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Show DESERET GYM RELAY TEAM DEFEATS Y. M. C. A. SPRINTERS BY SINGLE LAP Somo of the boys who turned fast laps yesterday: Back row, loft to right Dick Wilson (Y.) and Wilford Leonard (Y.). Bottom row Leland Cowie (D.), John Sharp (D.), Bichard Woolley (Y.) and, Morgan Sweeney (Y.. Hundred Boys in Stirring Battle; Seven Miles Made in 29:041-5. THE Deserct gymnasium relay loam won from tho Y. M. C. A. (cam yesterday afternoon in the Deserct gymnasium. Tho raco was tho first'runniug contest over held-befcweon held-befcweon the two institutions. Thu ovent promiBp3 to rouse much enthusiasm enthus-iasm for coming1 compotitious between tho two gyrmiasftrais. A large crowd witnosscd the big cvout. There was some dispute about tho finish. Many Y. M. C. A. followers said thai; the "y" men finished ahoad, but after much discussion it was found that Morgan Swoonov ran but ono lap instoadi or the specified two laps. Ho said he- did not finish tho remnin.in'g lap as the track was crowded with poo pie. At one period of the raco the Dos-orot Dos-orot team had more than two laps' advantage ad-vantage This lead washeld until the last ten men of lh'o. V, M, C. A. team started, .then the handicap was gradually gradual-ly cut down until they were but a lap behind. Thomas Fitzpatriclc was the starter and sent the boys of each irnuuasium away at 3;27 o'clock. John Sharp, Dos-oret, Dos-oret, finished his two laps with n slight advantago over Ttiehard Woolley, "Y," Tho good beginning of tho Deserct boys gave them much encouragement. Clarence Clar-ence McCall. 2sro. 3 of (ho Deserct, passod Noil Whito,-giving tho Dcsoret team a half a lap udvantago. Deseret Holds Lead, This advantago was increasod when Adolph Sodcrberg of tho Deseret passed "Bay Warner, giving tho Desort eyuit naslnm team a lap and a half advantage advan-tage over the "Y'. Both, teams" woro showing good form and tlio many admirers ad-mirers of both sides choored their boys iluatily. v Tho Desorut hoy still hnd n. Rood lead- : . J. (Continued on Following .Page.) . - -.c . i , DESEBET GUM BOYS WMMY.M.C1 (Continued from Preceding Page) when Wllford Leonard, No. 40 of the Y. M. C. A., uhowed much 3pccd and gradually decreased the Desoret lead until un-til his two laps were up. Ho hml ro-takeu ro-takeu a quarter of a lap from hla opponents. op-ponents. Russell Hirls1. "Y.," also showed much speed In hla two laps. Dick Wilson, who followed Jlhrig and who wns No. 45, also look a lap from his opponents' op-ponents' le.nl. ... j . The Decret team was Btlll a lap ahead and held this advantage to tho end. Morgan Mor-gan Sweeney, who mado tho fastest time of the "Y" team In the tryouts. finished the race, hut could not overcome the large advantage or the Deneret team. Tho Deaerot team has been coached by (Robert .Richardson for the past month. Richardson was greatly pleased at the showing his boys made. Tho Dcseret team waa much smaller than their op-, ponents. and Richardson says that bis ibovs were picked from the Junior class Ibnly. There were, but four boys on the Dcsorct team who weighed more than 115 pounds. They were H. Barnes, 13. Bow-erlng. Bow-erlng. Leo Robinson and Lclntiri Cowle, Other Meets Planned. Homer Holsinglon of the Y. M. C. A. picked the "Y" team and also gaye thorn much coaching. .Although hj tonm was defeated, ho was elated over Uio race, as it promises to create friendly rivalry between the two Institutions In the future. fu-ture. An outdoor niut between the two gymnasiums thla sprlmj Is planned. Yesterday's Yes-terday's race probably was tho last meet for which Holslngton will coach, hb ho will Boon leavo for Fort Smith. Ark., where he will liave cliargo of the Y. M. C. A. boys' work. Tho DeVerct team, as vlotor In yes-tcrday'n yes-tcrday'n race, waa .prcsonted with a handsome banner by the A. G. Spalding & Bros. Co. Each boy ran two laps or about 220 yards. The entire dtstanco .was almost seven miles, or 100 laps. The time for the- entire race was 4 minutes, 4 4-R seconds. sec-onds. Victorious Team. The members of tho victorious Dcsorct gymnasium relay team and tho order in which they ran are as follows: 1 Joha Ehtrp Zt B. Wool ley I L lie Jonei 57 O. I.timta S Nell Whlta 2S IV. HotniM 4 Monio Wrlstlej- JJ Victor Vtj E OU no Farrell JO Bill Sjulra t nolo Jck 31 Bltlna WlUoa 7 Paul Aldor 3! Dnton Rich 5 H. Barnes Zi Unn t AdolDb Sodtrbox M R. NowU 10 O. Grant 35 Hixtt Kent 11 F. Hllli JS HT7 Font 12 E. Meenm 37 Letter Norobers 13 n. Atitla -Borrli Frank 14 R. So4erbers Elder 15 Angna Mr.KalUr 40 H. Jtldsloy IS Scott Andtnon 11 Dick Lvim&n 17 Goorpj Halton 4 Mr Creer It Edwin Richard 431. Ttt lit Douglx Btftllo 44 H. Frio ;0W. ltcll 4."i Oifir Wullstelu 21 w. fillmcr Emcraon YVtta ?2 W. Bartlclt 47 li. Uoft-erlns i3 Mark GalUclirr 4? Floyd Uomney 34 D, Caadland 4S Uso Robinson 23-Erneat Oootw JO-Liland Cowlo. Y. M. C. A. Runners. Tha Y. C. A. tem was compojed of th fol-lowlnc fol-lowlnc boy ud the order in whlca ihor ran; 1 RlchArd Wooller W Kmenson float 2 Howard Watktni 27 Harold Ctlnn S Claronco McCjII 2-S Jumoa Umo.i 4 Joo Novlllo IS Robort RhodM 5 Newell DajCsn JO Archlo Roberlton e-Ph!lllp Feolt 31 Lwrc3c Kap 7 Charles Holfcr 33 Georco Burko t Ronald t-ano 13 Frd Redman 9 Ray Warner 34 William Kautmin 10 ciatr Self 35 Leatr WlllUmton 11 Franelt Haji SS Robert Applecato 12 Ed Ilaya 37 Smith Bourowa 13 Scott Gudner 35 Morris Rlebardsna 14 Joo Car thy 3 Clark Blcr lJClaroneo Hurd 40 Wllford JXinard 16 Harold Conover 41-Hman PeuUch 17 Eddlo Vundor 42 Sidney Tyroltr 15 Alex Varonkamp 43-Judsoa Gray 19 Jasper Morton 41 Rupnell Ihrlg 20 Clarenco rrank 4J Rlehanl Wlleon 21 Lalhrop Whitehead 4? Lester Griffith 22 Jnrk .Tamea 47 Milton Ganhl 23 Art Ero 4 llanno Allto 24 Robert Chrlmln 43 Clay Mllln ro-'Floyd Rydalch 50 Morgan awecney. |