The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-20
Athletic Meet.

Over three hundred boys from the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Burlington county will assemble at the
Burlington Island Park on Saturday for
their Fifth Annual Athletic Meet.
Varying degrees of interest have attend
ed the annual athletic meets for the past
few years. Up to this time the meets
have been conducted according to the
usual methods, with attention centering
about the best athletics and the County
Championship Banner going to a large
Association. The small Associations have
naturally begun to lose interest as they
were so outclassed by the larger Associa-
tons with their groups of star performers.
Rivalry existing between the towns be-
came so intense as to be a meanace and
tended to defeat the very purpose of the
meet. 1t has been hopeless task for the
small Associations to ever think of win
ming the Championship Banner once, to
say nothing of winning it three times be-
fore it could be held permanently.
This year the entries comprise all men,
bership in good standing on May IA, 1918,
for boys twelve years of age and under
twenty five. All eligible members are
required to compete in their weight class
es unless excused by physicians statement
of physical inability. No individual entry
fees are charged, but no Association is
permitted to enter unless their apportion-
ment of ten cents per member has been
paid toward defraying portion of the ex-
penses. In this way no boy because poor
is disqualified.
Individual prizes are given minimum
emphasis and maximum attention given
to Association cooperation, effort and
loyalty.
The details of this new method has been
explained to the County Association men,
bers and to the delight of the County
Committee and leaders in charge, every
Association has favored its adoption. As
usual the plan was not favored by a few
''stars" who saw some glory about to de-
part from them in the form of medals.
The John D. johnson, Jr., Champion
ship Banner, held by Columbus for the
past year, will be held for the following
year by the Association attaining the
highest average score. This shall be COM
puted by dividing the total number of
points made by the total number of tligi-
BILE members of the Association.
A Y. M. G. A. badge will be awarded
to the Association winning the Champion
ship of their weight class. This shall be
computed by dividing the total number of
points made by the total number of eligi-
BILE members In their weight class.
| A gold Y. M. @. A. badge will be
awarded to the all-around champion of
each class.
Buttons will be given to everyone max
ing the so per cent. badge standard in
every event In their weight class.
| WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION
I-60S0 pound classic yard dash,
running broad jump, baseball throw and
standing broad jump.
Isl 95 pound classic yard dash,
running broad jump, baseball throw and
standing broad jump.
| HI-96-110 pound class-100 yard dash,
running broad jump, running high jump,
baseball throw, standing broad jump.
| Will 1875 pound class-100 yard dash,
running broad jump, running high jump,
baseball throw, putting 8 pound shot,
standing broad jump.
| UNLIMITED class (126 pounds and
oyer)-100 yard dash, running broad jump,
running high jump, baseball throw, put
ting - pound shot, standing broad jump.
As the time for the present meet ap.
proaches increased interest, especially
dHOuB tue suldlleT ASsOcldblOue, IL nOllCeQ.
There is desire to do something for their
Association. Boys are spending theil
spare time learning.
A partial list of the officials of the Meet
enclude the following well-known Bur.
lington countians. Manager, Otis B.
Reed, Mount Holly; assistant manager,
Daniel E. Lorentz, Mount Holly; referee,
Harold B. Wells, Bordentown; starter,
William F. Overman, Moorestown; judges
of the dashes. j. Porter Ashbrook, Of
Bridgeboro, Carleton E. Sholl, Burlington,
s. Lawrence Bullock, Mount Holly
scorer, E. A. Mechling, Moorestown; run
ming broad jump judges, A. Howard
Jones, Burlington. T. S. Brock, Burling
ton, A. Engle Haines, Medford.