The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
ATHLRTlC COLUMN.
p CO.. =. Howard.

p ca. r. Howard.
In our @whos who Column. this
week We take great pleasure in intro
ducing 10 you M. w. n. Kendel Mr..
kendei-Ar. Reader. Yes, sir, Mr..
Kendel y IN athlete, every inch. He
plays 2 nsK Tor the Springfield Y. M.
c, A. college. and during proper sea-
sons represents college in baseball,
basketball and track. AS a matter of
FAC. Aendel i taking the physical
training course 1t Springfield, which
makes u imperative that he study all
the major sports and the minor ones
as we'll. It - rumored that Kendel is
being groomed to take charge of the
PHYSICAL training department at Fisk
university. Il isn't Kendel's athletic
ability, nor his prospects for a great
future that inspire us most, but weed
just IKE TO say that Kendel is the
most polished. refined and gentleman
~ young man that we've ever met. 1t
wasn't our privilege to see Lord
Chesterfield in his younger days, but
wed ike 70 say if the celebrated lord
had anything on Kendel he certainly
must have been polished some.
Drake university's new coaches
have arrived, Mr.. Ralph Glaze and
Lieut.. Wier. We've never won any
medals for proficiency in Judging
football coaches, but we'd bet our old
grey hat that If Drake doesn't have
great football team this fall it won't
be the fault Of the coaching. Dept.
Coach Glaze had Howard P. Drew un-
der his charge last year and has moth
ing out highest praise for the gritty
little runner. There is a possibility
that Drew may comply with Glaze's
wish that he come to Drake with him.
Wed like to see the colored people
of this community get back of and
support every movement that is made
Tor the betterment of the community.
Some OF our people refuse to have
anything at all to do with any move
ment that isn't designed for the espe-
eial benefit of colored people. They
don't seem to see that what helps the
community at large helps them also
Very often religious organizations
open their doors to delegates from
colored churches and colored organic
atoms. but they seldom, if ever, send
delegate. Last year for the first
time colored Sunday school was rep
resented in the Sunday school athletic
meet II we don't embrace these OPP
portunities now they'll soon be closed
to US. Now, all together, let's get
ready to enter rafting good basket
ball team in the Y. NJ. c. A. league
this winter.
One of the best amateur games of |
baseball ever played in this town was
played Labor day at the Union park
grounds between the Des Moines
Giants and the Riverview aggregation
(white), the game going fourteen
innings for count of s to 8. The |
Riverview bunch got off in the lead |
with two runs in the third, but the
GIANTS came back in the fifth with
four runs. grabbing the lead from
heir rivals. Everything was lovely
shen until the eighth, when the River
view boys made six runs, making the
count TO s. Win Two down and two
men on in the ninth, "Pud" Saunders
saved our scalps by spanking out a
'wo-bagger, thus tying it up for then,
,enceforth, now and forever more.
from the ninth through the four
eenth innings neither side could
GORE. Each, however, came desper-
ltely near getting over the necessary
leep producer. Twice did one Graf
on Roane make phenomenal stabs.
lie was easily the fielding star. In
he thirteenth with two down and
nan on third, the Riverview first base
nan hit long one far over the
aid Grafton's head. Grafton ran for
Yard, ran sideways and then turned
nd ran backwards, and after running
S described for about twenty-five
ards he stuck up his gloved hand,
ooked toward heaven with a prayer
nd was rewarded by having the
phere lodge safely in his gloved
and. The enthusiastic spectators
efused to allow him to walk
a home. Wade of the Riverview !
cam also did some excellent fielding.
Batteries: For Riverview, Good
lin and Finn; for the Giants, Hays,
Ioore and Brown.