Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-11
ARMY CAMPS AND
COLLEGES TO HOLD MASS
ATHLETIC MEETINGS

Washington. Aprii -o-Mass cumpe-
t51lon IS 10 De par. of the life of the
colleges as wei as Of the army during
the present track sHASon. Plans
already are complete FOR a NEE. Of
company against COMPANY, regiment
against regiment and camp against
camp 1Dr The soldiers n the camps of
The United States The National COL
leg4A.e Association and the WesTe,
intercollegiate conference ALSO vii
foster meets among their mem bers.
IN taese meets each camp " college
= huld the tesLs for their men. ire
army marks being sent 20 the a.h}ef-
e. div.slon of r:1e Commission IN
T~a-alnc Camps Activities and the
college marks - both National and
tly slul3 reacC-lart erS-
-he mead Of competition fn- g-'eat
numbers Of men was emphasized bv
Tie exepr,ence Of ne am -nvslca.
DIRECTORS. Before the meets n ne
a:Ee-An, caIps. as far as known. buy
enc -3ass-Eneet mad been held mat be
ing I contest between Drake -r;ver-
sir and the University IF Nebraska
r 1E7s IN TINS about coo men com
De,-d M each side Attempts - have
othe- schools II that section q tnn
cnun-:-r- failed. The idea was lata-
adopted 5r The swimming cluhs If the
Vest. but the army made rye plan
rupular and last Spring the Western
intercollegiate Conference Introduced
the plan among most of rs colleges.
This vazr the army IS staneardizins
Ten Is pinnning for a f0r-r1al meet n
Mav and he National Collegiate AS
sociar1un s calling upon Is members
70 hold a mass NEE, Of al tha male
members OF the freshman Glasses.
The meet, of the National Collegiate
ASSOCIATION IS the first athletic pro-
gram Of nat body. Il has an active
and joint membership Of about 40.
including AL The larger colleges and
universities Of tae United States. !.
IS the belief Of the committee thar
a. BUT a vary few Of the schools will
enter SO per rent Of their male fresh
men enrolment. the percentage necss-
sa-y TO have their MARKS counted u
the competition.
For this gigantic meet. the lHrC-
est ever attempted N the college
world. four events have been Sc
Iec.ed: The -unning high jump, the
running broad jump, the lo1-yar1
dash ana the par vault The scoring
is within the bass of performance
within certain limits these limits be-
inE as near as possible tnose Of the
average Young man. The standards
Of narkse follow
1ID-yard dash-one point l3 sec
ends: TWO points. L. 81, seconds;
three points. II So seconds
Running high Juup-one point, 3
feet inches TWO points, feet, i
inches: three points, feet 3 inches:
three points. feet. inches
Running broad Jump-One point -
feet: two points. Is feet. inches;
three points. "a feet = inches
Bar vault-one point feet. two
points. feet. 6 inches: three points.
feet 9 ipches-
The good athlete. by reaching all
II the irai marks. viii be able II
score u Johns for ma team. The win
ming team will he the one with the
best average PER nan for the number
competing.
Because the men n the army VIII
compete in uniform and the heavy
service shoes a different standard #
performance will be ser for the men
in KHAKI. but the events and point
system viii be the same. The events
and marks for the meet Of The Zig
Ten have not been announced.
The army has been able to reduce
thee competitions 70 a matter OF an
hour Or less for a company, A year
ago IN one meet 1900 men were trent
ed n the coo yard dash and the Il
nails tabulated within 10 minutes Of
time.
According TO the records q the
Commission On Training Camp Ac-
t.visias. the 9Th Division. while n
training 1t Camp wadEworth held the
harvest mass athletic meet. This d.
vision. whose recent return and reA
view In View Ynrk was q dramatic in
cidentuf the war. assembled :a.2S6