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The University Courier.
ATHLETIGS.
Thirty candidates will enter for the indoor meet.
As usual, and with true college spirit, Sherman has entered for nearly everything on the lists.
The University of Chicago base-ball nine has received 150 applications for games next summer.
The students of Midland College, Atchison, Kansas, soon hope to erect a gymnasium. The architect's plan calls for a $1,200 building and $700 has already been raised.
The indoor meet, to be held to-morrow evening, promises to be the social athletic affair of the season. All colleges of note hold these meets during the early spring months, in order that the strength of the colleges may be measured for their field day exercises.
The half mile walk promises to be an event of unusual interest. Kelsey, Harvey, Bowersock, Evans, Jno. Rush, Elmer Riggs, Daniels and Mustard have entered. College political party enthusiasm will in all probability run high when Rush, Rep., Mustard, Dem., and Daniels, the pride of the People's party boys go tramping round the track.
Within the past week the base-ball diamond has been staked out, but owing to the recent snows it has been impossible to have it leveled. This can be done with but little work and when completed we will have one of the fastest diamonds in the state. The cold snap, together with the snow storm, has been quite a drawback to many of our base-ball players, as out-door practice had to be suspended. However, practice is steadily going on in the rink and much development can be seen in individual players. As we have said in a previous article, competition for positions on the team will be rife. We are glad to note that the number of candidates for in-field positions is unusually large, which shows interest and enthusiasm, as well as the fact that the best material is being brought out.
When an indoor meet was first spoken of, it was questionable in the minds of some as to whether or not it would be received with favor. At present there is no doubt but that the meet will be a success and, moreover, pave the way to the establishmeet of a yearly event of this kind. No sooner were bulletins posted than did our best athletes express their intention of entering the contest. No one event will lack in interest or in number of contestants. The event and number of men who have entered for it will be found below :
EVENT. No. of men entered.
10 yard dash...14
15 " " ...14
20 " " ...13
Half mile walk...8
Hitch and kick...8
Putting shot...9
Standing broad jump...8
Standing high jump...3
Running high jump...4
Hurdle race jump...4
Wrestling—heavy and light weights 2 in each cl
Wrestling—heavy and light weights... 3 in each class.
The 10,15 and 20 yard dashes will be run in heats. Four men will probably run in each heat and the winners of the different heats run in the final heat. The men who win second place in the heats will then run to see who represent the second place men in the final heat.
An indoor meet is one of the most pleasant affairs but to assure success and add life and enthusiasm to an affair of this kind the student body must be present to prove by heavy cheers and unlimited enthusiasm that the event is one of their own making and that upon them rests the responsibility as to whether the first indoor meet, in the history of K. U. shall be a success. To be a success the same enthusiasm which prevails at a foot ball or base ball contest, must be manifested. Without this the meet must be purposeless and stupid and utterly devoid of that spirit which so strongly characterizes American Universities.
Much more might be said in connection with this new departure, nevertheless we thoroughly believe that the success of the event is assured as it is held at the time of the year when every one may witness an exhibition of college sport under the most comfortable circumstances.