Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-16
.INTERSCHOLAST|C
MEET At DELAWARE
Annual Event on May 7 Gives
Promise of Being the
Best of All.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening.

Special Correspondence or Every EVeninR'
Newark April 16.-TraCk Coach j. Nj.
LeCato of the University OF Della
ware. who has charge of the plans Tor
the eighth annual interscholastic field
and track meet to be held on Frazer
Field. Saturday. May Z, is of the belief
that the number of contestants will be
much larger this year than ever be-
fore. He bases his opinion on the
many queries that he is receiving from
preparatory and high schools in Penn
sylvania. Maryland and New Jersey in
addition To schools in this state.
Because of prospective large entry
list and TO provide more equal com
petition there will be three classes.
Class l will he for Tome Institute.
Baltimore City College. Perkiomen.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton High Schools and other schools of
equal rank. Class will be open to
Wilmington High Wilmington Friends.
Salesianum of Wilmington, Chester and
West Chester High. Swarthmore Prep.
Nineland High. Cheltenham High and
other schools of that rank. Class 3
will be open 10 the smaller high schools
that do not have the advantage of mod
ern gymnasiums and athletic trainers.
such as Newark. Dover. L>ewes, du Pont.
Northeast and Elkton, Md. oxford Pa.
and schools of that rank.
The events in class ! will be. 100.
22O. 440 and SS0-yard dashcs. one mile
run. 220-yard low hurdles. pole vault.
running broad jump. running nigh
jump. 12-pound shotput and one-mile
relay. The events in class will be the
same as class /. except that the 22O-
yard dash and pole vault will be elimin-
| ated and there will be a sprint medley
relay in place Of the one-mile relay.
Events in class will be the same as
class >. 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 TO the
team in each class scoring the greatest
number of points and gold. silver and
bronze medals awarded the individuals
in each event Silver loving cups will
he the prizes in the relay events. The
college authorities are planning to take
care of several hundred contestants
and il may reach 400. The regulations
governing the meet follows:
This meet will be governed by the
same rules of qualification that now
prevail in the Inter Collegiate a. A. a.
a.
Any contestant in Glass IL or Glass
III who may wish to compete in any
event not in his class may have the
privilege OF entering such event in the
class above. Any man in Class ii or
III who wishes TO enter in the pole
vault may do SO by entering Class l.
An entry fee OF IS cents per man viii
be charged for each event entered.
In the event that trial heats are held.
only those contestants shall be allowed
To run in the final heat that have quail
ified in the trial heats.
round baton Of solid wood ten
inches long by one and a quarter inches
in diameter shall be carried by Zach
contestant in the relay races. Batons
will be furnished by the management.
The events will be contested in the
order in which they appear on the pro-
gram. Only one call Will be made for
contestants 10 appear at their marks
Contestants on arriving at Newark
should report Immediately 70 the Gym
nasium. where they viii receive their
/ contestants number. their locker num-
Der. and luncheon ticket. Sheets
! bearing contestants number, Will be
! given out by the clerk OF the course al
| los D. m. at the entrance to the track
1 ODtSS must wear AAEiI
! Numbers must be securely fastened and
/ no contestant will be allowed TO com
pete unless his number is plainly visi-
| BILE. Professors, coaches. substitutes
and managers will not be allowed or
| the field. Contestants. whether they
are dressed in. contestants uniform OF
/ not. will not be allowed on the field ex-
| cept when actually competing. A sec
/ ton of the terrace at the rear Of the
! gymnasium will be reserved for con-
testants and attendants. The dressing
| room. shower baths. and swimming pool
| in the basement Of the gymnasium Will
| be open TO the contestants. Entries or
changes of entries received later than
| Saturday, April 80. 6 p. m. will positively
not be recognized.
At the close Of each event contest
ants finishing first, second. or third will
be given cards emitting them 70 prizes