The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-26
SPECIAL Trans Will
BE RUN FOR BIG MEET
Wesleyan and West Virginia
Students and Boosters WIN
Travel on Specials.

To compete for the ]: o. Watson
cup. which IS magnificent trophy
offered to the college scoring the
largest number Of points IN the meet.
and in order that the sixty college
and fifteen or twenty high school azh-
Ietea may decide as to who shall be
the holders of some fifty gold And
silver bronze medals and various OH
er smaH cups. ocered by the govern
or OF the state, United States sena-
tors. congressnen and other poll
ticiars and business men ofsthe state.
West Virginia University, Martesta
College and West Virginia WESLEYAN
College viii meet In trt-a3gu1ar
track and field meet at NORWOOD
Park Saturday. In addition to these
big Institutions large number OF
the biggest high schools in the state
will heve entries in the special school
events.
The result of the college meet VIII
decide the West Virginia Champion
ship for 1918 and viii also give to
the winner of the meet the rSnt OF
the title of champions Of southern
Ohio. on account OF Mariettass Dc
feat Of Ohio U11-ersity-
In fhe morning at 10 O'CLOCK ar
Norwood Park the first big baseoal
game of the local season Will De
played when We;leyan and Bethany
will meet In one Of the imporeane
games of the state collegiate sched
llIe. The first of this series VIII De
played at Buckhannon on Friday OF
this week. and the game here viii no
doubt attract wide attention.
An indication of the importance OF
this meet is given IN the fact that q
specia! train viii be run by Wesley
an supporters from Buckhannon 70
Weston, from which place special
burg, arriving at O'Clock. At noon
another special train viii arrive
from Morgantown. this carrying the
West Virginia University track team.
the famous cadet band and large
crowd of students and MorgantoWn
people for the meet Special street
car service will also be established
between Fairmont and Clarksours
and it is likely that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will find it neces-
ssary to attach special cars to all reg
ular trains running in and out OF
cIarksburg on the day OF the Dig
meet
The meet is being handled jointly
by West Birginia University ana
Wesleyan College and Director Pyie
at the university and Manager stans-
DUTY wesleyan 49,
an their energies to the proper
staging of the big affair. The Nor.
wood Park grounds provide an 1deat
running track as well as field for the
weight and jumping events. but SUI SUI
other Improvements have been mace
and it is safe to say that the heio
will be the best that has ever been
provided for state track meet ina
meet has been extensively advert1sess
throughout the press and by large
window cards al over the ceurrs1
section of the state. The merchants
of Ciarks5urg. TOO, are being pro
vided with a large number of West
virginia. Marietta and WESLEYAN pen
nants and banners and these are
being used to decorate the Windows
The officials secured are the best OBJ
tainabIe in West Virginia and IN
clude practically every well konwn
athletic man in the state Elaborate
programs are being provided, and n
fact not the slightest detail IS beng
neglected.
Tickets for the meet viii be placed
on sale at the Waldo hotel cigar
stand Thursday. and while no reserv-
ed seats will be offered it will save
the usual rush at the gate >c-Satr>
DAY If your ticket is purchased early