The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
TONES INTERSCHOLAsTlC FIELD
AND TRACK MEET.
This Great Athletic Feature VIII
Draw The Best Athletes OF The
Middle Atlantic States, And
The Largest Crowd In
Its History.


athletes of Baltimore. Philadelphia and Washing.
ton. and the inland high and preparatory schools
Of Pennsylvania, Maryland Virginia. Delaware
and New jersey, will stream into Port Deposit on
the second Saturday in May, in search of fame
and reward on the cinder path and oval. Year by
year. this annual Meet has gained in interest and
excitement until now it ranks with the three
other great interscholastic Meets in the East
namely, those of Yale, Princeton and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. 1t draws larger num-
Der Of competitors than any of the three except
ing that held by the University OF Pennsylvania.
This year. through the introduction of an entirely
new feature, namely, series of events for the
Rural High Schools of Mary and, 1t will draw
more contestants and more spectators than ever.
The introduction of these Rural High School
Championships has been welcomed with en-
thusiasm throughout the State. Boys are coming
from the nearby High Schools and entries have
been received from as far away as Thurmont. at
the foot of the Blue Ridge in Frederick county,
Laurel. half way between Baltimore and Wash
ngton, will also be represented. Registerstown
will have a bunch of boys to compete, Cecil Coun.
ty High Schools will e there, also Chesapeake
City and many others. To Marylanders. these
Rural High School events will be of the greatest
interest because i'll them will compete home
talent only, and because their inception this year
marks the beginning of what will surely be a
wave of athletic development among the boys of
our county High Schools. Philadelphians will be
down in greater force than ever before, accept
ances and entries received to date, make this
plain. The Philadelphia interseholastic League,
which held its games on the same date for the
last two years. is now dissolved, and schools
which felt it their duty to be present at that Meet
will now be present at Tones great carnival
Baltimore City College has announced its in
tention of sending up the biggest squad in its
history, about 80 competitors; Central High
School, Washington, will send up to compete, a
bunch of athletic stars; Episcopal High School
of Alexandria, will send the man who won the
prize cup last year for the greatest number Of
points, and it goes without saying that he will
again endeavor to repeat his performance. With
him comes also Penleton. one of the best school
boy sprinters in the East.
The 100 yard dash between such men as Penle-
ton, Paynter of Central Manual, and Gill of Tome
(who beat Cartmell, Rector and several other col
lege stars at the Federal games at Washington
last winter will be worth going miles to see
They can hardly beat the record. as ten seconds
fiat is not done more than once every few yearsin
interscholastic circles. but the race will be won
by inches All mall, the Meet will be monster.
There will be 80 to 40 events to be run off during
the afternoon: something going on all the time;
either Senior events, Junior events. Novice events
or Rural High School events. The dashes, the
pole vault, and hammer throw will begin at the
same time,-exactly two O'Clock. and throughout
the afternoon it will be like three ringed circus
with two or three things going on in different
parts of the field at the same time. Each year
the Meet practically resolves itself into an inter
City contest between Baltimore, Philadelphia and
IWashington; Philadelphia has carried off the
honors once. Baltimore and Washington each
twice. To pick the city which shall bear away
in triumph the handsome silk banner awarded
to the winner, will be impossible until the last
event is This year. requests for entry blanks
have been received from as far away as New York
city and it is reported that Newark, N. j., will
send down a couple of record breakers. Tome
itself has few stars that will make things hum.
There will be something doing every minute at
this Meet. Tome is the only preparatory school
in the country that holds Meet of such magni-
tude, and Marylanders have cause to feel a just
pride in this. She has ideal surroundings tor
such affair, 1.-The track is one Of the finest in
America. and it and the oval are situated on an
elevated plateau which commands a charming
view OF the campus with its handsome buildings
of the susquehanna River cleaning in the sun
light. and of the gently rolling Hartford hills on
the farther bank. The athletic field presents q
stirring sight on the day of the Meet The big
white tents contrast sharply with the green of the
oval, the Tome burgee flies from the flag pole on
the ticket office. couple thousand of spectators
are grouped on the slope ofthe hill. which bounds
the track the north. and others are seen tramp
ing across the campus from newly arrived trains,
or driving in long line of vehicles from the
surrounding towns and villages. From the tents
| athletes stream over the track and oval timber
ing up for their events; their grace, activity,
speed. strength. the twenty or thirty officials.
hurrying back and forth across the oval or stand
ing at the finishing post. the dozen deputies, at
various parts of the grounds preserve order and
keep things in shape, make pleasing spectacle
and leave In the minds eye, a picture which long
remains.
The Riverside band will be there to add to the
entertainment of the afternoon. and will occupy
seats about 100 feet from the grand stand. The
Tome woods. adjoining the athletic fields. will be
placed at the disposal of visitors. who may drive
IN from the country, and for their convenience,
long line of hitching posts are planted, so that
it will be possible for them to leave their teams
safely. eat lunch in the Tome woods. and see the
games in the afternoon. As for the last five years
a special boat excursion will be run from Balti.
more. As early as two weeks ago, Batimoreans
began inquiring about tickets tor this boat ex-
cursion and if the weather is fair, 1t usually is
on the day of the Meet. the boat win undoubtedly
bring as many as the law allows it to carry. The
Pennsylvania Railroad provides extra accomo-
dationN for the crowds which sweep into Tome
from all the stations along its line. The second
Saturday in May. in fact Is the great local re-
union day for this entire section. People from
everywhere meet on that day to renew old ac-
quaintanceship.
The races are over by half past four O'Clock
which gives ample time to see the grounds and
buildings and get back home at good hour. In
order to give everyone an opportunity to see this
great event at a little expense. merely nominal
admission fee is charged each year, namely Is
cents. In cities, IL is necessary to pay one dollar
] to see Meet of this magnitude.