Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-26
PLANS BEING MADE ID PROPERLY CARE
 FOR TRACK MEET
City Officials and Business Men Displaying Great In.
 terest in Matter. :.

Although the OtflclaI declSlOn to hold the state track and fiald meet in Pine Bluff next year has not yet been reached or announced, Pine Bluff officials eel so certain the de- eision will be reached by the proper authorities that plans are already being prepared whereby the mset will be made the most successful ever held in Arkansas, from all points of view.
 Mayor Simon Bloom and the mem bers and officers of the city school board have discussed the matter ln- formally, and the tentative decision has been reached to start prepars- tions at once for the affair, that there may be no hurry and hustle at the last nome nt, such as was the ex- perience of Little Rock on the cccas- ion of the last meet.
 According to z Mayor Bloom. It would be a good idea to give num- Der of athletic entertainments from time 10 time during the winter, with small admission fee to each, and with the high school boys and the gram mar school boys putting on the show" It is expected that as re- suit of these affairs. if they are suc- cessful, a sum of S1,000 or $1,500 can be raised, with which to- defray the expenses of the state meet. Rais- ing such a sum in such manner, would make it unnecessary to solicit subscriptions to defray the expenses of the big meet, and would allow the committees in charge of the affair to carry out their plans on a larger and more elaborate scale. May Have Wrestling Bout.
 A feature which has been mention ed and which would most likely be very popular and succ <sful, as a starter, would be wrestling match between Charles Miller of this city and a well known JonesDoro amateur. Miller is the man who defeated the Greek wrestler at the carnival a week or SO ago, in a series of unusually clever matches. 'Miller's friends had known he was good wrestler, but not until he was seen ln acton against a man known to be unususl- ly good did his friends really appre- ciate his cleverness. The Jonesboro man also is known to be somewhat of "bear" at the mat game, and mutual friends are. of the opinion the match would be exceptionally inter- esting and pleasing. M The men who have discussed this matter are among the leading busi- ness and professional men of the city, and they have decided, after thinking over the proposition, that wrestling match of that kind would be such an entertainment as women and men alike could attend with perfect pro priety. There is nothing rough about l wrestling, nobody gets hurt, and there is nothing except a test of strength, ability and endurance. with big per- centags of science. The match, itsis proposed, is to be held at the athletic field, where large crowd can be ac- lcommodated, and ;the1 bout between the big fellows will be the first of a series during the winter. these latter affairs to be generally bstween local schoolboys. .s It is net intended to bring professional wrestlers here, under any consideration.
 To Help T6assaint Fund.
 The plan for ths opening bout, in further detail, is to Imake it 2 doubly lcharitable affair. by donating DOT 'tion of the proceeds to the fund being raised for the benefit of the. Ethel