The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-22
FLORIDA GIRLS WILL
GO TO PARIS MEET
Misses Harwick and Fletcher OF State
College Hold Records on Track


Anne Harwick of the Florida STATE
College for Women and Lucy FLETCHER
81 Greer sboro, Florida, High schoo
viii represent Florida at the inter
national Track and Field meet fol
women in Paris, August 20 1922. Inc
event will be staged in the Pershlns
! stadium under the auspices OF the
Federation Sportive Feminine inter
mis- decision was reached sunday
| Nav IA. when the results from the
eastern Tryout Meet held at the
0aLsmere school, Mamaroneck, n. 6
\ the previous Saturday were announced.
Miss Harwick made first place in I'M
lals in the javelin throw, making rec
ord of 127 feet, 10 inches, ana
h,.oal.ing the world record by five
| feet The new world record IN 1avehn
| throwing was SET however, by Kathryn
Agar of Cakesmere, who made dls-
lance Of 134 feet, 8 IL inches during
the preliminaries. She failed to 90 as
well in the finals. The measures for the
isvalin event are taken from the ''both
hand" throws.
Miss Harwick also entered the base
hall throw and the shot put events in
each of which she ranked second.
Al, during her career in the Florida
stata College for Women. Tallahassee,
Miss Harwick. who is a senior now
has starred in athletics where hef m
dividual scoring has done much 70 win
the championship banner for her class.
Lucy Fletcher, freshman in Green's
boro High. was unable to attend the
~
ia stern Tryout Meet because OF illness
in her family. Since her record OF
feet i g inches. broad jump, made at
the Florida State College for Women
during the state High school Girls
Athletic Meet, could not be approached
at Oakesmere and nearer than Z feet
inches, she has been selected to so
to France on the American Team.
These two Florida girls, Anne Har-
wick, formerly Of Jacksonville, and
now OF Miami, and Lucy Fletcher of
viii represent Florida in
Paris in August II Florida people
evince enough interest in what these
girls have done and can do to give
the money needed to send them to
Paris.
Their total expenses viii approx
mate $500. OF this sum, Greensboro
has promised $3.50; Florida state Col
lege 5000 Will the other communities
of the state raise the remaining sum,
SO that Florida can be represented
in the All American Team? Send all
before July 20 to Miss Kath-
crime w. Montgomery, F. S. c., Tall
Ahassee, Florida, Instructor in Physical
in Florida State College, and |
member of the National Women's |
Track Athletics Committee.
In selecting the All American Team to |
send to the international Meet in Paris |
Ill records, ~ from the recent Nation |
Il intercollegiate Meet for Women, (2) |
from all recent State High School |
5irrs meets, (3) from all recent ath-
etic competitions from women con-
lucted by Fairgrounds, industrial
,enters, and Y. w. C. A. athletic or
throughout the nation and
~ from the Eastern Tryout Meet at
New York. May 10, We're
considered by the National Committee
n choosing the All American Team
This included thousands of competf-
ors and 1t is indeed a splendid
OF our Florida girls to
ave made this American Team. and
florida is honored What financial
acking will each citizen OF. the State
i've these girls that the $500 may be
aised to send them to Paris in
AUGUST?