Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-03
y Mesa Department
COUNTY ATHLETIC MEET
GETTING INTERESTING
Preparation For the Annual Field
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The annual field day meet. which,
by the way, is the first ever held
between the. towns of Mesa, Tempe
| and Phoenix schools, is becoming
more interesting as the time APP
proaches for the event, which is
scheduled for this place on the 2sth
of this month"; -.s.
The Phoenix high school has writ
ten Manager Stapley that they would
have winning team of amateurs at
Mesa on the above date. which has
started the ball to rolling. AS a
matter of fact, 1t is hard matter to
work up any real genuine enthusiasm
between different portions of Mesa
precinct on any field meet, practical
ly no enthusiasm to what can be
| worked up between the towns of the
county, such as that proposed since
Phoenix has decided to enter the con-
test for the loving cup.
However, there is a matter, that
of finances, that NJ. A. Stewart, who
is at the head of the NJ. |. A, and is
also an athletic enthusiast, has SUBJ
mitted to the citizens of this vicinity.
The letter is as follows and is self
explanatory.
Mesa, Ariz., April 90, 1909.
To the Citizens of the, Mesa Union
High School District.
Gentlemen: The NJ. /. A. on the
18th Of April 1908, at their semi-an-
nual field day given at Drew's park,
offered a beautiful loving cup to be
competed for by the local teams,
Mesa, Alma, Lehi and Papago, in
IL \ a.
make some improvements in this line,
as well as furnish amusement at
home for our boys, instead of them
going to Phoenix and other places to
find these sports.
This cup was won by the Alma
team, who must win it once more be-
fore any other team wins it in order
for it to become their personal prop
erty. If, however, some other team
wins it, then they, too, will have to
win it second time. This cup has
created much interest in the field of
athletics and we are beginning to at
tract others outside of our local
wards Phoenix and Tempe high
school districts desire to compete for
the cup, but as this cup belongs to
the local teams, and therefore is out
of our hands, now we desire TO show
our faith in the boys of the Mesa
Union high school district and in
their ability to compete with any
team (amateur) in the. valley. We
have postponed our meet until Sep
TENDER, which win hereafter be our
semi-annual field day, for the local
boys only, to compete for their cup.
To show our neighbors that we are
game, we propose TO offer another
and a more costly one to be COM
peted for at a county meet to be held
in Drews park in May annually. The
events of this annual meet or field
day will be governed by the Y. NJ.
c. A. regulation rules for amateur
athletics. We expect to look out for
our team against professionals, as
we think our NJ. /. A team can
literally skin any amateur team in
the valley.
Now, if the citizens of Mesa and
the surrounding districts have faith
in the Mesa boys, or as much faith
as we have let them show ii. We
have already bought two loving cups
and have ordered the third. Besides
we expect to spend about s25 or $50
fixing up the grounds, having already
spent that sum in purchasing the
ladies' basket ball outfit.
Now, we do not think the good
people of Mesa want us to do it all,
but we believe that they will be
loyal to our boys by helping them
| a little with their means as well as
with their encouraging words, for
our boys are all hard working men