Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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x.! Q 4 GJ d ll 2 111 l T R A C K Track prospects for this season are better than they have been during the past two or three years. Though there are only two varisty track men back, Bentley and Williams, ' there has been displayed a wealth of material among the new men. Doudna and Anderson, both Sophomores, have shown exceptional form in the half-mile and quarter-mile respectively. MacNIanus, a Freshman and winner of the Alma- Hillsdalc cross-country event, is expected to show heels to the field on the distance runs. ' , For the different events the line-up is as follows: l IOO yard-Ruggles, Chatman, Grant, Knowles, Holdship. 220 yard-Ruggles, Hawthorne, Ake, Knowles, Holdship. ' 440 yard-Anderson, Bentley, Hawthorne, MacGregor, Tebo, Knowles, Daw- son. Half-mile-Doudna, Baker, S. Fraser, Purdy. lVlile-Williams, lVIacManus, Pratt, Tebo, Denice. Two Mile-MacManus, Williams, Patton, Pratt. 22O.l'lL1I'CllCS1C21I'IY, Anderson, Gailor. 120 Hurdles-Bouwman, Gailor. Broad Jump-Carty, W. Anderson, Manigold, MacGregor, Creaser, Chat- man. High JLIIHP-BOUWITIZKII,lC,l1Z1tI'1'121fl, Creaser, Gailor. Pole vault-Sartor, Bixby, MacGregor, Bentley. Javelin-Cliatnian, Catherman, Dawson, Davis. Discus-Catherman, Nowiski, Frazier, Reid, Davis, Manigold. Shot-Chatman, Nowislci, Bouwman, Manigold. . Relay-There seems to be considerable competition for positions on the relay team and a strong team in this event is expected as a result. At the annual field day held at Albion for the NI. I. A. A. schools, the following men are going to make a strong bid for first place in their events: Bentley ....... 440 yard dash Chatman . . Javelin Bouwman . . High Jump lVIaclX4anus Two-mile Run fpl Ql- ew'XLMA cottsct Q X.. Ninely-o'ne

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BASEBALL As soon as the Basketball Season was over and the Championship safely tucked away the baseball men started Working out in the gym in preparation for another championship this year. After Spring Vacation the squad took advantage of the good weather and commenced operations on Davis Field. The prospects for this year are such that every Alma fan will be greatly dis- appointed if the NI. I. A. A. isn't completely vanquished. With Bert Bouwman, the best college hurler in the state in the box and with a number of veterans to back him up in the held and also with the stick, the taslc of winning the Baseball Championship should not be very diflicult. Without doubt Ypsi Normal has one of the best teams in the history of the school but already the Maroon and Cream have demonstrated their superiority over the Teachers by handing them a 6-5 trimming on the Ypsi diamond. ' . Reserve material means much to a team, particularly in the box where things dovnot always go as they should. Bouwman has several capable understudies in MacDonald, R. Catherrnan and Beauchamp. In Carty Alma boasts one of the best receivers in the Association, while Treadwfay is always ready to step behind the plate if it is necessary. The infield is composed of Hunter at third, VVelhoelter at short, Wright at second, and lVIacDonald at first. In the garden the left portion is taken care of by H. Catherman, Shaver patrols the center, while Treadway cavorts around the right field area. , ' Alma has succeeded in capturing two baseball championships in the last three campaigns .and with a reasonable share of the breaks iirher favor should grab another title this year. -J. H. NISBET, Athletics Editor. ATL MA COLLEGE Y Ninety

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THE FOUR HORSEMEN Those of us who are attending Alma college today can scarcely appreciate our institution's one time place in the athletics of the state. A victory used to be as rare as a championship is now. Championship teams came along at inter- vals of about ten years. . And yet the class of 125 has not seen a year go by without at least one cham- pionship. Since Coach Campbell has been with us he has pushed five Alma teams to victory in the M. I. A. A. We owe the greater part of our enviable reputation to- Coach. Still, folks wonder how Coach would have succeeded without his famous Four Horsemen . Russ Catherman, ':Rog Wright, Cuddy Shaver, and Red Carty have been in on every mite of athletic glory for Alma for the last four years. Since they were Freshmen these four men have played together on every athletic team. They have carried off five championships, eight M. I. A. A. positions, and have a season of baseball yet to go. W'right and Carty have each captained champion- ship teams and have each been made a captain' of an M. I. A. A. team. Rockne's four horsemen fade into the background when placed before records like these. However long Alma may keep her present pace, we must always remember that the old steam roller was oiled up, its inertia broken, and its impetus given by Coach Campbell and the Four Horseman of 1921-25. g -as ALMA cottseiarr Q N inety-Iwo