Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-05-13
HIGH SCHOOLS
WILL COMPETE
Sixth Annual Interscholastic
on Rogers Field, Saturday,
to be Big Event.

Next Saturday, May IA, is the date
of the big intersa holastic field meet,
when the high schools of the Inland
Empire, including eastern Washing
ton northern Idaho and northwest
ern Oregon will compete for the
championship on Rogers Field, the
athletic grounds of Washington State
College. Twenty-Five high schools
will participate.
The track meet will be preceded
Friday night by the annual orator.
cal contest, which will be held in the
college auditorium and it is expect
ed that a large crowd will be present,
for visitors have been arriving for
several days and there will be hun
dreds of high school students ana
faculty members come here from the
various schools participating, to
root" for the contestants from their
respective schools. Medals will be
given for the first, second and third
best orations delivered.
There are some valuable trophies
to be contested for. The r. c. Nc
Croskey cup is the most valuable and
goes to the winner of the meet. The
high school winning this cup three
times in succession, becomes it's per
manent owner. Spokane has won it
twice and if Spokane wins the meet
next Saturday the cup belongs to that
school, This cup is valued at $50 and
is a handsome trophy. Gold, silver
and bronze medals will be given for
first second and third places in the
track events.
The medals were contributed by
the following business houses of
Pullman: Pullman State Bank, First
National Bank, Pullman Hardware
Co., A. B. Baker, j N. Scott, Thorpe s
Smoke House, Potlach Lumber Co,
Pullman Herald, Clarkson Bros,
NhsoC ~ IICol w Jul, Al lODIlO pIuulO,
Robert Burns, City Shoe Store, J. d.
Morton, buttons, Palace Hotel, Mo-
del Bakery, Nj. G. Gray O. d. Math-
eWs, Frank Zalesky, Hamilton's Hard
ware, Club Barber Shop, Brunswick
Pool and Billiards. The banner and
place pennants were contributed by
the students of the college.
The Importance of this event. and
its magnitude can be imagined at a
list of the entries. There are $50 en-
tries in the event, the largest number
ever attmpted to run in one event in
this state. A number of heats will
sbe necessary to get all of the men
on the track and give each a chance
to run. In the so yard dash there
are 40 men entered; 100 yard dash,
AZ; mile run, 81; shot put, 80; Pole
vault, 80; hammer, 81; discus, 3S;
nigh jump, Al; broad jump, 40;
z2O yard dash, Al quarter mile dash,
n, relay race, IA teams of four men
each, total of Sc runners in the
relay race.
The preliminary events will begin
promptly at 8 As on Saturday morn
ing and will be pulled off in the fore
noon. Saturday afternoon will be de-
voted to the finals, which will be-
gin at o'clock. Following is the list
vi entries, as reported at this time.
Enthusiastically, Golf, Hart, Lo-
masson Morrison, Myers.
Dayenport-F Maskentine, Row
land, Schultz, Thomas.
Eilensburg Bench, Carroll,
L. Cooke, g. Cooke, German, Hogue,
Pieroth.
Garfield-C. Gwinn, H. Gwinn,
Howard, Love.
Goldendale-C. Barnes, d. Barnes,
Brooks, Chairman, Leidl, Savage,
Spaulding.
Harrington-Baddy, Gwinn, Kee-
rem, Uberwurst.
LeWlston-Jump, Metcalf, Phillips
Pss' Shaw, Thompson, Turner, Kee-
Aer, Whitcomb.
hlhd-Arnold, Bristow, LADIES
: schultz, Wheeler.
North Yakima - Green, Remy
inompson, Tumble, Writ.
oahesdale-Martin, Mcclure, Tai
/ odessa-Cox, Hartsuck.
ralouse 49, Bockmier, Hitchner
- aafhhock, McCorm ack, Powers
'nahds' Staffelback, C. Weedmark. P
seeomark. Wiley, w. Wiley, vii