Whitman College Eyes Dual Track Meets with Utah
As spring training begins on the Whitman campus, the college looks to expand its athletic footprint with interstate competition.
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The Whitman athletic field is a scene of activity every afternoon as the track team and baseball men are getting in shape for the spring season. Manager E. D. Baldwin, currently in Eugene for a debate competition, has received a communication from H. H. Sayres, manager of the University of Utah track team, expressing a desire to arrange two dual meets—one on the Whitman track and one in Utah. Additionally, an effort is being made to organize a ten-college track meet at the Whitman campus in May, with potential participation from Washington Agricultural College in Pullman and the University of Idaho in Moscow.
“The Whitman athletic field is a scene of activity every afternoon as the track team and baseball men are getting in shape.”
Whitman College remains a significant hub for local athletics, though the scale of inter-collegiate travel has changed dramatically since the days of arranging meets by letter. The spirit of regional competition between Walla Walla and neighboring land-grant universities continues to define the local sports calendar.
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