Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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(Irark HE track team of 1910 started the season with very few of the old men — Christian, Austin, Detwiler, Pyles and Fowler. Dixon, who had been a member of the 1909 team, was in school and some new men developed during the spring. Of the new men, Holmes made the best show- ing. The team was hampered by lack of a sufficient number of meets to do the best work. There was one dual meet with the Nebraska Wesleyan, and the state meet. The meet with the Nebraska Wes- leyan was a very good one from point of records. The day was good for track work and the track was in excellent condition. Four new college records were established during the meet. Christian won the hundred yard dash in 9 4 5 seconds and the two-twenty yard dash in 23 3 5 seconds. Fowler lowered the half mile mark to 2:05 3 5 and Pyles broke the broad jump record with a jump of 21 feet and 1} 2 inches. The college took the meet 79-38. The team was seriously handicapped before the state meet by the illness of Austin and Detwiler, sure point winners. Detwiler and Austin both came back but were unable to round into form for the state meet, neither placing. The team that went to the state meet had eight contestants of whom only four won places. In spite of this, the college won second place, being defeated by the Normal with a margin of three points. At the state meet. Holmes was the best mdividual point winner, getting 13 points, Christian and Pyles getting 10 4 each. Fowler 53 and Ambler 2} 2- For the season. Holmes led innumberof points with 26, Christian and Pvles mak- ing 20 3 4 each. Fowler 15 3 4. In records Christian leads with two college and one state record; Pyles and Fowler one college and one state record each and Holmes one college record. The track men worked well and deserve more encouragement and support. At our best meet on an almost perfect day the attendance was less than one hundred fifty. During the season, Mr. W. S. Elliott of Manhattan, gave a fine trophy cup to be contested for by the various classes. This cup was not awarded last year because the weather interfered with holding a meet before April seventeenth. ihf ' if,i

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(Uniuts JENNIS, although a minor sport, is a very popular one, as is shown by the large number of enthusiasts who take part in it. Its history has been TM short, it being recognized by the Athletic Association less than two years ago. Since then its development has been remarkable. Until today we find as many students indulging in tennis as in any other sport. The faculty, too, displays a remarkable liking for the game, and among its learned ranks are to be found many stars. At present only two courts on the campus are available, and these are crowded to their limit at all hours of the day. This condition is relieved somewhat by the fact that many of the students have private courts in town. The two courts of the Domestic Science Building were the scene, last year, of the first real inter-collegiate contests, and while for the most part the enemy made off with the laurels, in no way has the spirit decreased, but rather increased as a result of the defeats. Two contests in the spring term, the first with Baker at Manhattan, Baker getting away with both the singles and the doubles. T he second tournament was the state meet at Emporia. Here the college was beaten by the winners of the meet: the K. S. N. and succeeded in getting men into the semi-finals of the singles. Next in order came the inter-class tournament. A great deal of interest was shown in this meet. Each class entered two teams. After a series of elimination, Johnson and Truskett, ' 10, defeated Kahl and Anderson, ' 11, thereby winning the cup. The only meet held in the fall term was the one with Alma. This consisted of two matches each of doubles and singles. This meet proved to be a much more successful one as far as the score was concerned, to the college, for in each match the college was victorious. The schedule this spring consisted of no inter-collegiate meets. However, several meets were scheduled with surrounding city teams, and two interclass tournaments were staged. Among the old heads we find Carr and Kahl, ' 11. of last year ' s team. The college is fortunate in getting Young and McCallum, Kansas High School cham- pions for 1910. This pair is expected to be a winner. Robinson, a tall Kansas City lad, is another find. His specialty is the singles. While Coach Whelan is obliged to divide his time between his track team and tennis, we can see nothing but a bright future under his able direction. Sad to relate, the tennis man of the past has been handicapped by numerous things. Chief among these have been the lack of courts and the depleted condition of the treasurer of the Athletic Association. These have both been caused by the construc- tion of the new gymnasium and the new Alumni field. With the gymnasium com- pleted, the tennis man ' s hopes are considerable brighter, for now he is afforded an opportunity to indulge in his pastime the year around. Alumni field is another source of inspiration to him, for when completed it will con- tain 18 of the finest clay courts in the state. Thus it is evident that the future is very bright for the ball and racket sharks. And no doubt, the coming college gen- erations will see tennis where it should be as one of the principle sports.