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Show UT O N I ANNineteen TwelveMiscellaneous SportsCross Country RunningEVERY spring as soon as the weather permits, the track candidates begin cross-country running. Each afternoon sees a number of boys jogging over the Fort Douglas reservation in preliminary training for their wind and endurance. This phase of athletics, however, has not nearly the prominence it deserves. The military reservation affords a stretch of ground unexcelled anywhere for cross-country work-hills, hollows, ridges, and broad level flats. So it is not the course we lack, but the interest. No^ doubt, if some inducement were offered, such as contests with other schools, it would create this interest and wTe could put out a good team. We hope to see cross-country running established on a firm footing in the very near future.TennisTennis, as a college sport, is in its infancy at the "U." In the autumn of 1910, a few enthusiastic admirers of the game held a meeting and organized the University of Utah Tennis Club. Officers were elected and a campaign for support was started. A few paid their dues, but the weather soon stopped the playing. This spring the club held several business meetings at which it was decided that, if enough players would lend their aid, a tournament should be given in April or May. Quite a number have been already practicing for the occasion, and the competition promises to> be lively. To further stimulate interest a number of prizes are to be offered the winners in the various events. With the help of the students the tournament should be a great success.Girls' AthleticsOwing to the fact that the girls' athletic field is hardly completed, athletic work has been confined chiefly to the gymnasium. We hope to see the field finished in the near future so that girls as well as the boys may get the outdoor exercise.182 |