The Daily Missoulian., 1913-04-18
Notes
from
the
Anvil
Chorus

morning and right under the hammer
is an exhibition of school spirit that
was pulled off at the track meet
| Wednesday afternoon. This particu-
lar instance is taken because it illus
| trates in admirable fashion the trouble
some of the high school people are
! having during the transition from hap
! hazard and slothful spirit to con-
| sistency and craftsmanship that is
taking place under the regime of
| Coach McGough. Wednesday morning
several high school boys reported that
| Ernest Prescott and Jay Duquette,
members of the local track team and
sure point winners in the high school,
freshman meet, would not take part in
| the afternoons events. The news was
| spread broadcast and everyone seemed
to know it. In the afternoon the boys
sat in the bleachers and watched their
team lose. During the meet the coach
walked to the bleachers and told the
, boys to get into their suits. IF you
! don't dress and come out here on the
field you needn't come out for track
any more he said. The two boys
| didn't move. When their friends ap-
fN''i@sH ~ tiiNiii tiitA Sritl lIdl MIC
Cough had insulted them; that if he
would apologize in public they would
take part in the meet McGough didn't
apologize.
Trouble of this sort has been brew
ing for a long time. Certain high
school athletes who spend most of
their time in pool halls and train on
cigarettes got into trouble with the
coach. McGough told them that if
they intended to compete for the high
school they would have to train from
one end of the year to the other That
ended all negotiations The athletes
declare that they will train only when |
they please. McCiough has told them |
not to report for practice.
Prescott and Duquette are not of
that type, but they have failed to un-
derstand real spirit and sportsman
ship. Perhaps the Misunderstanding
is to be excused; the boys may de-
serve another chance But they
haven't complaint to make They
nave been given Il square deal.
John McGough is the best coach the
nigh school has ever had or is likely
ever 10 nave. He is a clean, sports
manllke gentleman-the trouble has
arisen over the inability of some Of
the high school athletes to understand !,
4 clean sportsman. The high schools
scores may suffer for awhile but the
nigh school people will know that ev-
cry man who represents them is on
the square and has work ed hard for
the right. Before long the teams will
begin to improve.
We know Prescott and Duquette to
be good hard working boys and we
can't understand the situation. If
they will apologize to the coach and
do the right thing by the school they
won't lose thing; if they don't they
will drop into the pool-hall class.
Tonight marks the opening of Phil
kenny's new theater, the Empress
The occasion will be rendered doubly
ausplclous by the appearance of the
part-oWner in a red usher's unie
Philip declares that "Bull' Higgins
Will wear the other suit while deliver
ng an address of welcome from the
little balcony above the ticket window
We have no desire to break into the
)ress agent league, but we must steer
tou up against a good thing. The
,olyum was allowed to see the reels
hat will be used tonight go through
practice run. They are fine stuff
ull Of ginger and excitement. (No,
hanks, Phil. Wen pay our way).
Smith, one of Blanks pitchers has
'een engaged as official chorister at
he Empress. Smith has a remarkable
pass voice and is one of the features
II the coming Elks' minstrels. Hat
oox' Jones told Smith the other day,
IL had your voice I'd throw my
baseball glove into the river ,
Two former Union leaguers have
survived Connie Mack's final shake-up