Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-28
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.
For High School Track Meet-Oc-
ours in Corvallis Soon.

Great preparations are under
way and about completed for the
big high school track meet that
is to occur in this city June first.
Manager Weathe1ford has re.
ceised from every high school in
the state that has track team,
assurance that each will SEND a
team, aid their entries will pro-
tably te received hs1e the frs
Of Tie week.
The meet is to be given by
the athletic association of the
Ore eon Agricultural College and
the first movement towards hold
ing the affair was made by Ber,
PllkiDgton during his term as
athletic manager, and the WORK
merely started by him has beer
carried to very gratifying ter
mination by Manager Weather
ford.
The assc citation is backed by
the entire student body in this
inter-scholastic meet, which is
the fist OF the kind ever held in
the state. Several bundled peo
pie are expected to witness the
event, and both students and cit
izens are sparing no effort to
make it success.
Spe cial committees are at
work providing for the enter
tainment of the visitors while
they are in Corvallis; a reception
will be given sthem on Friday
evening and a grand ball will be
given on the evening after the
meet.
Iu this meet for the first time
i'll the athletic history of the state
the nigh schools will have an op.
portunity to compete in this line
of athletics.
The meet recently held in
Eastern Oregon demonstrated
that the students there are to be
we'll represented in the meet in
this city. They have some ath-
letes that will be heard from in
future events. The Portland
schools held their meet Satur-
day, and it is evioent that the y
will sendsome good men, while
Astoria, Eugene, Roseburg and
Salem will be on the spot with
first class material. With all
these in the contests there will
be something doing every min
ute.
/ A feature that will add inter
est to the occasion is the fact
that a gold medal will be award,
ed the winner OF first place IN
each event, while the second
place men will be given a silver
medal. Besides these, a silver
| cup goes to the team winning the
meet, and another cup will be
awarded the school whose mtu
capture the relay race. Another
medal will be presented to the
atolete winning the highest
number individual points. :
The OAC Athletic Association
is to pay the railroad fair of ths
visiting teams. Under thI.
agreement each school is permit
ted to bring four men. but some
OF the schools have, by request
been granted the privilege O
bringing other men at their owr
expense.
Among the schools to be re
I presented from Eastern Oregon
|. are: Baker City, Union, Islane
! '. LaGrarde, and Pendletou
H.~.-4 Southern Oregon, Eugen,
"-7 Roseb1rg will send teams
f.o,n Portland there will b.
teams from Hill Military Aca
Y denny and Portland nigh schoo
n and 'he East Side high school
= Astoria and Salem will also seuc
3 good teams. e
President w. E. Forsythe o
the Student Assembly has, th'
athletic organization in the mos
/ harmonious relations with othe
. departments of the OAC ant
with the able assistance of Man
i ager tWeatherford and with tn,
! Incorporation OF high schools, stu
Z dent body and cit;zeHs the bi,