Show l c COLLEGE COACH GRANTED YEARS YEAR'S JEA LEAVE VE OF ABSENCE Announcement has been made that Howard B. B Linford head of the phy- phy akal education department and athletic athletic athle athle- tic coach at the Branch Agricultural college has been granted a years year's leave leav of absence He lie will leave Cedar In September to enter th of California and will return to the local school in the fall of 1936 1938 Ills His successor not yet been named Mr Linford has been at the Branch college for seven years and during that e time has made an enviable record in competitive athletics winning the Intermountain In In- mountain let Junior college basketball championship three times and finishing finishing finish finish- ing second on three occasions losing the championship on two of those occasions oc- oc oc occasions I ce-I by the narrow margin of one point I I Introducing football at the school Linford developed teams that have I Idone done very well for first In the conference in 1930 and finishing seIn seIn se se- II In 1934 and 1935 Track and field fieldwork fieldwork work has been revived during the past I two years ears the team winning second place this year I In spite of this record an an even more Impressive a accomplishment is the development de development development de- de of mural inter activities atthe at nt I the school chool during the past several I years ears Although it is not generally known the mural Inter l program at atthe atthe at atthe the D B. B A. A C C. has been developed to a I t point where it is equal to any program In the state and from reports in na- na national I fla-I physical education magazines the local program compares very favorably with national programs programs in the trend rend toward mural inter activities Instead of stressing inter-chool inter come competitive competitive com com- e athletics Working under a policy of A game for every boy and A d boy for every name game and striving to find a recreational recreational and physical activity in which c cry ery toy tey can cm b become became cone proficient and continue after he leaves school for recreational purposes Mr Linford his has huI hasI I j developed a program in which every evert school boy In participates I During the fall faU quarter the boys I j were divided Into groups of 11 each with a leader or captain directly reI re- re re-I re I for et each h group and tournaments tour tour- I t played on a round robin I I basis In touch football soccer bee ball speed ball baU and indoor baseball with a a championship determined In each I During the winter quarter the group captains were changed and the boys I divided into groups of five each and anda a similar program carried out In ping pong handball basketball boxing and I wrestling During the spring quarter the division reverted to 1 11 1 men groups grOUPS grOUPS' with indoor baseball tennis i I horseshoes and track making malting up the program program In addition to this regular- regular I I ly o outlined program tournaments in I volley ball and shuffle board ha have VI I II I I been played between times s and and- bad badminton minton Is to be introduced in future Before any boy Is Allowed to participate participate participate par par- in either elther mural Inter or competitive competitive competitive com com- athletics he is subjected to a aI I careful physical examination to de deI determine determine de- de termine his fitness for for the vity I This program has been developed under a very limited budget in many nan I Instances the equipment having been made made by the coach and the boys Inthe in inthe inthe the classes such as ping pong tables board outfits etc I Mr Linford Invites the t to visit the school chool end see what Is IsI being done in this line and to participate participate par par- I in the games par par-I |