The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-08
M|SSOQLA HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK TEAM GETS BUSY
Scholastic Squad Hopes to
Repeat Previous Vic
tories in Meet.
OLD STARS RETURN
Doty, Deschamps, Barry and
Schlossberg Expected
to Win Points.


high schools track on South Fifth
street every afternoon for week. pre-
pairing for the elimination contests
that are to be held during the next
three weeks. The books have eagerly
embraced their first opportunity of the
year to practice on the track and in
the field events and Coach Garrison
predicts desperate struggle for place
on the team that will endeavor to up
hold the honors won in former years
at the university's track meet Mis-
scula has two legs on the big trophy
to be given permanently to the team
that wins the interscholastc meet
three years in succession, and the boys
are determined to win it this year by
taking first place at the blue ribbon
event.
In spite Of the fact that number
of the 1916 point winners graduated
last spring, the prospects are good. as
there are several boys who have shown
up exceedingly well in the early work.
outs. Among the most promising
members of the squad are Doty, Barry,
Schlossberg. Deschamps, Clark. Crane.
Egan, Carver. Toole, Barr, Lane.
Schindell, Grill and Stitch.
Doty Showing Well.
Doty, who was heavy point winner
last year, is after individual honors at
the big meet this year, and is showing
splendid form. He is entered in the so
and 100 yard dashes, the o2o yard
jump, and will run on the school re-
lay team Doty was worked to death
in the meet last year. and this spring
will not compete in the 22O yard dash.
Barry, who shnI. as a freshman
with but little experience last year, is
running better than ever, and will
carry Missoua's colors in the 100 and
220 yard dashes and the 22O yard
hurdles. Clark, who is showing first
class form, will run in the dashes and
will also throw the javelin. Toole is
showing bursts of speed in the dashes
and looks good for points. Veg
Deschamps Weights Star.
Armand Deschamps, who was in
eligible last year will break all rec
ords in the weights this spring. He
put the sho. Al feet in his initial trial,
while he has been hurting the discuss
many yards in practice. Herman
Schlossberg will run in the so yard
dash, throw the javelin, and is de-
pended on to win honors in the pole
vault. Carver is another good weights
man, as he puts the shot over 40 feet |
while he is a coming star with the
discuss. He is also working at the
high hurdles and the high jump.
Two sophomoreS Crane and Egan !
are doing bood work in the distance |
runs. They are expected to prove win |
ners in the mile, the half mile and the
quarter. Young Stitch, a brother of !
Ralph. who won points in former |
years, looks almost as good as his Sc
NOR brother in the half and the mile,
while Barr is running well in the dis
tances. Lane, Grill and Schindell in
the mile and half mile are working
hard for place on the team. There
are several others who may make the
team for the interscholastic and there
is no lack of competition.
20 "eet ~ freshmen.
Coach Garrison is anxious to ar
range meets with some high school or
college team during the next few
weeks, as soon as the class meets are
completed. Negotiations with Butte
high are under way, and if the purple
and white management will bring the
MISSOURI team to the big camp a meet
VIII be arranged. The local scholas-
Tics Will meet the university freshmen
some time this month and Coach Gar
rison Is willing to tackle the Bruin
track team if arrangements can be
made.
IntercIass Meet Next.
The Freshman Sophomore meet will
DE helo next week, the events to be
run Off in relays. Tuesday night the
high jump and the half mile will be i
staged Wednesday, the broad jump {
and the 50-yard dash; Thursday, the $
quarter mile, the go yard hurdles and $
the Shot put; Friday, the javelin I
throw, the mile run and the pole vault.
The Sophomores expect to win the ,
meet easily, as several members Of the
second team were point winners at the
university meet last year, among them
being Clark, Barry, Crane, Egan and
ToOle.
There are only nine boys on the
frosh team, the Stitch and O'Brien
brothers being the main reliance of the
first year boys.
The interciass meet will be held the
week after next. and after that the
scholastics will take on the varsity
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