Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-08
CURRENT SPORTS IALk
News OF Interest to Sportsmen
OF Iowa-- The Spring Duck
Flight.
intercollegiate Field Meet.
Ames' New Coaches-.Col.
lege Notes.
Passing Of the Famous Iowa
Kite Track..Sporting Notes
in the Iowa Field.


With continuance of the present fa-
vorable conditions it will be only a mat
ter of a short time before Iowa sports
men will be enjoying the spring duck
fight. In some portions of the state
the flight has already begun and hun
dreds along the Mississippi have had
some fine sport during the past few
days. The ice left the Father of Waters
this week and the melting snow, filling
the lowlands with water. have given the
feathered game birds plenty of ideal
feeding ground and roosting places
Duck hunting will not be generally first
class, however. in Iowa, until the spring
rains set in. Then with a little sudden
cold weather and snow fiurries central
Iowa sportsmen will get out after
them with all the energy that the
"honk" of the goose and the "quack
of the duck instills in the sportsman
Even as far north as Clear Lake come
reports of the presence of few Ct the
smaller birds and it Will not be long un-
til the semi-annual pilgrimage will be
commenced from this portion of the
state.
The games committee of the Iowa
Inter- Collegiate Athletic Association
anticipates the best field meet in his
tory of the organization and incidentally
it is stated important action will be
taken at the conference following the
meet. This conference is composed of
the games committee and two accred-
tied delegates from each school having
a membership. After this year the hop
step-and- jump will be relegated to the
rear. This was decided upon last sea-
son. There is also a strong sentiment
in favor of the dropping of the bicycle
events. 1t is claimed that the confess
tants are liable to great bodily injury
unless they are able to race on a spe-
cially prepared track. In support of
this view the fact is recited that the
bicycle contestants last year had a
spill in which injuries We're barely
averted. In place of these two events
it is proposed to substitute a mile relay
and two mile race The mile relay is
one of the prettiest events in the state
meet. The contestants are placed at
stated distances apart and as each
touches his colleague at the end of his
run the latter takes up the race and
runs until he reaches the next man.
Grinnell won the meet last year. and
since they have retained all of last
years team. with perhaps one excep-
ton, it is stated that Congregational
stock is now above par. 1t is true that
Grinnell has lost Crouch, her star
hurdler, who is at Iowa City, but he is
not qualified for this years meet and
Grinnell has nothing to fear from him.
On the other hand, Ames is now in pos
session of the winner of the individual
trophy at the state high school field
meet last year, and he may be able to
win some of the events. altho he is still
an unknown quantity in collegiate ath-
leticS. 1t is thought that iowa City will
also go armed for plucky fight, as DR..
Knipe has again assumed control of the
track team. Monilaw at Drake, Clapp
at Ames, Griffith at Simpson and other
we'll known athletes in charge of their
proteges promise to make this
years meet spirited contest.
1t is now up to the State Normal and
Simpson college to say whether they
shall retain membership in the state
association. The constitution provides
that no college shall retain it's mem
bership which does not make ten
points in two years. Griffith of Simp-
son state that the Methodists propose
to make the fight of their life and that
1oh o1 % iy1p "a
they would win number of the
events. In this connection the next
meeting of the games committee will
pass upon the question of permitting
Des Noines college, a Baptist school
of the capital city, 10 participate in
the state meet. This college is not a
member of the state association and
will probably be given a trial, without
cost to the association, so that she
may later make bid for membership.
A. G.. Clapp, of Yale, has been en-
gagged to coach the track team Of the
Iowa State College at Ames. A tri-
angular track meet, which will be held
at Ames on May 8, with Drake, Grin
nell and Ames as participants, will
give some forecast as to the strength
of these various contestants in the
state meet at Des Moines on May %.
Foot ball has been given an impetus at
Ames by the selection of a. w. Ristine
for coach Ristine played three years
at end for Harvard and was half-bick
of last years championship team at
that institution. r. H. Hall, formerly
captain of the Western League, team
of ST. Joseph, will coach the base ball
team, the spring schedule for which is
the following: