The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-05-24

were represented in the events last
year. the Northern State Normal
Athletic association decided to hold a
second annual upper peninsula high
school track and field meet at the fair
grounds in Marquette the afternoon OF
May 81. Invitations TO en-"
Ter teams have been sent 20 twenty-five
of the leading high schools of Northern
Michigan. The events will be conduc'
ted exactly as they were last year, ex-
cent that this years meet will be big
ger and better
A little more than week ago letters
were sent TO the principals OF upper
peninsula high schools asking Tor an
expression of sentiment regarding the
proposed athletic gathering. Most OF
these school officials have answered
with glowing enthusiasm, promising
even greater participation than was
the case last year. While in june
1912, eight high schools We're represen-
tea in the meet conducted under the
auspices or the Northern State Normal.
this year at least fifteen have signihed
their intention OF sending teams.
From now on, until the day OF the
meet, the Normal Athletic association
will conduct strenuous campaign to
arouse interest in the meet, not only IN
Marquette, but throughout the penin-
sula. A similar campaign last year
resulted in bringing the Normal before
the people OF the upper peninsula IN
such manner as il was never before
advertised and its effect was far-reach
ing.
The representatives of the upper pen
insula high schools will come here al
The invitation of the Normal schoo
J and, following the policy adopted las
/ year the school will pay the transpor
r tatlon expenses of four contestant
. from each school that has entered
2 These letters must be on file. according
10 the rules adopted in 1912, on tn
Saturday prior to the meet No limits
however, placed on the number OF IN
diyidual entries for each school, ant
Q from the present indications there VII
be at least one hundred contestants y
& the preliminaries. Last year, In spit
of numerous draw backs the creates
: among which was the typhoid feve
scare. the meet was largely attende
n by both out Of. town participants an
r spectators. 10 is hoped that the gal
g. receipts this year will be much larger
n ma the expenses will be much greater
Dr. Letters received by the athletic a
:, sociaiion have been highly commendi
is tory Of the efforts OF the Normal IN e
u Publishing the animal track aud he
to meet and of encouraging participate
by the adoption of regulations tnat al
b. easily--met aud which afford basis 4
20 emulation in track and field athletic
= Each letter told of track and field woi
O. already being started aud of the q
id thusiasm with which the young me
n are entering into practice in the mop
s of being selected for the teams that a
H. 70 be sent to Marquette. The annu
an meet has stimulated al interest in hiE
c. school athletics that il greatly Apr
be ciated throughout the peninsula.
az The systems of scoring and awar
viii be the same this year as Lar
be Each school may enter only three m'
TO i'm any one event and start only tw
lie the third man to be used as substisut
80 Any one man from any school mi
Ia participate in four events only, but
gn that rule takes no account OF the thr
81 relay races it is possible for each e
In trant to participate in seven ditfere
'e. events. The prizes will be awarded
ribbons for each Of the four highe
1t scores and a silver trophy chp will
"a TO the team making the greatest nun
% Der of points.
Ie- Last year the cup was won by I
~ aoughton High School Hancock W
he second and Marquette third honor
90 The strong showing of the copI
y. country teams was due 20 the fact III
Of they had had track athletic work hie
!. ly developed Tor a long time. 1
Marquette high school pupils are G
ina thusiastic over the prospects Of gain
for the school place nearer the top
the list this year and since Mond
If they have been working assiduously
field and track work,
,ob The event this year will be identic
with one exception, to those Of
six year. The one exception is the .
yard hurdle race, tor which there
.oys pears 70 be no demand. Last y
IA. Marquette. with four entrants in
ION event Ironwood and Ishpeming, "
Iors two each, and Negaunee and Newber
,ent with one each. were the only sch'
80, No., toatad a., this avapt Tbfa 4