Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-19
HIGH SCHOOLS
To STAGE MEET
HERE MAY 70
Athletic, 0ratoriCaI and De-
CIamatOry Contests to Be
Held; Students Guests Of
University.


tests are to he held in connection
with the state interschOlastic tract
meet at the state university OF
May 7 and s. Definite information
as to the number of teams tina
will be entered is not yet available
but a large attendance IS expected
The preliminaries 20 the track
meet and the deClamatoTy COntes
will be held Friday, May :. The
Inject proper and the oratorical con
test will be held Saturday follow.
ling, with the awarding of medals
and trophies that evening.
| Coach McGOugh of the depart
ment of physical training is now
making a trip over the state rep
resenting the university, and Civ
! ing talks on health subjects. He
will come in touch with schools that
are preparing to send teams to the
meet also. Clovis, Portales. ROs-
well, Hagerman. Carlsbad, Deming
and El Paso will be visited by
him on his present trip. Other
places will be visited later,
The decamatory contest is ar
ranged for girls. the oratorical for
boys. The iavelin event is one that
| has not appeared on the inter-
scholastic track program before
/ this year. Following Is the pro-
gram and general information on
the meet;
Friday, May Z.
! Q a. m.-Meetin2 of coaches and
contestants in gymnasium.
2 y. m.-Preliminaries in track
and field events, University field.
| s u. m.-Declamatory contest,
Rodey hail,
Saturday. May s.
10 a. m.--Oraturical contest,
Rodey hail.
2 D. m.-Final events. track and
field meet, University field.
8 p. m.-Awardin2 Of medals and
| trophies, ROdey han.
Eligibility.
All matters of eligibility will be
decided by the board of control of
/ the New Mexico High School Attn
letic and LyCeum association.
Entries.
All entries must be made on the
official entry blanks, properly filled
out and signed by the principal or
superintendent, and must be in the
hands of the local management by
Saturday Nav !.
Officials.
The officials of the meet will be
chosen tv the local committee. Any
high school wishing to protest
against any official may do so by
filing written objection before the
contest. No school may thus pro-
test more than two officials.
Guests Of the University.
Sleeping quarters will be prOvd-
ed in the university dormitories
and elsewhere, and meals will be
served in the university dining
hail. Meals taken before Friday
morning or after Sunday morning
will he charged for atregular rates,
The Track Mcct-ScOring.
First place counts five points;
second place. three; third place,
two.
Events.
The number and order of events
will be as follows:
/. 1O0-yard dash.
2. Putting the 12-pOund shot,
3. Half-mile run.
4. Pole vault.
S. 12O-yard high hurdle.
6. Running high jump.
:. 440-yard dash.
s. Running broad jump.
9. 220-vard low hurdle.
10. 200-yard dash,
II. One mile run.
teams of four men, each man to
run One-fourth mile.
10. Discus.
IA, .Tavelir.
Number of Entries.
No high school shall enter a
team of more than fourteen men,
nor shall more than three men be
entered for any event from any
high school.
Rules for Track and Field Events.
The track meet shall be govern
ed by the rules as prescribed in
Track, Relay and Cross country
Rules of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association" (Spalding's
Athletic Library, Group VII, No.
S62), with the following eXcep-
lions:
Relay Race.
A line shall be drawn ten yards
on each side of the starting line of |
each relay. the space between these |
lines to be known as the starting |
zone Within this zone each run
ner must touch the succeeding run
ner. No member of a relay team, |
in order to relieve his teammate, |
may run outside of this zone. The |
position of the teams shall be |
drawn for.
Shot Put.
The shot shall be twelve pounds |
of sixteen pounds.