Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-18
RELAY RACE IS
ADDED To LIST
FOR TRACK MEET
Schools Who Enter State
Event to Be Held Here Will
Send Quartets Of Quarter
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IN accordance with the request Of
several hieh schools the University of
New Mexico has added the mile relay
10 the list Of events for the third IN
ternc holastle track meet 70 De held
here April g AMI - This viii make
n total Of fifteen events In which high
school athletes will compete for state
wide h0uors.
Coach r. g. Hutchinson has drawn
~ the following rules for The relay
Relay Racing Rules.
one Mile Relay Raoe-sach team
20 consist u four men. Each man 10
run one-quafier 81 a mile. giving the
relay 10 the next man BY touching him
according 10 the following rules That
team shall be the winner whose lasf
man ol the relay crosses the finisn
line first
j. A line shall he drawn twenty
feet 81 front 81 each starting line b.
tween these two lines each runner
must touch the succeeding runner
Failure 20 do this shall disqualfy the
tesm IN that event There shall be
judges whose duties Il shall be 10 see
that all touches are properly made.
The same rules Will reference
% fouiing. coaching or impeding a
runner In any manner. apply 90 relay
racing as 10 other events
,, No member 81 4 relay team. IN
mder to relieve hie team mate. can
run back Of the line Each runncr
must actually touch the succeeding
runner. overlapping or making an ne
tempt and falling. cannot be consid- |
erred touch oft THE twenty feet
tn front Is given for the sole purpose !
of making a man wait TO lie touched
and the referee has no other alternt-
Tive than 70 disqualify an athlete who
falls to touch the succeeding runner |
IN his attempt. which latter shah |
start from tho starting line
4. No man can ron two relays In |
any one team
5. The positions OF tho teams must
be drawn for
Circular letter 10 schools.
Prof A. @ Weese. president of the |
university athletic council. yesterday
sent another circular letter 10 high |
schools Informing them az what it,
tie cost they might send athletic
teams here.
Here Is the letter
'"fhe success OF The third annual IN.
terschelastie track meet. 10 be held
under the auspices Of the University
Of New Mexico at Albuquerque Is now
assured, ~ most OF those high schools |
which participated last year. and sew
eral I'D iitional ones have already Sig |
nlfied their intention or being repre- |
scented In the coming meet. either ~
a FUN team or hy a smaller number |
Of men,
We are especially anxious 70 have |
a full representation from sections Of |
the state not taking part last year, |
aud should like very much to have you |
with Us IN this greatest event In New /
Mexico high school athletics
~ wuld be great thing for your
high school TO bc represented even II
the number OF points gained by the
team we're % be small, for here your
foys'would meet on d common ground
boys from an parts OF our state. other
high school boys and the older col-
leEe men. The Influence "a broader
INK the boy & then much greater than
IN any dual meet or n any interschol-
asiic game. on account of Tho larger !
number ~ man taking part and me
diversity III tho events last year r.
boys participated
The men viii "a entertained white
here by TIE university. so that the
question of expense Il limited to the
cost of transportation TO AlhuQuerqua |
The railroads have kfanted reduced
rates o. fare ana thIrA FOR
round trip frnm al' points .p New
HfNiea fAst year several Of The
teams came overland hv automobile
ard We're very suecessful ln reducing
expenses Ia this wnv IA fact the
teams coming ihe creates, distances.
such as Arlesie Roswell and Tueum
earl nsed this means Of transnoru-
tom The santa Fe team also came
overland
z trust that gotl nay Go over the
matter carefully ana see Il L Will nat
De possible for sou DO send team. or
e ieast eve or two of youf best men.
a#ufsns you that everything possible !
SD ue done 90 make the visit pgas
eat tHa preftahle