Highland Park College - Piper Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Slmwalter, Woodrow, 'l'reacy, Ebers, Eide. Gena Driti, Coach Crull, Cap't Smith, Mgr. Nelson, de Anclracl Hughes, Webster, de Andrade, Mooers

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PQ' V' Y 55 tial Sbftbt position. A' l pref 1 rank Tllli SEASON OUIS D. Crull, track coach, merits a great deal ol' praise for the success of the 1915 track season. When the athletic man- agement secured Crull for track coach, it was with the idea that whatever success was attained, it would be largely through his labor and efforts. There are several reasons for this sup- Highland Park never had had a track team of any real . importance, and there was no experienced material in school. Also, there was no one, at the season's beginning who could be termed a star. It was a ease ot' working with an unknown quantity. f The track season started early in the spring, immediately after the revival of athletic spirit and interest occasioned bythe change in con- trol and management. The squad which reported for training num- bered about four times that which it had in previous years. The men were compelled to observe strict training rules, and to report for work regularly, a requisite heretofore neglected. The men who stuck, regardless ot' the hard work and training restrictions, were amply repaid in their and the team's success. And the faith and confi- dence in the athletes and in the student body expressed by Athletic Director Nelson at the time he assumed charge of the athletic situation has been justified. Highland Park has made good. The season opened with a dual meet with Des Moines College on Highland's field, Highland emerging with a victory. Before the meet, the sport scribes of the city conceded Des Moines College the meet by a wide margin, because of the fact that Des Moines College was boast- ing the best track team in recent years. Our victory came as a surprise to the general public, and to Des Moines College, but was not a surprise to the ones o11 the inside at Highland. The next week Highland journeyed to lndianola and took the scalp of her old-tilne rival, Simpson. It was the first time in recent history that Highland Park defeated Simpson in track. The Quadrangular meet, held on Highland field the week following the Simpson dual, resulted in Highland getting second place, Coe, first, Des Moines College, third, and Simpson, fourth. At the Iowa Conference meet at Cedar Rapids, Highland divided fourth honors with Des Moines College. VVith any kind ol' a break in

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the luck Highland should have pushed Grinnell for third place. Drill could have placed at least third in the low hurdles, but could not get into thc finals because of sickness. Tracey should have placed in the shot, but was off form and did not even get in the money. The put that won the meet was less than the distance made by Treacy numbers of times previous. And to cap the misfortune, Woodrow lost a shoe on the third lap of the two-mile race and had lo quit, it being conceded that he would have in all probability won it had not the accident occurred. As il was, Highland took first in the mile, second in the broad jump and third in the discus, making a total of nine points and tying Des Moines College for fourth place. The individual honors for the season go to Woodrow, with forty- one points, Big Andrade second, with twenty-nine, Treacy third, with twenty-tive markers, and Drill fourth, with seventeen to his credit. llandschin, Captain Smith, VVebster, Showalter, Gena, Hide and Ebers were all big factors in winning the meets, as they were all point win- ners. In Little Andrade, Mooers and Hughes, Highland has three prospects for next year that should develop into valuable men. Arthur VVoodrow was honored by his teammates at the close of the season by being elected captain of next yea1 s squad. Woodrow fully deserves the honor, being individual point winner of the season, and also for the reason of his achievement at the Conference meet at Cedar Rapids in lowering the mile record, his time being 11:3-ll. The previous eonference record was -l:37 2-5 and the stale record, 4:35. Scomas Fon SEASON Highland Park-Des Moines Dual, April 2-4th, H. P. 6-I, D. M. C. 63. Highland Park-Simpson Dual, May lst, H. P. 68, Simpson 59. Quadrangular, May 8th, H. P. 27, Coe 7--l, Des Moines 22, Simpson 6. lowa Conference Invitation Meet, May 15th, H. P. 9, Coe 46, Morning- side 31, Grinnell 28, Des Moines Sl, Cornell ti, Simpson 3, Dubuque 3, Penn 0, Parsons 0, State 'l'eachers 0. Puosriqzors Bllltil'l'l' Fon Nisxr YH.-in With the return of every athlete in this ycar's squad next year, and the addition of some new material, the chances for lowa Conference champions next season look exceptionally good, and with Coach Crull back and the present management in control, nothing but optimism can prevail at Highland for next year's track, season.