The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-17
ANNUAL PHYSICAL
EFFICIENCY TEST
Y. M. c. A. WILL CONDUCT ITS
FIRST ANNUAL PHYSICAL EF.
FlciENcY CONTEST. AMONG THE
MEMRERs-FouR TEAMS HAVE.
BEEN CHOSEN.

The physical section committee 81
the Y. M. G. A. is preparing to conduct
its first annual physical efficiency con-
test among certain members of the
association and the affair promises to
be one of the warmest athletic events
ever pulled off by the Fargo "Y."
The event will be held Thursday.
March 80, at O'clock in the afternoon
and the committee in charge has made
all arrangements for the big AFFAIR,
The team making the highest number
of points viii be awarded a biz shield
with the names of the men on il ana
the number of points made Ribbons
viii also be given to point winners.
provided they land first or second no.
Sition in the event,
The teams will be headed by Raw
Lawrence, John Bowers, Harry Rovd
and Clayton Aitken and each member
or the team will compete in not less
than two events. The entries for the
different teams will close March 1s
and choice Of new men for the differ
emit teams will be made by rotation.
All the high school members have AL
0ISA ShOECLs
The list of events is as follows:
Drill-McCurby's dumb bells, 100
points for correctness, $50 points for
form.
Hygiene and First Aid-Five sec
tions following class periods. Exam
nation Wednesday, March 30. at
o'clock. Teams having largest num-
per OF past examinations get 100 points,
ether teams in proportion.
Athletics.
Running High Jump-Five points
for each inch over feet, inches. &
Fence Vault-Five points for each
inch over feet, 2 inches.
Rope Climb-Five points for each
S-5 seconds under Is AS seconds. Five
points for each ;2-5 seconds under
8 As seconds. Five points for each
LIS seconds under s 3-5 seconds,
120-yard Potato Race-Eight pota-
toes five feet apart. Five points for
each 3-5 seconds under A S-5. Five
points for each rs seconds under
1918. Five points for each 1-5 sec
onds under S7-3-5
30 Gymnatics.
Horse mats, low bar and ten par
allel bar-two exercises given at be-
ginning Of contest Examination made
UP from movements given in class be-
fore hand, ten points for approach.
twenty points for correction: fifty
points for form, twenty points for re-
treat, 100. Five points to each per-
former for every points made above
10 in an exercise up to TO- points
for every points made above 40.
Swimming.
Twenty-yard Swim--Five points for
each So second under 20 seconds; 1--WE
points for each rs second under 10 2-5
Ave points for each lis Sec
ond under IL 3-5 seconds.
Twenty-yard Back Swim-Five |
points for each 3-5 second under &c |
five points for each 2-5 sec
ond under 19 As seconds; FIVE points
for each is second under IS S-5 sec
onds.
Plunge for distinctive points for
each foot over IS feet
Medley swim-Sixty yards strokes,
I5 yards each, back breast, crawl, side
lnder or over arm. Twenty five points
'or strokes, 4 rests. Fifty points for
strokes, 8 rests. Seventy five points
or 4 strokes, 3 rests. One hundred
points for 4 strokes, rest
This contest is a part of a great
rational movement and number Of
he best records will be sent to the
committee of the Y. M.
J. A. at New York city, Arrangements
ire being made for similar contest
n the A and B intermediate and junior
lasses of the association.