Show V - - w 1 CHANGES SPORTS YEAR I AR JEMS’ GRID RULES UNDER FIRE Beehive State Sportdom Produces Outstanding Figures in 1933 Simplification Only Excuse Claims Head of Rules Committee Injuries RARE EVENT Ski Engen’s 281-FoJuipp Utah’s Defeat tri Grid Outstanding ot Decreasing Greater Supervision Is Needed to Check Mishaps Tooeje By BOB GOODELL Three outstanding events took place in Utah sports during the year 1933 Ab Jenkins sent numerous automobile speed records into the discard on run on the salt flats Alf ' his Engen recorded the greatest ski jump in the world’s history at Ecker hill University of Utah was forced to be tie for the content with a three-waRocky Mountain conference football title after five years of unchallenged supremacy Participation in every type of amateur sport reached a new higl mark with thousands engaging in the various activities Basketball golf tennis and baseball drew great numbers of enthusiasts during 1933 Attendance at sports events especially football was encouraging Big increases in the home "gates” of Utah and Utah Aggies gave pfomise of the end of depression conditions in Uteh sports Jenkins’ Great Bun Jenkins’ spectacular achievement at attention Salduro won nation-wid- e The Salt Lake driver engaged in a continuous run for more than 24 hours averaging 1178 miles per hour to travel 3000 miles in 25 hours His best 30 minutes 3662 seconds hourly time during this phenomenal run was 1281 mites per hour He shattered scores of nationally recognized records during his run which was official in 'every- - respect Engen holder of the accepted world's professional ski jump record h y rcent - pur-pose- t record t - Check Natality 'fee porta “Your chairman also has done some checking of the press reports on football fatalities for 1933 Even from the meager information contained in these reports It is quite evident that eome of these fa- tab ties are not properly attributable to football 7 “As we study these reports it becomes evident that lack of auprevl- sion which permits boys to play who ro not physically fit for any strenu ous exercise and lack of attention to minor injuries or abrasions are the real causes of many If not most football fatalities Changes in football rules will not aid this situation A campaign for education Is necessary in order to bring about proper supervision in the schools and on the playgrounds— not only for football but for ell vigorous sports” pro Ephraim Outfit Takes Tourney Enow college of ' Ephraim captured first place in the senior division of the annual Intermountain A A U basketball tournament last sea son The Ephraim cagera coached by Ike Young were a rugged group youngsters who could pass and shoot well The junior title was taken by Business college team after an interesting elimination senes Hen-ager- Boxing Enjoys Brief Revival Oaring Year Boxing fans of Salt Lake enjoyed tf the sport during the For a short time two cards were presented each week and at least one card a 'Week was arranged during the spring and fall campaigns Local fighters some of whom showed excepuonal Improvement as the progressed furnished most of the talent but a few topnotchera from other sections of the country were brought in occasionally a brief revival 1933 season sea-eo- n r leap recorded-i- n 1932-r-ose greater heights in 1933 On February 26 he scored 245 254 261 and 281 feet on successive leaps 257-fo- to even JAYSEE LEAGUE ball "We have a fine game Are we sportsmen enough to keep it? That is the questioner Attempts to flnd loopholes and beat the rules are the reason for SO per cent of the rules years changes of the past twenty-fiv- e This year has shown a wonderful im provement in this respect Tew coaches and hot a single reputable one have attempted any such tactics The atutude of their national association has doubtless had much to do with this most desirable attitude- - If we are to preserve this great game and keep it free from just criticism we must think of the game first and our private good must be a second “It is my Idea that you our sponsors wish your committee to continue to legislate not with the idea of furnishing a Roman holiday to the crowds but always with one set the good of the boys wbo play the game “With this m mind your committee during the pest year made but two major changes