Show BETTER THAN MEDICINE Sickly Youth Athletics Improves Health and Into Star KOKOMO KOKO O Ind lad Aug 11 About About sl tie fl c or seven se years cais ealS ago nu cI ut tut Walter aller pride of the ot the local l il high h gh school was vas so weak w ak and an scrawny S rawn that his parents were ad- ad ad to take him to a dryer dr cli climate cli- cli climate climate mate for lor the th benefit of oC his health Doctors disagreed as to 1 l Ie e was t Buffering from Crom io ls or leakage of oC the heart He Ile took up athletics Increasing I I. I exercises until he built up a physique strong enough to enable liable him hin to become the Individual star stal vC of Stagg's national Interscholastic track and field meet held this year car carat at Chicago In the national Walter alter took firsts In the 20 and yard 4 dashes running the for for- mr In 22 10 1 seconds and the latter in 50 0 9 10 seconds second Just 10 1 of oC a II second slower Blower than that the na na- national national lionel record r cord and also alto came In third in the blanket finish of oC the yard rard dash His running gave Kokomo High school I. a 0 tic tie for Cor sec sec- second second ond and place In the meet he having garnered 13 point At the state flate track tra k I and field D n eel eat he at Indianapolis Walter alter established es new Indiana records In Inthe Inthe I the and yard HO dashes and tied the Indiana record In the 1 yard Ird dash In addition to placing In the broad Jump and running as anchorman on Kokomos Kokomo's win win- winning winning ning ing mile half rela reia team which took ter ler kg got the el 16 state stale t points n championship nt to P aid his school Wal Wal- Walter Waller i i In becoming the 1925 Indiana High school track and field champs In Ina Inthe the Indiana state basketball championship meet last las las' spring Walter niter was as the outstanding play play- player er r r being high point man In the tournament and aiding the Koko Koko- Kokomo Kokomo mo High Wildcats to become run- run runn up flora n up rI-up to the the championship Frankfort team and he was also alBo awarded a the Gimbel prize a a. medal given ghen to the tho player showing the tho thol l b bast st mental attitude In the state e Meet In addition to his track and bas baa basketball ability Walter alter statewide s honorable mention as all an a n end Ir 1 on Kokomo High schools school's football team being the outstanding ing offensive and defensive man manon manon ma maon n I on the gridiron for lor his school He Helies lies has also aleo dipped into sandlot base base- baseball baseball baseball ball a II little as a II first baseman bl HP lip stands 6 feet feel 1 Inch and weighs ITS 1 j 5 pounds He lie is a a. Junior in school and during dur dur- durIng ing vacation is an electricians electrician's per helper In a local factory He de has hns received communications communication from all the Big Dig Ten schools schooL and other big colleges whose coaches have been watching his performances as a II tar star In practically practically practically ally any branch of ot sports 00 nn I c L o J JS S o SAY SAYS S I f fI t j t r S j ti Y v J C f t I Ir r r y yi wy I a. a x RUSSELL WALTER |