The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
PElNlNSY RELAY RACES
. WILL BE ATTRACTIVE
Invitation Extended to All Leading Schools, Col
leges and Universities Virginia Well Class
ed and Should Make Excellent Show
ng-Take Place April 49,

Tho following letter. which has been
addressed to practically all colleges and
fchocls interested in track athletics, is
self explanatory. Futher information
may be obtained from Frank H. Ellis.
1il6 South Penn Square Philadelphia:
The Athletic Association of tho Uni
.Nersity of PENNSYLVANIA will give its
eeventecnth annual Intercollegiate and
interscholastic relay race meeting on
Saturday. April 90, open to all the col
Jcees and universities Of the United
states and Canada There will be three
races to determine the college cham
pionship Of America and they will he
npen TO any college or university that
desires to enter. One race will be for
distance Of . mile. each man to run a
quarter mile The second race Will be
four mile race, each man TO run a
mile. The third race will be a two
mile race each man TO run a half
mile. The University OF Pcnns ylvania
will be found in all three and It is
rNpected that Harvard. Yale Princeton,
Cornell. ColuInhia,@ Chicago. Michigan.
WISCONSIN. etc, viii also enter them.
There Will be. in addition. q number
Of other races between colleges We
would be pleased to have your college
enter team. An effort has hosn
made TO arrange colleges in groups
that are about equal i'll strength. MAX
Ing such classification has been din?
cult. II YOU do not feel that Your col
lego has been placed in its proper
group we shall DC glad TO put YOU. If
possible. III any other that YOU may
suggest. Of course. by racing in one
OF the general contests you arc not
prevented from entering the races for
enc intercollegiate championship. If
YOU desire YOU may race with the col
lcEes In which YOU have been croupcd;
n ttS- 1 ...,t,,,
Or you may enter tho championship
race and not enter tic contcs, in
which YOU arc grouped. F.
The relay races have now become 81
we'll known that we hope YOU Will
make a special effort 10 send IL team.
Each year all the big college,; ana
schools with hardly an exception are
OH hand. The championships and spe-
cial events arc worry high class. While
:he group races are most interesting
over 200 teams have been present fo,
several years, making this the biggest
meet OF the Year. 10 be absent from
the relay races is TO miss an athletic
treat.
5a The Prizes.
We shall award the following prizes
4 silk banner will be given to the
winning team as college trophy and
to each member OF the winning rc:,m
gold watch. To each OF the members
Of the team that finishes second, wc
shall give 4 silver cup. Cups viii ',e
given rs third prizes. II only tnrcc
colleges arc able TO enter tli. race
We shall give silk banner to the win
ming team and j gold watch to each OF
ats members. Second prizes Will pe
given when four teams contest; third
prizes Will be given when six teams
contest. III case your institution should
enter and tho other colleges With
which we have classcd You should not
enter. we shall make arrangements IL
put you in race with some otho,
teams about Your equal in strength
We shall, in addition 10 the relay
races, give the following scratch events
open only TO college men, graduate 0,
undergraduate. in which the first priz.
Will be a gold watch One hundred.
yard dash. lo0-yard hurdle. high JUMP
discus. and mole vault. we shall he
athletes. These events are 50 hlgr
only your star mon, those YOU consdc,
no entry blanks for these or the re
lay races. Just make out Your list:
and send them in TO us.
Qualification ind Eligibility.
The races will he royerIred by tn,
same rules OF qualification that nov
prevail i'll the intercollegiate Athlcti,
Association.
No entrance fee will be charged.
We desire to know as soon as pos
sible whether or not You Will acccp;