Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-28
Record Number of High School
Centers This Spring, Tres
ter Announces.
INDIANAPOLIS GETS ONE
1920 Track Districts
Bv CHARLIE LOGAN.

By CHARLIE LOGAN.
Track is stepping right along beside
basketball among the schools In the IN
diana High school Athletic association.
Permanent Secretary A. L. Trester to-
dsv announced that a record number OF
schools will compete for honors in the
annual high school track and field sec
tionals to be staged May Is. The cham
piopships are carded at Purdue universe
" May -.
Last year eight sectionals took care
of all the athletes registered IN the
district events. but Mr.. Trester has des-
icnated ten for this spring and lndica-
lions are that more schools will conf
pete at each sectional than ever before.
EVENT HERE AT
FAIR GROUNDS.
Indianapolis has been awarded sec-
tional and the event VIII De staSeu Ct
As in former years there. the field
events will be held Immediately IN 'front.'
of the grandstand and the track battles
viii be fought on the one-mile track.
Preparations for the local meet viii
BE started Immediately and one Of the
best sectiOnals in the history OF high
school athletics is predicted by local
Manual. Shortridge. Technical, Mobiles
Vile and BOxley were the schools that
fought the Indianapolis sectional nght
last wear. These FIVE schools will be seen
in action here again May 10, and II is
probable that few new banners VIII
AZ in the fair ground grandstand.
Beech Grove. one Of this years new
entries in the l.. H. 5 4. A, Is sure Of
The Manual. Shortridge and Tech
SQUADS are gradually getting their bear
fngs and are determined to oring the
local sectional honors TO this city
Manual looks like the choice to do
this
covering a few good new men This sea
son and around them ne has bullt
formidable looking outfit
In a three cOrnered meet at willard
park last week Manual ran up a 0lS
point total on Shortridge and Browns
burg. -. ~.
at this time but it is working hard at
the east side school and may be able
TO stack up in first-class shape IN the
district meet
Evansville and Greencastle are the new
districts named.
According to information from Trester
there will be from five to twenty schools
assigned to each sectional.
20 SQUADS IN
LAPORTE MELT.
The Laporte district. with twenty ea-
tries. will set the pace This is consid-
cred the most important OF all centers,
as Il not only will decide the district
winners, but also the championships of
the Northern Indiana High School Ath-
letic association.
Wabash college viii conduct the meet
for that district this year, instead OF
Charlottesville High school, which has
been suspended by the !. H. s. A A. un-
til next June for breaking the basketball
eligibility rules.
Entry blanks we're sent out TO oil
schools eligible for competition In the
track events today. These must be filled
out BY the respective coaches and re
turned to Secretary Trester at Laporte
not later than Wednesday. May ,.
Immediately after the list closes, the
schools will be assigned.
In view OF the fact that the member
shin Of the athletic association boost
ed almost so per cent during the past
basketball season, it is only natural that
Trester predicts a record track entry.
Eighty schools sent thinly clads after
laureIs in the classic last year. but more
than $50 have already signifed their in
tentions of trying for place in the track
sun this season.
Coaches throughout the state are
grooming their squads for the meet and
real battles are expected in every event