The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-06
ATHLETICS AT
THE STATE FAIR
High Class Program To
Be Rendered.
Great Inspiration to the Young
Men = Competent Trainers in
Charge-state Fair Manage
ment Energetic - Good
Prizes Offered.

new and interesting feature OF
the Colored State Fair will be the
Athletic Program on Children's Day.
The management has worked out a
fine program to delight the thousands
OF children and parents who will at
tend the fair On Children's Day.
The athletic program as arranged
has been inspired by the desire of the
fair management to promote a larger
public interest in amateur athletics
among our people and to do some.
thing substantial toward promoting
the physical well-being Of Tennessee
citizens. In line with this purpose. a
Committee on Amateur Athletics has
been appointed to direct the athletic
contests held under the auspices of
the Tennessee Colored Fair Associa-
tion.
The Athletic Committee of the
Fair Association has drawn I'D rules
and regulations under which all con-
testants in the athletic events must
work. The winners in the final
heats of all contests at the coming
fair will be declared champions of
Tennessee in their class and must be
open to challenge and uphold the
championship against all challengers
OF the future. On this account it is
expected that Chattanooga, Memphis,
Knoxville, Clarksville and other
large and small cities will send the
/ pick of their amateur athletes to COM
pete in the events of Children's Day
at the State Fair. In such a case
I the Colored Fair Association may
I communicate with the State Fair or
/ CARNATIONS of other southern states
| and thus secure enough entries in the
southern championship contests. At
any event the fair management has
! inaugurated broad athletic plan
coming contests to make them all
and one that will awaken and quick
EN- the interest of our people in ANA
teur athletics In Drew, the great
! sprinter of Massachusetts, who COM
! peted against the worlds best athletes
| at the Olympic held in Sweden this
Summer, the Negroes had a credita-
Bile representative. But he was erin
pied and could not run in the finals.
! Ihus he lost a great honor that a
member Of thes race would surely
have won under normal conditions.
What we needed at the time was
more men of the Drew typa on the
Olympic team 1t will take plan,
system and work to produce them.
Thus the inspiration OF the State
Fair management is clear. The con,
tests on Children's Day this year
will be classified as follows: Scholast-
ic championship or contests between
grammar school boys between 10 and
10 years; High School championships
or contests between High School BOYS
between Is and IS years; Inter-coI-
legiate championships or contests be-
tween college men between JS and Is
years Free-for-all championship for
boys between 10 and IS years. Mara
thon championship, a contest for in
dividuals Is years and owe; to run
a distance of twenty miles over a CIV
en- course; a cross-country champion.
ship contest for individuals be-
tween Is and 25 years to run a race
cross country over a defi9ite course
I to given point. There will be one
mile dashes, twomile dasnes, quarter
mile dashes, high jump, hammer
throw, broad jump, hurdle races and
pole climbs for boys and men. The
State Fair Special Race and The
Nashville Globe Five-mile Fun.
The State Fair Athletic Committee
has also arranged a series OF contests
for girls and women. The winners
Of these contests will be declared
champions in their class. Among
the contests scheduled for women are
the following: One-half mile dash:
one-Quarter mile hurdle; one-half
mile hoop race; one-half mile umbrel-
la race, and numerous hill climbs.
There are to be some special races
also to furnish amusement and mer-
riment for the thousands on that
day, Among these are: Tub races be-
tween men and boys, potato race.
doughnut race, three-leg race and a
greasy pole climb. In the last case
a five dollar bill will be placed at
the top Of a well creased pole. The
The contestant who first successful
y climbs the pole under the condi-
tions prescribed by the Athletic
Committee will secure the five dol
lars as a reward.
Every ambitious man and bov.
woman and girl interested in the de.
velopment of amateur athletics
among our people should enter one
or more of these contests. It is the
first instance in the South in which
our people have made a definite and
Weu-dlrected effort to promote this
side of our racial development.
The Fair Management is now hav.
ing placards of all the contests print
ed and distributed. Entry blapks
can De secured at the Palms, The
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust Co.,
inc One-Cent Savings Bank, the up
town barber shops. the south side
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