Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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1929 TRACK SCHEDULE March 22-23. Indoor Meet at Des Moines April 26-27. Drake Relays 4. (Jraceland, There 11. Parsons, There 18. Penn, Here 24-25. Conference Meet at Cedar Falls May May May May 1929 TRACK PROSPECTS What will be the outcome of the 1929 track season? If we knew, it would be broadcasted in the 1930 Croaker. We are going to press too soon to expound on the triumphs of Wesleyan’s track team; however, some dope can be given on the prospects. Captain Tackelson with eight other lettermen and a horde of freshmen are working hard on the cinder-path for the strenuous schedule that lies ahead. Dash events will be well taken care of this year with ex-Captain Berry, Clint Woods, and “Tack” available. Wesleyan’s weakness in track, distance runs, should be removed to some extent by the presence of two promising freshmen, Kinkadc and Fspy, who hail from the coal-mining regions of Centerville. Kinkade did some excellent running in high school and gives good promise for college competition. Two-mile men are scarce; however, Bob Wilson is turning in fair time for that event. Big, husky men who can heave the shot and discus have been badly needed in past years at Wesleyan. Plenty of such men are available this year, but they all lack the polish necessary to throw the well-known weights enough distance to place in conference competition. Bingham may develop one of these men before the first meet is held. Page 92

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1928 TRACK REVIEW Failure to register in the victory column did not prove an unprofitable track season for the Wesleyan squad in 1928. Several individuals did commendable work on the cinder path worthy of mention. At the indoor meet, Zilliner shared first place with a Parsons man in the high jump and later, in the Parsons dual meet, he divided first place points with Gooch, a teammate. Woods, a dash man, was high point winner of the squad for the season. He scored 1 S units against Graceland, a meet which the “Tigers” lost by a bare 3 points. Captain Berry’s specialty was the 440-yard dash which he won in several dual meets. Joe Long, diminutive hurdler, produced some excellent form in running the high and low “sticks,” which netted several scores to Wesleyan’s account. Gooch, a freshman, went to the conference meet and returned with a first place in the high jump. He hit his stride the latter part of the season and from all indications should be going strong in 1929. The half-mile relay team composed of Tackelson, Bradshaw, Berry, and Woods placed fourth at the Drake Relays in the college section of that event. It may be readily seen that the 1928 squad lacked balance. Absence of distance and weight men resulted in the loss of meets that could easily have been won had the proper balance been present. However, the 1928 season was not a failure as many prospects were produced who will show up in future years for the Wesleyan track team. Page 91

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W y- .VA Als V .' XJVK’?W ttKr7XE7X YK —lW M Joe Long should be “in” this year hopping the “sticks.” He has the ideal form of a hurdler, but a slow start hampers his time. He will be assisted by a freshman, Hone, a Prison City product, who undoubtedly will win points toward meet victories. In the various jumps, (looch seems to be the main stay. He should win the high jump with ease in a majority of the season's contests. He is also adding distance to his broad-jumping efforts. “Jig” Zillmer and Bradshaw arc also making fine pre-meet showings in both the jumps. Lcpley and Dresser are lettermen who should show up well in the pole vault after a previous year’s experience. A veteran half-mile relay team composed of Tackclson, Woods, Bradshaw, and Berry should be about the best in the conference this year. The mile relay team needs another man to give it conference strength. At the indoor meet held at Des Moines early this spring Wesleyan scored seven and a fraction points. Lack of an indoor track hampers Wesleyan’s chances to ably compete in an indoor meet. Woods took second in the 50-yard dash and “Tack” finished fourth in the same event. Hone won third in the low hurdles. Zillmer and (iooch tied for third in the high jump and Lepley tied for the same place in the pole vault. Bingham will select about five men to take to the Drake Relays the last of April. Should any of these men show, place or win, as the race-track parlance goes, Wesleyan should be immensely proud. Bl Pag? 93