The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-29
ALL SET FOR The Big
STATE ATHLETIC meet
ON DECORATION DAY

NoRGASTOWN May 2S.-The en-
tries for the state high school track
and field meet TO be held here Dccora-
ton day. closed last night and tahula-
ton to-day showed that the 100 yards
dash and the mile run had each drawn
total Of thirty-four entrants. or
course il is not likely that all these
Will compete when the starter calls
for them To get on their mark but IL
is expected that at least twenty-five OF
them will toe the line for these events.
making easily the largest number that
las ever competed III L track and field
meet IL; the state of West Virginia. Next
In popularity 10 these events is the 22n
daSl: and the half mile each with thirty
nnc entrants. these being followed by
the 440 with twcnty-ninc men; the
broad jump and two-:nilc each with
t"enty-four entries; the shot put with
twculy-fcur: the high jump and discus
with twcnly-two; the hammer throw
with nineteen and the pole vault. tho
mus. spectacular event of all those TO
be- contested with the smallest number
vi entries. fourteen. Even this limited
rumber of entrants. however. provides
for nine men more than there are places
ard medals to be won and this means
that there will be lively competition. In
t::e pole vault. too there are some. eN-
ceLtIrnallr high class men in Thomas
rr New MartinSvlle with record of
zen feet and two inches; Stewart OF
Huntington who has been going ten feet
in practice and in addition 10 these
two stars there arc Kelly of Farkcrs-
burg. Hill of Fairmont. Ande-scn and
Itnneker Of Huntington, and more than
nalf dozen others. each stars for iarir
espectivc schools.
on account Of the great number CT
entries in the various events the uni.
rersity authorities have had 4 force Of
rr,u at work on the athletic field The
last few days endcarorinS - put u n
the best possible condition not only for
the contestants but for the gree. crowd
that is expected to be attracted by the
meet. The local track for years las
been q one-stSth mile affair but
corps Of engineers went to work and re-
made it into a fifth-mile with an cspe-
cially good course. \ number of men
have been engaged in smoothing up this
course and putting it in the best possible
condition Instead OF having the field
events at one far corner OF the field as
In former years the baseball field has
been utilized and the field events will
he conducted in what to the baseball fol-
lower is center field. Here new
jumping and vaulting pit has been dug.
new rings placed for the weights and
other arrangements completed so that
the crowd may have a clear view Of
each event us it takes place. To fur
Their accommodate the crowd large Sec
ton Of temporary bcachcrs seating
twelve hundred people have been erected
in much the same position as the East
stand in football season and here the
major portion of the crowd that Is ex-
pscted will be placed. These bleachers
over what is usually second base on
tho diamond and places the crowd not
only with 4 clear view Of the site for
the field events but the finish Of all
running events is placed exactly in
front Of this stand with more than "a
hundred yards of straightaway before
the finish. The course. while a dirt
one. OF course is nevertheless regarded
IS the best that can be sccur?1 here
and it is doubtful if there is any better
in the state.
Those i'll charge OF the arrangements
for the meet arc extremely well pleased
~ the voluminous list Of entries in
Guiding Us il does practically every high
school that is prominent in state high
school athletics. and the very pick Of
all the stars in track and field sports.
In spite Of IN" large number Of entries
1t Is believed that with the spacious
track that has been provided it will not
be necessary to run heats in the dashes.
bu: that all contestants even up to he
rLmbcr Of thirty or more can be accom-
n:udated at one time