The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-29
PLAN BIC TOURNEY
Annual Athletic Events 1T the
State University.
InterschoIastic Basketball Con-
test-Track Meet Popular.

Lawrence. KAN. Jan. 29.-Just at this
time there Ia beginning to be con-
siderable interest shown in the inter-
scholastic athletic events which are
held each year at the University OF
Kansas. There are thre- large inter-
scholastic events held during the year.
the first being the annual fnterschoi.
astic basketball tournament to be held
this year ON March 20 an q. the state
interscholastic track and tennis tourna-
ment, held May and 2. and the nign
school invitation track meet. which y
and especially the high schools ana
academies of Kansas City. MO-. 81
Joseph and Wentworth.
The basketball tournament to be
held on March 70 and II will be the
seventh annual affair. Each year this
tournament has grown In size, interest
and Importance, both to the high school
athletes and to the university students
Last year this tournament was the big
gest basketball tournament ever held
in the world. Fifty teams actually
competed. 80 boys teams and Is girls
teams.
This tournament is held on two con-
! secutive days. The games start early
in the morning and continue without
break until II o'clock in the evening.
In last years tournament there were
so games played in the two days. Four
of the best officials obtainable in the
valley were secured to work these
games. Two games were in progress
on the large university gym floor at
played were fast. Excellent team work
and flashes of individual ability were
shown throughout the tournament.
| Many Of the games were decided on
very close margins and several teams
| had excellent opportunities to win the
l-I- =
and the Reno county teams got to the
finals in the boys series and the Bon
ner Springs and the Sterling girls
teams got to the finals in the girls
series. In the playon Reno county beat
Halstead by a score Of 80 to 80. win
ming the boys championship. The
! Sterling girls beat the Bonner Springs
girls by a score of 30 to 9. winning the
girls championship. The tournament
is held under the directions of COM
mittee of faculty and is under the d.
rect management of the University
Athletic association. Entries are in
vited from all Kansas high schools
! that maintain either boys or girls
basketball teams. The usual eligibility
rules are required, that is. that a
player is not to be over q years of
age, and must have done passing work
| in at least Is one-hour recitations per
week during the previous term, in
fact, must be certified to as being a
bona fide student Of the school which
he represents.
| What has been said of the high
school basketball tournament is true
of the track meet. Each year this
| track meet is growing in popularity
with the high schools of the state.
Last year 36 teams took part. In
track, arrangements have been made to
equalize conditions Of competition by
I divid{nc %ho int III
! Schools having an enrolment of less
than 100 are put in class c, schools
have an enrolment of more than 100
and less than 200. class B. and schools
having an enrolment of more than zoo
i are out in class A. Events in each
class are run separately and distinct
ly from the same events in the other
classes. Medals are given for the first,
second, third and fourth places foI
each, event and in each class. In ad-
| dition medals are given for the relay
race which is run in each class.