The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-03-31
Public Athletic League.

mittee held at the City Club, Baltimore,
on January 18th 1916. there were pres
ent Messrs. Cook, Grimes. Holloway,
Moreloek and Phillips.
The Committee, in view Of the sue
cess of the county school meets and the
State Wide Olympaid last year. re-
commends that cooperation with the
Public Athletic League in the conduct
of athletic meets be continued during
the ensuing year along the same lines
with a few additions.
The Public Athletic League will fur
nlsh medals as prizes for the athletic
meets for each county as we'll as for
the State Wide Olympaid. They will
send score sheets, entry blanks and
necessary instructions and forms for
the principal of each school.
The county is to furnish the pro-
grams, officials and send the winners
of the different athletic events at their
cOunty's expense to the Second Annual
State Wide Olympaid to be held in Bal
timore. The Public Athletic League
will secure entertainment for the boys
in the homes of local school boys.
The same plan viii be followed in
having each county conduct an athletic
meet in the Spring with the coopera-
ton of the Public Athletic League and.
at the end of the season. have a State
Doll
1t was agreed that boys should be
classified according to their age and
weight. Boys who were 16 years old
on or before January 1st, 1916, are
considered as Seniors. All other boys
are Juniors.
The juniors are divided, according to
their weight, into four classes 80
pounds and under, 90pounds and under,
Us pounds and under, and unlimited
weight. The latter class is to include
boys who are not yet 16 years of age
but who are too heavy to enter the
other weight classes.
1t is unwise for boy to compete in
a higher weight class than his own,
but this is allowed in order to make up
a relay.
Boys will be weighed on the day of
the meet in the costume in which they
are to compete and must not be over
weight
No boy who has reached the age of
q is eligible to compete. A boy must
have been bona fide scholar on Feb,
lst, 1916.
A boy may enter only two events in
one meet, one running and one field
event. He must not be entered in two
| running or two field events. This is
| necessary in order that the meet may
be run quickly, which makes more
pleasure for both spectators and COM
petitors.
The entry blanks will call for the
entry of six boys on each relay team
| and two teams may be entered in each
| weight class. Since it is believed that
the relay team requires more coopera-
| ton than does running alone, this event
| has double the number of points scored.
That is, the winning relay team is
awarded ten points and the second team
eight points, whereas in other events
the winner gets only five points and
the econd place winner three, third
two, fourth one.
| If a school has entered twelve boys
on its two relay teams and on the day
of the meet only seven boys appear
three of those boys may RIM in the in
dividual dash of the weight class in
which they belong. If all twelve boys
| appear four of them would have to run
in the dash of the weight class to
which they belong since their relay
| teams would be filed
A boy on the day of the meet cannot
| be transferred from dash to a relay
in order to complete a team. The
| proper way is to enter six on the relay
| team.
| The Committee also recommends the
same Badge Test for boys as last year,
for instance, a boy who jumps 5 #
In, pulls himself up to his chin times,
and runs go yards in seconds, will re-
ceive bronze badge signifying that
ne has completed this test.
| In addition, for those who have won
| the bronze badge in 1916, second
grade test will be given. Each boy
who jumps fit in, pulls himself up to
his chin times, and, on the day of the
day of the meet runs 100 yards in ID 2-5
seconds, will receive silver badge.
The Committee also recommends a
| Badge Test for girls similar in charact-
er to the boys - Each girl at her
school will do the first two tests one
balancing she shall walk beam =
| inches (by 4 inches by IL feet long)
from center of beam, walking forward.
to end; without turning, walk back to
| center; turn and walk forward to end;
| turn and walk forward to starting
point: two ''leg raising-she shall hang
from bar similar to that upon which
the boy chins); she shall raise the legs
straight to right angle ten times.
On the day of the meet she shall be able
to throw the dodge ball Us to IS o. J
| (from line), a distance of 25 feet.
Bronze pins will be given to girls who
complete this test.
| The Committee also recommends that
this year every school form a Dodge
Ball. team composed of ten boys all
95-pounds or under. This game is
played with one team in the center of
a circle 40-feet in diameter, the other
team outside of the ring strike with a
ball as many as possible inside of the
ring A boy strnck leaves the game
The side which strikes all of the boys
most quickly wins. Each side STAYS in