Show Athletic Banquet Enjoyable Affair The 1913 Athletic Banquet was held Friday evening before the close of or college in the supper room of the Hotel Utah In honor of more than fifty athletes and patrons of the Uni Uni- The banquet was given by hy bythe bythe the tho friends of the athletes and proved a huge success The affair has been wrongly called the football banquet because it follows the football sea sea- son It includes all letter men in baseball track tracIe and basketball during the first part of the calendar year and football in the fall so as to encompass encompass encompass en en- compass all four major activities cf f the year Between courses of a most delightful delight ful menu music was furnished by the University orchestra The U Quartet was exceedingly popular and responded several times during the banquet Mr Ernest Bamberger a member of the Board of Regents introduced introduced introduced in in- Oscar Carlson the toastmaster toastmaster toastmaster toast- toast master for the evening Oscar Carlson Carlson Carlson Carl Carl- son was a member of the football team in 03 04 and 05 and played star guard He featured during 04 when Coach Joe Maddock turned out the first great team Utah Utah ever had Mr Carlson in a clever speech opened the informal part of the pro pro- gram He made some striking remarks remarks remarks re re- marks which sparkled with wit Mr l Thomas Hull a loyal supporter of the U talked on loyalty to the University while Coach Bennion reviewed reviewed reviewed re re- viewed the years year's work Captain Rex was absent owing to his leaving the city to take up a position Elect Captain-Elect Norman Hamilton talked talked talk taUe- ed on next years year's prospects as did Captain Jameson of the track team Captain Earl Skidmore talked on the difficulties of developing 1 a basket ball team and asked for help of old players Toastmaster r Carlson explained the absence of VW W. W W W. Ray by remarking that he was busy making a fair catch on the political po- po 10 o football The fair catch has since been made James Wade Vade was the next speaker Jimmie played star football for four years along with Carlson Bennion Cuddy Russell Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell and Anderson He is the only r player who has captained a U U. foot foot- I ball baU team through two consecutive seasons Jimmie gave a fair and just criticism criticism criticism cism of athletic conditions during durin the past year He laid emphasis on the fact that it was the duty of such men as attended the banquet to investigate investigate in the conditions and eliminate eliminate eliminate nate the causes One of the most pleasant events of the evening was the presentation to Mr l Robert Bob Porter of a handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some gold watch by byDo Doctor tor Merrill as a gi gift t from the Athletic Council iu in appreciation of the work done by Mr Porter during the past three baseball base ball seasons Bob has won three consecutive championships and bids well to land the fourth straight an fin event that has been equaled only by Connie Mack l of the Athletics and Manager l McGraw l of the Giants |