The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-04
INTERSCHOLASTIC
FIELD MEET Is
BEING ARRANGED
Schools Of Kentucky Are Asked to
Participate In Statewide
Athletic Event Soon TO
Be Held.


the accredited high schools Of the
state will be held at the University Of
Kentucky May and T. The program
for the debates has just been an
nounced at. the University. The state
has been divided, into seven districts
and each district will send a team to
the university. The districts are Cen
trail Kentucky District, Northern Ken
lucky District, Eastern Kentucky Dis
trict, Southeastern Kentucky District,
Louisville District, Henderson, Ovens
boro District, and Paducah District.
The district contests have been held
all over the state during the last
month, and it is expected that the dis
trict winners will be announced soon.
The finals in the Central Kentucky
District are to be held at Lexington on
Monday, May .. The following schools
are expected to have teams in the dis
trlct contest: Lexington High School,
Clark County High School, Winchester
High Sschool, Stanton College Acad-
envy, Asbury College Academy, Ander-
County High School, and Richmond
High School. Already Model High
School of Eastern State Normal has
been eliminated by Richmond and
Frankfort High School has been elm
mated by Lexington High School. The
district tournament is expected to be
holly contested for the district cham
pionship. The various winning teams
from each of the seven districts are
expected to meet at the university on
Friday, May G., to battle for the ALL
State Championship. The debates will
begin at $50 a. m, May g. and the
contests will open with a debate be-
tween Central Kentucky and Louis
vile districts. At the same hour is
| scheduled a debate between the Ow-
ensboro-Henderson district and Pa
ducah district and also debate be-
Tween the Northern Kentucky district
and the Southeastern Kentucky dis
tricts. The first preliminaries being
lover, the winner Of the contest be-
Tween the Northeastern and South
eastern districts will debate the win
ner of the Northern Kentucky District.
The winner of this latter contest will
debate the winner of the Central
Louisville contest This will reduce
the teams to two and the winner of the
last mentioned contest will debate the
winner Of the Owensboro-Paducah
contest in the finals for the All-State
championship.
All the debates except the finals
will be private and the teams con-
cerned will not be admitted to hear
the others debate. Three sets OF judges
will sit at the debates. The finals are
to be held in the University chapel at
l7:3O p. M, Friday evening, May 6.
The student body of the University
lis planning reception for the visit
ling teams. The Booster Club Of the
University student organization
made I'D of representatives from all
Iother organizations in the University
has taken matters in charge and
Twill arrange for the entertainment OF
the visitors. The various clubs and
other organizations representing the
various sections of the state vii larray
themselves in line for roofing for
their home teams. 1t is expected that
1.-THE visitors will be received as never
before.
Plans are now being made by the
University Boosters to take care OF
the large number of visitors expected
The visiting teams will be entertain
ed at a dinner in the University Arm
DRY on the evening of May 6.
The Interscholastic Track Tourna-
ment is to be held also on Friday and
Saturday, the track tournament begin
ming at o'clock p. m, Friday and
continuing in tho finals on Saturday
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