Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
BIC TRACK MEET PLANNED
SIX. COLLEGES TO COMPETE
IN INTERCOLLEGIATE EVENT
Richm0nd College VIII HIVE First tn-
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Meet of Virginia Association.


Athletic authorities OF Richmond Col
eieg" axe NOW making plans for the
first annual track and field meet OF
! the Virginia lntcrcolleg iatc Athletic
! Association. Tho executive COMMITTEES.
At it's last meet, awarded tho event
TO the local college ana Mav J3 has
| been set as the time. The meet which
! VIII be a siN-coruercd affair. will be
/ second only To the South Atlantic
I championships.
! Much work must be done on the
/ Wssthampton stadium to get il in shane
! for tie meet. The track is in fair
! coalition. but the field must be care
! fully worked over TO make il suitable.
| FOR the work. Interest in the event
Is Keen in each OF the colleges to la.
| represented. and from all in,Nrations.
| the affair Will he one OF the eerGcsr
! ever held here.
! When this meet was proposed and
| richmond College eagerly iunrcrI a
! IN" chance and offered its track ana
! stadium Us the logical place for tnis
I contest. the offer was accepted and
plans are fast being completed for or.,
! or the hes; meets ever nc,d ~ ia
| city.
! The track and field meet will be =
/ siN.corner"d affair between Eoauoke
| College. Virginia Polytcchnic In.li,uir
i,ahaoiph- Macon. William and MARY.
| itainpdcn- Sidney and Richmond cot
! !ese. The Techs will enter a lar...
| number of contestants. and may be cx.
nected to cop number of the events
because they have an abundance of
good athletes that devote a lot Of TIM.
10 that department. OF collegiate sports
All the other colleges will have sironu
| teams on the field
MEET WILL BRING
LARGE HOST or ATHLETES
ms meet Will bring together about
l?J athletes OF good cafibsr t.ro.,,
ootainabie statistics. it appears that
hnG meet H.,ws Will resolve isslf into !!
y, T. l.: since each Of those colleges
haye developed strong track teams
The strength OF the V. j.. i. teams
is in middle distance and distanns
s s,rnM;. whiie Richmond coics se'''i IS
strongest IN running events ,n 10 {,
iu.ie. scott, OF Randolph Macon looks
v ,lkG the best bet of the eastern d.
Of Richmond College. may dnvei E,
into sool miller Richmond cole iim .,e
Is We'll wei, fortified in hurdles and dasli.s.
as Will DC the case Of the other thrrc
eastern division colleges
m ne performance OF field events will
oe hish-class, and those Of the track
1uEht to prove fast and exciting. Tho
tWo-n.iie run and the six-cormcr.I
to be the f Saycs WI nndoTh.sdy prove
,,i,. proEram will include the fol-
E y, Dash. ito-yar'l dash. SS0-yard
run, mile run. Emile run, i26-vnrJ
nmI nu.I Ch'Eh, 2?"-yard hurdles
ru n,Sn eY n,rh S shot, discus throw,
jump. pole E vnui lump running broad
DISCES THROW WILL
49, stPrLANT HAMMER
. ~, nc m., discus throw WI supplement-
mated because Of the danger the dis
Gus being "a much pretticr event And
I ncn,lss.: i nn onp9riunty to more men.
,,, "'ist lcSs weight and more skill j.;
i'm
in" climax Of the meet Of course
me-. To- To- H. 4 s! ;Ha,; rciay race, four
quarter. OF a mile. This will inrlu,iS.
il in, .eG A., from each college participat
Win anything heretofore proposeI ~
. MIL wtai De good finish to an cSceIicnt
trein,,, and VIII prove one OF the most nos
VII not count in points. '''e
i,, Do ;,' pobson states that he is non
OF scoring. II his plans arc o '.io, ioG
se, ,Sur p h;rS and il ro Sa,h
place VIII receive > points Second -
,hird and fourth, point. the idr,
the m =" Sivo al me teams entered in
i ana s'vtns, the second-plcc man :,
rusi "p, nmmber OF points than has been
inc man who just noses out a vic,orI.
VIET an n OPPONENT to receive . points.
rear ear op Inc . man a few inches in the
man deserves something. III p'''ce
-. tue number OF entries is as large
uP 10 ana including the 44O-yard dash,
VIII nc necessary to run elimina,
uon heats on Friday for the contes
1im.T lone no i Guaiify for the somfinais
al men entered in each will tnI.a IN
Il iot or time and the meet will he m
inr I Ihns a" ; anyway. BY elim!uat-
would assume a briskness and snesS
. wise tedious moments t'
SPIDER TRACK TEAM
HAS DEVELOPED MTFu
mas developed wonderfully since ,hn
advent Of Dobson. about the bn.t
mat the Red and Blue track dcnart
rs,, T"uin 90 before his coming was
reilly teiin or two. hut now il has
. IL aESre"a ton that has assumed So
niinable proportions 80
NE overwhelming victory OF the
nr"rre" meet ON Friday night was
ne biggest thing that has over vnr
, rnhen led, to the Richmond CoMcs.,
l,i''N lcaitI. IL came out strong n,t
moved tn. public that ii had n team.
capable OF holding it's own ana 80
,m'm,ster:nE defeat often. This has
IL '' ,n ."s eyes o. the students and
VI means new life to their ambitions
NOW since basketball season is over
oh'h pohSon can devote most OF his
nmn 10 dcEelopns the wealth of
and :; LOT of Improvement will soon be-
~ evidence He aud Manager Talia-
ZERO viii have their hands full in
mtPhrnE Tor this interesting meet.
on' hoth have. expressed themselves
: honhiV anxious To get things IL,
"'""r ana max. huge success Of il
both acstheticall" aud athlc;icalIv
HAS FAITH IN BENDER