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Show Interest in Sports Professional and Amateur Sports Thrive Despite War; ' Public Interest Maintained FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE UTAH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE WHICH TIED WITH DENVER UNIVERSITY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP. Left to RijQj Larson, substitute; Barlow, substitute; Wayman, substitute; Petersen' for 1918) ; Twitcftell. right halfback; Cmfcstqn, left guard; Mohr, r'ght tackle (Captain-Selec- t Captain, left tackle; Worley, right guard; StoHl ; Watson, coach; Lindquist, left end; Conk-wrigfullback; Cannon, center; Gardner, right end ; Anderson, substitute; Magalby,' substitute; Olson, fullback; Jarvis, left end; Jensen, substitute; Gilligan, substitute; Stiefel, quarterback; Hansen, right halfback; Spencer r ;nt end; Rowe, manager. ht, the United State declared the existence of a state of with the Imperial German government, the men who direct sports In professional, Amateur, and, collegiate circtee throughout the country Jammed down the emergency brake and paused to see Jr whst everyone was going to do about It ii T7 , vp P . it V ' !, " There was little more than a alight skidding, however, for almost as ; . soon ns the. sports moguls had offered to call off activities for the dura,1 A tion of the war. If the government thought best. President Wilson came forth with the announcement that it would be better for the national welfare were sports to continue as usual. I Therefore, in the raklst of alarms and such an was activity 'never before experienced In this country.' the scheduled major and minor athletic events took place In almost every part of the country. Professional and amateur baseball flourished in ac- rustomed fields and. when Jack Frost economic life. For financial and geoput an end to baseball end unbared graphical reasons, and entirety with, In football, the colleges and echoola out malice, Portland became an undesirable In the circuit. placed their elevens on the gndirona facilities, even at theTransportation beat, always and the usual buttles for supremacy caused the lost of a day In travel and an of for exemptying pocketbooka This was with the exwere.foughL penses. Prospects of somewhat imception of Tale, Harvard and Prinee-to- paired facilities next year frightened which contented themselves and the other club owners and the Portcaused their sportsmanship to be ques- land franchise became a thing to be ' tioned by permitting only "Informal .desired elsewhere. Much dickering ensued. Sacramento elevens to take the field. being the only prominent bidder for Army Teams. the Portland and matThroughout the season, the notable ters were finally settled at the meetfeature was furnished by the elevens ing this week by granting the California capital the papers in the case represjnting the, big army canton-nienand permitting the Sacramentans to Several teams of "A real, paying quality were out for the honors "go to It to furnish and contested between themselves and baseball. Thus, th Rose City of the with college elevens As soon as the northwest leave-.- ! h. athletic arrangements were made at which it existed for many years with, the cantonments, the A. A. U. din the varying fortune, and Joins Its near handsome and patriotic thing by neighbors in the Northwestern league. with the moving the "professionalism Almost simultaneously ban t Jid permitting their registered athletes to supplanting of Portland came the announcement that Walter .McCredie. compete with soldiers and sailors, of the of the latter who had led the Beavers for 14 years, a amateurs or standing en signed by it H. W. had professionals. , the lumn-crand During the lame of the Bees to succeed Bill Bern-har- d spring army ( such as had been gathered toa manager. Ihus McCredie, gether) was too busy training and with hie vast experience In the Coast mobilizing to permit of any great In- circuit and his undoubted ab.iutc a dulgence in baseball, but it la certain a baseball leader, will be given the that some teams will be formed next helm of the Salt Lake club which year which, will be almost the equal furnishes a new Item of interest for ot any of the major league clubs, for local baseballdom. -- the simple reason that a largo number With tlic Schoolboys. of the baseball stars are now in the WARNER, familiarly I4C sendee and their places on the big L A known as was the major athletic Basketball "Pug" Warner, disleague clubs will have to be taken by attraction In the schools and