The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-01

Plans for the Fifth Annual TRACK
and Field Meet, which will be held
at the Fair Grounds on May 3rd
are complete.
Boys in trunks and jerseys have
been running, jumping and throw.
ing weights. girls and boys have
been practicing for the declamatory
contests, all in preparation for the
big track and field meet to be held
here on Friday and Saturday OF
this week All the schools Of the
county will be represented, and 300
boys and girls will contest for the
several honors.
On Friday (tomorrow) evening
the deelamatory contest of Group
will take place at Jamieson's hall,
and on Saturday evening the pu-
pills of Group l will try for honOrs
in the same hall.
Nearly 80 schools will be repre-
sented at this great field and track
meet, and several have entered O.
yer 20 contestants each
The admission to the evening en-
tertainments at Jamieson's hall is
Is and 25 cents, and to the Fair
Grounds on Saturday. 25 cents.
The official order of events il
as follows:
Friday evening. May .. Group l
Declamatory contest will be held at
Jamieson's hall. The schools which
t.a h
wood. Glendale. Acme. Birch Bay.
Beach. Custer, Maple Falls. North
Bellingham, Deming. Woodland. Elk
celsiOr, Pleasant Valley, and Victor.
A preliminary contest will be held
Friday. May 2. at Lynden. to Sc
lect the best from this number for
the final contest. The winner will
receive a cash prize OF $50. Rev.
G. J. Brouwer will act as chairman
OF the meeting. and Miss Eva Cole.
Messrs r. l. Schusman and H. O..
Button will be the judges.
On Saturday at 10 A. NJ. the
Field Meet will begin. and it will
be a continuous affair for the re-
mainder of the day. The officials
for the Meet are as follows: The
Board Of Control, composed Of p.
A. Wright. president; e. B. Hill.
secretary. and H. o. Button. Call
er, l. w. L. Kaufman; Starter, VIM.
FISHER: Judges. Will Strickler. T. }.
Cunningham, A. w. Holland; Secre-
taries, F.. R. Palmer. 0. S. Duffen-
dach, w. X. Harrington. F. w. Pc
terson: Timer. L. c. Wright; Line
Men, Will Fritz, VIII Meurer: Score
Keeper, Glen Hill: Prize Awarders.
Misses Keeler, BrunsOn. Ferguson.
Gray. Jayne, Mrs. Caylor.
The following is the official or
der OF events:
1000 A. M.--Base Ball Game.
Custer vs. North Bellingham;
1000 A. M.-Preliminary Hurd-
les, Group /; =
11:O-Shot Put. Groups I-S-2;
11:45-Pole Vault. Groups 2-1;
OO-12:3O-Lunch;
12:3O-5O-yd Dash. Groups 1-2-3-
1. Boys and Girls;
l2:5O-1OO-yd Dash, Groups 1-2-3-4
1:1O-22O-yd Dash, Groups 1-23;
l:3O-Discus, Groups 1-2;
Standing Broad jump, Groups 3-4
Running Broad Jump. Groups 4-3
Girls, Base Ball Throw, Groups
1884:
2.1O-Mile Race, Groups 1-2;
2:3O-SsO-yd Run. Groups 1-2;
3.30-Running High Jump. Groups
4-3-2-1;
-oO-44O.yd Dash, Groups L.;
a:3O-22O yd Hurdles, Groups l-2
::4O-Standing Broad Jump. Groups
1-2;
Running Broad Jump. Groups l-2
Girls Basket Ball Throw, Groups
1-2-3-4;
4:lo-12O-yd Hurdles. Groups IL;
:2O-Relays, Groups 4-3-2-l;
4:4O-Base Ball, Laurel VS. fern
dale.
Awarding of Prizes.
Saturday evening, May 3. the
first annual county declamatory con
test for four-year high schools vii
b.. held. The following schools VII
take mart: Blaine, Laurel, Ferndaf
Nooksack. Lynden. The winner o.
the contest will receive $20 casl
nri.e This contest will also be heie
at Jamieson's hall.
From all indications this serie'
of school events will be the mos
successful of any ever held In tn'
county Schools from all over tns
county have entered, and with pleas
ant weather, u crowd OF S0oo VII
be present. A.. .r.r,e,
The following are the ehtr'e'
from the Lynden school:
Sbot Put-Worthen and Swenson
pole Vault-Bay and Elenbaas;
s0-yd Dash-Bsy and Staight;
lOo-yd Dash-Bay and Brecken
ridge;
soO.vd Dash-Bay and Jacobson;
Discus-Elenbaas and Bay
Nile-Merrit and Swenson;
HMile-Staight and Bay.
Running High Jump--bay an
Worthen;
IIO.vd Dash-wolfe and Jacobson
22O-yd. Hurdle-Pyeatt ana "a
c0bs; p. m
Staight; n, -,
Jacobs; - Js
cobs; Is
Relay-Bay. Breckenridge. "a
cobson and Staight.