We strengthened the clipping rule and eliminated the aideline play We believe we lessened unnecessary Injuries by the first change and made the game faster and more enjoyable by the second “In addition we tried to further elafjify the rules The game we have evolved if highly complicated and to a certain extent artificial Consequently the rules are complicated and difficult Our efforts at clarifl cation bora fruit and only two questions arose during the year which were not clearly answered by the rules This we believe establishes a Granite Take Major Prep Laurels Attendance Picks Up Official Says CHICAGO Dep 30 Except for ome TimplificationS changes In the present football rules would be a mistake Walter R Okeson 'chairman of the college football rules committee told delegates to the twenty-eightannual National Collegiate Athletic association convention today Attempts to find loopholes and beat the rules are the reasons for 90 of the changes of the past he said although the past shown a “wonderful im has year provement Jn this respect” “Nevertheless some simpKBcatlon of the rules is desirable " he ex"Mistakes in interpretation plained occurred in all parts of the country during the season Many of these came from the tact that the play in question was one which for a lifetime was legal and it looked so right end natural that at the moment no one questioned it It your committee without endangering the players or upsetting the balance of the game can bring about some simplification It will of course be glad to do so “Already Tee Complicated” however “Generally speaking changes in the rules at this time Such changes would be a mistake nude to promote this on that method of attack will further complicate a code which is already too complicated The game as it stands is a fine one and if properly supervised coached and officiated u not productive of more Injuries than are to be expected in any body contact game The main source of trouble la failure to properly look after tho injuries sustained This lack of cars Is what causes many of the fatalities of foot- if CougarHoopmenWin HUGE SUCCESS in an exhibition tournament sponsored by the Utah Ski club That final leap probably was ths longest ever made The brief but spectacular ski season found Engen winning the Washington’s birthday event with a best d jump of 241 feet while Halvor of Lake Arrowhead Cal won the New Year’e day affair with a effort Calinar Andreasen was supreme among the amateurs and on the same day Engen made his leap he shattered all amateur recoms by sailing 174 feet He bad previously broken the state amateur mark with a jump The football Season produced the most interesting Rocky Mountain conference' campaign in years With many veterans lost to the Utah team the Redskins had a squad of exceptional potential power but one that found trouble "clicking” until the final game of the season when it rallied from their first conference defeat in six years to trounce the previously unbeaten Colorado Aggies and tie for the title when gain a three-wa- y Colorado U obligingly came through with a victory over the Redskins’ The conqueror Denver university final triumph over the Colorado Farmers found the Utes playing their best football of the season and gave excellent promise for next year Utah started the season with an overwhelming triumph over the week Montana State team then took a 21-lacing from U C L A at Los Angeles B Y U and Aggies were defeated in close games and then came Here are some of the outstanding performers in the Utah sports an inyasioh of Oregon with the Web-fewinning a 26-- 7 decision Utah reworld for the year 1933: (1) Alf Engen ski champion (2) Mrs U in a L G Shrlver women’s city golf winner (3)'Elwood Romney turned to nose out Colorado game 13 to 6 but then B Y IT basketball ace (4) Mel Gallacher intermountain tennis spectacular traveled to Denver and suffered a king (5) Mrs J H Evans women’s state golf titlist (6) Ed Kings-le0 loss when the Pioneers scored on two-tim- e state amateur links champion (7) Ab Jenkins record a long pass and a blocked punt in beauto tween times playing a stubborn despeed king shattering fensive game that repelled many Utah threats The victory over Colorado Aggies gave Utah a tie for the top Conference “Perks Up” yThe shattering of Utah’s