The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-17
LEXINGTON MEET
TO Be BIG AFFAIR
Thirty Schools From Nine DIFF.
ferent States Will Be
Represented. n
Represented.

Lexington. Va, March 1s-rn .r.
t1cipation of the near approach of tho
annual Invitation Interscholasti,
Track and Field games, which ara IN
be held under the auspices of tho
washington and Lee University Track
Association at Lexington, on April 2s.
improvements on the track at Wilson
Field are progressing rapidly. and
within tho next week should be com.
plcted. The track has boon widened
on the turns and tho drainage has
been improved. When this work is
completed, Wilson Field will have ors
OF the fastest tracks in tho South. Tho
145-yard straightaway, passing In
front Of the grandstand, is as level
as floor, and wide enough to allow
| the dashos. That part OF tho f1eld
which will be set aside for tho field
events VIII make II possible to run
track and field events in conjunction.
thus greatly facilitating tho handling
OF the meet.
ment Is moro than gratifcd at tho
favorable replies to tho Invitations
which were sent out n short time ago.
Az the present time between twcntv-
five and thirty schools. scattered over
nine States and the District of CO
of entering teams. Nine favorable re-
plies have come In from tho high and
preparatory schools Of Virginia.
among them being Woodbury. Forest
stanton Military Academy McGuire-
School, OF Richmond; Manassas High
School, Fork Union Military Academy,
Danville High and others In addi-
ton. favorable replies are expected
from Episcopal High and Alexandria
High. both of Alexandria
Maryland stands next with pros
poets of contributing six schools tn
the meet. baltimore City College,
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, An
napolis High, Wicon!o High, Oakland
High and Funkstown High will add
their quota TO the list. North Caro-
lima will send as representatives the
Asheville School and the AsheviIle
High School. Of Ashcville. Martins-
burg High, Hinton High. st. Mary's
High, and the West Virginia state
Preparatory School. thus far repre-
gent West Nirg!nia's contribution tn
this athletic carnival.
Alabama expects to be represented
by the Marion Military Institute, while
Georgia Will contribute the Brunswick
/ High School. Tennessee viii stand on
the reputation OF the Tennessee Mill
| tary Institute, OF Sweetwater.
| New York State and Pennsylvania
expect 10 he well represented, and tho
receipt OF favorable replies from
Brooklyn. " Y. Polytechnic Prepare
| tory. and OF the Browns Preparatory
School and OF the Delaney School of
/ Philadelphia. from the Western and
Central High Schools. OF Washington.
| y. c.. has proved n source OF especial
satisfaction to the Washington and
| Lee management.
| With prospects OF representative
| teams from nine different States, and
! from the District of Columbia. com
! petinE in this meet; with some OF
| the best scholastic track material
/ which the North has to offer pittcd
| against tho cream OF tho Southern
| scholastic track stars I'm matching
! their athletic prowcss, the Lexington
meet bldg fair to GO down !n thu
I annals OF .nterscholastic track history
as the biggest event OF its kind that
has ever been held in this section OF
! the country.