Show NEWS OF THE WEEK t UNFORTUNATE ISSUE ATHLETIC CONTEST DECLARED DECLARED DECLARED DE DE- OFF The B. B Y Academy Objects to Two Members of Varsity Track Track- I T Team earn and Therefore With With- draw t One of the most unexpected I. I and unfortunate ever connected with the University of Utah was the he outcome of the in intercollegiate intercollegiate intercollegiate in- in athletic contest that was to have taken place on the Varsity campus last Saturday afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- among the B. B Y Academy Academy Academy Acad Acad- emy of Provo the B. B Y College 4 of Logan and the University Ali Al Al- i 1 I most at the last moment as an omen of what was to come the college at Logan telephoned Wednesday evening that it would not compete II because it had no athletes Then ThE n one Saturday afternoon shortly before the contest was to begin the Academy ff hom om Provo Prove refused to en enter ter the contest contest contest con con- test unless the University should cut out Milne and Foster from its track team two team two students who vho were brought last week from the branch normal school chool at Cedar because George Riser on whom the institution had depended was unexpectedly forbidden by his physician to enter the contest The Academy put forth the as astonishing astonishing as- as view that the branch normal school is not part of the University This was answered by showing that the only grounds on which such a view could be beheld beheld beheld held was the superficial 4 tion of geographical difference and that this distinction was equally applicable to the training school which is quite analogous with the branch normal It was shown further that other colleges whose parts are separated geographically geographically geographically geo geo- graphically over the State as asin asin in particular the University of California the North Western University and Harvard University University University sity all make up their track track teams teams from the best men of all the branches J It was then argued by the ther r Provo students and instructors that it would be eq equally ally for the Academy to compose its track track team team of the best also of the B. B Y College at Logon Logon Logon Lo Lo- gon and the L. L D. D S. S College of Salt Lake because they are allChurch all allChurch allChurch Church schools under the control of one general board The fall fallacy fallacy acy of this argument was pointed out by saying that the University of Utah was vas challenged by the Academy and the University bEing be being being bE- bE ing a whole consists of all its parts while on the other hand the University agreed to meet the B. B Y Academy of Provo which does not comprise either of the two mentioned colleges any more than a part comprises the whole Thus baffled again Provo still objected on the grounds that it was not at first understood by either the University or the Academy Academy Academy Acad Acad- emy that contestants should be brought from the branch normal But this was shown to be the straw at at t which the drowning man grasps in the hope of rescue for whether understood or misunderstood misunderstood misunderstood misun misun- whether at first intentional intentional intentional or unintentional was totI totally tot tot- a ally I ly irrelevant to the question f whether the branch normal is part h 1 of the University University and and upon this question alone could the disagreement disagree disagree- ment arise t In spite spite of all this the he Acad Academy my i l V still was immovable in In its F L J tion Nevertheless in spite of J It the fact that the position of Provo f seemed so manifestly untenable 1 that every argument a advanced by bythe the Academy was killed and buried buried bur bur- t tied by replying facts and arguments arguments m. m ments that the University professors professors professors pro pro- i on the scene agreed wholly wholly wholly ly with the Varsity views thus J 2 set forth and in spite of the fact J that President Kingsbury a man manof man of unimpeachable character and i searching forethought in consideration consideration consideration consider consider- A for others himself sent the tN branch boys up here yet here yet yet the University gladly offered to let the branch normal students go in under protest and if they should win any points then Provos Provo's objection objection objection ob ob- should be referred to a aboard F board of arbitration composed of persons agreeable to the Acad Acad- emy But even this was stub stubbornly stubborn stubborn- horn horn- r ly rejected Further in the spirit spir spir- it 0 of f f fairness an and d compromise t the h e. e 5 i University suggested that if Provo was afraid of the two men then h it would be willin willing to cut them out entirely provided that Provo j cut out its corresponding second- second c J place men This they would not i conSI consider d ere A Another not h er propose proposed d compromise compromise compromise com com- promise offered by the University Y was that Provo enter in its track- track team two athletes present from the Beaver school branch of the Academy who had shown themselves themselves themselves them them- selves superior to the normal branch fellows in a recent contest between the two branches Even this proposal was rejected