longstanding Invincibility on the football field was encourhging to the confer- ence as a whole and the Salt Lake The fish and game Seasons in Utah’ Game Commissioner Newell B Cook games were more interesting than here in years during 1933 while not phenomenally and his aids warm fell made the deer anyB played Y U second in the conference The long successful were highly satisfactory and duck seasons unsatisfactory to a last season stayed high in this sec- -' to the majority of the hunters large number of hunters Exception- tor by winning five games and losing What poor hunting there was prob- ally fine weather prevailed all dur- three— all close affairs' Utah Denver 11 days of the deer season and Utah Aggies were the only ably was due to the unusual weather ing the and the animals in most - localities teams able to subdue the Cougars conditions during the duck deer end finished who too in fifth place far up stayed elk seasons But the fishing pheasDuribg the early part of the duck Utah Aggies had an even more imon season season the the in some respects alant end quail Seasons progressed as pressive hunting especially Bear river refuge was excellent But though their record of four wins and well as usual because the weather failed to change three defeats dropped them a step beThe usual extensive fish planting end also perhaps due to a possible hind the Cougars in the ratings The program of the state fish and game early migration the closing weeks of Farmers shattered a four-yejinx by department in cooperation with the the campaign failed to produce satis- defeating B Y U 14 to 0 in their various county fish and game associ- factory results in most of the favor- homecoming day game at Logan1 ’and ations of the state was carried on ite hunting spots gave Utah a terrific scrap leading Fish lake generally regarded as the' The almost complete absence of the Redskins at the Aalf in their mecca for Utah fishermen drew huge sickness among the ducks was per- annual encounter In addition Agcrowds of anglers However many haps the most pleasing aspect of the gies produced a freshman team with other eections of the state provided season This means that the hunting outstanding talent and prospects for excellent fishing thanks to the wise in 1934 should be even better than 1934 et that school appear to be the best In years planting activities of State Fish and usual The greatest Individual star on this side Of the Rockies was Jesse (Pete) New Ring Champions Wilson B Y U halfback who proved himself the’ most elusive bell toter of Crowned by A A U the conference and a great kicker as Hal-sta- Idaho Utah Schools Cap ttire Two Titles Apiece During Season The Intermountain Junior College conference has enjoyed the most successful season In Its history during 1933 Two titles were captured by Idaho schools and two by Utah Branch Agricultural college of Cedar City Utah won the basketball title after a bitter battle defeating Dixie In the final game 43 to 36 Dixie and B A C eliminated Weber and Ricks respectively in semifinal games to win final berths Idaho State Normal of Albion Idaho ran away with tho Jay set track and field meet Ten new records were marked up Albion accounting for six The Albion team was led by Bill Powers who was personally responsible for three new records Powers set up a new record In the century going the route in 10 flat cm a slow track He stepped over the low hurdles In :256 and pushed out the discus 119 feet 7 inches Powers also was on the record breaking relay team eber college tennlseers swept the net competition Virgil James of Weber won the singles crown by defeat3 ing Lee Brooks of Dixie James had an easy time defeating Valdo Benson of Ricks to gain the final round Brooks hsd a Peto eliminate Goodwin hard time terson of Westminster in a fierce three-ee- t battle The Weber doubles team of Benson and Sundquist had a terrific battle winning the doubles championship They took a close skirmish front the Westminster team of Leavitt and The Weber Wycherly team then downed the Ricks crew in more decisive fashion winning 63 Westminster downed the to gain second Rieka team place Rieka eollege of Rexburg Idaho was crowned football champion for 1933 giving Rieka Its aecond consecutive championship Ricks won the championship al though it