Show r rt t y I c SG 1 c. c fi L LL y L J I t J I i TRACK MEET CALLED OFF d The track meet scheduled with the University of Colorado l May y at Boulder Boulde was called off at the last second To Utah it looks like a plain case of cold feet and a bad one at that Colorado has raised the plea that t there re was a misunderstanding but this we cannot see Both Russell and Brinton two of our strong men and sure point winners were protested by the authorities of Colo Colo- rado Russell was vas charged with being a year five-year man and Brinton as a prep In order that the reader may have a perfect understanding it r will vill be necessary to state the plain and honest facts of the dispute and then leave it to the reader as to which of the two schools were Vere sin in nn the wrong Russell is a senior this year and has represented Utah on the track four years on the football team five years one year being being- while a prep Brinton has been on the track team two two years both years as as as' asa a prep This year he is taking sixteen hours hours' work half of which is of college standard Last year he won the sprints There was no doubt but that he would be able to duplicate the trick again this year and with greater ease Do you blame Colorado for trying to crawl through a knot-hole knot She tried it and f came near lear getting fastened Prof Professor Ackley head of the chemistry chemistry chemistry chem chem- department at the University of Color Colorado do and chairman of I the eligibility committee came to the rescue with ith a a very dictatorial manner about him that he will do well to forget torget in the future when dealing with other er schools of the same standard as the one which he lie assumed to represent The call had been made for the hundred yards Richardson and Brinton had gone to take their marks when he marched up to the starter and announced that Brinton was not to be permitted to run The athletes of Colorado as well as Utah were greatly surprised surprised surprised sur sur- and nonplussed at this The spectators were then required to wait for an hour while the officials thrashed out the mat matter er or at least attempted to Finally the boys were informed that neither Brinton nor nor Russell could compete under tinder no circumstances whatsoever whatsoever whatsoever what what- not even under protest To a man they flatly refused to compete Their team had been broken up but not their spirit After the public was informed that the meet was all off several interesting races were run off between the members of the two two teams Ferguson and Richardson had no trouble in the sprints Hunt and Captain Neilson showed them h how nv the hurdles should them in the shot and hammer be run an and Conville ille set an example throw that caused them to set up tip and take notice We Ve as students of the University of Utah regret that the meet m et etwas was called off yet do not feel that we are to blame in the matter We vVe admit that there was a disagreement but we also deny that we received any letter to the effect that the meet was to be he beheld beheld held under tinder other conditions than conditions than tho those e stated in the the cont contract act which was drawn up two years ago and under and under which the meet w was s held at Salt Lake a year ago |