The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-04
OPTIMISM PREVAILS
ASCOACHES
SEASONS MATERIAL
Many Athletes Are Working Out
Already in Spite Of Cool
Weather
SEE MANY STRONG TEAMS
Bismarck, Fargo, Devils Lake,
Grand Forks and MohaII
Set Sights


AS spring spots get under way, early
reports on the track and field pros
poets for high schools over the state
indicate the prep school cinder artists
will give exceptional performances
through the season generally buoying
the hopes Of the team mentor.
While weather still remains bit
chilly for outdoor work, the track
Sters generally are limbering up in
the gymnasiums or warming up ''un +.
der wraps" outside while some coaches
lave their entire squads working out
in the open.
Other spring athletic activities.
baseball. kittenball, golf, and tennis,
are pretty much in the embryo stage
Spring football and spring basketball
are in progress at a few schools.
Off to Early Start
Jumping the gun on the rest of the
track field, Fargo inaugura:ed its
preparatory training period month
ago. Hurdlers and field men have
been training indoors while distance
runners work outside. With leading
performers graduated, the Midget's
have hard row to hoe.
BismarckS defending state cham
pions work with 1892 machine brok-
en- by graduation but the prospects
are about as favorable as in other
years.
Three veterans who collected Is
points in the state classic last spring
are with the squad. The monogram
holding point winners are John Hell
ser, Wade Green, and John Boelter.
Six potential winners with some eX
perience round out the squad.
Names of three lettermen-Rutten
Wood, and StevenS-all expected to
be consistent point-winners in their
chosen fields, illuminate the roster OF
trackmen at Devils Lake. The trio
are field event men. Wood also per-
forms in the dashes, and Coach Doug
Smith expects him to be one of the
fastest in the state.
Rutten vaults over II feet and with
Stevens can high jump around It.
g inches. They both throw the dis
cuss about 100 feet. Other promising
men are Burckhard IN the field
events; Reslock. hurdler: Anderson
and Carney, distance runners.
Forks Is Optimistic
Grand Forks expects to make It's
best showing Of several years II some
of the so candidates working out un-
der Coach w. v. Winter develop to
the maximum anticipated ability.
Wyman Sheppard, who won Grand
Forks only point in the state event a
year ago, Is being trained to wear the
shoes of the states ranking prep
school shot-putter.
Harry Schroeder, new acquisition
from East Grand Forks, also is ex-
pected to show up we'll in the weights.
Walter Millette Is outstanding in the
220 and 40. Dick O'Connell and
Kenneth Collins are pair OF promis-
ing dashmen. White, Burkhardt and
Rindy are other good field men.
Mohall, winner Of the northwest
conference track title since its origin
and defending champion in the
northwest meet at Minot, will make a
strong bid to repeat at Minot, and
Coach Johnny Mach believes his
team will do we'll" in the northwest
conference. Senior track men, al
ready getting into shape, will be aug
mented by large group OF newcom-
erS.
Endcrlin at Work
Track IS being emphasized among
spring sports at Endeylin, where j. NJ.
Gronningen is preparing a squad of
a dozen candidates for competition
IN the southeast athletic conference.
Lyle McQuoid and Martin Gainor,
who won third place in the discus
and shot at the Grand Forks meet
last year, will head Minors track
team this spring. Other likely stars
are David Vail and Stanley Strick-
land. runners: Paul Sherwood. pole
vaulter, and Orris Nelson. Charles