Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE MEET
JUNIOR HIGH YOUNGSTERS
TO HAVE OWN BIG EVENT
Night school Pupils Also Have PLACE
ON ProEram-TOO Much Trimming
VIII lie Harmful.

The first annual indoor track and
field NEE, Of the Junior high schools
Of Richmond will lac held in the Grays'
Armory February 10. at o'clock. when
more than 200 youthful athletes are
expected 10 compete. DIR. Philip Spence.
director of physical training in the
public schools. will have charge Of
the events. Entries for the contests
will close on February S. and the
schools that are eligible TO compete
are Binford, prcvocational. cambridge
and bellevue
Candidates mus, fiji out AN appli-
cation blank. on which must he stated
their age school, weight. and each
must further receive the approval of
his parent or guardian. The medical
examiners OF the school department
will give each applicant a thorough
physical examination. so that no boy
in weakened condition may take
part.
The other regulations OF tn" games
require that the boys be divided into
classes ACCORDING; 10 their weight. and
that no hoy may contest in more than
one event. This last is TO get out az
great number OF boys possible
and 10 prevent one Individual star
winning two or three Of the ribbons.
The classes tie siXty-pound
class. which includes all under sixty
pounds and over fifty pounds. The
other ella sses are as follows: sixty TO
seventy pounds. seventy TO 81 pounds.
ciEhty-five TO 100 pounds. 100 TO iIJ
pounds. and the unlimited class.
Ribbons will he distributed to tho
winner OF second. third and fourth
place men. The winner will receive
a blue ribbon: second. a red: third.
yellow. and fourth. white ribbon.
The school tina, wins the greatest
a, hn~ ff ni,,tc he al.
banner. which will be presented by
the girls from the junior high schools.
The girls will act as sponsors at the
games.
DR.. spence. who has charge of the
meet. is graduate of Columbia Uni
versity. and has prepared himself cs-
pecialiy for physical training work.
he has studied conditioning Of ath-
letcs and believes that the boys
should not make the mistake Of too
assiduously training" for tho CON
tests. as the inexperienced always
have a tendency TO overdo IL. BY this
he does not mean that the boys should
not do any work AT all in preparati ton
but the training should be Of ligh;
nature.
Plenty OF slecr. regular food. fresh
air and clean habi.S ar. all the train
ing necessary for a growing boy" he
said. Many youthful athlete has
worn Hs'iS"1 out ny ONertfaiillnc ana
not working out IN moderation. There
is no need for these strenuous stunts
to get boy to run faster on the
track or Ia throw p weigh, further
than his rival. The younCs,cr should
he cautioned about too much training
rather than 700 little.
What we arc cndea vorinE to do is
I" have fair sportsmanlilie competition
ietwecn tho boys. We do not want
the boys 70 lose sight that they arr.
n the game for sports sake. and il
is not paramount above everything
else who will come in first"
The list OF events and the classes
are as follows:
Seventy pound +o-yard. all-up
relay
Eighty five pound class = o-yard
ail-up relay; toward hurdle Of = feet
6 inches. running high jump. stand
ing broad jump; "@0-yard walk: po-
tato relay race and obstacle relay
race.
lay; 10-yar,i hurdle : feet q inches:
running high jump: 4to-yard walk
obstacle relay race and crab rcla,
race.
iI5-pound class Ir-yari a!I-up re
lay: 1o-yard hurdle 3 fee, :nchc.
running high jump obstacle reI:,.
race.
'':!'n tied class So-y9,, al u, re-
lay race: ,c-yard hurdle ; feet e
inches: running hich iu!np: ) pound
shot put and SS0-yaTd walk
Night high school students have
TWO weight classes with same vents
fci each class. Glass is COMPOSER %
all contestants who weigh less than
H. pounds and class Of Ill conics.
tnr;s who weigh ilj pounds ara over
Tive events are: l0c ward cash 90
yard hurdles, 3 feet inches: go
yard run. running hlph jump standing
broad jump S-pouai sho, pr;, relay
race, four rounds each 100 yards:
one mile walk, three legged race
pick-a back relay race and obstacle
relay race.
The an-up relay race viii Ice intro
duccd I" Richmond fnr the first time
Three Indian clubs are placed in ;;
circle. seventy yards from the start
ing line. and the boys on the team
must carry the club from one circle
10 anotl ." circle. q ward distant and
then TO = I'm ia the starting line and
touch off his next running mate II
is - variation OF The old potato race
brought ZIP 10 lac.
The night high school pupils will
also compete the same night when
eleven events will he run of. The
number of entries for these added
events are expected TO number more
than sevcntytive.