Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-18
'ATHLETES ARE DIVIDED
INTO TWO CLASSES
Events Will Be Held for Both
Men and Women
Contestants.
DNrRY LIST CLOSES MARCH "a
Three Big Relay Races for Outside
Organizations Feature of Program.
Seven Silver Trophies Arc AT stnkc.
Appoint Committees.

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Athletes In Richmond banks Will
compete in fifteen events, two of
which will be championship relay
races. at the annual track meet Of
the Richmond Chapter, American In
stitute OF Banking. on April l. The
meet will be held in the Coliseum and
promises 10 be one OF the biggest and
best ever staged by the local chap
ter.
Eddie Hotze, chairman OF the meet,
called meeting OF the representa-
t!ves of the banks yesterday after
noon at the Union Bank OF Richmond
and the details OF the event were
completed. y floor committee. Il tick
ct committee, and a judges commit
tee were appointed. These commit
tees VIII begin work at once In order
that the meet may proceed without
hitch.
The athletes will be divided into
two classes. men and women. with APP
propriate events for each class. The
mens'division will consist OF 5O-ynrd
dash. 220-yard dash. SsO-yard run.
one-mile run. running high jump. 4i0-
yard run. 50yard hurdles. shotput,
pole vault. and relay race for the
Events for the girls will be: 5o-yard
dash, potatoe race. running high
jump, indoor baseball throw. and IA re-
lay race for the womcns champion
shin among the local banks.
Three Special Relay Races.
While the meet is held by the Rich
mond bankers and "A majority OF tho
events arc for only those employed
In Richmond's financial institutions
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tween outside teams. Two of these
events are open to any school. or ath-
lctic club: the third will be between
three of the leading Scout troops OF
Richmond. Bcncdctine Military Col
lege, John Marshall High School, Nc
Cures University School. Chester
High School, and Petersburg High
School arc the probable contendcrs
in the prep school relay race. Rich
mond Athletic Club, knights OF CO.
lunlbus, Church Hin Athletic Club,
LNnchhurG Athletic Club. and the Vir-
Einia Roat Club have announced that
theY VIII have teams in the athletic
club relay The Scout relay is open
10 only three teams. All relay teams
should file entry blanks with Eddie
Hotgc at the Planters National Bank.
winners Of each relay will receive
handsome silver trophy.
II Is expected that more than 100
bank athletes, including men AMI
women. viii take part in the meet
WORK OF arranging the entrants in
order and properly classifying them
VIII take several days and the entry
list Will close nj midnight. March -
Managers of the bank teams can OBJ
tain entry blanks from Holtze and
are asked to fiji them out and return
them as soon as possible.
silver Trophies for Indi, idunls
silver trophies will go TO the man
and woman who registers the high
est number of points. The relay team
winning the bank championship also
VIII receive a handsome silver cup
for its efforts.
Committees appointed YESTERDAY
follow:
Floor-W Willie Lowry. broadway
National, chairman: doc" Wharton.
Federal Reserve: Same Crane, FirS,
National; Lyn Butterworth. Me-.
chants National, Lewis Shuman.
American National. and Charlie Ter
ry. Bank OF Commerce AMI Trust.
Tickets-"Dick" Rerkley. First Ma
tionai. and prummond Curtis, Com
,nerce and Trust
Prizes-"Mike" Walker. Union
Bank or Richmond
aGcs-Archie Evals. +. clerk II
course; Frank Dobsop. starter John
Croniey. field judge.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
the athletes tc use the Blues Armory
Ia: practice work. The arrnory Will
be aNaiia BILE next Tuesday ,f,.rr,nr