Show Council May Nay Do Away With Intercollegiate Baseball at Utah Will Consider Plan to Substitute Substitute Substitute tute Interclass Teams With Annual Series A plan has been proposed by the athletic council of the University whereby intercollegiate baseball will probably be eliminated from the calendar calendar calendar cal cal- of sports at this institution and instead a series of class games will be played and a i suitable trophy present present- pre presented ent- ent ed to the winning team After studying the conditions herein here herein herein in regard to baseball and after making an investigation of conditions in other colleges the council is willing to agree with the University of Michigan authorities authorities authorities au au- that more attention should be given to intra-collegiate intra athletics than is done at present Most encouraging for the future of athletics in American college life i ithe is the growth of interest in what has come to be known as intramural sports says the Michigan Alumnus Naturally the growth of intercollegiate intercollegiate intercollegiate competition should be th the result result result re re- sult o of competition within the col col- lege We Ve cannot however always be governed by this rule especially in such sports as football where the dent interest waxes so high But in baseball there is neither keen competition competition competition compe compe- nor the strident support that characterizes football but at the same time the money is bei being g spent on it and always at because of this lack of support Why says the athletic council counell cannot cannot cannot can can- not this money be spent for something which will wUI touch directly more students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and benefit a large majority of them The question will ill be weighed thoroughly both pro and con at atthe atthe atthe the next meeting of the athletic council council council coun coun- cil after which some definite action on the matter will willibe be taken |