The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-04-20
50 HIGH SCHOOLS
MAY ENTER MEET
OFFICIAL STATE MEET HERE ON
MAY 10 is GOING TO
BE A HUMMER
NUMBER OF ENTRIES WILL Be DOUBLED
A New 18O-Foot Grandstand Is Being
Built to Accommodate the
Big Crowds

to enter in the annual South Dakota
interscholastic track and field meet to
be held in Brookings on May 10,
under the auspices of State college.
This is the official meet of the state
high school athletic association and
is held in Brookings each year. In
terest in track and field work is grow
ing among the high schools all owe
the state from reports received Of the
number in training.
With this widespread interest among
even the smaller schools and the in
crease in the number of sectional
meets being scheduled, the state meet
promises to be one the best ever
staged at State college both from the
standpoint of competition and attend
ance.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the entertainment and ac-
commOdation of the many visitors who
will accompany the athletes, as we'll as
for the athletes themselves. The
student association of the college is
building a new grandstand, $50 feet
long and 16 tiers high, which with the
old stand will properly seat the fans
along the straightaway. The college
military band and the girls concert
band will furnish music for an exhibit
ton football game between teams
made up of college men who are out
for spring football practice.
Graduation Of many former high
school athletes during the last year
has made places in the interscholastic
armament for several new stars this
spring. Mcdowell, of Sioux Falls, win
ner of the discuss throw last year has
passed into the collegiate class with
Ryger Of Brookings, winner Of the pole
vault, the century and the 220-yard
dashes. The high and broad jumps are
open to new men, Gamble of Huron,
in the former event last year, and
Sundet of Brookings, who took first
in the letter having all been graduated
last June. TillOtson, Hot Springs half
miller, who took that event a year
ago., is likewise out of the game. In
the 44O dash there will be an opening
because Of the graduation Of Bruce
Johnson of Aberdeen.
Only one interscholastic record has
been broken in the state since 1915. In
1920, Irwin Of Brookings, cracked the
former mile record established in 1914
by Van Benthuysen Of Mitchell, lower
ing the time from 4:41 15 to 4:40. For
two years during the war the state
meet was discontinued, but was resum-
ed again in 1919. The temporary aband-
Onment had the effect of lowering the
quality of the athletes turned out for
the mex few years and not until last
spring was this quality brought back
to anywhere near it's former level.
This year there will be many exper-
fenced men included in the list Of en-
tries, men who have been developed
for two or more years and who will
probably reach their prime this season.
While last year 20 high schools com
peted in the state meet, it is expected
the number will be nearly doubled
this year.
With this possibility, the team that
can gather in Is or 20 points, or even
a few less, stands in a fair way to
carry off the honors.
B%rookings won the silver cup offered
for the meet last year, with Ryger and
Sundet scoring 20 Of the victors 81
points. Spencer took second place
with II points, while Sioux Falls was
third with II 13 points. Pierre and
Huron tied for fourth place with seven
points each.