Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-04-04
S. {. N. TURNS
To TRACK MEET
PROSPECTS, FLATTERING FOR
STATE MEET TO BE HELD
HERE APRIL II-I2

Southeastern has defeated both Tah-
iequah and Ada in debate, and is now
preparing for the big Southeastern
Track Meet. on April 11th and 18th.
The citizens OF Durant are to be
congratulated on their hospitality and
for their loyalty to Southeastern. The
Southeastern. and Durant will soon
become known as the liveliest insti-
tuition and most hospitable town in
Oklahoma, II students and citizens
continue to cooperate.
Fourth To BE Largest Meet
The coming track meet will bring
more people to Durant this year and
with a wider representation than ever
before, says Prof. A. w. Gilliland,
secretary of the track meet. Prof
p. Il. Laird. director of the meet, is
more than pleased with the outlook
and saws that from present returns
that there has never been a more
BAboHGNb oAuIG llAC lIOGL was
established.
This is the fourth annual track
meet, and all the high schools of
Southeastern Oklahoma have been in
vited to send representatives to com
pete in these contests. Last year
'twenty-three high schools sent con-
testants, and this year already thirty
schools Rave filed notice of their in
,tention to compete in the coming con-
tests, and many others are expected.
Business Men Lend Aid
Pref Laird has spared no pains in
looking to every detail in order that
the contest may be a complete sue
Il, cess. In this he has been assisted by
Secretary A. W. Gilliland, equally as
favorable known in the athletic circles
of the state.
The merchants, the business men
and the professional men of Durant
have heartily responded in assistance
in this event, and have agreed to give
all the forty or fifty medals which
will be offered.
State Hieh School Association Rules
The track meet will open ON the
1lth and close on the 18th. The eli
gibility rules in vogue this year are
those adopted by the State High
: School Association. Under these rules
2 track team may be comuosed of
:, one, or as many boys as the school
cares to send Three contestants from
>. each school are allowed in each event
Thirteen Events
There will be thirteen events and
three medals fer each event. The toy
+, winning first place in each event is
given a gold medal, the second a sill
:, YER medal. and the third a bronze
medal.
The events are as follows: 100
yard dash 22O ward dash; 4t0 var
dash; $50 vsrd run ! mile rpn; 22O
yard low hurdles; 100 yard high
hurdles: relay ra"e; running broad
tnnp: rrnu'ns hieh jump; pcle vault,
l2-pouud shot put; discus throw.
New Cup
Ardmore has won the cup for the
past three years so that the Prize be-
came their permanent trophy las
year. This year a very fine cup ha'
been purchased and will go to th'
team winning the most points, becom
ing the property of the school win
ming It three consecutive times. Ard
more is coming with strong team
again and the boys of Armstron
Academy have shown themselves t
be in good share in the recent dua
meet with S. E. n, in which the
n,led M Al points TO Southeastern
rs. Letters from coaches of othe
schools indicate better and NOR
aggressive teams than any in the pas
Heretofore the contests have alwav
been close and interesting, and thi
wear the track is in better condltio
than ever before,
League Park
The track events will be held a
League Park this year so that nc
only will the contestants find bette
conditions but the place will be bel
ter suited to the visitors and specta
tors who wish to adyantageously vii
ness the events.
Tennis Tournament
Tennis is becoming one OF the mos