The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-28
FIELD DAY EXERCISES
HIGH-sCHooL ATHLETES TAKE PART
IN GAMES AT NEWLY OVAL
Row fn the intercollegiate A~ssocia-
tion the Cause Of Small Attend
ance al Driving Park.
The grand stand at Newly Oval presented

The grand stand at Newly Oval presented
a picturesque appearance yesterday after
noon at the annual interscholastic field
meet. IL was filed with pretty school girls
In their new summer dresses. waving rib
hons and banne Of red and white, and
blu and white. with occasional displays of
purple and gold and other class colors. OF
course the school boys were there. TOO. but
the girls seemed to predominant In the
grand stand The boys found II impossible
70 remain in one place and rushed about
from one spot 10 another hunting for the
vantage ground where they could best make
themselves heard
The rivalry between the Indianapolis High
School and the Indianapolis Manual Train
ing School was so intense that II could be
felt floating about in the air. A battle was
narrowly averted once during the afternoon.
Sons enthusiastic manual training student
mounted to the top OF an electric wire pole
opposite the ampitheatre and fastened his
school colors TO the wires. Five minutes
later a Hneman, who had been working in
the park. climbed UP the pole and cast off
the red ard white flag and fixed the blue
and white in its place midst the yells of
delight from the high school faction. In
an instant a crowd Of manual-school boys,
49, IL ia AA0tAt4 oI4 OJuAkulrCS dr.
clambered out of the grand stand and
started for the scene of the outrage"
swearing terrible revenge. They were met
half way by an equal number Of high-school
warriors. Had the combataurs not stopped
TO yell 'rah. rah," AMI other equally hor-
rifying war cries in each others faces.
there would have been great trouble then
and there But while they were yelling
+rah, rah," Up FASTENED two big, brass
buttoned policemen. and the warriors beat
= rapid retreat to their respective intrench-
ments. In the meantime a short, chubby
little chap In a bicycle suit, had hustled up
the pole with the agility OF a sailor and ex-
changed the flags again. And so ii contin-
ued during the afternoon. Sometimes the
red and white would float from the wire,
and sometimes the blue and white would oc-
cupy the much-coveted position. One of the
students made a lasting reputation for him
self by giving vent to the apropos express
The programme OF events was a very long
one. and was made longer by rather poor
management. The exercises began prompt
y at 2 o'clock and lasted until the sun had
gone down and twilight had made the con-
fintance OF the contest almost impossible.
The hero OF the day was Vonnegut, of the
Manual Training School. who was largely
responsible for the victory Of his school
over the others. The Indianapolis High
School came out second best, with john
son, Davis and Coffin carrying of the prin-
cipal honors. The other cities represented
were Charlottesville, Covington, Richmond
Hartford City and Muncie. OF the out-of-
town athletes the best work was done by
Of crawfordsviIie, Fulton. Mccain Gil
len and G~ottschall OF Hartford City, and
Mack and White of Muncie- .Vonnegut, the
star OF the day. is a little fellow, with a
careless. Indifferent manner that is decep-
tive. to say the least He didn't seem to
he became INSPIRED in the actual perform
ance Of an athletic feat. when he would
bring the crowd to its feet and cause a
grace and ease with which he distanced all
competitors Tn following Is the sum-
mary Of the events:
Training School. first; Tut Manual Train
ing School. second; Walterhouse, Indian
spoiis High School. third. Distance. 10 feet,
ouarter-mile bicycle race: Fitch, Indian
<apolfs High School. first; Davis, lndianap-
Training School. third. Time, "a seconds.
Tweiyepound shot put: Johnson. Indian,
Sloiihs 's School, iaV second: Gottschall. Hart
ford City, third Distance. IS feet. Ia
Hundred-yard dash: Fulton. Hartford
City. first; McDermid, Manual Training
School, second: Maxwell. Crawfordsville,
third. Time, II seconds 49,,
Training School. first: Struby. indianapolis
High School. second; Hart. Covington, third.
Distance, 5 feet, 3 inches.
One-bundred-and-twenty-yard hurdles:
vonnegut- Manual Training School, first
Pickett, Manual Training School, second;
Coffin, Indianapolis High School, third.
Time. II 5S seconds.
Running broad jump: Johnson, Indianap-
oils High School, first; Vonnegut, Manual
Training School. second; Taggart, Indian
apolis High School. third. Distance, 10 feet.
one-half mile bicycle: Coval. Manual
Training School. first; Davis. Indianapolis
High School, second; Fitch. indianapolis
High School, third. Time, ILL.
Running hop, step and Jump: Johnson,
INDIANAPOLIS High School, first: Vonnegut,
Manual Training School. second: Tut. Man
ua1 Training School, third. Distance. IL feet,
] inch
Two hundred : and = twenty : yard dash:
Mock, Nuncie. first; Ayers, Hartford City.
second; Seawright, Crawfordsvile. third.
Pole vault: Peek. Manual Training School.
second: De Haven. Covington. third Height
One-mile run: Jackson. Charlottesville
first: Shidler. Manual Training School. Sec
ond: McGeath, Hartford City. third Time,
Twefve-pound hammer throw: Coffin. In
6ianapolis High School. first; featon, Man
ual Training Scnool. second: Johnson. In,
cianapolis High School, third. Distance, lOl
feet. s inches.
One-mile bicycle: Davis, indianapolis
High School. first; Shidler. Manual Train
ing School. second: Coval. Manual Training
School. third. Time. sos 20
ouarter-mile run: Taggart. Indianapolis
High School. first: Shidler, Manual Train
ing School. second; McDermid. Manual
Training School. third. Time. 5I2S Sec
The summary OF points shows that the
Manuel Training School triumphed over Its
rival. the Indianapolis High School. by a