Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
granted only by the executive commit
ATHLETIC EVENTS.

ATHLETIC EVENTS.
1. The events shall be:
A-For Intermediates: calisthenc ex-
ercises, 240-yard potato race, running
high jump, rope skip 5000 and basket
ball game
B-For Juniors: calisthenic exercises.
120-yard potato race. running high
Jump. rope skip 600 and basketball
game. 5fE
2. The competition must be contested
in the following order: First. calls
thenic exercises; second, potato race;
third, running high jump: fourth. rope
skip; fifth, basketball game.
3. Each ward shall select at the pre-
liminary contest. two teams-one juni-
or and one senior-of 20 men each 10
represent 1t in competition.
4. Each team shall show a series of
free exercises prepared by Mr. Day,
director Of the Deseret gymnasium; the
exercises to last over five and under
eight minutes. The maximum mark
for the 20 shall be 240. divided rs fol-
lows: 60 for approach and retreat to
and from position; 60 for grace; 60 for
precision and 90 for smartness.
5. The running high jump shall BIO
made over q stick, one inch square, and
spring taken from the bare floor, each
team allowed 30 minutes to score rs
many marks as possible The judges
raise the stick rs required. Three
, time keepers must be appointed for
all five items of competition. The Wis
| ting team shall have the choice of
competing first or last. The jumping
shall commence at 3 feet 6 inches, or
each team may, at Its own risk, COM
mence jumping at aheight above three
| feet six inches. but each competitor
must continue to jump each time the
| fail, after two trials the unsuccessful
| competitor must retire from the jump
ing competition, scoring nothing. No
| Jump will score unless the competitor
nlights first on his feet. The entire
team must commence jumping at the
same height. Two trials only allowed
for each jump. The team jumping the
greatest total height to, be declared the
winner and credited with 240 points.
g. Potato race: The 240-yard pota-
| to race will be n relay event and score
$40 points. Twelve potatoes CLOCKS two
inches square) and two stands three
| feet high shall be provided for each
team. The distance between tho outer
| edges OF the stands shall be eight
| yards. The lines parallel to each other
| and at right angles to the line between
| the stands shall be drawn one yard
outside of the edge Of the stands The
! runner shall start on line with one po-
| tato in his hand, the others being in
/ the nearest stand. He shall run around
both stands until the IL potatoes have
| been placed upon the stand at the oDpo-
| site end of the course. AS soon as the
| first man shall have transferred all the
| potatoes. one by one, from one stand
to the other the second man SHAH In n
| like manner transfer the potatoes to
| the original stand and so on until each
| member OF the team has competed.
/, Crashing the stand in any way, failure
| to run around either stand. failure to
| transfer the potatoes or starting be-
| fore team mate has finished shall dis
| qualify the runner.
For Juuors---The potato race for
| juniors snail be 12O yards, using six
ROPE SkIp-The start shall be made
| with the rope ut the back of 1.-THE
heels, the swing to be from the heels
! over the head 10 the toes, the finish
| TO be when the rope has passed under
the feet three hundred times. The
| rope may be passed under the feet In
any style desired or In accordance
| Win me above.) The rope may be of
| any length and the contestants may
| furnish their own ropes.
For Juniors-rhe rope skip for
! juniors snail be 10U times, The rope
| SKIP snail count 2d0Ipoints.
Basket Ball Game--The basket ball
| game shall be played under the rules
of the a. a. U. except that:
For Intermediates-The game shall
be divided Into two periods of fifteen
minutes each with five minutes In
termission between each period.
| For Juniors--,rhe game shall be
divided into two periods of ten
| minutes each with five minutes inter-
mission between each period. The
basket ball game shall score 240
points
Uniforms-The competitors must
be nttired in full symnastic cos
tune. that IL. II kmckerboctcrs are
used. knee stockings must be worn to
cover the knees. During competition,
the competitors are not permitted to
change from trousers to knicker-
bockers or Vice versa.
Team Selectlon--The twenty obtain
ing the highest number of marks In
the preliminary contests, and who are
deemed eligible under the rules, will
\ be selected to represent tho ward.
i observation-disclosures from each ward
shall compete to decide the stake
championship. and the stake cham
! pions compete to decide the city cham
pionshlp. Schedules to be arranged by
the executive, committee.
Substitutes--Wards may appoint five
\ tsubstitutca, under tho above condi-
lions to take the place OF regular
I, members whose presence mt the con-
/ test maybe for amy reason prevented.
!. The contests shall be under the