isa-normaladvance-1903-00194

Description:	194THE NORMAL ADVANCE.iftitfeiii&*After the disbanding of the track team, all athletic interest was centered on base ball. Althoughthe Normal had a team of capable men, it waspursued by a hoodoo whose subtle power couldnot be dispelled. Wet weather, accident, sickness,even smallpox, made inroads on the strength ofthe team so that in no game was its real ability inevidence. However, the boys deserve credit forthe spirit in which they worked and tried to uphold the pristine glory of the Normal.In the future wc will have the advantage ofhaving our own grounds for practice and for allkinds. of field athletics. The new park, rightlynamed Parsons Field, is an excellent place forOut door sports and wc hope that much will be accomplished by means of our acquisition.I. S. N. 10 M. T. 11. s., 8.May 16 we defeated the Manual TrainingHigh School of Indianapolis, by a score of fO to8. Our team was weakened by the loss of twogood players and the men were shifted to unfavorable positions. The game was void of anysensational features, and until the fourth inningwas a very mediocre exhibition of the nationalgame. The remaining innings were well played.The score by innings:I.S.N 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 x—10M. T. H. S....3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0— 8with Indiana University. The Teachers evidentlygot into too fast company and could not keep insight of the Classicals. Several times during thegame, chances to score were missed by a failure tobunch hits.The score by innings:Indiana 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 1—11Normal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0—0Soon after the game with Indiana, Bob Mitchell,our veteran third baseman, was taken ill withsmallpox, and Jordan, who tended the middle garden, was hurt during practice. In the game withButler College we were defeated through costly errors by a score of 8 to 4.The score by innings:I. S. N 2 0 0 0 0 1Butler 3 1 0 0 0 1Batteries: Cavanaugh and Spindler, I. SCook and Dodson, Butler.1 0—40 x—8N. The first game on Parsons Field was playedThis season the tables were turned between theNormal and. the Polytechnic and our team wastwice defeated. The first game was played at theLeague park, May 26. Dailey, the B. P. I.twirler, pitched great ball, only allowing the Normals two hits and denied them the privilege ofcrossing the coveted home plate. The score was asfollows:E. P. 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 x—6I.S.N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0
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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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