Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1917 — GOOD OLD DAYS TO BE REVIVED. [ARTICLE]

GOOD OLD DAYS TO BE REVIVED.

Clash of Thinly Clads Tomorrow Wil! Bring Back Memories of Stars of Bygone Days.

For the first time in a decade, Rensselaer is to witness a track and field meet of real high class. Not since the days of *O6 and ’97 has there been so much interest shown among the followers of the cinder track sports. The old time interest has been revived and the meet here tomorrow is being eagerly awaited by the devotee® of the game, who are track hungry.

In former days, when Monticello and Rensselaer clashed annually, this sport proved the one biggest athletic event of the year and there was hardly a man, woman or child in the city who failed to witness the collision of the two schools. In the days when such sterling athletes as Robinson. King, Rawlins, Karp Stockton, the Gardners, Blake, Ottstot, Rainier and Brushnell came to contest with such men as Dobbins, McGregor, McFarland, Yeoman, Hauler, Morgan, Gwin, Hopkins, et al, the excitement was intense and the contest generally found the losing team trailing by but a few points. There was a time that Rensselaer track men were the cream of (the state. One state championship banner now rests in the hall of the high school building. One other time Rensselaer failed to finish first owing to Yeoman having stepped over |he line in the hammer throw after hurling the iron (ball several feet further than his nearest opponent. Following this, athletics of a track and field nature declined owing to the old race track .being torn up and the lack of a wealth of first class material, Rensselaer has a chance to cop the meet tomorrow, a chance that they •have not had in the two previous years. A second l place finish will be a big improvement and a victory will serve to give the game a stimulus in this city, which will not soon allow it to die out. Among the men expected to add to the Rensselaer total, if their practice form is any criterion, are Hemphill in the pole vaiilt, who is capable of doing better than ten feet. Monticello and Delphi have not a man who can made the ten foot mark. Crooks should annex the honors in the high jump. Gourley, Crooks and Guild stand a chance of taking positions in the shot, put, and McLain, and S waim should ibe well up du the handle race. Crooks may add ,to the Rensselaer total in the dashes. Thurber, of Wabash college, Burnay, of East Chicago high school, Schei niberg, of Purdue, and Webb, of Valparaiso, will be in charge Of the meet as judges, timers, etc., assisted by Bruin, Laus , Hogan and Trernel, of St. Josephs College. The meet will take plaice at St. Joseph’s and start at about 2 o’clock. Mrs. Edward Sheets returned to her home at Indiana Harbor after a visit with her sister, Mi& E. J. Hurley, of Aix.