The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-15
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in THE BIG MEET.
University Folks Are Get
ting Set for Big Job
Of Entertaining.

MoRGANTowN, May 15.-Thirty.
one schools represented by two hun
dfed and forty-one Individual athletes.
This Is what the completed program
Tor the Second Annual West Virginia
High school track meet shows as It
to press and final proof that the
big event Is the biggest ever staged
Il, the state OF West Virginia is con-
famed in these figures.
Each Of the schools represented will
have q coach and manager combined
Or both a coach and manager, 80 the
university authorities are preparing
to take care Of almost three hundred
guests for the time they will be in
Morgantcwn. This is tremendous
task but local people have co-operat-
ed aud especially have university stu
dents worked with the athletic de-
partment in making provision for
their care.
The formal list Of entrants is as fol-
lowss given in alphabetical order:
Bristol, Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Elk
ms, Fairyiew, Fairmont, Pennington.
Grafton, Huntington, Kingwood, Lum-
berport, Warrington, Martinsburg,
Middleb bourne, Morgantown, New Mar
tinsville. Parkersburg. Pennsboro,
Point Pleasant, Rivesville. st. Marys,
Salem Shinnston, Spencer, Summers
Vile Sutton, Philadelphia, West Mil
ford Weston, West Union and VIII.
liamstown. These schools are repre-
sented by some OF the best athletes
ever turned out in the state. The ag-
Eregations that will come from each
sch0ol range from only three men for
Elkins, Kingwood and Middlebourne,
70 full teams of a dozen from Parkers-
burg, Huntington, Fairmont, Triadel-
lphia, Clarksburg, Shirnston, Morgan
Town and Sutton. Other teams than
those represented by the limit Of COM
petitors will have men in every every
event, but on account of their distance
from Morgantown have cut down their
lists to those whom the coaches feel
can actually score in the events for
Which they are entered.
Competition Keen.
That the competition will be keen
Cannot be gainsayed. There are no
less than eighty-one men entered for
the 100 yard dash and the broad jump,
high Jump, quarter mile, 220 yard dash
and other events of similar popularity
draw entries ranging from seventy
three men to eighty. OF course some
pI these men will be saved out of part
sQtH the events for which they are en-
tered and the actual number who toe
X the mark may be somewhat smaller
Than the figures given but 1t is an alb
solute certainty that when Pop" Leu.
der calls Get on your mark" for the
100 yards dash there will be sixty of
the cream OF West virginia's ath-
letes, at least, who will answer the
OF course there will be heats in
al the short distance running races
and this will provide an afternoon
filied with thrills for the spectators.
the 100 yard dash probably fifteen
men will run In each of the trial heats
and with four heats qualifying three
men; each twelve would survive for the
2tinal heat The same procedure will
be fouowed in the hurdles, the 22O
dash and perhaps in the quarter mile,
though 1t Is desired IL possible to
avoid heats In the races exceeding 22O
Yards.
Prominent Athletes Entered.
In the entry lists are found the
names OF some of the most prominent
athletes ever developed in West Vir-
GINA schools and many who promise
70 create sensations when they enter
college. Among these are Harry
Morkman, the great football quarter.
back, baseball pitcher and all-round
track man of Huntington high who
was Individual high point winner last
year In the first state meet; Terrell,
the young giant of Parkersburg high
who has been selected in the All-State
High school football team for two
Years past and Grow, of Huntington,
another all-state football player.
Crow weighs 256 and is entered for
all the weight events for the Hunting
ton aggregation. Workman is not an
except onally large youngster, but is
Very versatile. Last eyar he won first
place in the broad jump, high jump
and discus, was tied for first in the
shot put and was third in the hammer
throw. Not a bad afternoons work
Afpr one man. To retain his position
this year. however, Workman will
have q great task on his hands. His
record in the broad jump has been
beaten this year by two of his own
teammates from Huntington, Martin
and Stuart, as we'll as by Borgess. of
Shinnston, Hartman of New Martins.
vtlle and Steele of st. Marys. His
discus record has been bettered by his
own performances this year and in the
meantime Archer Of Point Pleasant.
Barnum OF Parkersburg, Preston Of
Enmberport Willis of Shinnston and
Thomas Of New Martinsville have all
been throwing the wood and iron disc
11xther than 100 feet whefeas last
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