As no agreement could be made the contest was declared off oft The Provo students went to Agricultural al Park where they had a contest among themselves and the U University University Uni Uni- ni- ni gave an exhibit contest on the campus After most of the Academy students students students stu stu- dents had started for the park the manager of their track team yielded his objection and went to bring back the students The Tribune says he spent an hour in an effort to persuade them to return and have the contest but in vain In spite of this yielding he later in inthe inthe the evening incredible though it seem made the following written statement over his signature to the Salt Lake Tribune which h was published published published pub pub- Sunday morning We withdrew because we think the holding holding holding hold hold- ing up of a principle of honor as greater than any victory we might have gained through truckling to unfair methods There are two unpleasant phases to this disagreement which suggests suggests suggests sug sug- almost conclusions and which no doubt warmed up the University boys The manager manager manager man man- ager of the Academy team said in an apparently unguarded moment moment moment mo mo- ment that he knew Wednesday afternoon that the branch normal boys had been sent for These boys say that on Thursday they If told this manager and his c i ate committeeman of their coming om ng 1 These two Provo managers were at the University on Friday but 1 a amade made no reference whatever to w 4 their objection The sooty conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- that is suggested is as to j why the objection was not made mad the day of the contest on Sat Satur Satur- r- r J day The other phase is this Provo spoke of the University's action as as II subterfuge II unfair methods t trickery and its manager s says ys over his signature in the Sunday Tribune The victors from that school the Beaver Beav r branch of the Academy might have been included included included in in- in the Academy list had the Academy consented to any such double dealin dealing but we came here hereto to put up a fair and square contest contest contest con con- test according to the terms of the agreement Now as a matter of fact according to testimony given unwittingly by certain Provo students students students stu stu- dents the Academy actually telegraphed telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed to its Beaver branch and i had two men from there come to Provo last week to train as members members members mem mem- bers of their own track team that was to contest with the These two men came to Salt Lake 1 with their excursion but for unknown unknown unknown un un- i known reasons were not offered as members of their team Two Tw of the Academy instructors on the i campus Saturday were challenged j to dare to deny that these two Beaver men were telegraphed for for the purpose of contesting against the University But the instructors guiltily and confusedly evaded the challenge by remarking that the University had no reason reason I l. l to believe it and by then changing changing chang- chang ing the subject to another line line of of thought The disparaging conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- here suggested has been irresistible to many The discussion among the managers managers managers man man- agers and men committee-men of the two institutions was characterized by considerable unguarded language language language lan lan- guage and thoughtless discourtesy But this was lead up to by other incidents only one or two of which should be mentioned In preparing preparing preparing ing the campus for the meet the University committee had to expend expend expend ex ex- pend a little more than the estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated expense of which e each ch in institution institution institution in- in was to pay half And although much of the hard work had been done by members of the Varsity track-team track and by other students the Provo committee in ina a harsh spirit refused to share half the extra expenditure At the railway railway railway rail rail- way station the University reception reception reception recep recep- tion committee that went to receive and welcome the visiting students were treated in what seemed to them to be a very discourteous and ung ungentlemanly manner and in il an independent ungrateful air Now whether the refusal to share the extra expense was but in retaliation and whether the seeming discourtesy discourtesy discourtesy dis dis- courtesy was unintentional and actions quite well meaning the effects on Saturday were necessarily necessarily necessarily of a fixed nature Thus it itis itis is true that the unfortunate point pointon on each side was distasteful to conciliation I i This unhappy affair is but the climax of a series of disagreement fr F. F 4 and friction extending over a num num- 4 k Sr j ber of years Whether true or orf S t tAl false or however much reason t there is for its being the B. B Y F Academy has long been gaining F the reputation of being hard people to deal with Their attitude attitude attitude at- at over the recent negotiations for an intercollegiate debate and the occur nce on Saturday it is believed by some will and had better completely ly alienate the