The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-07
Mass COMPETITION
IN ATHLETICS PLANNED
Is to Be Part of the Life of the Colleges,
as Well as of the Army, During
the Present Track Season.

Washington, D. G., April Mass
competition is to be a part of the life of
the colleges as well as of the army dur
ing the present track season. Plans al.
ready are complete for a meet of com
pany against company regiment against
regiment, and camp against camp for the
soldiers in the camps Of the United
States. The National Collegiate associa-
ton and the Western Intercollegiate
Conference also will foster meets among
their members. In these meets each
camp or college will hold the tests for
their men, the army marks being sent
TO the athletic division of the commits
sion on training camps activities and the
college marks to both national and d-
vision headquarters.
The need of competitions for great
numbers of men was emphasized by the
experience of the army physical direc,
tors. Before the meets in the different
camps, as far as known, but one mass
meet had been held, that being CON
test between Drake university and the
University of Nebraska in 1914. In this
about 300 men competed ON each side
Attempts to have other schools in that
section OF the country failed, The idea
was later adopted by the swimming
clubs of the west but the army made
the plan popular and last spring the
Western intercollegiate Conference in
PRODUCED the plan among most of its col.
eges
This year the army is standardizing
and broadening its work, and the Big
Ten is planning for formal meet in
May and the National Collegiate assoca-
ton is calling DION its members to hold
mass meet of all the male members of
the freshman classes. The meet of the
National Collegiate association is the
first athletic program of that body. 1t
has an active and joint membership OF
about $780, including all the larger col
leges and universities of the United
States. 1t is the belief of the committee
that all but very few Of the schools
will enter so per cent of their male fresh
man enrolment, the percentage neees-
sary to have their marks counted in the
competition.
For this gigantic meet, the largest ever
attempted in the college world four
events have been seeeted the running
high jump, the running broad jump, the
100 yard dash and the bar vault The
scoring is within the basis OF perform
ance within certain limits, these limits
being as near az possible those of the
average young man, The standards of
marks follow:
| point
l00-yard dash, Is seconds.
Running broad Jump, 3 feet inches
Running broad jump, II feet.
Bar vault, feet
2 points
l00.yard dash 70 2.5 seconds.
Running high jump, feet II inches
Running broad jump 10 feet, in.
Bar vault, ! feet inches.
3 points
l00-yard dash, II 3.5 seconds
Running high jump, feet 3 inches
Running broad jump, IA feet in.
Bar vault, feet . inches.
The good athlete, by reaching all Of
the final marks will be able To score u
points for his team. The winning team
will be the one with the best average per
man for the number competing.
Because the men in the army will com
pete in uniform and the heavy service
shoes, different standard of perform
ance will be set for the men in khaki
but the events and point system will be
the same The events and marks for the
meet Of the Big Ten have not been an
nounced
The army has been able TO reduce