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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
1
Franklin adds two games last week beating Indianapolis Easterns 35 to 24 with Gaston scoring from all spots and Chadwick leading with 10 field goals. The Franklin squad then crushed Indiana Law 49 to 7 as every member starred in the lopsided win.
The Whiteland Independents defeated the second team 14 to 6 Saturday evening after the second team’s early-season regrouping. Seniors and Sophomores played a double header with the Freshman and Junior girls, the Sophs losing 11 to 2 while the Freshman‑Junior won 12 to 1. Burton was elected captain of the second team as Gaston returns to play and classmates rally around basketball. Dr. Hacker from Richmond addressed the student body at chapel amid ongoing college meetings.
A chapel rally Tuesday morning previewed the evening game with DePauw. Dr. Bryan spoke before Edwin Deming and Royal Burton represented the Freshman class. Miss Myra Huckleberry noted many girls would attend, Juniors backed by Bugs Brown, and Ray Chadwick gave an upbeat talk.
Thirteen coeds of the Country Club hosted a noon meal for eight local boys in the Whiteland room. Wilbur Brewer, who damaged a leyden jar earlier, could eat with one hand. Most diners left at 1 30 for Professor Spaulding's biology quiz, leaving the scraps with him.
Washington athletes train steadily on campus for summer track meets hosted in the new Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition stadium. The venue, open June 1, will stage coastal events with Eastern teams invited and prizes awarded. The Exposition funds the facility and the university plans a full schedule of events including track and field, baseball, tennis.
A track team is forming with several candidates training daily. A team will be selected in weeks to face the Indianapolis Y M C A in a dual meet in that city. Franklin will also send a runner to the March State indoor meet in Indianapolis. Notable contenders include Bryan Selleck Baily Constable Cockrell Babe cock H Whitcomb E Whitcomb Donaker Johnson and Marks.
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