The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
LESS PREJUDICE
NOW TO Be FOUND
Indiana High School Athletics
Have Improved Under
Control.
is NOW SELF SUSTAINING
STATE HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZA-
TON AT THE END OF ELEVEN
MONTHS HAS MONEY IN ITS
TREASURY.

Less prejudice is to be found
since they are better controlled, &C
cording to the hand book of the In
diana High School Athletic associa-
ton just issued. Copies of the hand
book have been received here, as the
local school is a member of the state
association. 1t is alleged there is more
general interest being shown in athle-
tics by the public and students. The
withdrawal of the Indianapolis schools
from the inter-scholastic contests is
said to have provided an impetus to
the smaller schools of the state and
encouraged students to stronger hope
in competition.
The report says the association has
been self sustaining for the eleven
months ending November 80. A ball
ance of $34S.93 is on hand in the treas
ury The total receipts were $725.3S.
Football is said to be gaining in favor
and more good teams were turned out
this year than ever before.
The following view of the athletics
of the year is made:
1.-The year 1908 has not been a dis
as can be observed. There has been
no disposition to slacken the reins Of
control and no tendency of the books
engaged in sports to break away from
| the regulations imposed by the organ
ization. On the contrary the boys be-
lieve in the organization because it
insures them square deal, and few
boys really want anything more than
this.
| In considering the different kinds of
sports engaged in during the year only
brief mention may be made in this
article. Official records and comment
will be found elsewhere in this book
! let. However, few words might be
said. In the first place, base ball has
not been a very great success, where it
has been played, and comparatively
few schools maintained teams. Profess
sional or semi-professional base ball
complete ly eclipses the high school
games, as a rule, and 1t is difficult to
secure very much interest.
Many basketball teams were organ
|
oped. The greatest drawback to sue
cessful basketball in the high schools
in general is the fact that few are
equipped with gymnasiums or can Sc
cure satisfactory halls for practice and
; for games. The great diversity in the
courts in which the games are played
makes it remarkably difficult for any
visiting team to do first class work
This sport has its distinct advantages
however. and there will be little abate
ment of interest the coming year.
Track and field work was above pal
during the spring of 1908. A few in
door meets were held before the goot
spring weather came, though there
were comparatively few of these con
tests. The annual meet under the aus
: pices of the state association is the
big attraction, of course, yet there are
several other associations more limit
ed in their scope. and governed il
their contests strictly by the state as
ISOLATION rules, which make some re
markably good records. Notabl.
among these is the Eastern Indian;
High School Athletic association
which has been holding annual con
tests for several years and which thi
year broke several state records. TIL,
> state meet at Bloomington this yea
: was very successful and is discusse,
: elsewhere in this hand book. 1t seem
, however. that it is getting to be to-
4 large an affair and there should b
: more limitations to the number of Ell
tries