Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
An Annual Event Open to All High
Schools and Academies in
Vermont.
ON UNIVERSITY FIELD
First contest VIII nc Held the Inst SAT-
urday in Maya Silk pcnnnn Ia lie
Given the Winning SchOOl-14
Institutions Have Already
Entered.

according to a decision reached last
June an nvitation-athleti meet, open ia
all the high schools and academies OF
the State, will be held annually by the
University of ermon on the new ath-
lctic field. The first of these meets will
he held next May, and at present II
schools and academies of the State have
applied for representation at the meet
ing.
The object of these annual contests is
to stimulate an interest in field and track
athletics among the preparatory schools
and academies and to afford them an OPP
portunity TO compete for honors in a fair
and open contest. Experience has shown
that this object can be much better at
tanned under the supervision of the col
lcges than by means of nterscholastic
associations.
Many colleges throughout the country
conduct annual scholastic meets of this
sort and the experience of these colleges
has shown that in the end not only the
preparatory schools but the athletics of
the college itself are bettered by the
scholastic meets. Dartmouth, Bowdoin,
the University of Maine and nearly all
of the larger institutions in Massachusetts
conduct meets of this sort.
The movement for an annual scholastic
meet. under the auspices of the University
of Vermont, was started last May and
in june the athletic committee decided in
favor OF holding the meet. Since then
y. ID. Hulctt, manager of the university
track team, has been busy making ar
engagements for the initial meet. Circu-
lars. explaining the project, have been
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academies of the State, and at present "a
OF the institutions thus notified have an
bounced their intention of entering the
meet.
These institutions are as follows: Brig
ham Academy, at Bakersncld; Barton
Academy. at Barton: Bellows Free Acad-
einy. at Fairfax: Black River Academy,
at Ludlow: Lamoillc Central Academy. at
Hyde Park; Peoples Academy. at Nor
risvillc; Vermont Academy, at SaXtons
River: the high schools at Bennington,
Proctor, Bellows Falls. Rutland and
stowe: Troy Conference Academy. at
Toultncy, and Lcland-Cray Academy at
Townshend.
Several other schools will probably en-.
ter before next May. among them Spring.
field, Middlcbury and Montpelier high
schools and Goddard Seminary.
It is not known whether Burlington high
will enter or not. There is good material
in the school which could he developed
into n fast track team if the students
would take hold of the project. The
school has been urged to enter and it is
possible that a team may be made up
before next May.
A booklet is now being printed which
will contain the rules for the annual
meet as drawn up by thc university ath.
lctic committee. All the expenses of the
meet will be borne by the athletic CON.
mittee. including prizes, printing, adver.
Using and n percentage of the transpor.
tation of the visiting teams.
Tbs first meet will be held on the new
athletic field the last Saturday in May.
and there will be no postponement on &C.
count of the weather. The general super.
Vision of the meeting and all the details
of the field arrangements will be in the
hands of the manager of the university
athletic association.
Regarding entrance to tho meeting: On
account of the large number of schools
which will compete. no school shall enter
more than four mel in any event. and
only three of these will be allowed to
start. The only restrictions regarding
contestants is that they shall be bona tide
students of their school. having an aver
age of at least five hours Il week OF rcci-
tation work during the term when the
meeting is held. and that their physical
condition shall be vouchcd for by the
principal of their school. All contestants
must be amateurs as defined by the rules
of the New England Collegiate Athletic
Association.
There will be about Is events in the
meetings., including tho 1no-yard dash, 22N.
40 and $50 yards and one and two mile
runs, 100 and 30 yard hurdles, running
high and broad jumps. pole vault, shot
put, hammer and discus throwing.
A silk pennant will be given each year
TO the school winning the most points at
the meeting. Individual medals of gold,
silver and bronze Will be awarded to the
winners of first, second and third place
In each event. Special medals of silver
Will be given to those contestants break
ing records of previous meetings. Tho
rules will be printed in a 16-page booklet
and copies will be sent TO all entering |
schools. |
With so many preparatory schools and
academies in the State and such a good
contrasting ground as the new Vermont
athletic field. there is no reason why an
interest can not he stimulated in track
and field athletics which will make the
annual
meet one of the chief events of the ath-
lctic year OF all the educational %institu-
tions in the State.
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