The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-24
SPORTS
ST ATE TRACK MEET
SET FOR APRIL 24th.

NORMAN. Ok Feb % Plans for
the eleventh annual intcrschola-tic track
aud field meet which will be- held on
BOYD Field Saturday April q. are being
made and 10 assist the students Ia the
high schools over the state that are.
planning on sending representatives to
the annual contest, pamphlets containing
Information and advice ARE being printed
on the University Press and viii be-
mailed out this week
April - IA The Day OF Days for
the thousands Of high school folk all
over Oklahoma From the close Of one
meet until the day of the next one
the young athletes ana those interest
I'D In athletics look forward to this hlg
athletic carnival when the best inter
scholastic athletes I'm the state meet 10
contest for supremacy IN muscle, skill
aud endurance
The Y NJ aud Y " G. A. are planning
entertainment ON larger scale this year
than ever before. for the crowds Of stu
dents that they are expecting during
the day Of the track meet and the two
days before when many other events
will be staged on the university campus
and In the university buildings A house
to house canvass will he made 10 secure
rooms FOR those who remain In the uni
yerslty city over night
Thursday and Friday, April ~ and 20
contests I'm other lines Of school activity
will be held under the direction Of va
rious departments Of the university IN
cluded ln this are contests In vocal and
instrumental music, debating oratorlraL
painting aud drawing, wnnls aud base.
ball
Ipterscholastic debating was started
last year under the direction Of the
University Extension division Last year
about twenty high schools took part aud
formed themselves into the Oklahoma high
school debating league. This year, ap.
Protl,mately forty high schools have
divided up into districts and contests
between the high schools In each dis
triCt are being held At the present time
The winners In each district debate
with the winners In the adjoining dis
trlcts The finals In this league debat
ing will be held I'm the Framing opera
house on the evening N Friday. April a.
The expenses Of the winning team will
be refunded by the officers " the league,
In addition tO the individual medals and
the pennant that IL presented 10 the win
ming team.
Plenty of time will be given the visit
ing high school scholars 10 vlsit the
many departments connected with the
university from the print shop and "stiff
houses on the extreme western part of
the campus To the engineering building
aud Boyd field on the east half Com
petent guides will he supplied by the
Y NJ e. A. TO show the visitors over
the entire university
The meet will be divided In two class
cs this year as II was last In order to
give the smaller high schools over the
state the same chance 10 win points that
the larger ones enjoy Every blank will
be- sent out by the interscholastic meet
committee before long ~ that every
high school may be able to enter In all
of the events
Last year Cherokee high school won
first place In claSs A and Marshall and
Altus tied for first place In class
Enid high school won the state cham
plonship In baseball and Oklahoma city
won both the singles and doubles In ten
mis-
Several Of the field and track records
we're smashed last year and those In
charge are expecting several new re-
ords this year They bas- their opinion on
the fact that while many of last years
record holders will not enter the meet
this year still with the early start that
the men Ia many Of the schools are se
curing and the advanced number Of
university graduates that are coaching 10
many Of the high schools over the state,
more trained men will enter the meet
this yNar
n Ills he the case, look out for many
broken interscholsstlc records In Okla.
hoina April "a