Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-02
INTERSCH0LASTIC MEET
At CHICAGO JUNE 13
Athletes From High schools I'm All
Parts Of the Country VIII Com
pee Umier Direction of Coach
Stagg.

"SSr
Chicago, June ENTRY blanks
we're received yesterday by the local
high school for the great interschol-
as,ic meet and relay races to be given
by Coach A. A. Stagg of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago June 13 at Marshall
field, the Chicago athletic grounds.
Nearly five thousand invitations have
been sent by the Chicago director to
nigh schools and academies through
oui the country, and the most bril-
liant event in the seven years of the
meet is expected this year.
Coach Stages interSch elastic, COM
ing at the end of the school year has
become famous as the championship
meet where the winners in the other
1nterscholastic meets may gather to
decide the final honors The 1908
meet where the winners in the other
Stagg is certain to be highly success
ful In point of the number of athletes
competing and the class of the COM
petitorS
Secondary schools from the Pacific
coast and the Mississippi valley to
the eastern sections are already max
ing arrangements 10 go to the Chi
cagO meet. The University of Chicago
students have made elaborate plans
for the entertainment of the high
school and academy boys. The ath-
letes Will be lodged at the various
fraternity houses and treated to auto
mobile rides and trips to the famous
amusement centers of the city. Dra-
matte performances. receptions and
other social features will be included
fl the happenings.
An additional competition will be
the annual University Of Chicago in
terscholastic tennis tournament in
singles and doubles. This will be
held at the University courts June II,
j. and 13. Prizes will be given to
winners of first and second places in
both singles and doubles, Coach Stagg
having offered three silver cups in
each class for first and second places.
total of 3,S40 invitations have
been sent to high schools alone. Fol-
lowing is the distribution of the invi-
tations by states: Minnesota 154 high
schools and academies; Wisconsin 225
high schools and seven academies;
Michigan 36S and four; Ohio, III and
twelve; Indiana, $50 and eight; I'LL
nois 395 and 26. Iowa. 344 and II;
Missouri 30S and IS; Kansas, 2s7 and
seven; Nebraska, 34S and two; Ken
lucky. as and 10.
Sky handsome loving cups will be
given to the winners of first second.
third and fourth places in the track
and field events. a banner will be
, presented to the team winning the
most points, as a school trophy. A
SPECIAL prize Will be given to the in
dividual athlete who scores the larg-
est number Of points. (Mercersburg
Academy won the school banner last
year, In addition each contestant
will receive a &C" watch fob.
The events to be run are the 100
yard dash. 22O yard dash 44O yard
run, $50 yard run, one mile run, two
mile run, 120 yard high hurdles, 220
yard low hurdles twelve pound shot
put twelve pound hammer throw,
discus throw. running high jump,
running broad jump, and pole vault.
ON account of the number of contest
ants in the 440 yard run. the event
will be run in two races. and a full
set OF prizes will he given for both.
Last years Chicago interscholastic
meet was easily the greatest "prep"
event of the year. east or west. The
pick of the youthful American ath-
letes competed. The winners uni
formances. They were Claussenius of
Lewis Institute in the century dash,
Mills OF Morgan Park Academy in the
longer sprint Keiffer of st. Louis Cen
tral high and Black of Mercersburg
Academy in the quarter mile, Smith
of Detroit Central in the half mile,
Paul Of Mercersburg Academy In the
mile, Ben Oliel OF Ann Arbor in the
two mile Schnur Of Lake Forest
Academy in the high hurdles. Craig
OF Detroit Central in the low hurdles
Fleeney of Ida Grove in the pole
vault, Nicholson of st. Louis McKin-
ley high in the high jump Talbot of
MercerSburg Academy in the discuss,
shot and hammer, Nicholl of Lewis
Institute in the broad jump. and De-
troit Central high in the quart mile
relay.
The visiting athletes will be ex-
pected TO register at the Reynolds
club, Fifty seventh street and LeXing
ton avenue when they arrive in Chi
cago. The night before the meet they
will be taken to the White City for a
general good time. They will be the
guests Of the University at luncheon
at the University commons Saturday
noon AT 1880 and the meet will be-
gin AT $50. The athletes will be
given the use of the big swimming
pool in Bartlett gymnasium after the
meet and there will be a dinner at
the University Cafe at $50. A mass /!
meeting Of contestant and university !
students will be held at 7 at Mandel
han, when the prizes will be distrib-
uted and afterwards the students will |
entertain with a vaudeville show. The |
evening will close with a reception
and dance at the Reynolds club.
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