Arizona republican., 1915-08-20

situated the new training quarters. gas heater, hot water. shower baths, rub down tables. lockers and all of the furnishings of a first class training room will be found in this department. The grand stand and training quarters are both structures that will fill a long felt want both for the athletes and the spectators and the announcement that they will be ready for occupancy by the time school is underway will be eagerly received
 Football
 Originally T. N. s. was q premier football school. Later interest in that activity waned and not until last year was the old game revived It was a real home coming though and the way the fellows, many of them new to the game, went into the work under the expert guidance of Coach George II. Schaeffer. developed a marvelously fast team. The fellows were enthusiastic and the co-opera- tiOn between themselves and the coach enabled the school to get back into the game as in olden days. The new term holds some bright pros poets. Coach Schaeffer will be back and some good new material is an ticipated. Competitive matches are held regularly with the valley high schools, the United States Indian school and once each season with the University of Arizona at Tucson.
 Track
 Co-incident with the announcement that q new grand stand is forthcom- ing is the opening of q quarter mile track on the normal field made pos Sible by the removal of the old train ing quarters and grand stand. A splendid track is maintained by the normal squad and a number of state records in track work are held by former normal students.
 Baseball
 Of all the sports. base ball reigns supreme and during recent years the normal has held the states honors on several occa sions Some of the best youthful ball players in the state are found on the normal nine. Baseball season generally holds forth in the spring of the year and a regular schedule of games is played with the Indians, high schools and the Uni versity.
 Basketball
 Both boys and girls basketball is
 
 matched games are played with out side schools The young ladies play a class series in the fall of the year that enables q representative team from each class to get into play and the spirit of rivalry developed is keen. i Later, from among the best players that participate in the class tourna- ment the representative team for the school is chosen
 Tennis
 Six first class tennis courts are maintained on the normal athletic 1 field and are open to use by both the young men and young ladies' l During the fall and winter a class tournament is played that extends over several months time and that encourages many of the students who ever play the game at all, to get out after school hours and participate in | the excitement. Later in the year the crack players from the normal are engaged in the competitive ! matches with the other state schools. 1 Faculty Jurisdiction 1 The faculty encourages a lively | participation in school athletics and many of the members take part in | the sports themselves. All students 1 are permitted to engage in the var ious sports but in match games the representative individuals must be up 1 to the grade of scholarship demand ed by the faculty regulations. This ruling on the part of the faculty has met with the strongest degree of ap- proval and cooperation by the stu 1 dents and encourages them to do their school work as they would do on the athletic field