The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19
COLLEGE BOYS SPORTS
BIG FIELD DAY FOR THE ATHLETES
TOMORROW.
Something About the Competing
Teams-WrestIing Match
Ends in a Draw.

The Indiana intercollegiate Athletic AS
ISOLATION meet to be held at the Bust
ness Mems Driving Park tomorrow will
give the people of Indianapolis the long-de-
sired opportunity to see clean and fast field
and track sport Teams will be sent from
Purdue, Notre Dame, Wabash, De Paw
Hanover, State University, Rose Polytech-
mic, Indiana State Normal, Earlham
Franklin and the University Of Indianap-
oils. The list Of events is as follows:
First one hundred yards run; second
220 yards run: third, half mile run; fourth
mile run; fifth, one hundred yards hurdle;
sixth. 22O yards hurdle; seventh, mile walk
eighth, running high jump; ninth, stand
ing high jump; tenth, standing broad jump;
eleventh, running broad jump; twelfth, pole
vault; thirteenth sixteen-pound hammer
fourteenth, sixteen-pound shot; fifteenth
high kick; sixteenth, half-mile bicycle; sew
enteenth, mile bicycle; eighteenth, ive-mile
bicycle.
Purdue, whose work in football has made
her the pride of the Indiana colleges, will
send a strong team and will attempt to
duplicate her performance of 1896, when she
scored sixty-five points. Her men have
been coached by Tommie David and by
Prof. Ray Evry. who holds the worlds
ISCOIO lot the SLdnQlnR nigh JumrS In the
440-yard dash Captain Cassidy broke the
state record two-fifthS of a second at the
local meet. Gremich and Boyd are fast in
the bicycle races. Green holds the state
record for the mile, run, which he is ex-
pected to reduce several seconds this year
Battin and Cassidy are showing good form
IN the pole vault In hurdles Thompson and
Captain Cassidy are strong. With the ham,
mer Purdue is weak.
The State University will be represented
by a new team. Coach Gonterman has been
giving them hard work and expects his men
to make creditable showing Titus New
by and Boswick give promise of good work
and is training hard. Her men are con-
s1stent performers and will do we'll L.
Peacock, Binford and Van Allen show
speed, while Thornburg recently broke the
state record for the running broad jump.
Hanover Will be represented in the runs
in the bicycle races by McGregor and Jones,
and in the jumps by Briton.
This will be Notre Danes debut in In
perate effort to carry off the honors Her
men are all in good shape. Captain Powers
is a wonderful athlete. He is entered for
the shot, hammer, pole vault and high jump
Chicago, defeating the best men in the
West. Kearney is also showing up well at
wheel. having held the Colorado amateur
record for one mile in 1897. and has five
mile record of 11:3S The rest of Notre
Danes team are doing good but not bril-
liant work.
De PAW has a strong man in Roller, who
recently broke the state record for putting
the shot. Her other men are inexperienced
Swinehart however, is doing good work in
the runs.
Physical Instructor link has had charge
of the University of Indianapolis team.
Under his efficient handling they have de-
Veloped rapidly, and while the university
does not expect to win the championship,
she does expect that her representatives
will make a creditable showing Beard has
been training had, and is expected to lower
the state record for the quarter mile Will
hanson, although he has neglected train
ing, will do good work with the hammer
and shot. Hanna and Weeks lack expert
ence, but give promise of speed. Cunning
ham gives evidence of some speed. Duncan
is fast and is counted on to win one or.
more places In the bicycle races. His two
mile record is 4:3S. Roberts is an old man.
and has contested in several meets. He is
always sure to win points in the spirits
and jumps.
Rose Polytechnic will try to regain the
championship in field and track athletics
which she held so long. Her men are train
barring accident, she will take good place
but will hardly win. For the bicycle races
Rose has a very speedy man in Stone
Trochlich will no doubt clip several seconds
off the state record for the mile run Roses
other men are average.
Wabash, the State Normal and Franklin
will send teams. but not much is expected
of them, although /. S. N. is said to have a
fast bicycliSt.
There are over two hundred entries for
the different events, and the meet promises
to abound in fast and exciting sport The
medals are on exhibition in the When Win
dow.