The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-20

ARE NOW TRAINING FOR FIELD
EVENTS AT NEWLY OVAL.
Large squad i'm All Events-Plan to
Develop the Younger Athletes
Morgan Park Academy Meet.

The candidates for the track team which
will represent the Manual Training High
School on the athletic field this year are
training at Newly oval for the final tuS
of war in June. AS yet not much work
has been done owing to the decidedly poor
condition Of the field. but it will probably
be scraped and put in good shape the first
part of this week.
Capt. Jack Shideler, of the track team,
believes the red and white squad will be as
good as the one last year, although some
of the old men have records that will stand
a long time. In saying this of the squad
he considers the chances of victory with
other schools as good as they have ever
been. Captain Shideler thinks the pros
poets of again defeating the Shortridge
School are excellent, although the latter
institution may have a better team than
last year.
A larger number of boys turned out
to try for the team this year than ever be
fore, and many of the new men give evil
dence of becoming good athletes. The re-
vision of the ID" rule gave a number of
the old men an opportunity to try for the
SQUAD. A new plan to stimulate the
younger boys to train will be tried this
year. and it is thought will have a strong
influence i'm getting boys out. a Junior
track team is TO be organized for boys
under 10 pounds. An attempt will be made
to hold field days with the grade-schoOl
pupils and the Junior Y. NJ. {. A. This
viii give these boys something to work
for and also keep up the athletic stock
In the school.
LARGE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES.
The work already done shows the South
Side institution will have a large number
of candidates from which to select a strong
squad. The men who are showing up best
i'm the short dashes are Vernon Bowers,
James Quinn and Hiram Raffensperger.
Those in the long dashes are Ed CASTOR,
Harry Wheeler, Glen Wheeler, Will Kaylor
and Joel Barlow. In the short runs the
same men who are i'm the long dashes will
try, while the men trying for the long runs
and who are doing the best work are Bar
low, Ira McIntire, Jack Shideler. Walter
PAUL., Forrest Long, VIII Scott and King.
The hurdles will have two candidates
Ted Shideler and H. Wheeler, both of
whom are good men.
The weight events have several former
members OF the track team. and NJ. T. II. S.
will likely have some advantage over the
blue and white squad in these events.
Those making a g9oq SHOWING a IN the shot
Steel. Fritz FRANKIE and John Warren will
probably stand the best chance in the ham,
mer throw. The best pole-vault candidates
are Louis Condo, George Wildhack and H.
Wheeler. Most prominent among the boys
trying for the high jump are Tad Shideler
and Fl. Wheeler, while the broad jump has
Bowers. Quinn and Shideler, all good men.
The two local schools Will be more even
" matched in the bike races, as each has
lost its best riders by graduation. How
ever. il is believed that the chances of the
training school are some better than the
North Side school, because the formers
riders have had more experience. Wendell
CovaI. a brother of Willis, who was the
star bicycle racer at Nj. I. II. S. for sew
eral years, will try for these events and il
is thought will prove a good man. Others
who will ride this year are Bird King and
Bert Hamlet, both of whom have had ex-
perience.
The first preliminary field day will be
held next Saturday, when a better idea OF
the material in the school can be had.
There will likely be two other preliminaries
before the final to choose the squad. The
candidates will also have the benefit of
some coaching before the first preliminary,
as George Denny will direct the boys.
Robert Hall, manager of the track team
and prominent in athletics in the school,,
will also coach the candidates. He has
been with the track and football teams for
several years and is a very excellent per-
son to direct them in training.
Capt. Jack Shideler has made repeated
efforts to secure dates with various schools
for field meets, but all are decidedly back
ward in closing a contract. while most of
them fatty refuse 10 meet the sturdy ath-
letes from the Manual Training School.
The question of bringing the Morgan Park
Academy. OF Morgan Park, ILL.,. TO this city
for a rect is being considered, and il the
terms Of the NJ. T. II. S. are satisfactory
a meet will be arranged. 1t is not known
when the meet will be held, but quite likely
some time next month.