South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-20
NORTHERN MEET
Of !. NJ. STARS To
Be STAGED HERE
LapOrte, Gary and Michigan
City viii Send Their Best
Men to Take Part in Local
Events.

The annual state y. A. c. a tour
nament scheduled for indianapolis
next month has been called off and a
northern Indiana tourney will be held
in this city. either March 90 or April
Z. Arrangements have been made by
J. e. Miller, physical director Of the
South Bend association with LapOrte.
Gary Michigan City, and other cities
of northern Indiana and program IS
being prepared.
Miller left for Indianapolis WeJnes-
day where he is attending q committee
meeting and arranging the final state
y. NJ. c. A. conference and making an
effort TO land the next session IN South
Bend. He went by way Of Laporte
and made the necessary arrangements
for the northern Indiana meet while
there Wednesday night
The local city championship tour
ney may be held at the same time.
preliminary 20 the holding OF the
northern Indiana tourney. Plans 70
hold the local aquatic meet on the
same date are also being made. The
state aquatic meet has been scheduled
TO take place at Charlottesville, April
Il, however, an effort NAV be made
10 combine this event with the rest
and hold il in this city. These plans
it is hope1 will be arranged by Miller
IN the next few days.
The McGrath brothers OF Laporte.
well known wrestlers, and Rollo Bon
Durant and L. Rausch Of this city viii
stage two wrestling matches at the
tourney. All four men are excellent
mat workers and this will be one OF
the features OF the n eet- GymnaEtic
champion wrestling, light medium
and heavyweight. work on the paral-
lei and horizontal bars viii be other
events which have been planned for
the occasion
The state aquatic meet was pulled
off in this city last year and efforts
have been made to land it here again
this year, although the institution at
Charlottesville was able TO furnish a
good tank and is nearer centrally To-
Gated in the state. With the added
feature Of the Indiana tourney landed
for South Bend. ii is thought that pos
sibly the state water meet may be at
tracted here again
DR.. II +. Mitchell donor OF the
trophies in former meets will present
a large sterling silver loving cup.
which he purchased in England last
year. to the man who wins the high
est number of points three times. IN
the meantime the cup will remain in
the possession Of the association q
silver medal viii be awarded TO each
winner of the annual event.
Fancy diving and different demon
STATIONS of swimming ability viii be
part of the program Of the meet The
rules OF the meet follow:
ANY intermediate or senior member
of the physical department OF the as
Sociation may enter and compete.
The events shall be 40 yards. 700
yards. 220 yards. $50 yards, 90 yards
on back, plunge, neat and fancy div
ing, demonstrating at least four diff
ferent types.
Scoring shall be made on a basis
Of five for first place. three for sec
ond, and one for third.
The contestant competing for cham
piOnShip honors must enter in not
less than four events.
The contestant scoring the greatest
number Of points shall be declared the
aquatic champion OF the association
for the season in which he has com
peted. His name will be engraved up
on the DR.. II +. Mitchell cup and
also placed upon the association rec
ord board in the gymnasium