Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-29
Local High School Opens
Season Auspiciously
Away from Home.
A. H. S. TRACK OUTLOOK FINE
Score of Veterans and New Men Out
to Win 1918 Track Cham
pionship for Alma.

The high school baseball team op-
ened its 1915 season at Bay City, Sat
urday afternoon in a most Satisfac-
tory way, playing a seven inning 2-2
tie game with Western High School
of that city. The game was called at
the end of the seventh inning because
the local players had to leave to catch
the train for home. That Alma High
should play tie game with the rep
resentatives of the big school, is high
y commendable and reflects high cred
1t upon the players and Coach Lutch-
man.
Allen Highfield was in the box for
Alma and held the Bay City sluggers
down to four hits, securing nine
strikeouts during the abbreviated con
test. Alma secured five hits, no one
man securing more than one, though
Smith hit one for two bases. Alma
committed three errors while Bay CITY
did not err once. Mann at short play
ed and exceptionally fine game, pull
ling off some hair raising plays. The
following men played for Alma: Cap
tain Perry, catcher, Highfield. pitcher
Smith. first base VI. Wood second
base; Stevens, third base; Mann. short
stop, A. Wood left field Wilson cen
ter field and Bortles right field. Coach
Luchtman accompanied the team.
This Saturday, Mt Pleasant High
School will be met on their home field
and the contest will be hard fought if
memories Of previous Mt Pleasant
Alma athletic games will serve as
reliable forecast. The same lineup
Will be used as saw service i'm the Bav
City-Western game.
The high school track and field sea
son opens today when the Youngsters
meet the college freshmen in what
promises TO be a hotly contested strug
gle. Outside of the meet today with
the first year men of the college only
two big events are in store for the
high school athletes though those two
are of sufficient Importance to give
the boys plenty of incentive for good
hard work every afternoon On Nav
10Th Lansing High school will bring
a team here and two weeks later Alma
will go to st Louis for the annual
Gratiot interscholastic
Coach Crisp's men have the finest
prospect for winning team that they
nave ever had, not excluding those Of
last year which were realized in q
sweeping victory at the interscholas-
tic held here. Smith, winner of twen-
" eight points in last years big meet
Handley who was only prevented from
scoring as many points because of a
nearly fatal injury two weeks pre-
vlous to the meet, Muscott, Wheaton,
Banghart, Davis, Kress, Howe, Hop
klns, Walker, and several others
equally promising.
Smith is AN all round performer
as shown by his performances last
June when he won nearly all the dash
es, jumps and hurdle races. Handley
will not only help Smith take care of
the dash events but he will also take
the weight events in which Alma has
been weak for some time. Muscott
who won both the half and one mile
races last year, will be back to repeat
again this year and has several prom
ising men TO assist him. Gaffney who
won the quarter mile run last wear
was lost by graduation, but Wheaton
a capable performer i'm Glass B. com
petition last season, will be available
FOR this run. Davis showed remark
able flashes of speed last year which
was only his first year in such work,
while kress can also be depended upon
TO do fine work this spring. Banghart
is showing fine ability i'm the pole
vault and by the time the June inter
scholastic rolls around he will be
dangerous contender.
A. II. S. Track Schdule
April pa. II. S. VS. College Fresh
men
May ia. II. S. VS. Lansing II. S.
at Alma
May 29-Gratiot CO. Interscholastic
at st. Louis