Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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.r .....a.15?' .SMU Birch Bayh, Sr. coached the 1923 basketball team. Between 1920 and 1950, inter-collegiate athletic contests became a regular feature of the school pro- gram. In 1923 Arthur L. Strum succeeded Birch Bayh, Sr.. who had become the head of physical training for men in 1915, as head of the department of physical education. I-lis job was to train football, basketball and baseball teams, direct the work of the department, and teach classes. I-le was told to produce a football team at once, which he succeeded in doing. This team of 1925 was the second in recent years. the only other having been that of 1921. Six games were played in the fall of 1923. Basketball had been popular for a number of years, and it was possible to develop an outstanding team for the season of 1925-1924. The schedule was comprised of twenty-two games, only six of which were lost. The baseball team of 1924 played a schedule of fourteen games. Following the year 1925-1924 the coaching staff was enlarged. It was then possible to have a division of labor in regard to coaching with one coach assigned to each sport. The physical education building, completed in 1928. was divided into sections for men and women and contained three large rooms for the practice of gym- nastic exercises and for holding indoor athletic con- tests. Beginning in 1929 the Terre Haute Municipal Stadium was used by Indiana State for track and field events, football games, and baseball contests. h. writ, 1 if 'lt p a int, .. am N .L , 11 5,14 5, U t..9,glvq ,vp ,-- , ,muulnmfy gr it . wi- . A 5. --f 4-eq mfs-f I 'lN 1 T W Na -' -gpg!! fan? if as 1 wa. 'T 1 :I 1 1 gr' 1.2 P15114 gf p,w,i,zsa,, - Z 11- V '! gQl.,D,irMi,r1'Jlt2,1hC'yL --e 1 . E 'l.,r,1 , i75.i I. w.,:gL' ,gl 2qTx,k',.,5i. -ai'? ga X glNl N . LN .Nf N-l Nfisngll iN! -N . 'Mt' a1ilFil' 'T We 1 ' i g 1 ,J ' J -, 3 gg Q ' ,J .,,. 44 'L 4'wr.':.g. A jump ball is attempted in front of a full house at the Purdue- lndiana State game in 1926. The 1928 track team was coached by David Glascock flop-leftj. Fifteen

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1'-list fa Y, .f':'ilZ:1' - M 4. 2,1 G .MI ' ' ' 134' 'I ' 'gl U Sn, 'K , 4 ' N? t Q fella . -- - 1' 'us' , .Yr i fm. it w ' - 'r' -A 'V YW , Memorial Stadium was used by the Normal School for outdoor events .ftp - :gk 1 illn- f .4 The 1939 football team huddled during a game with Evansville. W A is T E. D I M M E to iAlT Ella Y i gi ' l',l.Ti'l7llJ.X'l'liS 1' i llif- 'l'1':1f:l-1 :mil lflzxise- .l I -' fi ZF i':' lziiui wi il ffibll ni'f11'liii iw-- l,IL'T'S GG NORMAL! An advertisement in THE INDIANA STATEMAN provided re- cruits for the track and baseball teams. Fourteen The kick-off of the first game at IU's old Memorial Stadium- Normal versus Indiana University. I sim INDIANA STATESMAN l starts WELCOMES ATHLETES A 1:411 1 ' 5 lllllll mums mais ,2:pf:?:i::: 0- ' ' ' 1 PEliPl3IIllSllIlllNIlll 'fare' gsiivntui-Paunuctuviavs vs.q 1' 1 ,1f?f:zf:.rl'V wiliiisi is siuntm inuinsi in ' mifsts ini uiunniiinmus 'liailllllllllllllllll-lI-..,.,....,t.i....a...1... ' ' . ' A Irvs... .... une ?.fI1'F.L.T.J3.fIli lllEll'5llilSlllG?ilill, . JL! 'l I i 4- 'Vi' l lSi1llllllll2lllllll5? IllSllUl'WlllQfMlIi iliiiilliniinusilm nirmtt iuninuiuii lllllHllNBElllllllSPHlNlI -, , lllllllllClIlllHFIlllllllSf .. . W Indiana State hosted the first national sporting event to be held in Terre Haute. The National Collegiate Wrestling Championships were held here in 1957.

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Good Tennis Prospects With New Coach This Year ISU Sil'l'DliN'l'S liffliilll. iN TEN- NIS L'l..KSSES--C0l'R'l'S QPRN THIS WEEK State Nornml is going to have n real-for-sure tennis team this season with a couch and everything. Frank Grove, who was one of the best tennis artists ever developed ut- the local school has been chosen as Coach and already has u few of the men work- ing daily. The Normal courts are not yet in condition and the army of students who have signed up for this branch of sport have not yet started their activities. Coach Grove announ- ced yesterday' that the courts should be in shape by the end of the week and hopes to have a large squad out. Athletic Director Birch Bayh has agreed to equip a squad of six men with the necessary equipment and there promises to be some lively com- petition among the various vvielders of the institution. Herman Boyle is the only member of last years team in school and several new men will have to be developed. Some of the other men who intend to try their luck are Meflanahan, TVoodruiT, French, Webb, and a number of others whose ability is unknown. The various literary societies have organized their tennis teams and will soon confer with Tennis Manager Helen Woody about arranging' a schedule. This tourney along with the inter-class affair should be staged before the first of May in order to give Couch Grove a chance to get a line on the material and give the varsity candidates a chance to prac- tice for the I. A. C. tennis tourna- ment which is hc-ld in conjunction -ivith the Truck meet. Over 150 students have signed up for time Tennis Gym class this term and a sue:-inl schedule will have to be :li-ranged in order to give all of the students n chance to put in the re- quired time. The courts at Parsons Field will also be put in shape giving the local school five courts for over 150 students, showing that tennis is nhout the most populzu' tgnine in school in which the whole student body may particinntc-. With this lm-ge number out Normal :should in :i luv yours be l't-riv':.u4.:.l1lrl ln- 1.-.-.101-.0 inn-sll.. F...-0 I...- Abs -if ex P . l , fm x . I ,r fr , ' ...vu- l922 brought a tennis team to Indiana State Normal. Sixteen Baseball was abandoned at ISTC during World War II but was resumed shortly after it.