colleges tinguished himself this year as a youngsters of doubtful ability or ly in the UnU the the of year, member of the University of Utah early part xeerana trying to come back." a prominent which team, footbqll passed teams have already been form- cenrity of Utah taking part tn collegiate' encounters, but not ' through a season filled with disaped at the cantonments ana echeduU-of worlds title the but which never lost its pointment for most of them have been arranged. defending, in the fighting spirit, despite reverses In the western department Utah amateur champions, won The which eliminated it as a Rocky Aggies 116. was placed In the limelight Hv the per- spring of all were U. B. T. B. and Mountain Y. conference contender. f. formances of the team of the 145th I the Warner was the leader of the Field h h in the field with capable quintets, ' Provo school earning off the state team and displayed real leadermonn prospects for the cqmmg ship. though laboring under the other team in and around Camp honor. clear, since the handicap of frequent shifts In the Kearny and won the divisional cham- year are not very line-u- p down and change of tactics. got has yet squad university pionship. Likewise, the team repreother the most of and Throughout the season, with a few division at to serious work senting the Ninety-firof the eleven. .Varmembers other formative stage. tn the are Camp Lewis, which is a formidable teams ner played a consistent game at indications point to the Agsegregation, lists two Utah players of However, unwas and end rewarded by being winners, note Romney and Kapple, while Dar- gies as being probable c. the unanimous, choice of exp.rts and B. Y. rell Gardner Is a star player with the ion the Crimson, B. Y. Y . L. and coaches for an U. show surprising form. The B. Marw Island marines team. berth. this year i entering the race withex-a bout tlie Bees. V With Goodwin, Kerr, Roche. the lam of the new Lne-uHowe!: left Last spring. Bill Bernhard entered brand and Ware mg. Fisher, recently having players perienced havformed a.i important fig' Warner upon his first full season as manager the stale and most of the others the small lu collectRHUTronr in the listed im or been graduated which Norgren had to choose his having taken a turn at the w heel dur- ing service. 1917 team,' Season Pug' is a popular ing the final three weeks of the 1914 military The high school basketball man on the east bench and has season. Bernhard had some good ma- was dominated teams of work by the an enviable record as a gridiron terial with Which to open the season, the Salt Lake district. Spnng-vill- e and several veterans being back on the outside winning the championship Job. Bqt, there were some large holes acadSnow school. Y. C. to plug up and the pitching staff was the B.and U D.high 8. V. finishing second, weak. During the enure season. Bern-har- d emy third and fourth, respectively. There Lake struggled with the pitching probthat some of the Salt lem and toward the fag end of the is hope schools, the L. p. particularly district year, was ready to pay love or money, g N East and Week high schools, nT both. In large quantities for a defast quintets this year. will pendable hurler, but no dependable The develop suburban schools, however, and hurlers (or few of any kind) were to the Davis and Ogden high county be had. Therefore with a handicap in as well as the other schools the most Important department of the schools, mum always be figcam and some sicknesses and in lories, "out In the stale" as "dark horses' In the basket-ba- it j'Ot to mention the annual September ured season. batting slump, the Bees bad to be so Gridiron Season. with third place, though left Balt Lake on their final road they only Tn football, the Agricultural college trip a fraction of a point behind the league won all 'the honors tn 1SI7, tleing with leaders and with a fighting chance to Denver university for the Ro9ly win the pennant. Mountain conference championship Three plat.rs .Sheely. Crandall jand. easily proving Superiority over end Trfbln stood out aa the big stars 'every team encountered during the of the team (among the, newer play- - season. The only circumstance to era) while Truck Hnnnah played a! mar the .record' of the Aggies was the wonderful game behind the bat,! playing of a tie with the Montana consecutive ! State collegians and that there was catching more than 1 contests and winning the iron man I something "flukey" about that result title for catchers. Earl Sheely speed- - is easily seen by scanning the other The