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Show M' ELVIN FEEEBAIEN, young distance rauner, who won university uni-versity cross-country event, finishing finish-ing far out in front. I mmmmmm i . v:;;;:;.'- ' s -V:::' I i s :j' :-;::':';:iv'.:':.:V j. J' ' , "f" i X ' - ! : s I t -a :;;;:i:?;:r.::r&S.is i , Lsis;;:-::!. ! ! - 1 ,' V 1 "'1 :;;c';:: 1 rains . nip m Takes Cross-country Race With Ease; 'U' Tennis t Players Victors. Melvln Freebaim, university freshman and popular Utah high school runner, won the annual "U" day cross-country run held yesterday. He covered the four and one-half mile course in thn ft time of 17 minutes, 25 seconds. Crossing the tape In strong condition after a strenuous strenu-ous sprint, Freebairn led the next nart man by a distance of more than 200 yards, and, nlthoucii the time made probably prob-ably does not break previous records, Freebairn was not pushed hard. For that reason he did nut exert himself to , lower the existing mark. Lee May finished st-cond, covering tho 1 distance in I'.t minutes and 10 seconds. ! J. Pendleton, Jack Q. Otnnon and F. An- I derson finished third, fourth and fifth. ; respectively. Only five men entered the : race. I Dave Coleman had little difficulty in i defeating D. LUrd of the 15. Y. U. in the i tennis singles cla.-h. winning three out of three of the match, tho scores being' 6-1, 6-1. ti-2. Although Bird showed spurts of winning style nt times, after, the f irpt set had K-en played there was I no doubt as to whom tho honors would . ; so. j In the doubles game the university again won out, Hal Bennett and HuKh "Wing winning three out of a possible four j sets from the l'rovo tenrn, the n-ros be- I ing G-2, 6-1, .1-6, 6-4. The vlMtlng team from the first appeared to be affected by the strange court, and also lost out In : several close situations by not ohs'TvIng 1 technical rules of the game. This is tho first collegiate game played for either team this season, and when the "l" players visit Provo next wr-..!-; It may bf expected that a mure Interesting contest will be stsged. The next game fr Ltrh will be with the Agiries next Friday afternoon, af-ternoon, the game to be played at the university. Other athletic features of the day's celebration were the tug-of-war and pushball contest between the frosh unci the sophs. In both events the upper classmen won out. Immediately before the start of the pulling content vernal arguments over favorito po.sitlonu developed devel-oped into general, hut harmless, fistic battles. When at lust both teams got straightened out, the Suphomores successfully suc-cessfully pulled their younger rivals through the historic pool of water and mud. The pushball contest was filled with thrills throughout, neither tram hnving any nppurent advantage dining tho first, period. Torn trousers, Khln s ripped In rags, fven hlak eyes and blnndv nn-s, wore thfj result of side scrambles for a chance to heave the hm,'e pneumnt io sphere. Finally the s.-eond-y.-ar nit-n I made a goal, and reoeat .-d in tho second half, thus establishing their superiority over their younger rivals. |