scored only six points during the conference season R icks won from Albion 6to0 and tied Weber in a scoreless game Weber won over Westminster and played scoreless tie games with Ricks and Albion to gain - second place The outstanding Individual feat during the football season was the spec880-yar- 6-- 4 6-- 1 7-- 8 0-- 6-- 3 3-- 6-- 6-- 1 6-- 4 - 6-- 6-- 3 31-- 0 tacular - 101-yar- d dash for a touch- down made by Dale Thurman of Westminster Thurman made the run after Intercepting a B A C pass behind his own goal lint - 236-fo- ot record-breaki- :u-- r 144-fo- State Prep Hoop Title Captured By Granite Five Granite added the state high school basketball championship' to its long list of titles at the climax of the 1933 season The Farmers who captured state honors first in 1916 and tthen again in 1929 triumphed over Lehi in the final last March It was one of the most stirring finishes ever seen st the classic The final score was 40 to 88 t Third place went to Cyprus fourth to Jordan fifth to Beavsr sixth to Springy llle seventh to Logan and eighth to Ogden Etew Pendleton and Miller played forward Bill Pendleton center and Bunker gnd Morse guards on the champion five ' an-nu- Redskin Swimmers Win RMC Title The western division Rocky Moun- tain conference swimming championship went to Charles Welch’s University at Utah squad for the sixth successive time The Utes amassed a total of 66 points Utah Aggies with 28 was second and Montana State with 11 third Three new conference -- records were broken Orson Spencer of Utah U swam the back stroke in 48 seconds Henry Fox of Montana negotiated the free style event in 31 seconds and the Utah team of relay consisting Spencer Harlow Sharp and Norman Van Dam swam the medley relay in 3 minutes and 13 seconds 150-yar- d 5 Archery Draws More Interest The increasing amount of interest Ray Sorensen Crowned being shown in archery was one of significant events in local 1933 Squash Champion the most circles In 1933 Ten tournasporting Utah Sports Champions of 1933 ARCHEKY Men’s— 6hlrlr Peterson (Belt Lake) ‘ Women’s— Mrs I Heunloser La)) e — State high school— Tooele Junior college— Ricks Rexburf Idaho State freshmen— Utah Assies Olty league— West high Junior— Don Huntsr (Los am) Junior high school lOrspltfl— Plymouth Hlrh school team— (South high school Junior high school team— Bryant junior and Garfield tied Junior high school (Ogden) — Central school high High school Individual— Mardes Boblnsop Junior high school (Jordan)— Midvale k GOLF (South) Junior tilth school Individual— Fred Ken State open medal play— Ky Laffoon Denver Colo ' sltr (Bryant) BASEBALL open match play— Owen Covey Stats amateur— Payron :o City Balt Lake Independent league— Aultman amateur— Kd Kingsley Orocary Intermountain Bchnelter open— Georg Utah Btats league (setnlpro)—Holman Os den Bakers City smatsur— Ven Savage Stats softball champion— Third ward "M" Intermountain amateur— Owen Covey Men Country club— F T Whitworth Btats high school— Bingham Nlbley park— Id Perry Sunday morning— Draper Forest Dais— Leg Jarman Waseteh league— Wasatoh OU Port Douglas— Thornton Morris Pioneer lessue—Lovlnter Disinfectant Bonneville— Ralph Vetterll Balt Lakt City— Draper Bchnelter Ogden city-uESouthern Utah— Nephl Weber Farm Bureau— Layton Sandy Farm Bureau— Creacsnl Cache Perm Bureau—Garland 8(ate drtvkns — Charlei Foley — Btats Farm Bureau—Crescent Btats interchip championship Country Business Mens softball—State prison club Western Uteh league— Oemmell otub University of Utah— Brownie Hunter merlcsa lesion— Wolfes Salt Li Provo city— Lee Buttle High school— No leasue Utah --Idaho— Login George Bchnelter Olden Cathellc league— at Patrick’s Belt Lake and Ralph fuimlre Balt Lake City City WOMEN BASKETBALL H R M O—B T U State-- Mn Last City— Mrs L R M C- - western division— B T V Port Dousias Invitation R M C eastern division— Wromlns Shrlver State blah school— Granite Coutnry club— Mrs J H Evans Junior college— B A C Cedar City Douglas— Mrs L 8 Packman Iolemountata senior A A U— Snow col- - Port Forest Dele— Mies Helen Hof maun Induitrlal (Belt Lake)— Modern Bausats Nlbley park— None hell Mrs A L Olndrup ' Commercial' leasue— Lauren W Gibbs Bonneville— State Intsrolub ' championship— Forest company Data Bankers league— Walker Bank State amateur league (senior)— Red and State drlvlnt— Nona held HANDBALL White Salt Lake City Btats singles— Benny Clawson Btats amateur waei Btato doubles— Cannon Lund and Earl Basle Bountiful M church ohamplon— Glendale Cali- Peirce fornia State handicap slnsleo— Mono' held M 1 A (Salt Lake)— Poplar a rove' State handicap doublet— None heir M L A (Logap)— Wellsvllls V BQUASH M j A (Ogden)— Ogden Fourth Bird Btats champion—Ray Borensnm — A (Provo)— Alpine RIFLE SHOOTING L A (Richfield) — Bunnyilde State champion— Frank Hogan Balt Lake M I A (Pocatello)— Pocatello First ward Catholle leasue (junior)— St Fatrlek’s kkatino-Lake Salt pity yards— Ray Taylor Catholle league (senior)— Blnrh am 440 yards—Myron Bates BICYCLE MACING 80 yards—Ray Taylor Btats championship— Harry Woolley Balt Ray Taylor-"lirace— Ray Tayloi BILLIARDS champion— Cl trine Reeve State champion— Nuns ‘ Bon'— Billy Heath Women’s ehtmplon— Charlotte Fenton BOAT RACING BaUboate-N- o schoot-Ra- st raoes held High high - V il 1 BOWLING skiing PTofsislonal— All Bn ten ohamplon— Western Optical ments were held throughout the sum- Team Doubles— stowaU and O C Critchlow Amateur— Calmer Andreason Ray Sorensen won the 1933 squash mer and the sport was adopted by Ogden New Year’ tournament— Halror Belated championship by triumphing over the Seit Lake City high schools and Bmgles— J M Burt Balt Laks City Washington's Birthday tournament— Alf All grants A Stowell Oqfteii Ensen Harold Bennett several other organizations school— Park City High 2 8 In the final of the annual Btats junior— Claas A Ralph Phlllpot earywetthl— LtayJuUlTin a b i clast B Tom Ouderson Salt Lake jL — Obarleg ol- - Ogden Salt Lake City tournament City claaa C HueseU Archibald Park City ntn Montana i rmui jifbiis rmru vivy Mlddlewslght— Paul Ftnusoa Balt Lake State college— University at Utah State Junior Skiing City W elterwelsht-Tr- ea Smith' Balt Lake IOCCCK 10-1- 5 15-- 13-1- 9 14-1- 1 15-1- Title Won by Farmer Tom Gunderson Granite high school athlete captured the state lunior ski championship with a jump of 55 feet off the small takeoff on Ecker hill in Farley’s canyon Granite Tanksters Win State Honors City Lightweight—Paul' ' I-a-na Featherweight— Ralph Balt Laks City Hocking Butte Coach Sam' Baird’s Granite high Mont Barnes Balt Bantamweight— William school swimming team Won the 1933 Lake City state title taking a total of 39 points Flyweight— Poneo 8a Hagen Idaho The other entrants finished In the folFOOTBALL Uta n Denver 0 and Colorado R M lowing order- t- West 22 East 20 Assies (three-wa- y tie lor title) 18 5 Davis and Soqtl to— UulTCialty f Utah C-- Daynet state cup—vikings Strand Spring league— vlklnia Fall katuc— Salt Lake Calhaa SWIMMING M C—University of Utah State Interoollegiate— University of Utah High school— Granite high Oreat Salt lake marathon— Byron Yntar Women's marathon— Msurtne Wilbtlmsen (CoAtlnucd 00 Faso l-- 13-- 0 0 et y 13-- ' Utah Fish Game Season Highly Satisfactory One well-earne- ‘ 6-- 0 Clawson Takes Handball Tide well Six new champions were crowned in the annual boxing tournament of the Intermountain Amateur Athletic association in 1933 Only Ponce Hagen of the University of Idaho eouth-er- n division branch in the of and Paul Ferguson the University of Utah retained their Renny Clawson successfully fended Ms state handball singles title in 1933 It was the twelfth victory in the state final for the veteran He won the crown last season by triover Wally Winkler umphing 21-de- 10-2- 1 21-1- 1 TOOELE SODAUSTS WIN TOOELE— The Tooele sodality baswork of Ivan The i' exceptional end Ralph ketball team defeated the Cathedral Smithl speedy Hocking 126 of Butte who fought quintet 16 to 10 Friday afternoon their way to championships in bril- Eleanor and Gertrude Long starred liant style featured the tournament for the local team titles Utah’s captain Harold (Hack) Davies won an poet at end and with Wilson and Ed Barton of Denver was rated as e standout in the conference Utah placed Davies Dan Savich and Harry Ostler on The Tribune’s team while Utah Aggies had Howard Law and Elmer Ward Wilson was B Y U’s only representative on the mythical aggregation The future status of the Rocky mountain athletic conference became doubtful late in the year when faculty representatives of eight major (OtmUntMd on Post - It! |