Aggies Aeru favored ly By developed as the premier first 'scores. lutemen of the league when placed on (the poelon of maSr young football the initial sack and waa the home stars from every corner of ths state, run leader of the circuit. As a fielder though Salt Luke must ba given cred-h- e for furnishing much of the best furnished some of the most bril-lentertainment ever seen in the terlal. Of the Aggtes. Stiefel. Kart Crandall developed as Itsrback, and Cannon, center, won alien ail around player of great value j conference positions. The refusal or while Johnny Tobin was eaaiiy the Denver university to play the Aggies supporters leader among outfielders, judging hit a post season game to decidewasthea regarded aa distinctly a move in the work from the standpoint, i Rocky Mountain championship, right. direction. - Athletic stock at the Orr. Quinlan. Rvan and Rath playVd Igrest disappointment lo every oae university folks 'and university to expected to take an imusual dependable games. icept the Denver riorm of ertUclam mediate Jump through the efforts and Despite the jrar and a somewhat brought forth; personal popularity of Fitzpatrick, slackened, attendance due to outaiiejfrom the entire Dem jhlmself a "U man and one of the ojien. ly the Sait teoin not only luons being ever developed in Utah. ' lapses, athletes .best conclusions to were afraid try rentes a broke even on the season but made j Until a new coach is selected at the few dollars. Add to this the fact that i with the Aggies. East school. high Tommy wtii contini club Is free of indebtedness and Tun, my 'a Sew Job. ue to Instruct his high school charge Tful state of affairs is presentedajj athNelin the university gymnasium. feature of collegiate ileiw interest developed this week. son H. Norgren'e brief contract with tier c. ibs In many leagu the slate losilution expired at the close whcn Fitzpatrick, Tommy 'popular Coael-wlx- e Ujihoayai. coach nt the East Bide high school. of the Thanksgiving Day gams ana to fill the Coaching va- - Norg is now In the army. Norgren Mith the cio-o- f the 1917 season. was in inner coney at the University of Utah. Tom- -' came to the IT" three years ago ud the betas thing happening ' circles of Coast league polit.cal and my'e selection won the approval of all during hto regime some fine athletes AST spring, when Many Utah Athletes Discard Sport Togs to D on Uniforms Of Uncle Sams Ten Million HE splendid record of .athletes throughout the country who haw flocked in large numbers to the defense of Liberty has been a big source of pride to follower of athletics. From the first call to arms to the mom recert, athletes have been in the forefront cf the volunteers and mom of them are making dis- . In the "draft army," also, are many tinguished records for themaBiy-ea' of the states' greatest stars. Utah has contributed her big share of athletes to the country's cause. Professionals and amateurs of all branches ol sport, who have figured more or lees prominently In this state, ans numbered in Utah's tibns to the army and navy. , Lwar " Jr-- - i c. , - ' "tf i tA , is. r,vr c, - ?s f! 1- -' '' -vv - - . ri - 7' I V--l A, i.k ; 4 enter-comme- nt right-of-wa- y, ta er it ivt -- i'.aa-ketb- Ivotnoeevv . ' ti r t - ". IF vis -- ex-th- -- tke " me thths , I F ... WM 1'( ? league was on the decline, that It had in camp, he was rejected because ot di ( lost its speed end zip and that the this poorly-sbroken ankle, which j i i ' Kao been 'the cause of much mlsei younger circuit eventually would i ! r. .ito Earl and is suspected of hrfVms American !I had thing all ha own way in the au- J t i 1 tlonal reasserted itaeif and won two .... of the three interleague senes played. ! 0i'1. Krmeyer. the pitcher. 1 o Nt, . ?r,w-,r- h The Cardinals defeated the BroWns official ,n Oiiie. too ( decisively, overcoming them in four orned down by the medical exam- - out of six games. A gevvoth contest because of the severe in-- - I took place, but it a tie. The Na- lare,y. N'a a.de surtr.ned in the ea riv' tionat leagneni." however, outshone liry their rivals m nearly every phase (Port of .the 1917 season. Ollle pliiyet ,J;, rtrm with the club and is the pantime. The Browne were out!01 to b a b1 rar nxt rtaweed Citirinnati also won Its ! Enlistment and the golng'av-afrom Cleveland to ot, two. game mn with the draft army are tx, (Inly six game were required to u ny be tha " cide the issue in this case and thalT 0t!, Reds left no d&ibt of their superior-- 1 McCredie will have but few of the Veteran Bees with which to start th. Ity, . Thy world