| Show be LINE J With the skifF t t L e 1 t 1 I IBack I- I Back Again i in Favor Those close clot followers of ot sports who WATCH and THINK sporting vents Invents v have halve h ve been noting for tor the last lasts i w years s the unmistakable trend lovers from the spectacle pelto to the active brand That is heave Y noted that sportsmen are ili those sports which were for tor watching and are tak- tak ng up those in which they can cana cang a g e an active part Example Tea Sote a e the definite trend from tram baseI base- base I ilij which Is watched from a grand grind tand seat to u golf golt w which which- is InterI inter- inter I citing g mainly when played for or another example take bowIng bowl bowl- ng Having is tta reason Hason in the thc wine win win- r e when the Icy blasts k ke keep kep l p p the stage ige man from sports It Itra ittes tes ra an outlet for tor surplus el e game once one of at th ml most molt t tp pular p lar of winter activities Is rap rep I bl coming back into Its own It Jt Itt t exercise a rue rare sport nd develops some keen n that holds and keep keeps In- In tr fre t t. t The ie e sport port w was s once des deserted Itu It s u played by few tew watched by bya a ae and nd got scant cant consideration r m sport pages of at the news- news pers apers ow w It If is blossoming out once lore o ode The players al are ale e many man v pec ator spec tor galleries are filled and It is Charles Hoff the Norwegian a sports writer A mn man PJ has to be crazy to be a pole vaulter g dole I vault champion wants to be OP or a sports e editor either High School Eligibility Although h the 1926 basketball seaon sea- sea on has been one of at the most suc- suc campaigns In the history of ot oft t the h e scholastic hoop sport in Utah there Isa is isa isn a n stain w which h I c h stands out that out that f the playing 4 it t f Ineligible z layers t r IT 4 In two di divisions divisions dl- dl visions teams i which V would a u 1 d dhave have won the championship of their respective 1 leagues e a g u e 8 were u disqualified bel be because because be- be l' l t cause of ot the Inell inA In- In A t eligibility ell g I b of ot players w wit with i t h r perhaps Inferior interior outfits playing Inthe in inthe inthe the state tournament tournament tour tour- In the nearby Jordan division e Cyprus High school of ot Magna ras as forced to forfeit two games irid nd the championship because of at n Ineligible player A Also Iso In the 1 and division the Hinckley team n asi beaten n because of at ineligibility In taking the title In the I Summit ii league and Eastern cirul clr- clr ul a as well as ns a a. second case In ino o loop mote mom games were out because of ot Ineligible l layers Such a 11 pra practice Uce gives a black eye o amateur athletics It takes the out of ot sports ports some- some hat commercializing activities should hould In reality be only amI i Jeur eur I 1 Is js hard to believe that somene some some- ne n. td with the Institutions play played d Ineligible players did assuming Its rightful place on the sport pages The Telegram takes pride In the fact tact that It early r recognized tb tyre Importance of o this branch of sports It approved of ot the game for tor the good It did It demonstrated Its Interest by SU suggesting gesting and promoting promoting promoting pro pro- the first state held In Utah in 15 years ears There were more than entries entries' in that first big event ent In Its second year The Telegram obtained the A A. 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C C. sanction for tor the event and natIonal national national na na- na- na recognition of at the state champions found found- by the tournament ment Interest spread throughout the stat slate The sport received received- its due and was back on ona ona ona a s sound und footing rooting once more The sport deserves Its wide rec rec- To further the Interests of or the game ame by widening Interest the bowl bowlers rs over the promotion promotion promo promo- tion of ot the tournaments and havIng having having hav hav- ing been SHOWN the wa way made them into tr tremendous successes Bowing has not reached the top but but It It- It will It Is giving health sport Aport and good exercise to Hundreds bundred hundreds hun bun dred of at men and women and founded on that laudable motive fail By By STEVE MOLO- MOLO NEY not know v of ot the standings It seems Impractical too for tor records are easily available both age and scholastic records making no real reason for tor such course It seems seem that negligence on tb the thi part of the school or an Intense desire for tor championship teams causes the playing of at these men Two years ago after the L. 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D S S. team had won the state championship championship cham cham- in n the hoop sport it was discovered that one of ot the Saint players was over the age limit I Everyone connected with the team declared that they knew nothing about his age But the team was disqualified the players lost an op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to take that long sought trip to the th national tournament and a second rate team represented Utah in that tournament It was tough mighty tough on the school on the players and especially on the youth who individually had caused the trouble One cann cannot t blame him especially for tor wanting to play but it seems that the real flame lies In falling tailing to check on his records Last year ear after atter the basketball season was well under way and the East High team had begun to get Into shape It was again discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered that two men would be Ineligible for tor regular ular competition The error was caught before se serious serious serious se- se rious damage was done but the morale of th the team was broken and what looked like a championship team was shattered Until the time comes when a radIcal radical rad rad- ical oal change Is made in such practices tices there will always alwa's be trouble dissatisfaction and injustices Inthe in inthe inthe the sport By By LON LO- RICHARDO RICHARD RICHARD- SON O- O I |
