Show i S g WITH DR SPRAGUES SPRAGUE'S UNIT ACTIVE IN ATHLETICS By Albert F. F Warden I E strong and 1 athletes is iR tho tilo boast of unit which Lake at Camp Grant rd ra Ill ni Captain Hugh ug 1 B. B fir 10 well known local man Ise is e 0 oat ardent boosters of or atho ath- ath o 0 United States army and andI I thy the the ono one reason why the Utah kIng Ing so keenly to the athletic nn Tny rm life lift Captain Sprague dur- dur youth was one of ot the be best beat t dis- dis Infers ners that ever donned spikes at of Pennsylvania Captain I covered cohered the three and mile five-mile a 5 renowned Ted Meredith I ta Pennsylvania graduate and e 3 shines In the sprInts Captain ti was the bright light in the dis- dis I dur ng bis lila days on tho the cinder o 0 heir departure for active I Camp Gr GI nt ot the tire little band hundred undred strong had often otten been Remark that they were going to ample for tor the other men JUen in uni- uni A. A lies were their chief hObb hobby e 6 cy ey did not mean to Insinuate AI I y be champions In every did id mean that each and anti every e company should be active ich of or athletics AT EARLY he r ani arrival val at Camp Grant the rt d their athletic ability in a a. aes test es with the Indianapolis am- am corps The Indians as they the boys s are great are regarded as hard to was perhaps the I sto to start the move for tor the 1 the battle was wag over the thes s 8 were victors 10 to 6 G. Although I 0 was Tas as missing on account of or orn iI n duty the tIre ambulance boys heir cla class js minus the services of or elbest lebest amateur ball players that leda a suit on Utah soil BOU recent game Wesley Wilier Miller ball for the locals and I I a. following men on the firing line was v s easily earned Hans Han Hansen an n S self lf first base Cronin second secondI I per neri Her shortstop third irren Miller 1 left field March 1 II Bid ld and Jarman right field ordan and who uty t i were naturally missed from rings In ings 8 While these boys com com- tenUre entire list of ot ball stars in the the he remaining boys are active wrestling basketball sIca skating tInge rack ack and in fact every branch S s. s To Captain Sprague goes of or a feat that lore bee e i 1 unknown in the that t i J an In entire company of ot otI s Jj nd l n I iran I l I I the o h b iii ii h school hool stars ever 1 here e. e Jordan played at half and 1 tackle on tho tue W West t Side team while played quarter and end cad Jordan was waR also active In basketball baskett all an and track and Sadly was also a star In practically every branch nih of athletics le Lynn I Ray itay- 6 V L-V bould was a member m of the West t Side High school track squad In 1916 and while Curley did not break any worlds world's records he made the tIme best bets In n Utah step to win GRID PRACTICE SOON While the baseball season Reason Is almost over the boys are still sUll plaYIng the diamond dia dia- I dla-I mond game but with the snow flying lying already it is very probable that the Salt Lakers will start their gridiron practices Hockey and indoor sports will also be bs on on the program and when the Utah boys get Into first class trim the classy ag aggregations aggregations ag- ag 1 h eCI g of Illinois win will have l to hustle to win Sergeant Ser Lester Wire former West WestSIde WestSide SIde Sido High III-h school star IStar on the gridiron will 1 probably J have c charge or tire no grid eIS team and as Les is well known as a great eat line plunger er the boys will no doubt be well fortified d with classy players Tho The en entire tire band of or is enjoying the best of health and their one ono great motto is Utah first last and always |