The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-11
Y. NJ. C. A. CONVENTION
INDOOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS AT
THE sTATE MEETING.
Three Men Buried Under Twelve Feet
of Earth Near Wabash-Farmer's
Son Shot by an Employe.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 10.-To-day's ses-
sion of the Y. M. c. A. annual convention
was the most interesting so far. j. S. Hell
mer, physical director of the Evansville
organization, read an interesting paper on
Body Building The work consists in a
systematical training that makes strong
the physical man. A contest consisting of
five points-a potato race of sixty yeards,
putting the underground shot. running the
hitch kick, fence vault and skipping the
rope not less than nine hundred times. was
entered into by representatives from Fort
Wayne, Evansville, Indianapolis and Terre
Haute. resulting in the following score:
Terre Haute-Hodosett, No. 4: Potato
race, IA; shot put, 80 feet 6 inches; hitch
kick, s feet 4 inches; fence vault, 6 feet 4
inches; rope skip, 40; individual total, 422.
Probst. No. 1: Potato race. IA 2-3; shot put.
81 feet 1 inch; hitch kick, z feet 3 inches;
fence vault, 5 feet 10 inches; individual
total, 343. Stacle, No. s: Potato race, IA;
3 shot ;ncbPs put. s. Ssn feet v 2 inches $ fsf hit 8 ,n kick, 5 ,n feet
vidual total, 1852. Minter, No. z: Potato
race. IA. shot put. 30 feet 8 inches; hitch
inches; rope skip. 6:23; individual total. 2Ss.
Crows, No. 8: Potato race, IA; shot put, 80
feet 8 inches; hitch kick, s feet; fence vault,
8 feet s inches; rope skip, 4:3O 80; individual
total, 40 2-5.
Observation-Disclosures, No. 8: Potato race.
10 1-S; shot put, IL feet i inch; hitch kick,
Z feet 8 inches; fence vault, 8 feet s inches;
individual total, 202. Cragg. No. 6: Potato
race, IL; shot put, q feet 8 inches; hitch
kick. z feet 8 inches; fence vault, 5 feet s
inches; individual total. 19.
Evansville-Krats No. o.: Potato race,
IA LIS; shot put, 80 feet 10 inches; hitch kick,
feet 6 inches; fence vault, 5 feet s inches;
individual total, 229.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., No.. TO-: Potato
race, IA 3-5; shot put, Is feet i inch; fence
vault, 5 feet s inches; individual total. POP.
Case, No. 2: Potato race, IA 40; shot put,
80 feet 5 inches; fence vault, 8 feet s inches;
Individual total, 24S.
NJ. Hamilton spoke at some length on
the subject Of railroad men as they were
twenty-five years ago. following them down
to the present time; noting the marked
changes in their character and habits and
the causes that have brought about the
changes. He was followed by F. c. Runkle.
of Louisville, who spoke from the subject:
NJ. c. A. and Lend Financial Assistance to
IT," The growth Of the organization in
West Virginia was then shown by Mr..
Williams, of that State. Mr.. Landrum was
elected State president in the place Of Mr..
Newton. Of Fort Wayne, and Scot Butler.
OF Butler University, vice president in the
place of NJ. Landrum. Before the close Of
the days session the Band of Onward
Christian Soldiers" announced that they
had succeeded in raising s., 600 to aid the
work in this State. To-day from the var
ious pulpits of the city there will be ex-
ercises by visiting members.