Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
MASS ATHLETIC MEET
HELD BY THE BIG TEN
University of Illinois 10 lie Sccno OF
First Meet OF Its, May IS; 800
Men from Each school.
FOUR SCHOOLS ENTERED
From 900 20 1000 Men win I'c Al
lowed TO Participate, According
10 Illinois Coaches

URBANA. Ill, May $50 much
favorable comment has come from
other western conference 1niversi'
ties regarding mass athletics. the
project OF Coaches Robert c. Ruppke
and Harry Gil OF the University Of
Illinois. thai May rs has been sc
lected as the date for the first meet
A team of 400 men is to -snresent
each school in the 'contest, which
consists OF four events-bomo throw 3
ing. high jumping, broad jumping
and the 100 yard dash. Members OF
all classes from freshmen to gradu-
ates are eligible, regardless OF the'r
ScholastIc deficiencies. Membership
on varsity squad Is the only bar
to participation.
Each team will perform on its
own athletic fiedl. May rs, and wire
It's scores to each OF It's rivals. Thus
while each team Is going through the
PAGES, giant scoreboard in the cen
ter Of the field will tell OF the work
OF It's opponents
All Compete In Four Evcnts-
Every one OF the 500 contestants
will compete In all four OF the events.
| lie will try to throw 30-ounce
hand grenade rs feet into fenced
| Off area six feet wide and twelve feet
! In length This area will be fenced
lin by 6-inch board and divided into
three sections -44- "bull'sey which
counts five points; middle ring.
..Ainta and nntRF cir
Gle. which is worth one score. The
grenade must fall into the ring. not
roll or bounce In. The total score
for the 500 trials will constitute the
teams score In the event
In the running high jump, one
| trial II given each man, who is eh-
| titled TO name the height at which
lhe will try 10 cross the bar. The
total number OF feet leaped will
make up the team total, In the
same manner. the total distance
Jumped in the broad jump is record
ed. While the l0O-yard dash is run
against time, the team with the low
est record for the total. 10000 yards
winning
Already four conference schools
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Ohio State
and Iowa State university, have
promised TO enter the meet. Amea,
Nebraska and Missouri have request
ed admission. and Camp Dodge
Iowa. and Camp SEWER. Tenn. hav.
written Coach Zuppke regarding the
| possibility OF staging n dual meet
between the soldiers and collegians
! Such meet will probably be mr.
ranged unless the schools close
earlier than usual.
Illinois Organizing Team.
Preparations for organizing tea m
at Illinois are under way, the candl-
dates being divided into thirty teams
The preparatory training suggested
| is simple. three days OF each week
being all that is required for prac.
tice. Then the contestants. arrayed
| In "old duds'' and tennis shoes, run
the 100 yards. throw the bomb two
or three times and practice tho take
Off" for the jumps. q
Tnstinted approval OF the plan has
been given by Doctor Cooke. director
OF athletics at the University OF Min
nesotA, II think II Is an excellent
plan" he wrote In a letter TO Mr.
Zuppke. 1T seems to be the bed
possible solution Of the problem Of
athletics for everybody"
According TO the Illinois coaches
the project will be enlarged to per.
init the competition OF teams OF from
900 to 1000 men. as soon as It's sue
cess has become assured.