Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 16 | Armstrong's Crimson Athletes Win Very Few Championships

Armstrongs Armstrong's Crimson Athletes Win in Very Few Championships University of Utah Has Fair Team but Is Left Out in Distribution of Titles I While the University of if Utah h en enjo enjoyed enjoyed en- en jo joyed Cd a rather lather lean year in athletics so far tir as championships are ate concerned concerned concerned con con- con con- the hilltop Institution sent ent some sonic mighty aggregations forth Into the field of competition for state and Rocky Mountain conference honors and everything considered things thIngs' might have hav been much w worse rsc The The- Utes' Utes sole oe undisputed claim to titular glory was In the thc tennis competition where Coach Theron Parmelee's Crimson racquet racquet- ers defeated the Brigham Young university entry for the state state state-cham cham- cham The Youngsters later took most of the out of this achievement however howe by winning the Rocky Mountain conference title TIE TIE- AGGIE In the tho recently completed football season lice Ike Ice Armstrong Armstrong's Utes were relieved of their 1926 R. R M. M 1 C. C championship the powerful Colorado Colo Cob ratio rado Aggie eleven and relegated to third place In the Uie final conference i rating along with the Montana State college v In the tate state race for tor gridiron honors the Crimsons finished finished finished fin fin- abreast of the with whom they tied tied tied-in in a a. scoreless contest contest contest con con- test Thanksgiving day In Iu conference conference confer confer- ence enca games the Redskins RedskIn lost to the championship Colorado Aggles and won over Colorado Mines Colorado U U. and Brigham Young U. U In let non non- contests ts with Northwestern Northwest Northwest- em ern U. U and Creighton the local boys were defeated Le Grande Dykman was named as asan an conference alt tackle for the third straight season sea sea- son while Captain Jack Howells Vie Vic end and Paul Caffey center were other outstanding ing performers Last winter winters basketball season Saw aw Armstrongs Armstrong's toys boys finish third in a cornered tour race for the honors honors hon hon- ors ora in the western circuit of the conference Utah won von three contests contests contests con con- tests from B. B Y U U. and anti lost one l lost ost four Cour straight to Utah Aggles and won one and lost three with Montana State college conference champions making a for tor forthe forthe the season of ot The Crimson regular five consisted of Pete Dow and anti Pete Couch forwards Ralph Goodwin guard Rud Rudy Lyon jumpIng jumping jump jump- i Ing ng at center and dropping back to toto toto to the defensive position and Lamar Lathar Vincent playing the floor PILLING OUTSTANDING Utah figured well in track andfield and andfield andfield field competition duo due to the remarkable remarkable re- re performance of t Doral Pilling PillIng Pill pm- ing who hurled the Javelin a distance dis dis- dis tance tanco of feet 8 Inches for a new v national record record Jn in tho the collegiate meet hold held in Chicago go PH Pilling ling also alsos s set t a new conference mark with a a toss OSS of ot feet 7 inches In the tho meet at Denver The Utes finished fourth In th c conference rating behind be behind be- be hind the Utah Aggles R. R M M. C. C champs Denver U U. and Colorado The B. B Y U. U rated fifth firth In the conference m meet theet Ct but managed managed managed man man- aged to slip into second place In Inthe in the tho state meet ahead of Utah Captain Captan Adrian Pembroke and Jack D Burton in the middle distances th the pole vault Vie Vic Watkins Wet Wat- kins in th th broad Jump Jimmy JenSen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen in the high jump Rudy Lyon Lyons In the weights Jess Sevey Jack Squires and Milton Cowan In the distance runs were Utah's other outstanding Utah finished s second cond both In Ith the conference and state ratings to the stellar Brigham Young U. U swimmIng swimming swim swim- ming ruing team The record performance of Bud Shields throughout the season accounted I In large e part for the Cougars success and In Jn only a a. few events were the Crimson paddlers able abbe to take better better better bet bet- ter than secondary points The best performers on Coach Ernest Hob Hol- flags flags' Crimson squad were White Burton Norton Edmunds and Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson in the free style Warren Cannon and Vie Vic Cannon In the breast stroke j Saunders and Hillin lUll Hill lUllIn i in n the back stroke and Wright and Pomeroy in fancy diving r rIn In wrestling Bill Christensen husky football player players was Utah's best test bet het winning tho the 17 pound 17 pound I championship in the western divisional divi me meet t Martin Dunn Dean tean Dutton and Steve Lauris were other other oth oth- er Utah mitt mat men who participated In scheduled matches I