isa-normaladvance-1913-00187

Description:	THE NORMAL ADVANCE187shape. The contest was very slow and full offouls, but the number of personal combats andcomical spills entertained the audience.The next game was played at St. Louis withChristian Brothers College. For real unfairness, unsportsman-like treatment and brutetactics this little college has anything beatenthat Normal has ever played or even heard of.Soon after the game started it was found thatthe referee was a Christian Brothers man. Ourmen held their own during the first minutes ofplay, and then the slugging began. Our mencan stand a little rough play, but when a manis backed up against a wall and deliberatelyslugged in plain sight of the referee, basket ballceases to be basket ball. At the end of the firsthalf Knauth had lost two teeth and was bruisedover the face, Stiffler had two ribs cracked andwas laid out, Clark was suffering from a deepbruise and cut on the nose and head, Wilsonhad been pushed head first into a brick walland was bleeding from the cuts. Coach AVest-phal showed his spirit of true sportsmanshipand withdrew his team from the-floor. It wasfound later that this Christian Brothers hasthe name of being the most unfair college inthe AATest, and they lived up to it. It can beput down without doubt that they will neversecure another game from Normal, nor with anyother school over which Normal has any influence.A pleasant reaction from this treatment wasthe reception accorded the boys at McKendrieCollege. They were met at the train, taken tothe dormitory, introduced to a number of students, given supper, and in general were madelords of the evening. The game that followedwas fair and devoid of the angry feeling thathad prevailed the evening before. The batteredcondition of the team prevented any work ofquality, and we lost the game, 26 to 46. But welost it cheerfully, and the boys on returninghome were full of the praises of McKendrieCollege. AA7e hope that this pleasant relationmay be maintained and we will try to providefor their men as they did ours, but we can neverhope to better them in their hospitality.Normal lost to Hanover March 7 by a closescore, 30-24, but came back strong Saturdaynight and by good playing won over MooresHill, 40 to 22. Each man played a good game.BASEBALL.Attention is now being turned to baseball.Of last years men, Clark, Brewer, Mussellman,Frakes, Merker, Hogue, and Boyd, are now inschool, and Fortner and Moore are yet to come.Knauth and Crim are making a good showingin the try-outs. In all about thirty men aretrying out for the team, and such is the qualityand amount of available material that it is impossible at the present writing to name the oneswho will represent the school. Coach AVestphalis giving the men daily drill and working themhard, and all are optimistic for a baseball record that will equal the one in basket ball.TRACK.Track work is not receiving a great deal ofattention at present. The first call for practicewas issued for April 15. There seems to beplenty of good material in school, however, andit is expected that as soon as the school workbecomes more settled and the weather becomesmore fit for outdoor work that a great deal ofinterest and enthusiasm will be aroused in thisbranch of athletics.But play no tricks upon thy soul, O man Let fact be fact, and life the thing it can.—Clough.
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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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