w. w two institutions for ever so far as intercollegiate meets are concern concern- ed All seem to agree however i. i th that t it was ve very y very i a ate te t l t Some Fighting There were a number of fist fights in the crowd during the hour and a half that was consumed in discussion over the academy's objection And there was a crowd scuffle or two consisting of some slugging but mainly of mere pushing that was in a spirit not extremely ly U Unfortunately the reckless reporters reporters reporters re re- porters exaggerated it many hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred per percent ent and made it appear as a student riot f 4 Lost in Basket The Basket The V Varsity arsi ty I t R girls were defeated by Provo in the basket-ball basket game which took place in the forenoon by a score of 10 to 9 It was one of those not in infrequent infrequent infrequent in- in frequent but distressing defeats from which justice seems to flee for the Varsity girl were much superior superior superior su su- to their opponents in team teamwork teamwork teamwork work and did not make quarter one-quarter of f the fouls As last year the Provo girls played an extremely rough game one of them being ruled off for foul play They were so boyishly vigorous that the Varsity Varsity Varsity Var Var- sity girls became afraid of them and lost their balance part of the time from excitement Nevertheless less the ball was kept about the Varsity goal much the greater part of the time Had Miss Sorensen II kept cool by throwing baskets as aswell aswell aswell well as in her practices the score would doubtless have been 20 to 10 in favor of the University While there is honor and gratitude for forthe forthe forthe the good work the girls did do nevertheless some of f the leading g members of the Athletic Association Association Association condemn them for hazarding to i the reputation of the institution on the comparatively little practice work they did and especially since s the University had always held the thes enviable record of ol the State cham cham- Those who played were the Misses Carter Barnes Sorensen and Tibbs Jt 1 f- f Visiting Stud Students Banqueted Banquet d.- d. f w c At one 0 o'clock clock shortly after the t. t basket-ball basket game the two hundred f a and sixty academy students were 11 serve served d an amp ample 1 e 1 luncheon unc h eon in In room 15 consisting of sand witches cocoa cocoa co co- co co coa cakes and oranges The readiness with which the students contributed the necessary fund for forthe forthe forthe the expense of serving the luncheon luncheon luncheon lunch lunch- eon is another indication of the growing unity and college spirit among the students The committee committee committee com com- who super supervised this part of the days day's program were Liss Lucile Hewett Miss Emma Carter and W. W S. S Dunn I Saturday Saturday l. l Saturday evening the ball given at Christens ens' ens by the Athletic Association was one of the most successful ever given by bythe bythe bythe the University Very nearly two hundred persons were present and andall andall andall all seemed to have a delightful time Unfortunately however scarcely over a dozen of the academy students attended and these it was fancied seemed uneasy uneasy un un- y un-y easy at their own presence i The T Turn The urn The extremely large attendance of Varsity students students students stu stu- dents at the meet on Saturday wasa was was' wasa a remark of conversation among many who n noted ted it with deep pleasure The growing unity an and sociability among the students have developed marvelously the thelast thelast thelast last few years and their effects are wholesome and permanent J 4 Our Boys The The Varsity hero boys who were were in such fine condition condition condition con con- for a probable victory were x Anderson Gatehouse G. G Brown C. C Brown Patterson Carlson Rideout Adams Milne and Foster They form an enviable enviable enviable able track J. J to To M Meet et Nevada N Negotiations Negotiations are now being made that will within with in all probability result in an in interstate interstate in in- ter-state ter athletic contest with the University of Nevada on the campus campus cam cam- pus Saturday May 26 The pleasing spirit of fairness and concession displayed by the N Nevada Nevada Nev Nev- evada ev- ev ada boys is refreshing and inspiring inspiring inspiring ing with optimistic thoughts the thoughts the same spirit that was displayed in inthe inthe inthe the negotiations for the Utah- Utah t i Nevada debate Parts of their correspondence will be published in next issue 1 Herbert Hubert Is Is' Champion T. T. T M. M Herbert a special student of the University is now champion debater debater debater de de- bater of the James A. A Garfield Lyceum Mr Herbert wrestled the championship from the the former champion in a contest held a fortnight fortnight fort fort- night ago in the room lecture of the First Congregational Church The question of debate was whether the concentration of capital in the in industrial industrial industrial in- in world tends toward the general Jeneral good and the victorious Mr Herbert satisfied the judges that it does not Those who were present say he showed strong qualities qualities ties and fought a hard man Thirds jt Thirds Are Getting Ready At a meeting |