Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-08 | Page 12 | Polo Will be New Sport on U. of U. Campus

I Polo Will Be New Sport on U. U of U. U Campus R. R 0 o. T. T C. C Receives Telegraphic Telegraphic Tele Tele- graphic Instructions for forNer New r Innovation B By Whit Burnett Burgett Polo Polo the tho sport df dr the elite and tho the fa fashionable which fashionable which for years cars has held tho the effete cUete cast periodically call cally spellbound and furnished eXercise exercise exercise ex eX- for fot the scions of or th the tho wealthy wealth this this delightful game gamo Is soon oon to tobe tobo tobo bo be bro l brought ht out with flying l colors in Salt Lake Telegraphic instructions were received yesterday at the tho L University sity It of ot Utah Ulah authorizing Col M. M L G. G Machine Maclaine Gun Randol professor professor pro pro- fessor o of military science and tactics tactics tactics tac tac- tics to establish a reserve orn- orn officers officers' cers' cers training corps polo team this spring at the Institution While tho the 1 Pv fl 0 O. T T. C C. unit has not yet ct been equipped with mounts mount steps aro ari now being taken n toward the construction of oC stables stables sta sta- bles hIes on the campus to house the tho horses soon to lo be furnished As soon SOOIl ns as the tho stables are arc built It H IH is understood th the training of ot Utah polo pla players ers will be begun under the direction of both the tho military officials of tho the school and a a. polo playing coach It was also given I en out that thit the government ho would stand a all 11 ex expense expense ex- ex pense for tho the polo mounts an and antl equipment and foot tho the railroad bills when the Utah team elect proves that It is in a a. position to compete with R R. 0 O. T. T C. C polo I teams team in other parts o of the United States in a national tournament So far as known n polo has never ne been lIeen played in Utah and its springtime springtime spring spring- time appearance is ls expected to discover thousands of or local sport fans backing the tho game