East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-29

Pendleton high school will be rep
resented by twelve-man track team
in the big meet to be held at Walla
Walla under the auspices of Whit
man college, May 6 and 7.
The members of the local squad
are having tryout at the Frazier
race track on Tutulla, this afternoon,
to determine who shall be the twelve
men to form the team. AS the wealth
er is cold it is not thought that any
records will be broken, though sew
eral members of the squad are cap
able of making good time.
The following concerning the meet
is taken from the Walla Walla Bulle-
tin:
Entries for the ninth tri-state in
terscholastic track meet and declama-
ton contest to be held in Walla Wal
la May and under the auspices Of
Whitman college have closed. Twen-
ty schools will be represented by
more than 200 athletes in the differ
ent athletic events, while practically
all Of the IS schools entered in the
defamation contest last year will be
represented again this year.
Schools Entered.
Following is the list of schools en-
tered in the track and field events,
together with the number of MEM
bers from each school: Baker City,
12; Boise, 12; Colfax, IA; Dayton, 10;
Garfield, 10; Ellensburg, s.; Lewiston.
IA: North Yakima, s; Oaksdale, 8;
Palouse, 7; Pendleton, IL; Prosser,
4; Ritzville, 7; Spokane, 10; Sunny
side, I; Waitsburg, s. Wallace, q;
Walla Walla, Is. Pomeroy and La
Grande are also entered but have
not forwarded their entries.
These are the events which make
up the athletic program: so yard
dash, 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash,
44O yard dash, $50 yard run, mile run,
12O yard hurdles, 220 yard hurdles,
broad jump, discus, IL pound ham,
mer throw, 12 pound shot put, high
Jump, pole vault, and one-half mile
relay. Preliminaries in events where
more than 10 enter will be pulled off
on Thursday, May 6, and the winners
Of first and second places in the pre-
liminaries may compete in the finals
on Friday, May Z.
Rules of Meet.
Rules governing the meet are prac-
tically the same as last year. Among
some of the more important meas
ures is one providing that no more
than three men from each school may
compete in each event. In no case
shall a man be required to run more
than two heats to win an event. In
the preliminaries oniy one man from
each school may compete in each
heat. In the weights and broad
jump each contestant shall be al
lowed three trials to qualify, and the
six men making the best record shall
compete in the finals. In the high
jump and pole vault three trials shall
be allowed at each heat until six men
remain in the finals.
The man winning first in a final
will receive a gold medal and his
school shall be credited with five
points, For second and third places
bronze medals will be provided and
the points credited shall be three and
one respectively. The relay race
shall count five points to the winning
team. Besides the gold, silver and
bronze medals for the different
events, silver cups will be awarded
for the high school relay, grade
school relay, school championship
and individual championship.
Officials Are Named.
Following are the officials of the
track meet: Referee, Dorsey M. Hill;
judges at finish, R. F. Mclean. Ed
Payne, F. D. Applegate; field judges,
Thomas Drumheller, DR.. Rees, Capt. |
Howard; starter, Coach Blanchard;
clerk of course. Clarence Morrow; as
sistant. Willard Felthouse; inspec-
tors, w A. Toner, George Thompson,
T. NJ Hanger, Robert Carey time
keepers. w. H. Meyers, N. NJ. Nc
Lean, Roscoe Drumheller; announc- !
ers, Arthur Stone, Mavcy; scorer, r.
Coleman; assistants, o. Felthouse, A.
Kit; marshal, Dunmore; treasurer, |
e. Ruby.
The defamation contest will oc-
cupy Friday evening. May Z, in Whit
man Memorial Chapel. Each school