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Show Famous A. C. Athlete h Named Coach at Payson i . " f A 1 ' : ' J 1 Stubby Will Teach Speet and Skill He Himself Possesses. Special to The Tribune. LOG AX, July 2B. -Wlicn Carl -(Stubby) Peterson finished i . lead for his team in the relay,, nt the state meet in Provo on.jj 2-J, he appropriated a fitting cliraai' his career as an athlete at the L'tad ricultural college, and as the school fers a preat loss in his lcavin t' l'ayson Hiph school pains as ",'nu, Stubby has signed to lake charge of r athletics at the Payson hih the coiv.i-season. coiv.i-season. Stubby Peterson was praduatcj the agricultural cotlcpe last spring aft . four years. Beforo coming to the A. 1 'Stubby was known in scholastic cire'.. having been a star performer for ( high school in Salt Lake. - He was pa uated at the East high in 1915 and f following autumn he set out to be fanner and began to acquire the fi-' points of the agricultural uusluess , matriculating at the Agricultural c lego. Fast and Skillful. As a freshman he was an athlc leader and the first chance he had , showing his ability was the folloni-spring folloni-spring in track work. In the fall 1916 tho. Africa held down the ce! position in conference football, botr terson proved to bo- one of tho fasts men in tho conference. The foUowi: year tho Aggies came to the top oft conference teams, and Peterson wast; a more dangerous man for other tea than he ever was before. Peterson 's athletic abilty has a culiar significance in that ho is 1' haps the smallest man in stature . has ever performed in the stato, and the while that he has-been a conten he has, at the same time, been a lead On the gridiron he was, no . oubt : fastest man that has plaved the game the last three years, lie weighed more tha 125 pounds at any time : has been in college athletics, and m of the time ho weighed much less. Three-Letter Man. Peterson is a three-letter man, ha:: participated in football, track and b; ball. At present he is a member of: fast Logan baseball club. He leads .. Cache Valley league outfielders and the second best hitter in the leaf besides being the leading sacrifice t ter. This spring he was awarded Cardon medal at the Agricultural lege for being tho school's best allro: athlete, which might also be interpre: to mean that he was the best all-r.r.:. performer in the state, as he excelle-: 1 every branch in which he particija;: during the past year. Peterson is a native of Salt Lake.!:: received his scholastic training U- but upon entering the Logan college also made Logan his home. In I-ruary, I-ruary, 191 S, he was married to )' Verda Turner of this city. Altho:. his athletic ability has given him t most prominence, lie also figured other branches at the farmer sek lie is a member of the Phi Kappa 1, fraternity, and a charter member the famous Be-No club. This year : was president of the senior class a! t. college. Peterson is excedingly po;. lar. AH this athletic competition h been characterized by his clean 1: consistent work. Truly he has been t: of Utah's foremost athletes, and tk is no question that he w"ill be just . successful as a coach as he wasaei player. |