Show UNCERTAIN WEATHER BAD FOR ATHLETICS The uncertain weather of the last few days has worked a decided hardship on the university athletes who were In the the middle of their spring training training- It has been impossible to do any outdoor work for the last five days because of the wet condition of the lie field and track The baseball baseball base base- ball men are also unable to train and they will be affected as much as the track men Coach Joe Maddock said this morning The IThe inconvenience caused by Tsy by tile UI weather will be serious to both the track and baseball men We Vc got a late start this year yar and in order to get our men in good trim for the early meet we needed needed needed need need- ed every ery day We Ve have a number of newmen new men who will be absolutely Inexperienced when the contests start who might have been point winners with the proper train- train Ing I believe it will be necessary to postpone post post- pone ae Itt the opening of J the baseball I league and it will IlI surely f be done e if the weather t thas has worked the same hardship on theother theother the theother other schools that It has on us It has also been necessary to discontinue discontinue discon discon- the of the football field which was partially completed The ground is frozen and the lie workmen will be unable to lay any pipes before a thaw If the work had not been interrupted the field would have been In shape shap for spring football practice but now it will be Impossible Impossible Im tin- possible to play on It before next fall |