 056 x. |