The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
Three Universities Will Be Represented y Many
 Contestants
ATHLETES WILL PARADE
 CARRYING THEIR COLORS
About Two Hundred Entries Have Been Received and the Meeting Gives Promise of Being
 Very Successful.

| Plans are fast maturing for the big May day field meet to be held in Bir- mingham May between the University Of Alabama, University of Tennessee. Vanderbilt university, Birmingham Ath- letic club and the Birmingham Y M. c. A. There was a meeting of the full ath- letie committee at the Athletic club yes terday, and plans and details were gone into fully. It has been decided to have parade of all the athletes competing the morning of the meet, each organiza- ton carrying it's own coors. and headed by the band of the Boys club There will be something like 1j0 or 200 men in , line. In the afternoon. the sponsors will have a parade in automobiles through 1 the principal streets of the city and to 1 the park where special seats have been reserved. The automobiles will be dec- orated in the colors of their respective teams.
 Burr Ferguson was appointed chairman of committee to work up interest in the different alumni. Each alumni association will appoint their sponsors It is expect ed there will be at least three thousand people at the park, as everybody who is interested in the different colleges, as well as the Athletic club and Y. M. c. A., will be on hand. The finals in the grammar school events will also be run off and this will also insure large attendance.
 The Athletic club has about the largest crowd of athletes at work preparing for the meet that they have ever had out. It has been definitely decided that Sid Jones of Louisville will be on hand to partici- pate. The Y. NJ. c. A. also has a big squad out every day and have been doing some hard work for three weeks past.
 There will be five trophies out-one for the field meet. one for the college mak- ing the largest number of points, one to be competed for between tn Y M. c. A. and Athltic club, a trophy for the athlete making the greatest number of points, and cup for the relay race. These trophies are to be competed for each year. or until won twice by the same college. There will be a trophy also for the gram mar school meet. This will also be com peted for from year to year, or until won twice by one school.
 The events to be run off on May T be- tween the grammar schools will be divid- ed into four classes, as follows
 s0-pound class-50-yard dash. 22oyard run. running high jump, running broad jump half-mile relay-six boys
 95-pound class-50-yard dash, 22O-yard run, running high jump, running broad jump, half-mile relay-six boys.
 115-pound class-100-yard dash 44Oyard run, running high jump, running broad jump, half-mile relay-sx boys.
 Unlimited class-100-yard dash, SS0-yard run. running high jump, running broad jump, one-mile relay-six boys.
 The following is list of events to be run off on May between the colleges and Athletic club and Y. M c. A.:
 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard run, SS0-yard run, one-mile run, 120-yard hurdles (high) 220-yard hurdles dow), 16- pound hammer, 16-pound shot, discus, pole vault. running high jump. running broad jump, one-mle relay-four men, each man to run quarter.