Arizona republican., 1914-03-19
VALLEY INVITATION MEET
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treme east of the state will compete ! in the University Week events is not ! at th present known. It is known that they have teams of some merit, l and that they did good work in the football season just past But there seems to be one difficulty which those teams cannot overcome. That is the railroad fare proposition and at pres ent date there is every indication that the men of the mining camps in Metcalf and Clifton will be unable to meet with the rest of the state at the all-state affair
 Williams and Flagstaff have not committed themselves. Each year they have contests between each other in all the events of the category but whether they will enter their best men and the baseball nine in the doubt It is hoped however. by the authorities in charge of the events at the university that the two Grand Canyon cities will send their best on the oval if no baseball team. Prizes of first rate quality have 1 been put up for the winners of all l events. In the races first, second | md third will receive for their hon OTIS gold, silver and bronz medals. | respectively. For the relay there will be donated loving cup engraved with the winners names. In the baseball contest between all the i teams of the state. medal fobs will 1 he presented to the individuals of the winning nine. and d large cup will be given the winning school. 1 There is an additional trophy cup i hung on the events Of this all-state week. That is the trophy cup which goes to the school making the high est scores on the track.
 Lsst Year at the University 1 Nearly every team in the state was ] represented at the meet last year 1 Yuma. Bisbee Douglas. Solomonvillc ] Tucson. Phoenix. Tempe and Mesa, from the south and Snowflake from the north had their teams in one or another of the events on the ground. Besides the teams there were present mon and women inte' ested in tho teams, teachers. school mates. and
 
 for the fun. the experience and the honors to be gained at such a meet. No pains were spared by the |. w.. committee of students in charge Of the events and the week. to make every one at home and to see that the best of entertainment was af forded each visitor. Dances, informal evenings, shows. and such entertain
 ment were prepared Tor them. They
 Were introduced to the student body and u one another and were kept
 on the campus where they were as
 much at home as they would have
 been in their own schools.
 -and This Yeer
 More will be done by the univer-
 sity and the students for the visitors
 this year than was done last from
 the report sent out by the institution.
 They have already appointed sever al committees for the arrangements.
 One will have charge of the athletics
 another of the entertainment, another
 Of the entertainment. another of mak-
 ing the visitors acquainted and so
 on.
 Plans for the Nictor's ball and for
 rthcr evening formal and informal
 ente, tainments are being laid The
 rooms of the university dormtories
 are being fitted with extra beds and
 cots for the convenience of the visi-
 tors. The dining hall will be rear
 ranged to seat several hundred extra
 and other such preparations as will
 insure the best of attention, and an excess of enjoyment are being made
 Invitations have been sent to the
 schools of the state already asking
 that they participate. stating that
 they will be cared for at the uniVer- sity. and insuring them the best oi
 hospitality. Everyone interested il
 the university in the students or in the events will be urged to be or
 hand to take part in the week Of abandon from work and from toi which the university each year do- mates to the state athletics and ac-
 tivities of high schools.
 ) Other Events
 Besides the events of the tracl and diamond there are arrange, ] other contests in which all the schools will have an opportunity to take | place. There are song and oratorica contests. typewriter and shorthan 7' contests, and such other matches a e the school may wish to risk its re U putation in. Last season there wa
 much interest in these events, and a o the schools which had their team l in the field last year will sing, or ate and type again when the whistl = declares time, April 1S, next.