The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
Is SCHOOLS TO
ENTER BIG MEET
SPECIAL RATES FOR HIGH
SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
MEET AT MARQUETTE
JUNE I.

At least twenty-five school will par
ticipate i'm the Upper Peninsula High
school track and field meet To be held
at Marquette June /. under the aus
pices of the Northern state Normal
Athletic association, and a successful
have been received from different
schools ii is believed that at least one
thousand persons will attend. IT will
be the biggest gathering of the stu
dents Of the schools OF the upper pen
insula for athletic purposes that has
ever been held. and IT is probable that
many records will be broken.
The Duluth. South Shore & Allan
tic railway will make a special rate of
two cents a mile for all the towns on
Its line and win also advertise the
meet extensively. The Normal school
will furnish transportation for the
entrants from the different schools.
Thirty Three Schools Invited.
Invitations were yesterday sent to
the thirty-three high schools in the
upper peninsula to participate in the
meet. The high schools on the South
Shore line are: Houghton. Hancock,
Lake Linden. Calumet. Dollar Bay,
Painesdale Baraga, L'Anse, Ontona-
gen, Ironwood, Bessemer. Wakefield,
Michigamme, Republic, Champion,
Ishpeming. Negaunee, Sault ste. Ma
rie, ST. Ignace, Newberry, Manistique.
The high schools on the ST. Paul road
are: Norway. Iron Mountain. Iron
River Stambaugh Crystal Falls. on
the Northwestern line the schools are;
Menominee. Escanaba, Gladstone and
Rapid River. Marquette high school
will be represented at the meet.
Program of Events.
The meet will begin at O'Clock. and
it is expected to finish all the events
by $40 o'clock so that the represen-
tatives from the different schools can
catch the 5:15 train out of the city
The preliminaries for the fifty and one
yard dashes viii take place AT
o. 30 and 1880. respectively. The pro-
gram OF events and the time each will
take place follows:
Track
l:0O--50-yard dash (finaD.
1:20--4iO-yard run.
1:40--1OO- yard dash (final)
2:00--Half mile run.
2:2O--220-yard dash.
2:40-Mile run
3:O0-Half mile relay.
3:20-22O-yard low hurdles.
3:4O-Arile relay
Field
1:00-Shotput
1:20--Discus throw.
1:40-Hammer throw.
2:00-Running broad jump.
2:40--Pole vault
3.20-Running high jump.
Rules for Entry.
Eligibili.y-High school pupils are |
eligible provided they are properly
certified by the principal of the school
rhe n. S. N. Athletic association will
,ay the transportation charges to and
rom Marquette for five athletes. whc
must be accompanied by the high
chool principal or member of the
high school faculty Each school may
end ms many athletes as they desire,
nut the association will pay trans
ortation charges for five only.
Entries-The entrv blank must bc
He'd out, properly signed and sent to
'rofessor ID. +. Stull on or bc.c.J .lay
3.
Admission-Contesta will he adj
iitted free. Regular admission twen-
y-five cents.
Prizes-Ribbons will be given TO
'inners of first, second. third and
,urth places in all events. a silver
wing cup viii be given TO the school
'hich secures the highest total of
lints.
Rules OF the Mcct-'No student may !
nter rnorc than three. events. cXclu- '
We of the relays, and these must not
onnict In time A school may enter
iree men for each event. but start I
My two. In counting points, first Z