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

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l Sidelights on Womens Athletics BY MRs. C. L. HESTER Athletics, the problem in so many colleges is a pleasure in the Normal College, at least as far as the -women are concerned. We are following the ideals of the N. A. A. F., and we can truthfully say that we really play the game for the sake of the game and not the winning. Also,,we have a game for every girl and every girl in a game. Every sport is coached one year, during which time an intramural league is formed, and a series of games is played. The following year the same sport is again played, but coaching is done by juniors and seniors in charge of individual teams. This was carried out this year in basket-ball and soccer. It enabled pros- pective teachers to get actual practice in coaching and officiating. Meanwhile, the underclassmen further their skills and knowledge of the game. For any modern educational measure to be sound, the proper attitudes and ideals must be developed, and standards of behavior formed. Therefore, grading in all sports is done on the basis of skill, cooperation given, willingness to take part in any capacity, sportsmanship shown during the game whether winning or losing, the determination to improve, and the general interest in the activity. It is gratifying on the whole, to see the splendid response given by the majority of stu- dents. The athletics are sponsored by the girls' division of the Normal College Ath- letic Board, who also award emblems to those gaining points in sports, swimming, track and field or gym meets. Thus the picture that women's athletics presents, is one educationally sound, for the girls are playing a woman's game from a Woman's point of view, with teams evenly matched so that competition is not commercialized, where all play- ers, weak and strong, get equal and numerous opportunities to participate. Page Sixty-one

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Cn the Track and Field, IQ32 During recent years, efforts have been made to establish Track and Field lirmly in our sports program. However, each one of the attempts was attended by very little or no success, due in no small measure to the lack of time and talent. According to reports from Coach Carl Klafs, this year will see a definite step for- ward in Normal track activities. He ventures a bolder statement in anticipating a season of unprecedented success, and one that will be a mark for future teams to aim at, for many years to come. Early in the year, Coach Klafs issued a call for candidates and was greeted by the largest turnout of track aspirants in'a long time. This squad included some very excellent veteran material and a few promising yearling performers. No time was wasted in getting down to serious training, and as a result, prospects for the ensuing season brightened considerably. One weakness, however, was evident ere three weeks of practice had elapsed, this was the lamentable lack of competent sprinters. Otherwise, the squad was fairly strong, especially was this true of the field events. Nevertheless, much improvement was shown in the dash- es as the season progressed. The roster included Dreffella, Prvbylski. and Pielmeier, distance runners, the former being the shining lightg Hinman, Earnest, and Treichler, middle-dis- tance experts, Farkas, Eberhardt, Harold Snyder, Mann, and DeNeis, speed ar- tistsg Eakin in the hurdles. assisted bv the sprintersg and Scheitlin, Klafs, WC1'ClCT, Danneufeldt, jurnich, Nevins, Pratt, Kultzow, jones, and Pump in the field events. Red Pump comes to Normal from an Eastern university and brings with him considerable talent in three events, namely, the pole vault, high jump, and run- ning broad jump. It was thru his efforts that the team turned in some excellent performances. . Six meets were on the schedule undertaken by the Men of Normal. These included two with the strong Butler thinlies, one indoor and one outdoor, Earlham, Franklin, the Little State Meet, and the Big State Meet. ON 'PHE COURT, 1932 As in the case in Track, very little has been accomplished in the field of Ten- nis in previous years. It remained for this year's squad of racquet-wielders to set a permanent milestone in the path of progress. Here, too, lack of time and facili- ties prevented even fair success. Veterans from last year's squad included Scheitlin, Piehneier, and Iurnichg at best this trio as a nucleus portended only a mediocre season, but with the addi- tion of Peckoff, Fehrenbach and Studer, all newcomers, a very successful season was anticipated. Additional reserves on the squad were Kultzow and Apfel. -1.i- Page .S'i.rty

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lzieldball For once, 'ffinalsu did not provoke a picture of gloom in the minds of the girls when it was time for the final game in field-ball. The teams had been chosen and the date set for May 25th. The teams pondered and planned as to what plays to make, and what spots were weak in their opponents. Sophomores and Freshmen both sized up the power of the opposite team. At last the big day arrived with plenty of sunshine. All the studying of the days previous was forgotten, and each girl was confident that her team would be victorious. The teams dashed out on the field and found their places. Time was called,-the game was on! The first throw-off by the yearlings was a splendid one, and was equally well-received by the Sophomores. The ball was again brought back to the center of the Held, where it remained for the major part of the game. The passes were accurate and the plays clever. The whole game was a very fast one with worthwhile plays by both teams. Final score was 8 to 5 in favor of the Sophomores. The last minute of play, the Freshmen could have scored another point, but in the excitement, they threw the ball over the bar instead of under, and the point went to the Sophs. Those Freshmen surely put up a good battle and everyone enjoyed the game. And such a cheering group of spectators! Enthu- siasm and pep made the sky the limit for their shouting. Each team was well- represented by its classmates, although when either team fell behind, all shouts were for them to buck up and renew the effort, All went home feeling pretty chirpy because the game had been such a close one. Congratulations to the Sophomores for winning, and to the Freshmen for their splendid fight. 1 BASKETBALL Since Basketball was an inter-mural sport this year, nothing was done as far as interclass competition was concerned. The girls were divided into teams and a Junior or Senior was placed in charge of each one. These upperclassmen acted as coaches and opened the season with drill work and practice. The girls cooperated nicely and tried hard to follow the directions of the coaches with fair cooperative teamwork as the result. After sev- eral days of such routine, a few practice games were played. Finally, a schedule of games was posted. Three games were played each week, and the odd team officiated. Two of the games were played on the short courts, and one on the large. All the officiating was done by the girls themselves. ln this way every one was given an opportunity to act as a referee, time keeper or scorer at some time. The season passed very quickly, and all the girls liked the method of playing. There was some very great competition between some of the teams because they were matched so evenly. The girls under Miss Hickey made the best showing. ...L.1l.iT--- Page S ixty- two --1--l-