Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-03
CENTRAL
TO HOLD MEET
Annual Track and Field Meet
to Be Held at Ada,
April 21-22.
ANTICIPATE BANNER YEAR
High School and Grammar
School Students to Take
Part in Event.

ADA. okla. April THE annual
track and field meet for the normal
school district will be held here un-
der the auspices Of the East Central
normal on April ~ and 90, Already
inquiries have been received by
prof. T.. G. Wilson, who has the
meet In charge, and big attend
ance Is assured II was thought for
a while that the war might affect
the attendance, hut now the crowd
II is thought will I've as large as or
larger than year ago.
MIR. Wilson SAYS he believes this
year will prove the banner year OF
all.
No student who is more than 81
years of age will be allowed to COM
pctca in any contest MI students
IN the East Central normal or all
those who have completed the ~
grades in school or their equivalent
will not he permitted TO enter. Any
person who has ever represe n ted
an institution Of higher standing
than a high school Is ineligible To
be eligible they must have enrolled
Ia the school they represent on or
before February I 1918, and must
have attended regularly since that
time. and must he making a passing
grade In at least q per cent OF their
school work. aside from spelling and
I ponmanship.
The field meet will he divided
! into two sections: the high school
and the grammar school. All con
| tcstnnts who have passed their III
! tecnth birthday or who weigh ll5
pounds or more shah compete In
| the high school section. Those OF
| less weLcht and age will compete In
the grammar school section. The
high school contentestants Will enter
as representatives OF schools, while
| those in the other section will enter
as representatives OF counties
High school Division.
The events In the high school sec
tlon are the 100 yard dash, 220-
yard dash. 4lO-yard dash, ss0-yard
run, mile run, 220yard hnrdler'
l20-high hurdle. 12-pound shot put.
discus, high jump, running broad
jump, pole vault and mile relay.
The younger boys will enter for,
5O-yard dash, 10O-yard dash 22O-'
yard dash. 4IO-yard dash. l20-yard
hurdle, s-pound shot put discus,
running board Jump, pole vault.
running high jump, half mile relay.
A baseball tournament will he
held during the meet and will be
open 20 any high school Last year
eight teams we're In the tournament
ana AZ least that many are expected
this year.
Both single and doubles in tennis
lwill be allowed In the tennis tourna-
ment, and separate tournament
viii he held for the boys and girls.
basketball Tourney.
4 girls basketball tournament
will be held also. This has proven
Ian attractive feature In the past.
1 In the reading contest each school
| VIII hr permitted to enter one boy
land ore girl In the high school sec
r.n. and each country can enter
ono boy and one girl from that
county iu The grammar school sec
tion.
The musl. contests will consist
OF mixed rhoruses Of from fourteen
10 twenty voices using four part
music. mixed choruses OF from four
ltcyn 10 twenty voices using three
mart music. girls glee club Of from
Twelve 10 eighteen voices. boys Elee
lclub of from twelve ~ eighteen
voices. and plano contest open to|
lhuth boys and girls
Many Prizes.
cold. sterling and hronz" medals
IUU bc given TO the winners OF the
first. second and third places In the
Ihirh school section. sterling ana
bronze will be given TO winners ~
first and second places In the
grammar school section. A gold
medal will be given TO each member
of the winning mile relay team. and
a sterling medal 90 each winner OF
tho half mile relay race. Gold med
Ials viii be awarded 20 the winners
of'tcnnls singles ana 10 the mem
hers ~ the winning teams IN
doubles
cold medals will also he given 20
the winners In the high school SEQ
tlon TN piano and reading sterling
medals will be given 20 the winners
In the same contest in the grammar
school section.
The track loving cup, that Is now
Iheld by Shawnee, has been won