Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-04
TRACK OUTLOOK
MOST PROMISING
Competition in Field Sports
in Texas to be keener
This Year
RN " =. MoYEs.

For TIE first time in number ~
years weather conditions IN Texas
have been exceedingly favorable for
the Development % track athletes
Usually. Tcyas D. the Ideal training
ground fGr athletes because ~ H.
mild winters and balmy spring DAYS
As rule there are but f'a day
even in midWinter that are too COLI
for the scantily clad athletes. THIS
IL especially true Of san Antonio and
vicinity The present season how
ever. has been record breaker iu
the number OF cold. dIsagreeabl.
DAYS
The lack Of training. due 70 The
inclemeut weather. will doubtless be
manifest In the interscholastic meets
that are 10 be- held In April and May.
The firs, Of these meets viii be- held
at College station April 20 and q
Agricultural and Mechanical has
been very generous In her expend.-
lures for these meets. and makes u
possible for the best high school and
academy teams TO be represented al
College station Not only DO the
Farmers bear all the expenses Of the
meet, furnishing medals and other
trophies. but they offer % pay the
railroad fare OF five men from each
school proving itself the strongest In
Its particular section, this superiority
being determined by preliminary
meets
Shortly after the College Station
meet. on May and I there will he
held on Clark Field Austin, the an.
nual interscholastic meet given by
the University og Texas Already let.
ters have been sent ont by the uniyer-
sity management. announcing that
plans are being laid 10 make this
years meet the most successful one
in the history Of Texas interscholas-
tic athletics. The meet will. no
doubt attract number OF strong
teams from different parts Of the
State. az handsome medals and tro-
phies are offered
Owing 10 the unwilllngness 81 hieh
school athletes 10 compete with tho
academy lads, both the State meets
will be held IN two sections ~ Col.
lege Station the high schools and
academies win have the same list
OF events ~ Austin. however. the
events for the academies will be
somewhat more strenuous than those
for the high schools
Last wear the academy section AZ
COLLEGE Station was won hv Allen
scadomv Of Rrvan. which school hat
little or NO competition The rec
ords ~ this meet were poorer than
those made hv the high schools '0
their section Of the same meet .,l
much inferior 10 the academy per
formanccs ~ Austin.
Tho hiah school section M trri-
cultural and Mechanical was won hy
Beaumont Iieh school. LARGELY
THROUGH the splendid work Of Maxson
who we ne individual star Of tho
meet beaumont duplicated its COL.
leve Station performance m Austin.
bit There mot With etiffcr c.wroti.
tion Marlin Hioh school ana TEN
pie rich School both proved worthy
rivals Of tho Beaumont team hut rhc
prowoss ~ Navson again urgeI the
lido IN fovcr OF his team
Snn ,uiopip Team Hold Tee.
Tho academy section M Austin
was wrn hv Marshall Tranip.
School - San tr'orio .r moot
whose Gloss is shown hF mo Co. that
no ie,. 'r1u cirht ToN.s 'rters hc'-
asfic records We're broken The uar
shall team. Whit was. perhaps ono
of thc strongest prep frark teams
ever developed IN the South buried
its opponents under uDrIiah.e au'
Slide OF points. erorinc fofI ur 20
point. 90 'hn nearest crrinr fo. g..
or tlc .Iahf nov records e.'aH'.HoH
rho Narsholl crowd got five fhs oU.
go. shot pvt hammer throw and
broad iHmr
81 m'ch for ancient hisfor, This
early I'm the season. It is exceedingly
difficult 90 nick the winners % oi'h-
or The academy or hish school see
tion Among the high school reau-
mont Crange and powic appear 10
De 'he strongest oontenders. i' their
showing ~ last season is ary criter
ion IN he case NJ the iirst two
mentioned the team must he built
around a single star Maxson OF
beaumont Is probably the best indi.
vi1ual athlete In the state this sea.
son lie Is especially strong In the
dashes and broad Jump. and liz almost
sure 10 score ~ points ore more IN