The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-08
|SUTT TIN AND NEW A|ART|N5V|LLE
ENTRANTS IN STATE HIGH MEET
IN POLE VAULT IS BEST BET
FOR THIS EVENT.
Parkersburg High School Will fHavc q
Full Dozen In Different
Events.
Special Dispatch to Tho lntcHigencc-.

Special Dispatch to Tho lntcHiEenccr.
MOEC;ANTON-N. May T.-Anuiher
strong contender was definitely added
today to the list Of High school teams
that will compete for the state champ
ionship here on May 17to under he
auspices Of the university. Sutton
High school. representing the metropolis
of BraXton county and Il scholastic in
stitution that has in 'nr,nrr years been
conspicuous in all branches or High
school athletics. is the latest rutranl.
About L half dozen men Will be selected
by the Sutton high COACH from tho bis,
squad that has been working out ami
these will be relied upon to take bacl:
SONG at least OF the. honurS that are TO
be awarded West Milford WAS also
definitely added To the list today and
entries Of several other schools not
previously counted upon are expected
before the week ODDS. Weston ard
ParkcrShurg were 6lc first schools 10
send in their entries. Weston will enter
but seven men and these will especially
try for hUnors III the daShes and dis
lance runs. The Lewis county team has
been handicapped through the Task OF
coach but they have been working hard
nevertheless and always can be rc'!rd
upon for strong opposition i'll whatever
contest they cn1cr. rarkcrSburS will
have the limit of entries allowed le..
IL men. Coach Buland has sent in the
names Of IL men but expects tn weed
out four OF these before he starts q
the rnect,a week from next Friday. Con-
spicnous in his entry sheet is BarnuIn.
his star weight man: Kelly. the youth
who has. already bettcred three of the
records established here last year:
WILDLY" Nenlc. a younger brother OF
the noted Greasy" Armstrong. the
Parkersburg' high football phGnom; Will
son. = star basketball player and n great
man in thehurdles and jumps. Park"rs-
burg will have q specially strong list
Of entrants in the hurdles and il ID
likely that she will be top-heavy faN-
orite for scoring the greatest number
of points in these events. Coach ia.
land himself was o hurdler Of parts in
college and has specialized in training
his men for these events and the TINE.
no doubt, wild be fast.
New Marttnsvi1le Srtong.
One school that entered but n short
time ago, but which has had its con-
didates ,out working for several weeks
Is NevSMartinsville. and it will not DO
for Huntington, ParkerSburG and the
other 'favoritcs for winning tho meet TO
overlook Coach Snodgrass proteEes..
SnodsESS writes that he may enter
seven or eight men, but SO far is only
certain -of four He considers it fool
ish in meet where thirty-tivc or more
schools arc entered to send q lot OF
second-rates that will merely take UP
space on the program and will finish
among. the also-rans- He is, therefore,
certain OF sondinG but the four and
~
be entered by the Magnolia boys, but
Coach Snodgrass states that In every
ono OF these last years state records
established here have been exccllcd-
Ear1nan. the little basketball star and
speed merchant will be New Martins
vIlle's entry for the daShes. and tn :se
who have seen him on the floor know
sonnet hing Of his speed He has been
cutting last years 100 yard record 70
second and the go record by over n SEC
ond. Thomas who has record in conl-
petition for 10 feet inches in the pole
vault. Is doing eYcn better this year and
has been doing better than ITO feet
with the hammer. Both these exceed
last years records by far. In Stocker
Snodgrass has q valuable distance man
who will enter both the hal mile ri d
two mile An inter-claSS meet will be
held at New Martinsvllle this week ard
In thisceVenf it may be that other men
capable Of holding their own in the conn.,
petitions here VIII be produced