Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-15

more importance on it than we do upon
IN. i. A. A. form"
Regarding the wrestling. "Bloomy
threw Mckee but Craig couldn't see il
and gave the decision TO McKee," AS
Mckee was never off his feet while on
the mat and was never even one point
down and as "Bloomy" was two points
down we can scarcely censure Craig for
his decision. Mckee was "a few pounds
heavier than Bloomy che lacked far from
being 25) but Bloomy was fully as much
heavier than Reichard and yet Bloomy
couldn't do thing with him.
Concerning the forfeited relay race.
1t was 70 have come Friday afternoon
but was postponed until Saturday at Mr..
North's suggestion. Olivet never in
tended to run the relay race. In the
morning some of Onvet's men said it
would not be run and early in the after
noon some of her men again said the re-
lay pouid MT be run. The program was
moving along slowly and Alma suggest
ed that the events be fastened. AS it
was there would have been plenty of
time for all events, had Mr.. North looked
after his men instead Of spending the
greater part of his time instructing the
judges how 10 perform their duties.
The last two events were the running
hop, step and jump and the relay race.
A
jump than that made at the inter. col
legiate meet at Lansing Alma ought TO
have stood a good show in this e.ent,
but as the relay was left over from the
previous day Alma thought it should
be run. Mr.. North preferred the jump
The referee suggested that Mr. North
draw to see which event IL should be.
He agreed to this in so saint like a man
ner that we thought him sincere in his
dealings. He drew that the relay should
be run. But then he showed that Ollvet
had determined not 10 run the race. He
said that his men should not run and
that he would forfeit the event. Alma
was already ahead in points and this
made the final score 100 TO 50 in her
favor.
The horizontal bar work did not come
off because it was impossible to place the
bar in the opera house. Had Olivet
placed a bar there Alma would have
been glad 10 have the event come off
And we "have no good excuse for not
playing tennis" Tennis was not on the
program That is our only excuse. The
same excuse We have for not playing lid
dlewinks, Drop the Handkerchief, Leap
Frog or All the Way to Jerusalem.
Concerning the refereeing. Mr.. Wa.
terbury a graduate of KaZoo, had
been accepted by both sides. Mr. w.
comes from school that is rival of
Alma but everyone acquainted with him
has confidence in his honesty and be-
leves him to be above board in his deal
ings. But at the last moment MIR. North
objected to him and in Difference TO his
wish Mr.. Long of Princeton was engaged
for the outdoor events and MIR. Craig of
Ithaca for the indoor events. Mr.. @.
has had charge of indoor events and is "a
wrestler himself He has often played
against the athletic teams of Alma and
could have no motive 10 induce him to
favor her. Ithaca had many Olivet
symphathizers but with the exception of
Mr.. North everyone said that Mr.. O..
was perfectly impartial in his decisions
1t might be added that at the close of the
indoor meet Mr.. North was more out of
breath from giving advice 10 the referee
than any of the contestants were from
their exertions We are thankful for
Mr.. Norths kind prefer of advice. No
one is better able TO give it than he. AZ
ter he won the mile walk in 40 he
was so competent to give advice TO the
three timekeepers that he ordered min.
ute 10 be struck off and that the recor d
be $40 But we fear he will not care to
give any more advice to Alma's track
manager for Mr. North doesn't believe
in casting pearls before swine"
After Alma's manager had shown his
incapability to utilize some of the choic-
est gems of his assortment of advice, Mr..
North, in the presence of the crow
called him an idiot" This is a CLASH
cal word. We compliment him upon
its discovery. 1t may be that because
Alma has an idiot" for manager that
this is the reason Mr.. North failed TO tx.
plain why he bought single tickets for
IL instead of buying party ticket, al d
thus cutting down expenses. But then
Mr.. North's explanations are not as well
adapted for commercial as for ethical
subjects.
We will gladly accept Mr.. North s
kind offer OF advice. We will order at
once bottle of "North's Quintessence
of Wisdom" and sample of North s
Extract of Veracity;' also a few of
"North's Advice Pills" Some believe
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