Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-14
URGES ATHLETES TO COMPETE
Notice Given Of Events and Rules Of
Field Meet at Phoenix Fair.

and especially in the interest of the
| physical education of the young men
in our schools, have made provision
for, and have authorized certain track
and field events. 20 bc held tnis fall
during the Arizona Fair, November o
To IL.
1t strongly urges the management Of
every school eligible to give the prop.
ostion serious consideration, TO the
end tina, each school shall be repre-.
scented by contestants in one or more
Of the events.
Obviously, the common object is TO
encourage clean and manly sports. and
this can he best accomplished only
under proper direction. Professional.
ism and specialization in athletics are
not encouraged. Further. IL is the de
veloping Of allaround athletic men; to
turn out true sportsmen who love fair
play, whether accompanied by victory
or defeat. and VINO are willing TO play
the game hard.
Other things being equal. the man
who meets these preliminary conflicts
Of life will be better prepared to win
on, in the greater and 6crcer conflicts
soon TO bear down upon him when he
goes out TO contest with the world.
The largest success. therefore, in this
somewhat neglected phase Of our pre-
pnration Of the young man for life il
made possible only by the earnest co
operation Of every teacher and student
Of the school Of Arizona.
The following rules and regulations
will govern in these contests:
l. Every contestant, to be eligible.
must bc y bona fdc studcn, in good
standing IN the territorial normals.
the preparatory department of the Uni
versity Of Arizona. L. :. Indian school.
or high schools and schools equivalen,
20 high schools
II. Every contestant, to he eligible.
must Ice enrolled prior to October 9,
1905. in the institution which he pro
poses to represent. with n valid intcn'
tion Of remaining student Of such
institution for period of not less
than one half year.
III. In order 10 cqualize contest
ants. no contestant will be eligible
who. at the time OF the contests. is not
under twcnty.onc years of age.
". |. Each institution may enter
two contestants for each event enum.
Grated below:
one hundred yard dash; two hun.
dred and twenty yard dash; one half
mile run; hammer throw; shot put
pole vault; high jump.
. For the relay team four men. and
for the tug ofwar six men. from each
institution may enter.
3. For the two hundred and twenty
ward hurdles one man from each insti
tuition may enter.
V. The following events will be
pulled on in the order enumerated be
low. In order that the meet may not
drag, the field events will be pulled on
along with some other events, thos'
two coming under one number 10 occu
as nearly as practicable at the sam'
time:
|. One hundred yard dash,
=. One.half mile run; running hig
jump.
3. Two hundred aud twenty var
dash.
4. Hammer throw, IL lbs. shot pu'
IL lbs.
3. Tug of war; pole vault
q. Hurdles, two hundred and ,went
yards. low.
7. Mile relay.
vi. A. A. u. rules will govern. RI
cords made will stand AS inter schola'
tie records of the territory.
VII. Prizes will be given winner
of first and second places, gold medal
for first and silver for second places.
VIII. The school winning the grea
est number of points will be given
loving cup. now on exhibition at Hi
derbran' :, Phoenix. In counting point
first place will count FIVE, second Plae
three and third place one.
TX. The contests will occur Thur
day, November IL, on the mile tr~c
in front Of the grand stand. The hou
il not definitely settled upon. Al
nouncement will be made later in III
newspapers, but the meet will probabl
begin at p. m.
X. Entries must be in not late
than d y. M, November q. The 81
tries must be- certified to by the hea
Of the institution from which tho COZ
tcstants enter. as to their eligihilit
according 10 these regulations.