Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-05
341 TEAMS ENTER
IN PENN RELAYS
Runners VIII Go 3.1416 Feet
Farther in Each Mile Than
in Former Years

Pennsylvanias relay races. which
Field. have this season attracted an
amazing list of entries. In champion
ships and class races they embrace 95
college teams, Sc preparatory school
teams, 100 high school quartets, II
grammar school teams and 10 paro-
chial school teams. a total of 341
teams entered for the various events.
This does not include the special
events for which several colleges will
have entries.
The entries for the championship
relays are the best that have ever been
received. There is not a single event
in which fas tand close races are not
promised The entry for the prepara-
tory school championship raises that
event to one of the big features of the
meet.
All athletic games held on Franklin
Field hereafter will be conducted un-
der the rules of the Olympic Fed
GRAFTON, as a result of which runners
will be obliged to travel 3.1416 feet
farther in every mile than heretofore.
This is due to the fact that the track
will be measured 12 inches from the
pole, as in the case of England, in
place of 8 inches from the pole, as
has been customary in this country.
The work of relaying the track on
Franklin Field is nearly completed
and changes have also been made in
the straightaway stretch on the south
side of the field in order to make
room for five hurd.es. The new rules
will help discus th4owers, since the
circle will be 8 feet . inches in place
of feet. as heretofore.
The entries for the high school
CHAMPIONSHIPS in which Tech, Central
and Steelton will run are as follows:
One-Mile Relay-Philadelphi Cen
trail, Washington Central, Brooklyn
Manual, Newark Central, Lynn (Mass.)
and Bloomfield.
Glass Dewitt Clinton. Englewood,
Erasmus Hall, West Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Northeast. Worcester
Classical. Providence Technical, At
lantic City. Washington Central.
Glass 2-Harrisburg Central. Read
ing, Steelton West Chester, Williams
port, Altoona, Greensburg, Masten
Park of Buffalo.
Class 8 Baltimore City College,
Baltimore. Poly. Trenton, New Bruins
wick, Dickinson of Jersey City. Morris
or New York city. Washington West
ern, Harrisburg Technical. Mckinley
Manual Training of Washington.
Glass 4-Wimington. Radnor, Nor
ristown, Philadelphia Southern. Lans-
downe. Newark South Side, Newark
East Side. Railway.
Glass Ocean City. Philadelphia
Trades, Frankford, Camden, Chelten-
ham. Chester.
Glass - Lower Merton. Phoenix.
Vile, Downingtown, Media. Bristol,
Plainfield. Mount Vernon. East Orange.
Glass 7-Nineland. Salem, Haddon-
field, Bridgeton. Woodbury.. Ceilings
wood, Moorestown, Asbury Park.
Glass - Easton, Mauch Chunk.
Pottsville, Pottstown. Doylestown and
Bethlehem.
Glass . Glassboro. Mount Holly.
Palmyra, Chattle, STACY of BURLINGTON.
Wildwood, Rutherford and Haddon
Heights.
> Glass 10-Kennett Square. Tredyf-
'frin- -Easttown. Haverford. Upper Dar-
by. Spring City. JenlIntown. Cape May
Court House, Egg Harbor City.
Glass II - Germantown Darby.
Swarthmore. Roversford. Maytown.
LanSdale, Sellersville. SchwenksvilIe.
Glass IL - Berwick. bloomsbury,
Lebanon City. Columbia, Waynesboro,
York. Allentown.
Class 13-Malvern. Narberth, Col
legeville. Arlington. Parkesburg. Bow
ertown, Hatboro, West Grove. Birds
boro.