Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union - Gymnast Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Through the Cameras Eye BY WILLIAM SHURGOT Due to the heavy schedule carried by all students at Normal, varsity com- petition in all sports cannot be sponsored. However, we do engage in a few major sports and, considering our limited man-power, time, and facilities, meet with a fair amount of success. There is no doubt that, could we have the regu- lar training schedules, unlimited finances, and facilities, found elsewhere, we would turn out teams that would rank with the best in the Mid-West. The ma- terial is hereg it needs only to be given a chance. We congratulate those men who make possible all our varsity sports, whose spirit is indefatigable, and who labor unceasingly to give Normal a team-a winning team if possible-the student coaches. For the first time, in recent years, an attempt was made to organize a swim- ming team to engage in varsity competition. Under the coaching of Arthur Vtferder, the men who answered the call, went into training. A meet was arranged with the local Y. M. C. A. Due to the absence of many of the members, our showing was not so good. Intramural competition occurred in three sports this year, basketball, speed- ball, and soccer. The Freshmen took top honors in the basketball contest. Altho no Fencing team was formed, notable success was achieved by the Men of Nor- mal in this sport. In a triangular meet with Purdue and LeMar School of Fenc- ing, Normal emerged victorious. The only other Fencing activities of note were the annual Sophomore tournament and the Indiana-Kentucky Meet. In the lat- ter, three of our students acquitted themselves nobly, garnering second, third, and fourth places. Tho they be few in number, their might shall rock the earth and ye shall know them. Page Forty-nine