Arizona republican., 1912-12-15
TRACK RULES
 SOUTH SIDE
Tempe High and Normal and Mesa High Are Pre-
 pairing for Season of Run
 ners and Weight Men; Prospects for Dual Meet

Track is next on the athletic pro- gram of the 'south side schools at
 Tempe and Mesa. A notch ahead in the scholastic sport calendar on ac- count of their failure to put across football seasons, the Tempe and Mesa high schools and the Tempe normal are now in training for the speed and weight events, which are just begin ming to enthuse the students of the Phoenix high Football is over in the
 Salt River valley Long live Track,
 All last week was preparation time at Tempe High and Normal. Bas- ketban closed on Thanksgiving day
 except for a projected tour of the
 southern part Of the state by members
 of the High school team It will be recalled mention was made in this section a week ago concerning the
 diplomatic activities of the Tucson
 High school managers who declined
 to let Tempe's fast aggregation of ball pushers run rough shod over their own tender athletes.
 The Tempeites have been waiting on Phoenix to get through with that ter ribly rude game of football. so the valley schools can start out even with
 basketball and track Phoenix is now prepared to put aside the college sport and indulge in track up to the neck. Tempe learned this and went ahead last Monday with the organiz- ation of brace of teams
 The Tempe High school will put out strong team this year. There is plenty of material for a winning | team and it will all be used for what /. it is worth. Some of last years men are gone. but there is vet stuff that wins victories in the student body. Some of those who will appear in trunks and jerseys this winter are: Moeur. Buck. Finch Stewart, Teeter. Austin Turner. H. Meyers. C. Meyers and Dains.
 There is good boosting spirit | among the Tempe athletes. and they are showing class in their practice : The members of the basketball team. which is to tour the south part of the ! state when Tucson gets over its scare are dividing their time with track ! practice in order to be ready for both 1 seasons. when the time comes. At the Normal, there is also a i bustling about getting ready for the runners, jumpers and shot putters 1 At the Tuesday meeting the team was organized and captain chosen. ] H. B. Griffen will lead the Normal
 track team this year. Although track 1 is not Griffen's long suit he is m all around athlete. and that qualities
 him for some of the stunts. Any
 way. what is needed most is not a ! champion track man but leader l The new captain is baseball star i and will be remembered as the heavy hitter on the Tempe team that fought 1 the AlI-Americans a while back. Be sides he took part in basketball last
 year He says of the track pros poets:
 eve are sure winners of the pole vault and discuss throw. Johr i Spikes holding down the former ano 1 Albert Spikes the latter. Tram anc PerrauIt are showing up well in thf [ sprints. though I think that will Dc
 q weak point Quite a few are train ] ing for the long runs, among them 1 Moss. Sandige. Jordan, Hartranft Henderson. McComb, Robert anc Jones Biggs is in undisputed pos session of the weights; Dean is doing 1 well with the broad jump in company with Jordan Others trying out are, Hilbers. LaneY. Spoon, Diamond Castle. Bloys. Woods and Seals.
 is probable that the local team VII hold a dual meet in the early part o January and another later. Iha will leave things clear for baseball
 which follows
 The same evening active pfactlc'