The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-20
MEET
TNORMAN
High School Boys 0i State
Gather for Con-
tests
Special to The Express.

Special to The Express.
Norman, Okla. April 2O-The en-
tries for the eighth annual Oklahoma
inter-scholastic athletic meet, which
is held each year under the auspices
Of the university on its campus al
Norman. have already begun to ar
rive. The meet this year win be held
on April 1921 interest is being
taken in the meet this year by schools
never before represented and inqair-
les concerning it are coming from all
fparts Of the state IN 1908, the first
year the meet was held, there were
ll5 entries from all schools; last year
there were l9t entries from thirty.
four schools The university expects
not less than forty-five schools to be
represented this year. Many schools
not entering the contests win send
spectators.
The main part Of the athletic meet
consists Of the track and field events,
which. with records, are as follows:
lO0-yard dash, 9 AS Sec; 220-yard
dash, % sec; 44O.yard dash, 50 Sec;
SSO-yard run, ? min. 9 Sec; milo run,
4 min. So S-5 sec; l20-yard hurdles,
II sec; 22O-yard hurdlers, 2S l-5 Sec:
high jump, it. 6la in; broad juma
22 II. liz in; discus throw, ll0 n.
10 in; relay race, q min SS S-5 sec.
Besides these events there is a tour
nament in tennis, series Of games in
baseball for boys. and basket BAH for
girls, and there is considerable talk
OF organizing a state high school de-
batting or oratorical league with tue
final contest at Norman OH the night
preceding the. meet each year
The uniyessity makes elaborate
preparations each spring to entertain
the thousands Of high school students.
teachers and patrons VINO come 10
Norman as its guests for this occas.
lon: IntersehaIaslIse daX at the
yersity is the biggest d. Of the year
for the high schools OK Oklahoma.
Last year 5000 people attended the
events Admission to all contests is
free to everybody Special rates Of a
fare and one-third for round trip have
been granted sy all roads in the state
with a minimum Of 81 for round-trip.
A special train viii be run on the
Santa Fe. leaving Guthrie at 7:l0 a.
m. April 27, picking up passengers at
EdmoAd and Oklahoma City. and ar
irving in Norman at 9:15 a m, return
ing it viii leave Norman at 8 p. M.
The junior class Of the university
gives It's annual faculty burlesque In
the opera house in Norman on satur.
day night
State superintendent r. H. Wilson
has called a meeting Of the high school
L teachers and snperintendents OF the
a state for the 18th and 2eih OF april
y at Oklahoma City. This conference
S viii close so that those IN attendance
n can reach Norman Friday evening and
e be prepared to take in an the events
il OF the meet.
5 The preliminariea in tennis win oc-
e cur Friday afternoon, beginning at 2
d o'clock. The university baseball team
t plays A. & H. college at ths same time
e and there will also W baseball
e games among some OF The high school
teams and perhaps some basket ball
d games for girls. Friday evening the
q, Oklahoma city-Norman high school
y debate will be held at the opera house
in Norman. Saturday morning will
v occur the finals in tennis and the
Il, main part OF the baseball and basket
y. bali series. Saturday noon lunch viii
d. be served on the campus BY the Y NJ.
C. A. girls. At 1s20 p m. the pistol
lie win crack for the first preliminarles
i. in the 100-yard dash and from that
time until the gold, silver and bronze
medals and the big loving cup have
been awarded there win not be a dun
minute.
81 The university is making every pro.
be vision possible for the comfort and
I'd entertainment Of her guests. Those
It. who have to stay over Friday night
or Saturday night VIII be assisted "a
finding good rooms by a special com
. mittee Of the faculty appointed for thir
= purpose The university goes to con
, siderable expense each year to make
. the meet a success and showing the
, high school boys and girls good time
= while they are ID Norman and the "a
= creasing number OF visitors warrants
= the conclusion that the meet Is grow
. ing IN popularity eaeh Year