South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-21
BIC FIELD MEET
IS IN PROGRESS
At SPRINGBROOK
School Boys Compete For Ath-
IetiC HonOrS in Annual Affair
Thirty-three Events SChed-
uIed.

The g. eet in the history
OF the South Bend schools is being
conducted this afternoon at Spring
brook park More than $500 school
children are entered in the 33 events
scheduled to take place. All plans for
the meet were completed az a meeting
of the officials at the office OF Munich
pal kecreauCI Director Barnes IN me
high school building last night.
The opening ceremonies were start
ed ar 2:1O o'clock. when all OF the
.. 500 children participated IN a grand
march around the field. Following
this the drills and field events were
run of with only one minute between
each heat
Following the grand march there
was "a dance of greeting and
Maypole dance. presented by 4l2 girls
OF the fourth grades of is OF the city
schools.
Event number thr.e IS q tug-of-war
with SO boys from the fourth grade
on each end of the rope. flag drin
by SPA dfth and sixth grade boys and
girls follows the tug-of-war
600 i'm Wand Drill.
The next event was "A wand drill.
presented by 500 children of the
seventh and eighth grades. This drill.
as well as the others which viii be put
on. Will be under the direction 90
Prof. Edward Koenig. who has beer
drilling the pupils for several weeks in
preparation for the meet.
OF the field events. II are open
10 the school girls. and - are par
ticipated in 10y the boys. The boys
events are in the order in which
they are run: Pole vault. hieu jump,
running broad jump, S-pound shot
puut. 5O-yard dash. 6O-yard dash Be-
relay. SSO-yard relay.
The events for the girls will Dee:
Eight pound shOt-puJ. 4O-yard dash.
45-yard dash. 50-yaTd dash. 55-yard
dash, shuttle relay Most of the
events Will be for girls or boys in "a
certain school grade.
General supervision over the meet
lies in the hands Of the games COM
mittee, consisting of prof Edward
KOenig, Prof. John Byers, Prof +. Cd.
SchOppel, Prof. Mckee Miss Laura
Hamilton, Miss Rose Bennett anc
Municipal Recreation Director Frank
b. Barnes.
3. +. Augustine. John A. Hmberd
and Clement =. SmOg0r. members Of
the board of public safety. viii
marshals OF the day. Under their si.-
pervision will De 20 members of fht
police force. who Will handle the lar2e
crowd of spectators that is expected
TO attend the meet
Officers.
The remainder OF the officials are.
Referee. g. Harper
Starter-K. Rockne.
Clerk Of Track Events. g. Miller.
Assistant Clerks-O. g. osborne
Mr.. i. G. Burnham, Irvins Jackson.
Stewart Elbel. j.. Martin.
Directing Clerks-F. @. Schoeppei,
John A. Byers, Lynn Mckee. g. j.
Wolf ii. G.. Incl. b. c. Schanen6eld.
Fred A. Hite.
Clerks of Field Events-C. g.. Aetz-
Ter, Stewart Elbel. George Davies Dan
Whiteman. T.. Zilkey.
Finish Judges-John Divine. e.. Il
Montgomery. j. NJ. Studebaker e.. a.
Farabaugh, 60 +. Lent. j. a. Andcr-
son, VIM. Fernando. Joe scott. g. H.
DeFrees, Grant Gears. VIM. KeIeher.
Field Judges-Fred Sims. Mr. Morri-
son. W. ID. Davies, G. j. Ananoski.
Norris Zigler, George Stephenson.
VIM. b. McQuaid. Ed. NuEcnt. Charles
i. Guthrie, Shepherd LETTER. n. Hell
man, J. &. Ames, L. tt. Heller - IT,
Weber. 1t. Garfield. James Kreusber-
Der, NJ. COlman. Walter SWiney. L. 81
Hammerschmidt. L. G. Manning
Timers-LOuis Elbel James 81.
Riddle. Rev. NJ A. Quinlon r.. o..
Wood. Charles Backman.
Insp Ridenous. t. j.
Montgomery. Arthur Miller. John Smo-
gor II. y. Warner. u. Pollock. T. a..
Grant j. F.Irmiter, J. J.. Wetush,
Dr Edwin }. Lent Richard EIbeI.
Marshals-B. r.. Augustine, John 4.
Hibberd. Clement S. SmOgOr.
sScorers-Mr. Banett Ed Schrebel-
hut. Rag Smith, Miss Marion Good
man.
Announcer-Joseph Gargan.
Custodian Prizes-Mayor +. So.
Keller.
Director Mass Drills-Prof Ed
ward KOcnig.
Games Director-F. 2. Barnes.