The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-20
High School Editorial

Members of the high school student
body are in the midst of the most pros
porous and promising athletic season
which has enveloped the high school
for four years.
Most high schools in the state of
Indiana, which have evidence of pep
and enthusiasm, sooner or later
emerge from their delinquency and ad-
vance their standing to a level of
which the school would be proud.
Morton high cchool students realize
the fact that during the past four
years the school authorities and ath-
letes have striven for the standard
which all schools of repute want and
that is, an athletic reputation which
stands out in the eyes of the state
high schools of Indiana.
Athletics in the high school have
been only at normally during the
past four years, and this year marks
| the turning point in the athletic career
Of the school. Both the football and
| basketball teams should make re-
cords in state competition which
bring the reputation of the high school
up to a commanding standpoint
1t has been four years since there
was available, such material as is now
representing the school in athletics.
/ Twelve years ago Richmond had a
championship football team, which
made a name for itself and today the
same opportunity is Afforded the team
which is representing the school.
| Two things will hinder the success
] of this years athletics if they are not
overcome and the ultimate end will
result in an inevitable failure. One
is that if the high school students do
| not come out of their trance and hold
their enthusiastic pep sessions as they
used to be held in the Red and White
| school, and support the athletes in their
endeavor to win the games which the
students continually cry for. all the
efforts toward a cooperating basis
| will be of no avail.
! The other is on the part of the
athletes themselves. So far this sea-
son, little complaint has been made in
| regard to the athletes carrying out
their training, but in order to attain
the big thing which they are after. the
fellows will have to sacrifice the good
things which they enjoy and devote
their attention to the game which they
I are playing. A coach of repute made
the following statement: When you
are practicing for a game, think it, be.
neve in it, and above all, never lose
confidence in your own playing After
you are through with your practice
rest yourself and forget all about the
game until you are ready to take the
| field of competition"
l During the past four years the high
school authorities have engaged five
different athletic directors. This
points out that the athletics have nc
: more than started to attain a reputa
! ton when another coach had beer
! hlred, thus creating a necessity fol
starting all over again. Just for the
, concrete facts the names of the coach
es are still in our minds, they were:
: Messrs. Mullen, Meller, Echols, Fries
, and Null.
Under the direction of the present
; coach, Grant n. Stenger, the higl
; school athletics are gaining ground il
: each game which has been played
thus far. Mr. Stenger has had exper
, fence in both football and basketball
; and due to this fact he should be NOR
> than able to perfect the athletics il
the high school,
AS far as basketball for this year i!
V concerned, the prospects are so prom
. Using that words will not emphasiz,
; the fact too much Coaches Stenge
!, and Little should be able TO turn GU
a championship basketball team
which would not only cop the distric
! tourney again but would go on I'D t.
the state tourney and finish high. TIL,
facilities and material available, JUST
fies this opinion and the forecast il
not being overdrawn in the least.
the proper training is administered t,
the candidates and they stick to tn
: deal throughout the season, they will
r put up some wonderful exhibitions o
: basketball.
: Being a former student in the higl
e school and being interested in the ad
e vancement of the athletics, the writ
g ers forecast is, that the high schoo
V is in the making of a wonderful ath
!. letic career for the season of 1922.
Barring all accidents there should b
no reason for any failure to cop hig
!. honors in both football and basketball
this year.