The Republican journal., 1905-12-21
A FRESHMAN AT j. OF N.
XIII,

gym changed into softer pad. pad as
they got out on the cinder track on
alumni field.
The inter-class meet was the first
event in the outdoor athletic season
and Jack was working. away with all
his energies bent toward taking place
i'll the mile run. You, the basket ball
season over, and the base ball cage
practice not taking up great deal of
time, felt as if you could revel in your
idleness for the brief space between
seasons, half wishing the while that
you had made a try for the hurdles or
dashes or jumps-for it really seemed
as if you might have done something.
After your recitations were over in
the afternoon you often joined the little
group in front of the big echoing grand
stand, and watched the pole vaulters or
Jumpers, while Jack was keeping up his
weary round on the cinders. Glass
spirit was running high, for the two
lower classes had tied in the indoor
meet, and each faction had made up its
mind to do its best to make the outdoor
affair decisive victory.
The day of the meet was an ideal one;
cool enough, with little or no wind, and
the track in surprisingly good condition
for the time of year. The classes We're
grouped together, as much as possible,
i'll the grandstand, but number who
were usually in evidence in the cheer
ing section were huddled under brilliant
bath robes out on the benches, awaiting
their turn with ill-concealed anxiety
on their faces, which looked strangely
pinched and wan in the brilliant settings
of red, blue, green and purple stripes,
plaids and figures. The referee was the
physical director, the judges two men,
bers of the faculty and a Senior, and
the timers were also faculty members
The scorers, announcer, clerk of the
course, marshal and measurers were all
from the Senior class, and things were
carried on in as brisk and businesslike
manner as if it was an intercollegiate
instead of an interclass affair
The first event was the half mile run,
when the college record was lowered
from ? minutes 9 2-5 seconds to 2 min
utes s 35 seconds by a Sophomore,
while Junior came in second, and the
Freshmen gave an enthusiastic recep
ton to the man who brought them their
first point for the afternoon. The trial
heats for the 120-yard hurdles found
Freshmen occupying second place in
both heats, while the 440yardS dash
brought JOY to the hearts of the Sophie
mores, as first and third were taken by
them and second by a Junior. The
| mile run, which came next, was the
event in which you We're most interest
| ed, and your heart was beating almost
as fast as was Jacks as he threw aside
his bath robe, in which he had resem-
bled a dignifed Indian chief. and step
ped out to line up for the start, 1t was
close and interesting event, and the
some of the new men passed some of
the old stagers. who only regained their
places with difficulty to lose them
again. At the beginning of the last
| lap Jack crept slowly but steadily up
until he was we'll up with the leaders,
| and you were so excited that the man
beside you was black and blue for days
as the result of the pounding you gave
| him. The Senior who held the college
record clipped tWo-tifths of second
| from his own time and finished first,
class, both second and third went to
Freshmen, and Jack and his classmate
were cheered until the Threats of their
supporters ached.
The 100 yards dash brought in one
point for the Freshmen and eight for
| the Juniors, while in the 100 yards
| hurdle final, first went to Junior and
second and third to Freshmen, who
were beginning to count up points in
dustriously, and see victory ahead In
the 220 yards hurdles first went once
more to the Juniors, the Sophomores
got second, and the Freshmen contented
themselves with the one the third place
brought. The two mile run was long,
heart-rending event, and the eight re-
sulting from the first and second places
in the event. Second in the following
22O yards dash also added three points
to the Freshman score, the Juniors
claiming the first, and the Sophomore
the third The pole vault was long
contest, though it was one of the
prettiest events of the afternoon, from
the spectators point of view. The con-
testants were pretty well tired out
when the last man went over for the
last time, and the result was officially
announced as giving first to the Seniors,
second to the Juniors, and third to the
Freshmen. In the field events the
lower -classes had few men large
enough to bring them in many points.
which were largely divided between
Seniors and Juniors. Putting the II
pound shot, the Juniors took all nice
points, as they also had III the discus
throw. In throwing the 16-pound
hammer a Senior took third place, The
| inh Interesting