The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-02
Y.MC.A.TO CONDUCT
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
Competitions Are Divided
Into Groups Under Point
Scoring System.
EVERYONE HAS CHANCE
Medals, Ribbons and PEN
nants for Winners; Rec
ords on Shield of Honor.
EVERYONE HAS CHANCE

George Il. Marshall, physical director
of the Y. NJ. c. A., has arranged
UNIQUE programme for every class of the
gymnasium for the winter. This system
may prove the means of developing
some good athletes, as every man on the
various teams has an opportunity OF
,making points for his team. The hrst
conetst was held yesterday morning
when the student Junior class began the
season. Monday evening at s:4S the
seniors will begin work. One hundred
and fifty competitors are enrolled IN
the different teams.
Group Meets.
In the group athletic meets prizes will
be given, consisting of gold, silver anu
bronze. pennant will also be award
ed. The prizes are TO be awarded as
follows:
First prize, gold medal, TO the one
holding the most association records.
Second prize, silver medal. TO the. one
holding the next highest number of as
sociation records.
Third prize, bronze medal, to the
third highest number OF association rec"
ords
Fourth prize, pennant, to the team
having the most points.
Honor shield-Each one who holds
one or more ASSOCIATION records, his
name, event and record will be placed
on a shield The shield will be hung in
the gymnasium.
The rules for competition say that
each event will be counted on the pen
tathlon SYSTEM of scoring for the indi.
vidual, the total number Of individual
points viii give the team score for that
meet. No team viii be expected to re-
duuce its number to equal the number
on the opponents team.
The first event In each of the group
meets will be called promptly at 8
o'clock p. NJ, with allowance of If
teen minutes of grace for the team that
is not quite ready.
Anyone may trv for a record at any
time after the meet in which the record
was made. Events will be posted one
month before each meet.
For the Boys.
In the boys' department the prizes
will be as follows:
First prize, blue ribbon, to the one
holding the most records in his class.
Second prize, red ribbon, to the one
holding the next highest number of rec
ords in his class.
Third prize, white ribbon, TO the third
highest number of records in his class
New Scoring System.
The following shows the system of
scoring introduced by Director Mar
shall:
5O-Yard Run.
senion-ren ponts each i-s second under s-5
seconds
inisrmedate-Tcn points each is second under
Z 30 seconds.
Business junors-Tcn poin,s each rs oecond un-
der secondt
s,udcn, iunors-Ten points each l-5 second un-
der seconds
Proparntory-Te points each is second under
IL seconds
Pull Up.
Senicrs-Fiyo points each pull up over 8
IntsTmedinte-Five points each pull up over 4
times
Business juniors-Five points each pull up over
3 times.
Student junio-t-Five points each pull up over
times.
Prcparatory-F1ve points each pull MP over I
time.
Running High Jump.
sonIo-s-Two points each u inch over feet 6
inches.
Iniermediato-Two points each u inch over )
feet inches.
Business junors-Two po!nts each y inch orer
student jurlou-Tvo points each y inch over ,
feet inches.
Prpparatory-Tvo points each \ Inch over feet
inches
10o-Yard Run.
seniors-Ten points each 1-5 second under "a a-5