The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-07
Training school Carried on Honors
by Scoring So Points and Cap
turing the May Race.
JOSEPH BREAKS 220-YD. RECORD
MADE THE DISTANCE IN ga 3-5 IN
DER TRYING CONDITIONS.
Events Were Given on Muddy Track
Bicycle Race Was Amusing-Spec-
tacular Relay-Summary.

IT takes more than the ill-temper of Ju-
piter Pluvius TO stop an athletic contest
between the Manual Training and the
Shortridge High Schools, who battled in
the rain yesterday afternoon at the fair
grounds for three hours in dual meet. 1t
was the same old story that has so often
been related. NJ T. H. S. by 81 to 50
points and was also victorious In the relay
race which did not count any points. Man.
ual Training received eight frts, ten sec
onds and twelve thirds. and Shortridge
seven flrsts, five seconds and three thirds.
Russell Joseph, OF the blue-and-white, and
Tad" Shideler, of the South Side, were
tied for the all-round. with thirteen points
each. Despite the bad condition of the
field, which could not be adequately de-
scribed, Joseph, of the 8. H. s., broke the
State interscholastic record Of IA 3-5 for
the 22O-yard dash by a second. This was
one of the features Of the meet, as he
was nearly corked when he ran, and
came near fainting after the event
Two o'clock had been announced as the
time OF the contest, and as Is always the
custom, the vanguard of rooters appeared
Just about time for calling the meet a ter
rible rainstorm swept over the grounds,
and many Of those who were on cars GO
ing out to the grounds thought the meet
would be postponed and came back to the
city. However. a large crowd Of red-and-
white supporters was situated In the grand
stand and kept up continual roar. Short
ridge was represented by a smaller crowd
in the east side of the stand.
HALL WOULD NOT POSTPONE
While the rain poured and students out
side were soaking wet Managers McMullen,
of the S. II. s., and Hall, of the Training
School, were holding a conference in the
shed below trying to decide whether to go
on with the meet. The former argued stead
lily against any attempt to hold the meet
under such circumstances, but Mr.. Hall was
obdurate and declared that the contest
should be pulled off at all events All of
the M. I. II. s. athletes were in favor of
'oe SIt HAIRS STtR s6f
was that he wanted Ito get the matter off
his mind" and at last McMullen agreed.
the grandstand cheered the athletes who
appeared for the first event. A number of
the Shortridge men, thinking the meet had
been declared off, had left, Captain Gipe
among them. Someone was sent to overtake
them and they returned to get ready
From the crack of the pistol on the first
event there was constant quarreling be-
tween the teams. Both sides charged rob-
berry and yellow work as vehemently
as political parties during a campaign. Near
ly every decision was questioned where there
was an opportunity. However, after the con-
test began and matters had been fairly we'll
adjusted the men assumed a better humor
| and the last part of the programme went
off smoothly.
To say the meet was held under difficulty
would be putting 1t mildly. The men wad-
died around over the ground and in the
field events the contest reminded one of
a circus clown doing somersaults more than
an athletic meet. But the conditions were
soon forgotten after the work began and
the only thing the followers in the grand
stand knew was that a contest was on be-
tween the rival high schools.
HURDLES EASY FOR NJ. T. H. s.
The first event. the northumberland
twenty-yard hurdles went off without Incl
dent especially to the North Side, for NJ. T.
H. S. took all three places. Joseph, the star
Splinter, got second although Quinn, the
Nj. T. II. S. man, was set back for attempt
ing to start. Much discussion was caused
by S. H. S. claiming the winner had jumped
| the signal, but the starter decided different
| ly and the meet went on.
In the broad jump Cline the Shortridge
| representative, secured second, which added
| three points to the blue and white score.
| Six more were contributed by S. H. 8. ath-
| letes when the first and third places in the
| discus throw went to the North Side
| School. This was the only time during the
| meet that Shortridge had look in'' and
| although the form sheet had ''doped' this
school TO have an even break, she evidently
| didn't like the mud and the favorite won
| by many lengths. When the SS0-yard run
| was announced, the score stood % to II.
| with NJ. T. H. S. to the good. After this
| the red and white slowly pulled away and
| Shortridge was counted among the 'also
| rams" in the summary. Joseph had no
| trouble in taking the hundred-yard dash
! One of the features of the afternoon was
| a bet of SIC TO 81 that Joseph would win
| the hundred-yard dash. The wager was
made after he had lost the fifty-yard dash.
| rhe SS0-yard run was one of the best
| races of the day. George Steep, the win
| ner is new man and surprised his friends
| by capturing this and also the mile. Gipe
! and Steep were the only blue and white
| representatives in this race and they
| showed exceedingly clever headwork Quinn
| was allowed to trail behind Gipe until near
| the stretch when the latter dropped back
/ and Quinn, instead of letting the pace go,
/ tried to catch Steep who, with plenty of
j wind, easily won out. Another pretty race