Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-06
SUSSEX ATHLETICS
RECEIVING BOOST
Various Associations Training
Contestants for Track and
Field Events.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
searord. April 6.-Athlctics In the |
various high schools of Sussex county |
are receiving a boost this spring, ana
IN addition to thee schools now prepar-
ing their baseball teams, the athletic |
associations are now training the CON
tcs,ants for the track and field events, |
which in all probability will begin In |
Sussex county the third week in April, |
The fourth week in April in Kent
county, and the first week in May
IN New Castle county. Then the fol-
lowing week the state meet will take
place.
In the track and field meet for Sus-
sex county, held last year at George
town. the Seaford school carried of
all the honors Coaches Torbert. Low
den. Hastings and Snyder are working
hard with the Seaford material AT
hnnd this spring. and are fully con-
ndent OF Seaford again carrying off
the honors at Georgetown: They say
the prospects are even better than last
year. and IL they are successful at
the county meet. expect 10 bring home
snme OF the honors at the state meet
The following is a list OF the track
and field events for Sussex county:
Boys.
Eighty pound class-first. 80 yard
dash: second. 440-relay flour boys and
subs): third. standing broad jump;
fourth. dodge bali distance throw.
Ninety pound class-flrst. 90 yard
dash: second. 440 yard relay Qour
bows and subs>: third. hop-step-
Jump (run); fourth, baseball throw
distance.
Il5-pound class-first. 70-ysrd dash:
second. $50 yard relay (four boys and
. subs); third running broad jump
fourth baseball distance throw.
Junior unlimited division-hrst. so
yard dash: second. 22o-yard dash.
third. ss0-yard relay; (four boys and
2 subs; fourth, walking race (quar-
ter mile; NTH. running high jump;
sixth. shot put, IS pounds.
Senior division 4 first, l0o-yard dash
second. medley relay. IN mile. rs
mile and subs) third. running broad
jump; fourth. 44o-yard run. nth, l.
pound shot put: sixth, Ss0-yard run:
seventh, walking race. (Quarter mile).
Girls.
Eighty pound Class-first. S0Yard
dash: second. 220-yard relay "a girls
and subsD: third. dodge bail throw :;
fourth, high toss. 100 feet. distance
height 10 feeO.
Ninety-five pound ciass-first. so
yard dash: second. 200-yard relay "a
girls and subs): third. basketball
distance throw.
li5-pound clas.-hrst. 5o-yard dash
second. aoo-yard relay a girls and 2
eubs): third. baseball accuracy throw
IS trials. distance so feet 2x2 target
Unlimited weight division class
tgirls over lis pounds and all high
school girls). first 50-yard dash; sec
ond walking race (22o yards): third
44o-yard relay a girls and subs)
fourth baseball distance throw.
Events For Boys.
First test for bronze badge-frst
pull up (chinning) 8 times; second
standing broad jump. feet inches
third 60-yard dash. 9 seconds.
Second test for silver badge-frst
pull up (chinnlng) times: second
Standing broad jump. feet, inches
third. 100 yard dash, 135s seconds.
Third test for gold badge-first. pull
up (ch;nning) times: second, run
ming high jump. feet, inches; third
22o-yard dash, IS seconds.
Events For Girls.
First test. for bronze badge-hrst
balancing one in two trials; second
leg raising. 10 times; far throw basket
ball. % feet.
Second test. for silver badse-tirs'
balancing one in two trials; second
leg raising. y times; third. far throw
basketball. 35 feet.
Third test. for gold badge-frst
'ruak raising. - times; second. wolfe
oall service, s times in 10 trials thirC
round arm basketball throw, feet.