Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
MAY COMBINE TEXAS
SOUTHWESTERN MEETS
Schools of Lone Star state Ask 1hnl
Meets Bc Held nc Norman,
May II.
PROPOSAL NOT FAVORED
Presence NJ Smaller schools Might
Detract from Interest; All
schools Have ethrs.

NORMAN. okla. May 3.--The
Texas intercollegiate Athletic aSso-
citation has asked that its state meet
be combined with the southwestern
conference meet this year and one
track and field contest Tor all schools
be held at Norman, May IL.
such proposal would mean that
about ten or eleven schools would
compete in the events hero next sat
urday. They would he the Unlver-
sity OF Texas. Texas \. NJ college,
BAYLOR and Rice, Of Houston. all OF
whom are members OF both the
Texas association ana the southwest-
ern conference Southw estern Uni
versly Of Georgetown. southern
Methodist university. Dallas univer-
slty and Texas Christian college OF
Fort worth members OF the Texas
Assoc citation. and the University OF OK
lahoma and oklahoma A, a NJ. col
lege.
Referendum Vote Taken.
A referendum vote is now being
taken among the members OF the
conference as 10 whether the Texas
state school viii be permitted 10 COM
pete. Henry Trantham OF the ath-
letic department Of liuylor uniyer-
sity at Waco wired Coach X. @,
Soutar OF oklahoma about the pro-
posal and asked for his vote
oklahoma probably will oppose
the combined meet because It is felt
here that the addition of the less
prominent Texas schools would not
add very much interest to the meet
here and might hurt the chances ot
Oklahoma to win. II also Is felt
that a meet with five or six partici-
pants would be better than n bulky
meet with ten or eleven schools rep
resented
Regardless Of whether the Texas
schools enter the meet. i' Will bring
Together the classiest track and field
athletes In the southwest The INT
lVcrsity " Arkansas is tho only con
ference team which does not expect
10 send a tram. the Sooners, Okla
homa Aggies, Texas university. Texas
AgGlcs. Baylor, Rnd Rice being the
participants
Texas Entries Strone,
Texas university entries. already
received. will include Moss. who runs
the high hurdles iu 1875 seconds
and the low hurdles in 253-5 sec
Ionds In the sprints there will be
, Paine. who ran second TO McGee Of
oklahoma In tho l0O-yRrd dash at
the Oklahoma TcNos,slunl meet and
beat MCGct ln tho 22O-yard dash
Paine ran the geo In 232-6 seconds
For the 4i0 yard dash. Texas will
have BALDWIN, who ran second to
Hollcman uf oklahoma at Austin
" hen the latter broke the southwest
ern record Gray who has run the
mile under $50. viii he here and
both he and baldwin will run IN tho
half Gray Won from Sooner mllers
al Austin
Waltman of TcNaa Nono the high
jump AZ Austin and was second in
the broad jump lie broke the
southwestern record In the high
jump. Snytho Us rhe Texas star in
the weights lie throws the discus
about 1I0 feet
Rice viii be represented by At
least three strong men and possibly
others Lawrence kingsland. Jumper.
holds the Texas record A. feet ~
l-2 inches and his distance Jump
record Us around g2 feet cleo Dow
ell wBnor In the Texas meets Tor
two years. steps the tio-yari dash
iu 80 seconds Coleman gets close
to The 2-minutc mark In tho half
mile
oklahoma stars will INCLUDE Nc.