| Show d' d That Football Game 1 To 70 the Editor of the Chronicle W Will ill you kindly give space to the following correction and oblige j I. I C. C Haslett My attention has been called to a misstatement which appeared in the report report re re- port of the football football game between the University and the B. B Y A. A of Provo in the assertion that the Provo team were anxious to play and that the U University University Uni Uni- ni- ni team lined up against them as a matter of or of accommodation ion This inference inference inference infer infer- ence was had from the remarks of Mr Christensen at the time the B B. Y A. A students visited the legislature Mr l C. C stated to the writer that the Provo team would like very much to have a game with our team but not being connected connected connected con con- with the University team I introduced introduced introduced in in- the Provo representative as I supposed him to be to one of our players play play- ers and from their their- remarks the above information incorporated in the report of the game was taken From the correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- which appeared in last Sundays Sunday's Herald however it seems that the conversation was unofficial and therefore therefore therefore there there- fore unauthentic No Noone one regrets more than I that this injustice should have been done the Provo team and I cheerfully cheerfully cheerfully cheer cheer- fully write the correction with an apology apology apol- apol ogy for not investigating further As regards the treatment of the Provo men since this subject was referred to in the Herald article it is perhaps due to all concerned that an explanation be made This explanation should have been made long ago by someone officially officially officially ally co connected with the Athletic Association Association but as it has not yet appeared the following which was written for the issue containing the report of the game but too late for public publication tion is appended j i It is the personal opinion of the writer nothing more It is not 1101 an official explanation explanation explanation ex ex- nor perhaps an explanation at all and it would be better perhaps to ta take e it as being not 1101 e entirely faultless Even one who is entirely unacquainted unacquainted unacquainted unac unac- with the splendid reception accorded accorded accorded ac ac- corded the University students on the occasion of their visit t to Provo last spring spring- would be forced to take cognizance cognizance ance of the shameful manner in which their football team was treated while here During intermission between the halves the players were compelled to tolie tolie tolie lie about about on on the ground b because cause there there was no room to which they could be taken After the game there was was not k f even a place where they could wash the dust from their hands and faces except at the hydrant on the south side where water was plentiful thanks to City Creek Canyon but even here no trace trac of soap or towel could be found The football team is not responsible for this nor is the Athletic Association entirely entirely entirely en en- to blame There are three large buildings used by the University but butin butin butin in not one of them can there be found the smallest unoccupied space Every nook and crannie is taken and if the football players want to do such unheard of things thing as change clothes or wash their faces they will have to put put up a tent somewhere in the immediate vicinity vicinity vicinity vicin vicin- ity or else bring urn umbrellas with them to shield them from the multitude The elements furnish water and and the sun is isan isan isan an excellent dryer and as up to the time of going to press no one has secured secured secured se se- cured possession of old Sol nor obtained obtained obtained ob ob- an option on the rainfall they are both doing business at the old stand and will vill be pleased to see all their old friends and many new ones Football and other athletic sports are not in the thet t curriculum and the he buildings must be bel put to 10 legitimate use l p t |