Giants and Whue other meeting between clubs of theNe kH&ki before next, season, while oppanng leagues and despite the de some of the other Bees may get tha feat of the Giants there stillnre many enlistment fever before training days Many players who figured largely Ir who maintain New York has the more formidable team and that had it put the Coast league l.it year are now lr forth its bast in the late lamented the army, San1 Francisco being one o? "Jamboree" the National league would the heaviest losers by th draft whle bare made a clean sweep of autumn every other cinh has lest at least twe or three men by draft or enlistment. games. e With the 145th Fi(ld artillery, art In th three aerie IS gam were played. of1arhtrh the Na- several of the bet known athletes ot tional won It ' and the American Utah, every member of the squad hav-- ; eight, and the other one. between the tag figured more or lea Cardinals and Browns, was ondoetd- - aa a participant In one orprominently another ot th collegiate. IntersChoIastie op amateur sports. -- f ! . S?d 7 the left, Milton Koni' captain East Side foul bait team fcnd winner of Kiehmond medal. Center. Ernes Fallentinc, plain hnskethall tram.- - Went Side, RlghL L'rank J. Mc4kanney, cwptain West Side foot hell teem. On , by-fo- de-'0,- er dy . wera developed. At the close of the last school year, Norgren reeigned-t- o enter business, but last fall was persuaded to fill in as emergency coach during the football season. i n high school football, the East Side high school eaaiiy romped away with the title, though the Panthers put up game opposition and worked throughout the season with tb handicap of inexperienced players. - Under the direction of Tommy Fitzpatrick and the field leadership of Milton Romnev. the Leopards walked over every .Other team in the Mate and. on Thanksgiving day, played the Walla Walla.'1 Wash., high school In that city for the championship of . the Bort- - West. The Leopards lost to the Washington lads. on the same day, the Panthers won over the Boise high school at Boise. The lai'er team waa cap Lain ed by Frank J. MrGanney. Jr. in Utah Intertchotastic football the teams finished as follow; East high, second: Jordan, first; Wen high, third; Granite, fourth; Ogden, fifth; Davis county, sixth. Milton Romney was the winner of the coveted Richmond medal last year, awarded for tha highest scholastic standing among high school athletes of this Mate. In Belt Lake, for basketball are Milton Romney. East, and Ernest Fallentlna. Wssl Last spring tb animal state t h . been1" et i -- stndard lZ ISIil . ma-lia- nt t. -- st quar-ieagu- e. stt -- l un,h.F',iaiV.H it , . n, ft--;-- , largest single item of in j to biMetiall fans this V. winter was dished up early this Preswhen tn woek Jjos Anjeles, . ident H. W. Lane of tbs Bees ' Waiter McCredie to manage signed . next year the SattcAaker-cIuhFor most of his years tn the Coast league. Waiter McCredie has been the dominating figure among high school track meet was not held, manager, not only for his ability due to difficulties which arose at that Among the champions, R. W. Suits-in-' . title ( to 'oduee pennant winners, but lime incident to the wer disturbance. bury, who held the state-go- lf 1116, Is now a captain of Infantry- -, because of hie personality. When Events. Other .was McCredie couldn't give the fans Salisbury prevented from , In other athletic circles, the season Captain his title this year because , something to talk about, news was of defending brought forth the performances in the scarce indeed. Most of train mg ! his important participation Y. who B. Larsen the Clinton U., of adivitiea at the Presidio. Alma' however, has been hm managericai exceeded the worlds record high jump, camp great high Jumper of jccess. for there can be no ques-o- n though his mark was disallowvd be- the B. Y. D-the of his ability. - and Olympic champion, is of cause made under not taisupervision Fourteen years McCredie a second lieutenant, having been lored as player and manager, on the A. A. U. Larsen, however, is con- among the class most recently gradual-- , I "he field and bench, for the Port-an- d sidered one of the premier eoetenders ed. , team, and during that time, In the high jump event and was a winOther prominent athlete now in tbeir f he could not develop a winner or ner In the Pennsylvania games last nation's service are Lieut. Victor Oie-- f dangerous contender, he never year, taking the Intercollegiate title. son. former football star of the Uni-- , ailed to make his team furnish Larsen seems to be the legitimate suc- varsity of Utah; Lieut. Roy Buidoway, cessor to Alma Richards, the famous four-lettome of the finest baseball man at the Balt Laka ever seen H the teagr. B. Y. Jumper, and high school; Lieut. Roy McIntyre, the fact that he also hall from the former In picking young players and the captain and star kicker of Secmuch credit on that developing them for major league B. Y. U. reflects of football Utah team; University service. Walter McCredie has been school and on Coach Roberta whs de- ond Lieut. James Lillie, former quarIn all he veloped both men. unusually successful. of U.t Second Dent.