The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20
.PURDUE'S FOUR TEAMS
UNDER GOOD CAPTAINS
Each Is Unsurpassed in the Ath-
letic Department of Which He
Is the Head.
SUPPORT OF STUDENTS
Allen, Cook, Peck and Hearn Are
Expected to Win Much Honor
This Year.
SUPPORT OF STUDENTS

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec 19.-Purdue Uni
versity athletic teams are now captained
by four Of the strongest and most popular
athletes who ever fought under the old
gold and black colors. Each is unsurpassed
in the department of which he is the head,
and each has the unanimous support of the
entire student body.
David M. Allen, captain of the football
team, is sophomore in mechanical engi-
neering. He comes from Tarkio, Mo-, and
is best known by the name of 'Tark."
Allen entered Purdue in the fall of 1902 and
made the varsity football team the same
fall. He played a strong game at tackle,
and at once sprang into popularity. This
fall he was a fixture at left tackle, and in
all the shifts that Coach Cults made during
the early season Allen was never disturbed.
His was the only position on the team that
was not changed for time at least. Allen
is twenty-one years old and weighs 100
pounds. He will play football for two years
more, and is expected to make a splendid
record before the close Of his college
career Allen is an able leader. and greatly
admired by the other football men.
Hugh w. Cook the baseball captain was
CHOSEN for the position Just before the
team of 1903 disbanded last June. He has
played two years on the varsity nine the
coming season being his third Cook PLAYED
catcher's position in 1902. and was one of
the most reliable men behind the bat ever
seen at Purdue. Last spring, on account
or dearth of infield material. he was
shifted to second base. where he sustained
the reputation made by him the year be-
fore He was practically the unanimous
cnolce or his team mates for the captaincy
COOK probably will play shortstop the COM
ing , season He Is twenty-three years old.
ana comes from kewanna, Ind, where he
played on school baseball teams before
coming to Purdue. He is junior in mechan-
fcal engineering.
Claire Peck, captain of the basketball
team, Is product of Indianapolis Manual
training High School, and a perfect ath-
lete. he Is senior in mechanical engi-
nee having entered as sophomore In
1901 Besides being a star basketball player
ne Is one OF the most reliable members of
the track team. He won the hurdles in the
state meet at Bloomington last June and
is also pole Vaulter of great ability. Peck
still holds the Indiana interscholastic mole
vault record of 10 feet 31k inches At Man
ual Training School he was captain of the
1899 and 1900 track teams He has nlaved
basketball at Purdue three seasons. the
present one included. Peck is TWENTY-FIVE
years old and weighs 155 pounds He is a
MEMBER OF the Purdue insignia board, be-
longs to the Sigma Nh fraternity and is
very popular.
Lacey E. Hearn, captain of the Purdue
track team. Is generally conceded to be the
speediest one-mie runner in Indiana and
one OF the fastest in the West. At the
conference meet at Chicago last spring
he won the one-mile event from the repre-
sentatives of Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago
and other colleges. He was captain of the
1903 track team, being reelected last June
Hearns home is in Portland, Ind. He is
twenty-one years old, a junior in electrical
engineering and generally admired. Hearn
lost the mile event in the State meet at
Bloomington last spring, alleging that he
was fouled by Lightbody. of De Pauw. His
contention was upheld by the managers of
the meet.