The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL
BE HELD THIS YEAR
National Track and Field Sports are to
Be Carried Out, But Place
Is Uncertain.

| As the result OF sober second thought
several of the national sport governing
bodies OF the country have reached the
conclusion that they acted rather hasti-
y in abandoning various national cham
pionship meets IN the case of the Am
ateur Athletic union the matter was put
to mail vote before any decision was
pronounced and the returns showed an
overwhelming vote in favor of staging
the track and field games under the same
conditions prevailing in normal time.
The annual championship meet will,
therefore, be held as usual, but some
uncertainty still exists regarding the
date and place for the games. They were
originally set for st. Louis on Aug, 81,
Sept. ! and g. st. Louis athletic Off
Gals, however, are not positive at this
time that the meet can be properly
staged there and should this prove to
be the case, the championship games will
be awarded to some other athletic GEN.
ter. New York, Chicago and Philadel-
phia are all understood to be willing to
assume the task of holding the meet in
case st. Louis decides to forego the con-
tests.
1t may also be necessary to change
the date for the games should it be
found that they will conflict with the
plans for the assembling OF the army. As
originally set, the junior and senior
meets would have fallen on the Friday
and Saturday preceding Labor day with
the finals on the holiday with Sunday
for rest intervening.
If it should develop that the govern
ment will begin assembling the new
army on September | as has been unof-
ficially stated, the dates Of the games
will be moved forward a week bringing
the contests on August 1925. This will
be necessary in view of the fact that
a number of prominent athletes will en-
ter the service with the first call thus
losing all chance of competing if the
meet were to be held after the date
set for assembly at camp.
The championship committee also has
decided that the regular A. A. u. die
medals shall be awarded to first, second
and third men to win places in both the
track and field events as in past years.
1t was the general opinion that since the
games were to be held the regular cham |
trophies should be awarded in
stead of the certificates planned in con- |
nectlon with the suggested patriotic meet
Walter Camp, dean OF Yale football I
authorities, has suggested that in order
TO settle the question as TO whether
feoball shall be played this fall or not,
a circular letter be sent to graduates
skiing them to subscribe for seats in
,ase they favor the retention of the
game. He points out that if conditions
should be such as to prevent the con-
,ests provision might be made that the
sums necessary TO reserve seats could
De applied TO other sources such as the
of teachers salaries.
by adopting this means" states Mr..
lark, "the university authorities would
,now positively what they can afford to
xpend in preparing, and in time TO act
lnderstandingly, and their word would
,e accepted loyalty il they determined
hat conditions in the fall made it in
.dvisable TO have football. No one is
esirous OF forgetting the serious bust
less at hand but a clearer understand il
ng of the situation would help on all
ides. The chances are that such a [
curse would clear the war for football
nd general athletics of character less ]
ependent upon large expenditures but !
ute enough to furnish interest and re- s
axation from what would otherwise s
e too depressing influences" I
Six state championship trap shooting /