Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-23 | Page 4 | Romney Completes Successful Track School at U. A. C.

Romney Completes tes Successful Track School at at U I A A. CAggie C O I Aggie Coach Scores Scores' M Mar Man Manner r ner ncr in Which M Majority of Meets Are Han Handled led LOGAN June 22 There There are two outstanding reasons why track an anfield and andfield field me ts are not more popular In the opinion of ot Coach Dick Romney Rom Rem ne ney who concluded the second week of ot the coaching school with wih his lecture this afternoon First Firs and foremost foremost and and we predict there ther will wl be a a full ful chorus of ot ayes to hi his pronouncement pronouncement meets meets are not ru ruoff run runoff off oft fast enough and frequently the theare they are even slower than that The Th second assigned reason is that tha spectators spEctators are not sufficiently in informed informed informed in- in formed about the events and th the participants MEETS DRAG OUT O Of course coune the objection o or of coaches to a a fast meet is due t to the fact that frequently they hava have hav havea a man in several events and events event following rapidly on each other de destroy destroy destroy de- de stroy his effectiveness It I may b be necessary to center the stars star's activities ac ac- a little more and create creat m more mare re interest among the fans Admitting Admitting Ad Ad- that hat some time between track events is necessary there i Is too much unnecessary delay in th the conduct of most of our meets and only the fact that track meets comIn come com comeIn comein In the spring keeps the ardent few v who come out from feeling the theIr way home in the dark Officiating can also be greatly greaty improved according to Romney Track and field officiating has been sadly neglected Football and basketball basketball bas bas- officials have been receivIng receivIng receivIng Ing a great geat deal of ot instruction they are presumed to be trained men but almost anyone and even others are permitted to officiate at a track meet Correct natty dressing might help out the officiating a lot and furthermore the tile officials should know the rules A great many may mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes can be made made by having an opinion about what the rules should be but in not kno knowing ing definitely