Purdue debris . ng distance men. We had an indoor meet with Michigan early in the season, but owing to the inade-quate facilities for training our fellows were not in good form. The try outs had to beconducted out of doors during the winter weather. At this meet Clover won the polevault and Dapprich tied for second place in the high jump. The whole squad settled down to hard work as soon as the season opened. CoachNufer gave his every attention to the sprinters and field men, and Mr. R. R. Service, our 251 THEBRIS genial \ . M. C. A. Secretary, took the distance men in charge. To encourage men
Purdue debris . ng distance men. We had an indoor meet with Michigan early in the season, but owing to the inade-quate facilities for training our fellows were not in good form. The try outs had to beconducted out of doors during the winter weather. At this meet Clover won the polevault and Dapprich tied for second place in the high jump. The whole squad settled down to hard work as soon as the season opened. CoachNufer gave his every attention to the sprinters and field men, and Mr. R. R. Service, our 251 THEBRIS genial \ . M. C. A. Secretary, took the distance men in charge. To encourage men to try for distance events, across country club was formed which was so controlledthat a man could enter squads according to his ability tohold a pace. The club came up to every expectation andfully met the purpose for which is was organized. Beforethe track season opened, a cross country race was run, inwhich about thirty-five started. The course was aboutthree and a half miles, ending with a lap on the
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