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Show VNIVERSITY OF VTAH THE 1920 TRACK TEAM Seldom have prospects been so bright for a banner year in track as at the beginning of the past season. Captain Wing, backed by a group of stars whose specialties covered every event in the track calendar, promised Utah a well balanced squad in the dual and state track meets. Prepared by preliminary indoor and outdoor meets the Utah team invaded Logan for the first dual encounter of the season. The Crimson showed considerable class and overwhelmed our neighbors of the north. When the last event was over Utah had amassed 75 points to 50 gathered by its opponents, and won the honor of downing the Blue and White on its own field. Kerr and Ure won firsts in the mile and quarter, and ably assisted by their teammates allowed but four firsts to fall into the hands of the foe. Immediately after the Aggie engagement the scene of track activities was transferred to Ogden, where in competing with the U.A.C. and the Ogden Athletic Club, composed of three Olympic stars, the Crimson succeeded in gaining 39 points to 56 for the O.A.C. With the team in a crippled condition, Captain Wing, together with J. Anderson and Kerr gathered three firsts in the quarter, javelin and mile. Creed Haymond, an all-American sprinter and former Crimson man, showed class in the sprints for the O.A.C, winning the one hundred and two-twenty yard dashes in fast time. Glories were added to the Red and White team when second places were taken by Ferguson and Decker in the one hundred yard dash and the hurdles. The same fast pace was maintained when the Aggies and Provo invaded Salt Lake with bands of athletes to match their prowess with the Utah conquerors. These two teams fell under the weight of defeat by the score 70.1, 46.6, 8.3. Kerr lowered the mile record to four minutes 32 3-5 seconds. Stringham broke the record in the discus, hurling the "Grecian projectile" 119.7 feet. Our opponents were able to win firsts in five events, and at the end of the meet were buried under a landslide of eight firsts for the Varsity. The humbled invaders returned to their camps with chastened spirits and left another Utah championship blazoned on the horizon. Page iji |
