The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
cen RAJ HAS HOPES
Local High School Expects to Win
First in Indoor Meet
Saturday.
Mechanic Arts Team Weakened by
Disqualification Of Nearly All
of Its Best Men.

The Minneapolis Central high school
track team is favorite for first place
in the Northwestern Interscholastic In
door meet at the university armory Sat-
urday afternoon. Seven events are on
the program, and Central thinks it has a
good chance to capture four firsts, and
good list of seconds and thirds. If these
hopes are realized. Central will undoubt-
edy win the meet.
The men upon whom Central relies to
turn this trick are Yerxa, King. Courte-
nay. fowler, Hunter. Smith, Jones, Morse
and Luce YerXa ran second to Has
brook in the hurdles last winter, and he
is running in better form than ever this
year. With yHasbrook eliminated, Yerxa
is expected to get first in this event.
The 5O-yard dash is practically conced-
ed to Myrick of the South Side, admitted
ly the best sprinter ever turned out by a
twin city high shool. Myrick. it Is re-,
winter, but still he is believed to have the
other spr.inters beaten. Hunter OF Gem
trail high. the old football player, is ex
pected by his team mates to get second
place. King and Courtney of Minneap-
oils Central are showing good form In the
1000 yard run, and one Of them is ex-
pected to win the event, while the second
string may get a place. fowler or
Courtney OF Central is expected to capture
the broad jump. They have done 5 feet
In practice, an exceptionally good
record for indoor work
In the shot put Central has three good
Imen in Morse, Jones, and Luce. Which
two will be selected to compete Saturday
has not yet been decided, but Central men
think one of them will get. the event.
Central also expects to win the relay race
with Yerxa, King, Courtney, and Smith,
all tried runners.
fowler, who is entered for Central in
the 1000 yard run and high jump, is
brother of Hal fowler, famous hurdler
and broad jumper for Central, some years
ago. Young fowler is expected to devel-
op into a greater athlete than his brother
before he leaves school.
Dutton, of North Side, is expected to
win the broad jump and st. Paul Central
has a good man in. the high jump. With
st. Paul Mechanic Arts practically elm
mated from consideration by the disqual-
ification of its best men, Central thinks
her chances most roseaate. Following
are Centrals entries for the seven events:
50-yard dash. Hunter and Smith.
50-yard hurdles, Yerxa and fowler.
1,000-yard run, King and Courtney.
High jump, fowler and Courtney. ~
Broad jump. Jones and fowler.
Shot put. Morse, Jones or Luce.
Mile relay, Yerxa. King, Jones and
Courtney. 4@' y g
Central high will go to Cresco, Iowa,
May 16. for an outdoor track meet with
the high school of that city. This was a
part Of the arrangement by which Cresco
was brought to Minneapolis for football
game last fall. +
The Mechanic Arts team of St. Paul is
much disheartened over it's prospects for
the interscholastic meet, as nearly all the
best men on the team have been barred on
account Of poor standing in class work
Gessert, in the shot put, is the only man
who won a first at the trial meet to run
the gauntlet. The team which will repre-
| sent Mechanic Arts Saturday follows:
Fifty-yard dash, Moritiz and Art11; hur-
die and high Jump, Jensen and Myron;
| 1,000yard run, Moritz and Crooks; relay
| race, Crooks, Mortenson, Moritz and Arth !;
broad jump, Myron and Arth; shot put,
| Gessert Gessert. who won the shot put
at the trials, is the only man winning a
| first on the team selected.
The st. Paul Central high school team
has not been certified to the board, but it
! is stated that all are able to comply with
the rules. .-
Fifty men are in training for the annual
| varsity indoor athletic meet, which will
take place March % in the armory. Some
of the new material is showing up In fine
style, and the prospects for a winning
| track team are excellent. .5E 81. -, -