Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
MEET
AT S|NTON
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT DECLAMA-
TION AND ATHLETIC CONTESTS
TO BE HELD AT SINTON, SATUR.
DAY, NAY l.
AWARD PRIZES
SCHOOLS WINNING A NUMBER OF
EVENTS WILL BE AWARDED
PRIZE CUPS-MAN YSCHOOLS TO
TAKE PART.

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Sinton, Texas. March a6-The commit.
tee arranging for the district meeting
of the University Interscholastic league
reports that every thing is practically
ready for a large representation from
the various schools of the sixteenth dis.
trict composed Of the counties Of Webb,
McMullen, Victoria and all south Of the
line joining them. The meet this year
will he held in Sinton on Saturday.
April 4. Several schools have already
announced that they will attend.
The meet will consist Of seven differ
ent activities: the senior defamation.
junior defamation. senior debate. senior
field n track events. junior field and
track events. tennis for boys in doubles
and tennis for girls in doubles.
Ia general the senior department con
sists of the high school grades and the
Junior department consists Of the grades
below the high school. However in the
defamation the junior department be-
gins with the ninth grade and includes
AL below it. The senior field and track
department consists of fourteen events
(Scven running. three weight. two jumps,
pole vault and relay race The junior
department consists of twelve events
-four running. three jumping. pole vault.
Ginning the bar. baseball throw, tug Of
war and relay racc.)
ANY school in the district will be adj
mittcd to this meet whether ii il a mem
Der Of the league or not. However il
will have to become a member Of the
league To take part. This can lc done
by writing 10 the committee or bringing
the application To the meet.
The committee has undertaken to fur
niSh the individual winners in each event
with ribbons, blue for first. red for see
ond. and yellow for third. These will bc
given out AT the meet. The school win
ming in amy one Of the seven general ac.
t%ivities will bc given a silver loving cup
which will he held by them for one year
or until il has been won from that school
al some future meet. Three az these cups
are to be- furnished the Womcn'S clubs
Of the district. The other four VIII he
furnished by business enterprises and in
%diyiduals from the various cities and
towns If the district.
This j. to be 4 preliminary contest for
the meet ~ the university on Nav | aud
:. The winners ~ this meet IN Junior
athletics. senior and imnior defamation.
the debate and the boy>' tennis depart
pt.pf will Al. 80 IL. St.t. ,,m.t p,
high school may attend the state mrct.l
Also the winners in each of these lie
partmcnts will be declared the district
champions.
ANY school may enter the district
meet and send aS MANY contestants in
athletics rs they like. one person can
enter but five events and take part ii
but four besides the relay race.
a fee If fifteen cents will he charged
each person for each event hc enters in
athletics except the tennis tournament.
In this each team will h. required "a
paw - cents a. enter.
The regular league rules will govern
this meeting including the eligibility r.
quircmcntS.
For additional information address
any mcmlrr ~ the cnmmittc.
For application blanks to enter the field
and track events write the athletic iii
rector.
The committee consists ~ Supt. y. III.
Gregory. Sinton. director general; Supt.
" II. Harrington. H~oh>iown. director Of
debate and defamation: Principal II. l..
Lockwood. Corpus Christi. director of
athletics.