The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10
MARTIN DONOECE.
A st. Louis University Splinter.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
With the advent of spring wheather and
the big indoor meet to be held under the
auspices of St. Louis University in the Coli
scum but two weeks of, the local ath.9tos
are buster than ever before at this ssasoE.
More educational institutions will be rep
resented in the carnival of March y tlan
at any other athletic tourney ever held IN
this city. Washington University. Christian
Brothers. College and 81. Louis University
probably will turn out the best ave!i%e
men, with the possible exception of the 1t.
Louis Amateur Athletic Association. High
Schoo has fifteen men in training for the
meet, in addition to some forty and odd VINO
are preparing for cross-country runs.
Nothing has been heard from Smith
Academy In regard to the indoor contests,
but it is not likely that the wearers OF the
red and white will allow such an attractive
athletic programme. to be completed without
an effort to win some of the trophies.
Manual Training School athletes have not.
as vet, aroused themselves from the leth-
argy which overcame them at the close or
the football season. Four Srammer school
relay teams have been formed and 1t Is ru-
mored that the Crow School will enter a
husky youngster in the tifty-yard handi-
cap, who, if given a reasonable mark by
the handicapped. it is said, Will never be
caught. 1t will take a phenomenal sprint
to win the fifty-yards dash at the Co.issuhi
and if the lad can accomplish the teat he
will certainly be Il nine days wonder.
From outside sources the meet will at
tract many men with very good recorcs on
botn track and field. missouri state Sli-
yersity Is in favor OF sending a team hsre
to compete. as that "ou.i give .he oo:uni.
bans an excellent opportunity 10 measure
ability with the Western ntercoi!eSiile
men through competition with the Notre
Dame cracks. ~ :,
pnftit- who was last ItiIu IlOLh 10 %
member of the School of Osteopathy OF
Kirksyiile, is expected to compete, as ne Is
without doubt. one OF the best pole Nau..eIs
in the West. having won his spuTs N .ne
O;Reilv. shaw, the Chicago man. and pos
sibly Evans and Powers, to participa;e IN
The pole-vaulting event, that affair VIII be
a more thar ui in Bistnnce INNS.
There are two contests on the programme
which will be awaited with interest by
those who witnessed the lonS-distance runs
at the Coliseum last fall. harry Neiner
nv the remarkable ease with which he won
all runs over 40 yards i'll distance. Many
seemed to think that keincr's stride was
not just right, while others equaIS qta ia
any man an argument at one-halt or one
mile. There will be one change tnat may
affect the performance of all the men VINO
turned up as winners last fall. At that time
thew ran on tan bark. which must have
been as fast as good turf. to judge from
the time made in the various events; IN
the meet this motnh a hard floor VII! ne
found poor going to the majority OF local
athletes who seldom, II ever, competed on
such. 10,
Thc question OF shoes will cause a deal
OF trouble to those who are not fortunate
enough to be properly advised on the mat
ter. The indoor shoes used in the East nave
spikes of fair length, but Tom Aitken, VINO
has engineered many a victory on the hard