The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-21
Events I'm Tomlinson Hail Easy for
First Regiment Boys, Who Play
with Their Opponents.
TWO HIGH SCHOOLS CONTEST
M. r. III. 8. DEFEATS s. III. s. In MILE
INTERsCHOLAsTIC RELAY.
Indiana University Takes Second Hon.
Ors-IndianapOIfs Y. M. c. A. Comes
I'm for Third PIace-Summaries.

state championship meet under the auspices
of the Central Association Amateur Ath-
letic Union, held in Tomlinson Hall last
night. young athletes from Chicago ran
like scared rabbits and put the weights like
Olympians. To them went about all the
honors and most of the medals. They dem
onstrated their superiority so conclusively
that there was no room left for doubt. The
Chicago men had the advantage of training.
They were in perfect condition and hard
nails. Sprints and long runs looked alike
to them, and they captured their events
with such cleverness and impressiveness
that the spectators applauded perforce, al
though sympathizing for the most part with
other contestants.
Chicago men won more points in the tour
ney of strength and skill than all the
others put together. The First Regiment
and Y. NJ. c. A. boys from the Windy City
scored ffty-five points. while all the other
associations and schools made altogether
only forty-three points. To the First Regi-
ment athletes belongs most Of the credit.
They annexed most of the events and left
the hall with forty-eight points to their
credit alone. The Chicago Y. NJ. G. A. was
not fully represented. but made an ex-
cellent showing with very few men.
INDIANAPOLIS BOYS GAME.
The Indianapolis boys were game to the
core. Not in a single event in which they
were entered did they quit at any stage of
the game, although at times hopelessly run
off their feet. The Indianapolis Y. NJ c. A.
came out of the meet in third place, scor-
ing a total of eleven points. Shortridge
High School pleased its enthusiastic fol-
lowers by getting five points, and although
the Manual Training boys made no points
they won the interscholastic mile relay
race from Shortridge, which surely was
honor enough for one night OF the In
dianapolis athletes Tad Shideler earns spe-
cial mention. He was prominent in several
events and carried himself with bulldog
grit to victory or to honorable mention
Indiana University made a fairly good
showing although her men ran weakly
against the Chicago Mercuries. Her prin-
cipal victory was gained in the pole vault,
where Sampse put it all over Martin, the
t tTst Wabash College % made lone point
and cut a very insignificant factor In the
race.
The. total points scored in the Ell INDOOR tS,
cago, As; Indiana University. IA; lndianapo-
/ lis Y. M. c. A, IL; Cincinnati Y.M. c. A,
s; Chicago Y. NJ. c. A, q; Shortridge High
Ois D.
ers l. The summary of points does not IN
clude the showing of Shortridge and the
Manual Training High School in the mile
interschOlastic relay race, which, OF course,
does not count in the general results.
When the meet opened at $50 last night
Tomlinson Hall was packed and Jammed
with bowling enthusiasts. Boys and girls
from the Indianapolis schools, wearing
streamers and bows of red and blue rid
bon, were in the majority and they made the
welkin ring with shouts and rahs for their
A
men had come down with the First Regi-
ment and Chicago Y. NJ. G. A. boys, and
| they guarded the athletes sedulously dur
| ing the preliminaries. A number of col
| lege people were present to root Tor INDIANA
| and Wabash. The scene was inspiriting'
with its noise and color and rampant health
and strength.
ARRANGEMENTS EXCELLENT.
The arrangements were as nearly perfect
as could have been secured considering the
| limited space of the hall and the cramped
condition Of things resulting. The sprint
courses were laid diagonally from the south
east to the northwest corner of the audi
| forum. At the end OF the runs the con-
| testants had so little space in which to
stop themselves that there was frequent
danger of injury, but while few heads
were bumped against radiators there were
| no serious casualties. The long runs were
| made around an oval, eighteen laps to the
mile.
The first event. the thirty-five-yard dash,
gave the crowd line on the ability of
/ the Chicago men. They had been her
/ aided as world beaters, and although there
had been an idea that they had been over
/ estimated, the result Of the event partly
dissipated the theory. 1t was run In six
/ heats, five trials and final. Walter Eek
ersol. of the First Regiment, Chicago, came
| home like flash of lightning in the final
| His time was 1-5 seconds. credtable under
| the conditions of the hall.
The next event showed how strong the
run w. G. Unendai, of the First Regiment
fought 1t out all the way after the first hum
dred yards with l.. II. Clapper, of the Chi
| In fairly good time. The other contestants
| were raced of their feet at the start. II
| was a characteristic of the Chicago men
to set a killing pace and maintain 1t to the
| end They usually got off In the lead and
| tiptoed their field.
i The 440-yard run ended much the same
| way. George Smith, clean-cut fellow
from the First Regiment. got quick start
| went like streak until everybody but Eel.
| ner Petit and Charlie Smith, both of the
| First Regiment. were worn down. and Their
| came in easily, hardly breathing strong
Petit finished second and Charlie Smith
| third. By that time the prowess of the
| Chicago bunch had become something of g
| joke with the crowd
| three heats. r.. w. Douglas. of Indians
| University, took the first; Ray c. Fox, OF
Shortridge, took the third: l.. A. Duggan
of the Indianapolis Y. NJ. c. A, beat Jesse
Cline, OF the same organization, in the sec
| ond heat and in the final Duggan beat
| Douglas by an eyelash for the medal.
RUNNERS FELL IN HEAP.
The finish of the 440-yard handicap was
| unfortunate. Gipe, Of Indianapolis, haC
gone out in front, setting the pace nearly
all the way. On the final lap. Barlow Of
| West Lafayette, and two Chicago mer
pushed to the front and passed him. Neal
home they swerved in close to the referee
and one stumbling, they all fell. Clip,
swung past and came over the cord an cas-,
winner. There was no disqualification OIL
foul claimed. Three men who had com,
to grief had interfered with the refere,
| ana had put themselves out OF the contest
NJ. G.. Cirkle, of the Chicago Y. NJ c. A
ran second. and James Hoefiing of tn,
Cincinnati Y. NJ. G. A, came I'm third.
The exciting event of the night was tn,
interscholastic mile relay race between
young athletes from the Manual Trainin,
High School and the Shortridge Higl
School. The interest in the other events
was secondary to the wave or excitemen
that passed over the crowd when the frs
agile runners toed the scratch for the start
| er's pistol.
For the Manual Training School Russo
| Fortune went out against Blanchard Nc
Kee. He gained on Mckee gradually ans
| handed the race over to the next NJ. T. III
S. man-Glen Wheeler-with a good gain
| Wheeler made little on Joe Michael VIII,
| was the next Shortridge man. A. l.. Dug
gan added to the gain by going ahead 0
Blaine Patton. and Harry Wheeler com
| Mated the NJ T. HI. 8. victory by comfn,