Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-26
ALLEN ACADEMY WINS.
Captured the lnterseholastlc Meet at
the A. & M. College.

i'oA' ~ Ah' ihA'lo'hOiaNN iHt'A ntlu
at the A. & NJ. College on Friday and |
Saturday last. For this reason, we
believe that some report OF the meet,
with special reference to the part
played by the Allen Academy boys,
will be OF interest to the readers Of
The Eagle.
The athletic contest was OF peculiar
interest because Allen Academy and
their longtime rivals, the Marshall
Training School Of San Antonio, had
each twice won the great silver loving
cup offered by the A. 4 NJ. College
II either school should win a third
time, this splendid trophy would come
into the permanent possession Of the
victorious school. Marshall Training
School were the present holders OF
the prize. A few days before the
meet, however, Marshall sent in the
cup with the announcement that they
were In no condition to contest. This
was a great disappointment to the Al
len boys. However, there came word
that there would be no lack OF strong
competition. for San Marcos Baptist
Academy. West Texas Military Acad-
envy. Coronal Institute and other
strong schools would be on hand. A
preliminary meet was held at Austin,
and Coronal Institute. the victor In
that contest, and Alexander Institute
of Jacksonville. brought strong teams
10 the A. & VI. meet.
The continuous downpour. the mud
and slush are now matters OF history.
The A. & VI. College did everything
possible-far more than could have
been expected under such adverse
condltlons-to make the meet sue.
cess. And Il was a great success, in
spite OF the fearful odds.
In this brief article the aim Is not
to give a general account OF the meet,
nor to make particular mention Of the
men and the events. These are mat.
tiers Of record given out In the State
papers. We are writing conlessedly
from the point Of view OF an interest.
ed party. and We are writing for our
local paper and people.
When the last event was finished
in the mud and dark Saturday even
ing and the results footed up, the score
stood In the academy athletic contests
as follows: Allen. Is; Alexander Col
leglate Institute. 81: Coronal Institute,
is. And the cup which had been the
visible token OF championship honors
in so many hard.fought battles came
into the possession Of It's first winners
Allen Academy-there to remain
forever and a day.
One source OF great disappointment
to the Allen boys was the fact that
the heavy. muddy condition Of the
field made the best performance o.
the men impossible In spite OF this
however. the records were really
splendid. several State records beinl
tied. Jack McClintock won four frs
places, one second and three thirds
His performance had never beer
equaled by anyone except, possibly
our own Louis Hamilton and the mar
velous Kirksey. Baird took drst II
the first, hundred and in the two nan
dred and twenty. over one OF the fast
est prep school men in Texas-Bett'
OF Alexander Others might be men
toned. but that is not the purpose o
this article.
But II Allen has a right to be prou'
OF her athletic performance, we ar,
still prouder Of the achievement o
our team In debate. Our opponent
the San Marcos high school, had de
bated publicly the question Eve time
previously. In free for all contes
they had won over strong teams iron
Austin high school, Houston hig
school, Waco high school, San Antoni
high school and other schools. Gu
boys, previous to the final confess
had met no team in public debate o
the question. The Allen boys wer
at still greater disadvantage from tn
fact that they had to make almos
wholly impromptu rebuttals, Will
their opponest had from the first bee
practiced on that particular feature
since In their former contests eac
speaker was given FIVE minutes for r.
buttal. We are not protesting nc
| apologizing; the arrangement wa
reached by mutual agreement a fe'
hours before the debate; but we al
stating the facts in justice to our ow
boys.
II Well, we lost the debate by vot
of two to one; but we lost after a col
test which made every teacher, ever
student, every friend of the academ
proud of our champions, Talmas
| McIver and Dan Kahn.
III | think our proudest moment can
when, in announcing the honors an
victories. President Bizzell referre