Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-16
ORANGE COUNTY
WILL HOLD MEET
Y. M. C. A. ATHLETES PLAN
TRACK MEET FOR MAY l
EVENTS FOR ALL CLASSES ARE
ON ALL.pAY PROGRAM
G. w. 5raden Of Los Angeles Is Chosen
as Referee--obIeet Is Promo-
ton of Fellowship and
Clean Athletics
BOXING

The first annual field and track
meet Of Orange county's Y. M. C. A.
will be held at Santa Ana May /, the
program which has been prepared in
cludes features that viii be of interest
alike to young and old.
One of the unique features of the
morning program, starting at 10
o'clock, will be competitive games for
children, such as prisoners base, three
deep, duck on the rock, tug of war
and potato races
For the .old-timers, there will be a
wheelbarrow race and other contests
of time-honored character and inter-
est. The athletic committee expects a
large attendance for the all-day holi-
day event. The county athletic COM
mittee includes r. III. Wallace of Or
ange, DR.. w. H. Wicket of Anaheim,
j. s. Urschel of Villa Park, w. L.,
Jencks of Garden Grove and E. J. Abar
of Orange.
Officials in charge of the track and
field meet are as follows: Starter r.
II. Blee; referee, G.. W.. Braden, with
M. e. Cooper as assistant; judges Of
field, e. E. Wilson. C. A. Langworthy
and c.. w. Harrison; timers, II. j..
Blee, A. solomon and T. III. Wilson;
judges of weights, DR.. w. H. Wicket.
d. Brunton and g. w. Leggett; In
spectors, w. A. Bartlett, George Hol-
ditch, ]. A. Knapp and H. Day; clerk
of course, r. II. Wallace; assistant
clerk, w. L. Jencks; announcer. Will
liam Sloan.
One of the objects of the Y. M. G. A.
county committee is the promotion of
clean athletics and to bring together
every section and community in Or
ange county into pleasant social con-
tact along the line of honored sports
and recreative amusements.
Following are the events OF the day:
For grammar school boys under ITO
pounds, 10:30 o'clock-50-yard dash:
running broad and running high jump.
Ribbons will be awarded the winners.
For Y. NJ. c. A. members, juniors, 2
o'clock-100-yard dash; 220-yard dash;
440-yard run; 220-yard hurdles; half
mile relay four contestants; running
high jump; running broad jump; shut
put az pounds) and pole vault. Medals
will be awarded winners. County PEN
nant banner will also be awarded. Nc
one can enter in more than three
events.
High school unlimited weight class,
to be- started at 2 o'clock-100-yard
dash; 220-yard dash; 440-yard run; one
mile run; shot put; running high jump;
running broad jump and pole vault.
Ribbons to be awarded to winners. The
above events are open to any amateur
in Orange county.
Entry blanks will be furnished any
one who desires to enter on application
to s. w. Douglas county secretary
Y. M. c. A., at Anaheim.
This will close the track season in
Orange county. and already several en-
tries have been received by Secretary
S. w. Douglas, and 1t is expected be-
fore the entries close there will be at
least $50 candidates competing in the
various events. 1t is quite an honor
for G.. W. Braden of Occidental college
to represent Los Angeles in Orange
athletics. Braden was to go to Ven-
tura the first of May to act as official
referee at the big athletic track and
field meet which will be held at Santa
Paula, but has declined this appoint
ment to officiate nearer Los Angeles.