-held last terbacks U.last has 'sent up' piavars some of year coach of the Richwhom have developed into marspring end the annual Thanksgiving field high school and graduate of the velous performer. McCredie will day ran of the Deseret gymnasium waa A. he waa a basketball where ('., jU. take the wheel of th Bee ship tbe only trot evort d the year. hie,nd WbaU star; Second Lieut Bill batrn. hacked by the good wiahea and was won by Melvin .. 'kurnp. former amateur baseball and L uD.fi. hearty support of every Salt Lake gymnuiam 'and Tooele pitcher; Second LieuL Don (V athlme who finished handily, wit 100, Job fan. for the West- who He began his career with the yards to spars. Ted Johnson Beconrf Aj.l c)abFu,t, team la hxs home town of Manhad won twice in succession, had to be Lieut forme preal h lhe Petereon chester. Iowa, m 1895. and dunug athletic star of the Aggies, football his checkered career in baseball the New York Athletic club coining in and track sensation for many seasons; has been a memter of the followsecond. Second Lieut. Henry Beal, former Cherokee. The Deseret gyjnnastum has main- of U. basketball Iowa; ing teams: star, member of the O.; tained its place at the head of inde- conference championship Quincy, ill.: Youngstown, quintet and deSioux City. la ; Minneapolis, Oakpendent athletics and physical of the university five; First captain land Outlaws, .Brooklyn. Baltimore velopment. The usefulness of this big LieuL Henry Moyle, former university and Portland. institution and its importance to the athlete; Second LieuL Kapple, form- -' community at large has grown every football star Nelson H. Norgren. until recently ?er!?D.V coach at the University of Utah is i3 ,77. KT the aviation school at Berkeley. Cal.; U h w'ili take the examination and !foT have been ma.ma ned neutenanta commission. Blab is KL intormep university footballer, 4 women being alM the corps, as Is Roget conducted Van former Frit, captau , A return of bicycling as a regular at- (Happy") the University. of Utah football team traction in Balt Lake will occur with of basketball quintet and member tri the opening of the uiew indoor track and the world championship five- - Lowell I at - Bonneville park pavilion next Homney Crimson football erreat week. A six day race to first on the and track athlete cards and will be followed by many to nowbU,witbaseball the national army at a fW shorter event. It In the etated Inten- - Camp Lewi, and to playing halfback tion of the promoters to encourage and on division team the Ninety firstd ere op amateur riders, though several .Tj-LieuL Kapple being quarterback ol 'IS profeseloaal speeders will be enatred the' same eleven. Darrell Gardner as special attractions. If the indoor se a.wm is successful, it Is planned to university tohalfback, is in the Marlnd and terror to opposing footbuild a new outdoor saucer at Boone-viii- e corps ball players, for "Spike" to playing hij ' park next spring. old brilliant game for the Mara Island ' eleven. Among the baseball player. Saif NEW PLAYEHS Lake has one man who is supposed he' waa wUb the last contingent to report at Amen-- .' ran Lake. This man is Adolph Behln- -' Kkle, the young righthander who did ex-f cellent work for the Bees last season j f and who promised to bo one of the .! I 5 mainstays of the clnb-- , next year - - ! I LEAD IS II A Adolph went to American Lake but wae almost immediately whisked away to the Atlantic coast. The last heart , several- - weeks from Adolph t 'when be stated that he expected toago" set (Special to The News) , ,i New York, Dec. J . Contrary to sail within a short tune. ' American league andEarl Sheely, the Beewasfirst baseman general beliefv-4- e called away sensation, is not , the National with batting the draft as soon, as the base- - I , ball season came to a close. Earl had " J league. KrnUd special furlough tc ( For a number of years it has THE K , t 'V . - inter-leagu- -- X" I s E- - - Vrtkj |