St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-06-06
i TRACK SAID TO BE ONE OF THE
FINEST IN THE
COJNRI.
ST. PAUL HAS
+ SOME WINNERS
A Big Crowd Will Be In CoyingtOn
and Gov. Hall Will BE In
Attendance.

InlS track Is not only the. pest IN
the South, but it is the best we have
ever seen. That is the expression
of the committee appointed by the
S. A. A. U. to examine and report
on the new cinder track built on the
St. Paul College campus, at Coving-
ton, La, which was highly commend
atory to Adolph Commagere, engineer
in charge of construction.
Through the generous response OF
the merchants and residents of Gov
ington, as we'll as the donations by
lumber companies and other residents
in different sections Of St. Tammany
parish, literally assisted by the Faith
ers in charge OF this college, a ten
foot high board fence has been built
around this stadium.
Gov. Luther E. Hall will lend, h IS
presence to the occasion and on the
opening day, Friday, at p. M, for
mally open up the new track of the
s. A. A. u, and Immediately fol-
lowing which q grand parade of the
contestants and officials will take
place, with over two hundred in line.
Requisitions for reservations are
pouring in fast. and on those two
days Covington is going to be taxed
to its fullest capacity with one of the
largest crowds that has ever been in
It's confines.
Records Will Be Broken.
It is anticipated that records Will
be broken IN over half the events, as
the lightning speed of the track
should result in the lowering of near
ly all the running events, the 22O,
440 end $50 yards, mile and three
miles, with the high class of athletes
competing. Records are also expect
ed to be shattered in the 12O and 220
hurdles, the broad jumps, hop-step-
jump, shot put, hammer throw, dis
Gus, 56-pound weight, javlin, and pos
sibly the running high jump and pole
vault.
Breaks Wcrld Record.
Harry Fitzpatrick, entered in the
mile walk, has the distinction of hold
ing a worlds record Sin the walking
line, and the home folks of Coving-
ton hope to do him honor in these
events, for even while he is not an
entry of the St. Paul College, insofar
as entry goes, his pride for the sue
cess of Covington was best shown by
his personal subscription to the ven
ture, at the very first meeting held
ct the courthouse.
St. Paul College Rules as FavOrite,
ST. Paul is the favorite in both the
Junior and Senior events. the race
lying between them and the Y. NJ. G.
c., of New Orleans, and the Birm-
ingham Athletic Club, while Atlanta,
Ca. Baton Rouge. La, and Mobile,
Ala, all promise to make it interest
ing, as they are sending big delega-
tons. st. Paul alone has 46 entries,
with like number from Y. NJ. G. c..
of New Orleans, and the Birmingham
club having fifteen for Senoir day,
and it is claimed to be the best col
lection that ever represented the
"slab pile" brigade.
Junior day is the first on the card,
and it was in this class that the st.
Paul College won first honors at the
meet held in Birmingham last year,
a Junior being an athlete who has
never won first place in any of the
S. A. A. U. events or any intercol-
legiate meet, and Coach Commagere
confidently expects to repeat his per-
formance of last year.
Reports from all the camps show
records are being battered in the
practice now being held daily, and
the athletes who will compete in the
Senior events this season are the
greatest ever turned out in the South.
1t is expected that all the mer-
chants of the town will close their
stores for half day, and that the
n. @. G.. N. and the boats on Lake
Ponchartrain will run excursions on
these two days.
Every club will be furnished with
a separate dressing room, which.
with the splendid natatorium at. the
school, called for special mention by
the committee sent over to accept
the track. and a new innovation of
Foster Commagere IN having erected
a room for the apparatus right along
side Of the track will cause pleasant
curprise to the officials and contest
ants, and with a view Of expediting
the events, comm -ttee of ten boys
from the college are being schooled
for the quick placing of hurdles and
removal of all apa-atus from the
fed
The entries for the events will close
June 7th, and the games will start
on each day at p. M.
Evenas Scheduled and Records fer
Same.
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