Evening journal., 1921-04-16
400 ATHLETES
MAY COMPETE
Record Entry List Expected
For Annual Inter-
Scholastic Meet
WILL BE HELD
SATURDAY, MAY 7
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
NEWARK. April 1s. - Track
Coach ]. VI. lie Cato, Of the Univer-
sity OF Delaware, who has charge OF
the plans for the eighth annual in
ter-scholastic field and track meet to
be held on Frazier Field Saturday,
May Z, is OF the belief that the num-
ber OF contestants will be much
larger this year than ever before. He
bases this opinion on the many
queries that he is receiving daily
from preparatory and high schools
in Pennsylvania. Maryland and New
Jersey, in addition to schools in this
state.
Because OF the prospective large
entry list and to provide more equal
competition. there will be three
classes. Class ] will be for Tome In
stitute. Baltimore City College. Per-
kiomen, Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington high schools and other
schools OF equal rank. Class will
be open to Wilmington High, Will
mington Friends. Salesianum ot
Wilmington. Chester and West Ches-
ter High. Swarthmore Prep, Vine
land High. Cheltenham High and
other schools OF that rank. Glass 3
will be open TO the smaller high
schools that do not have the advan-
tage OF modern gymnasiums and ath-
letlc trainers, such as Newark,
Dover. Lewes. DUPONT. Northeast
and Elkton, Nd. oxford. Pa. and
schools Of that rank.
The events in Class ! will be ivU
220. 440 and $50 yard dashes. one
mile run. 220-yard low hurdles, pole
vault. running broad jump. running
high jump. 12-pound shotput and
one-mile relay. The events in Glass
will be the same as Glass /. except
that the 22O-yard dash and pole
vault will be eliminated and there
will be a sprint medley relay in place
Of the one-mile relay. Events In
Glass 3 will be the same as Glass 2
with the exception that the mile run
and 220-yard low hurdles will be
eliminated and the 220-yard dash
substituted for the hurdle event
A silk banner will be presented
10 the team in each class scoring tho
greatest number OF points and gold
silver and bronze medals awarded
the individuals in each event Silver
loving cups will be tho prizes in the
relay events. The college authoritie,
ere planning to take care OF severa
hundred contestants. and II may
reach 400. The regulations govern.
ing the meet follows:
This meet will be governed by the
same rules OF qualifications that now
prevail in the Inter-Collegia A. A
A. A.
ANY contestant in Class or Cias'
who may wish TO compete in any
event not in his class may have the
privilege OF entering such event IN
the class above.
EXAMPLE-Any man In Glass
or who wishes to enter in the pole
vault may do so by entering Glass ]
An entry fee OF 25 cents per maj
will be charged for each event en-
tered.
In the event that trial heats arr
held, only those contestants shall b.
allowed to run in the final heat tina
have qualified in the trial heats.
A round baton of solid wood. tel
inches long by one and a quarter
inches in diameter. shall be carried
by each contestant in the Rela!
races. Batons will be furnished bl
the management
The events will be contested in tn
order in which they appear on tn
program. Only one call will be mad
for contestants to appear at thei
marks
Contestants on arriving at Newarl
should report Immediately to IN
gymnasium. where they will receiv
their contestants number, thei
locker number. and luncheon
ticket. sheets bearing contestant
number will be given out by tn
clerk Of the course at los p. NJ. a
the entrance TO the track. Contest
ants must wear their numbers. Mum
bors must be securely fastened, an
no contestant will be allowed {
compete unless his number is plainl
visible.
Professors. coaches, substitutes
and managers will not be allowed o.
the field Contestants. whether the
are dressed in contestants uniforr
or not. will not be allowed on tn
field except when actually compel
ing A section OF the terrace at IN
rear Of the gymnasium will be re
served for contestants and attend
ants.
The dressing room, shower bath
and swimming pool in the basemer
OF the gymnasium will be open I
the contestants.
Entries or changes OF entries re
ceived later than Saturday, April 81
r. NJ, will positively not be recoG
nized.
At the close OF each event, cor
testants finishing first. second q
third will be given cards entitlin