The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-19
If Weather is Right There
VIII Some Fast Step
ping Saturday

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MoRGAsSTowN, May 1s.-1t was
Announced here today that It Will
be necessary To have trials in all
field events ii the Fourth annual
meet here Saturday, beginning at
$3.50 Ia the morning and continuing
TN noon With the final in the after
noon. Il was also announced that
lhere would be trial heats in the
ioo4yard dash, go dash, 100 high
hurdles and go low hurdles, and
possibly ii the 44Oyard dash, these
trial heats being started at 10 a. m.
Saturday and ending at noon.
Although there are but 90 in
dtysduals entered in the meet, the
average west Virginia high school
athlete completes in from three to
SIX events and the MAJ ority in four
as witness apete. Barnum, the
parketsburg high phenom who
throws the jayelin, hammer and
DISCUS. puts the shot and does well
in the broad Jump, well enough, 1t is
believed to place first or second in
The event: This situation makes
ihe trials necessary in order to get
through with the program in one
afternoon. The formal program has
been made up and shows the fol-
lowing numbers Of me unqualified for
each event: 100 yard dash, 81; 220
dash, 3s; 440l dash, "a; half mile, 80;
mile. 22 ;twp mile, IA; 100 high hur-
dies. is; 220 low hurdles, 80; ham
mer throw, 90; shout put, q; discus
throw, 40; broad jump, q; iayelin
throw s0SFpoleyault, 81; high jump
Se and no less than 10 teams are
entered III the relay race. OF course
these figures can be discounted
about copper cent on account of the
yonths who will find the going too
strenuous and confine themselves
to fewer events, but 1t is a safe
bet that IN the more popular events
such as the 100, 200. .440, half mile,
etc. az least as men will face the
starter and it Is a physical impos-
slbility to start this number Of men
ON any running track in the coun-
try II Is planned TO run three or
four heats DISK or eight men eacn
the dashes, qualifyig two men
IRON each heat for the final, giving
eight men in tho final, which is al
most the capacity of the West Vir-
ginia straightaway. 1t is hoped
thai II viii be unnecessary to run
heals In the 44o because of the
strenuous nature OF this race, but
ii more than half the men come
forward for It who qualified, two
heats will have to be run Saturday
morning.
Everything is being placed in
tip-top shape for the meet. The
visitors are expected to arrive large
IS ON Friday afternoon, May 20, and
the first meal will be served at the
Nj ID. church at 6 p. m. lmmedl-
atsiy after this meal the SHOW"
of the Engineering school will be
staged and all 1.-THE visitors are ex-
pected 10 attend that. Friday a
force Of men will put the finishing
touches on the track, the jumping
pits and other facilities and it is
believed unless unusual rains come
on that the track will be in great
shape for record breaking. Two
jumping pits arc provided this year
one for the pole vault and one for
the broad and high jumps, SO that
there viii be, no delay due to lack
Of facilities: All Of the officials,
81 In number, have stated that they
would he on hand and no detail has
been oyerloo ked In any department.
Arrangements have been completed
for housing all the visitors at the
fraternity houses and all meals will
be served Eat the First NJ. E. church.
Time schedule for events in the
fourth annual state high school
track and field meet:
al Ms:s0, pole vault, trials.
$50. shot put, trials. 10, 100 yard
dash trial heats. 1915, discus throw
trials. tos 10, high jump, trials. 1925
100 high hurdles, trial heats. 1O:45