Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-04-12 | Page 46 | B. Y. U. Hopes to Win Track and Field Honors with These Athlete

Provo School Must Rely on Inexperienced Men for 1914 Contests. THE B. Y. U. athletic management has somo big problems to solve this year in order to put a track tenm into tho liold which cmi make a good showing against tho larger lar-ger and more raaturod teams from the U. A. C. and tue IT. of TJ. Tho absence of Alma ltichards, who always won his twenty-five points, and several others of last year's squad, including in-cluding Baird, tho Jenkins brothers, Brumhall and tho all-around athlete, Parkinson, leaves but few athletes who give promiso of championship possibilities. possibili-ties. To 1111 the vacancies nnd to strengthen the team ever- eiTort is bo-ing bo-ing mado by the athletic management and the coaches and the "Y" field and track is crowded with youngsters every afternoon, fighting for places on tho team. Most of tho recruits aro high school boys and aro raw at athlotics, but they aro all working hard, following instructions instruc-tions to the letter, and many good men may bo among them this spring. Among the promising athletes who will make up tho B. Y. TJ. team this year are Barkdull, McDonald, Basmussen, Nichols, Nich-ols, Jones, Cooper, Whitlock, Gubler, Eyre, Stowoll, Hale, Lambert, Simpson, Daniels, Ivnudsen. Frcchlcton, Jacob-son, Jacob-son, Moore and Purcell. In the high jump tho boys arc doing about u feet 4 inches; the sholput record- is slightly better than 34 feet. Tho weight men aro throwing the hammer 100 feet and the discus about 95 feet. Two of the pole vaulters have vaulted ten feet and 19 feet G inches represents the best mark thus far in the broad jump. The distance men have run tho mile in five minutes and six inches, the half in 2:35 and tho quarter in 58 seconds, while 11 seconds is the best record thus far in tho 100-yard dash. In spito of these modest showings tho "boys are determined to put up a good fight in the spring meets and aro practicing faithfully. The annual class meet ana relay carnival will be held- April 25 and at the conclusion of this meet the "Y" chances will bo prottj' well understood. un-derstood. The Provo boys meet Utah on May 2 and the Aggies on May 9. The state meet will be held in Provo on May 16.