The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-03
TRACK MEET WILL
Be HELD FRIDAY
TRINITY TEAM WILL MAKE En-
FORT 10 KEEP CHAMPION
SHIP HoNDRS HIRE.
tlvsraIl Twins, Tiliie Ferguson, Guy
Srcsl. Weir, Hnmpiiries, Fox.
Carl Ferguson and Middleton the
Team.

The arrangements for the most
successful track meet that has ever
been held are aoout completed. And
the authorities at Trinity are veil
pleased with the prompsncss with
which the people OF Naxahaehie
have responded III their effort to aid
them. The track at yoakngn field
lis Id the very best Of condition and
everything that could be done TO-
ward the completing OF al the mi
nor affairs for the success OF the
event which is to be held tomorrow
has been done. The entries from
Rice have already arrived and there
viii be sixteen representatives oil
this institution to participate in the
eyents tomorrow.
I'm the meanwhile the young ath-
letes at Trinity have been doing their
part In trying to make the meet a
success and bring honor 10 Trinity.
Every afternoon there has been a
large number OF candidates out ia
hopes OF making place on the team
In these tryouts some OF the boys
have made good records and Ii they
can repeat them tomorrow there Ia
no doubt but what Trinity will have
. high per centage Of points won
when the final whistle blows.
Following are the events which
some OF the boys will participate in
and the records they have made in
practice
Ernest Overall will participate in
four even the hundred and TWEEN
fy yard low hurdle, two hundred and
twenty yard hurdle. the quarter mile
run. and the 1aseiin throw. In the
first hurdles he has raIe it in less
than sixteen seconds. In the second
he has made them in less than twen-
81 sevea seconds. He has made good
s4--AE =. a&S8 AA-AAt Ft lli4tE 4uh anu
there IS only enc at Trinity who has
succeeded III beating him His time
40 81 seconds. while Guy creei's
time Is 50 seconds He viii also
participate il the Javelin throw.
THIS is new event IN the athletic
circles Of Texas, il having been I'M
PRODUCED n the place Of the hammer
throw which proved unsatisfactory.
Ernest's throw In this vas 145
saTds. bat as there IS no past records
tn the annals Of Texas athletics Nc
have no neana OF comparing his
throw 9ith the record made ia the
past IN this line. but we do know
however, that 1t is a good distance
and the one that beats him is the
one that wins this point.
Earl Overall viii also ente rthe
42e-yard low hurdle and the 220-
yard hurdles, his record being the
zafne as that OF his twin brother.
He viii aigo enter the 2gD-yara dash.
which he has made in z seconds
the state record in thia line Is II.
Guy ereel another strong track
nsaa. from GreenyilIe, viii be seen
IN the contests tomorrow for Trini-
". Ne viii enter the 22e-yafl dash
and the shot put. aud also the 480-
Yard relay IN which he has tied the
state record OF 81 seconds.
Title Ferguson, the local lad. is
entered IN several events. saeh az
the 1o0-yard dash, 22p hurdles. 22G
dash, the broad jump and the pole
s&aii
The other entries vii be Weir
iiafesiHson, Humphrles, Fox. Carl
Fergusoa and Middleton. They hase
also made some mighty good records
in the tEgouis but we have not room
here to mention their time.