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u _SHORTRIDGE WILL ASK BERT COFFIN TO COACHAthletic Association Decides to Obtain Good Teachers fur Teams.JOXES FOR BASKETBALLSenior Class May Donate Si.ooo Toward Buying an Athletic Field.The Shnrtrldge High School Athletic Association held a meeting yesterday to elect managers of the baseball and football teamsIn place of Mess: si. Furgvsot, ami Tuck, rt—siped. Mr. G. Lit tie. a new member of the faculty, was elected manager of the baseball. while L. B. McMullen was appointed to look after the pig-akin chasers.After the association's business wastransacted, the board of control, consisting of the manager and captains of the various teams, held a business meeting. The first subject up for discussion was the matter of securing a basketball coach, the p«*or showing of the team In the last few games being attributed to lack of team work. After considerable discussion Mr. Wade, the basketball manager, was instructed to secure Ralph Jones, whose handling of the team was instrumental in defeating Training School. The team h;-s three more games'et to be played—Columbus. Earlham College and Winona Technical Institute. With Jones's coaching and the stiff practice which th-- second team has been putting upsince the election of Captain John Sheets, it hopes to win all of them.The board also decided to pay for a foot-
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The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Fri, Feb 19, 1904
Page 11
Full Page
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Matthew W.
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