San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
Texas Championship Race
Will Be Run in Two Divi-
sicns This Year-Hender-
son Outlines the Whole
Scheme.

Austin. Tex, March 29.--The State
high school football plan for 1924,
sailing for a division Of schools into
two conferences has just been an
nounccd. as finally approved by Roy
Is. HENDERSON, athletic director Of the
University of Texas Interscholastie
League.
According to Mr.. Henderson. this
plan has been carefully worked out
and will more nearly fit the neels
of the small as wei as the large
schools than any similar plan yet
proposed for Texas schools.
Last year 2S2 teams took part in
the football contests. and it is ex-
pcctod that approximately $50 schools
will participate this year. The mum.
Der Las increased every year since
1920, when interscholnstic football
was started.
\ complete list of the new rules
as they have been sent 10 schools
which are members of the league. fol-
low
Eligible schools: Only schools that
have paid the league membership fee
and accepted the plan by October J.,
shall be allowed to participate.
Two Glasses This Year.
Division: Participating schools
shall be classified as follows:
A high school with enrolment of
$50 or more the preceding year shall
compete in Conference A."
A high school with enrolment Of
less than $50 the preceding year shall
compete in Conference B." unless It
wishes to compete in Conference A, :"
in which case the league shall be no.
titled by June !, 1924.
Sections: The state shall be di-
vided into eight sections for Confer
ence A and sixteen sections for Con-
ference Il.
Conference A sections:
Sub-sections may be arranged when
eight or more participating schools
are in the same section.
Section 1: Amarillo. Electra. Lub-
book, Plainview, Vernon, Wichita
Falls.
Section 2: Abilene. Breckenridge,
Brentwood, Cisco, Comanche. San
Angelo:
Gainesville. Mineral Wells, Weather
ford.
Section 4: Corsicana, Ennis. Hills.
horo, Terrell, Waco. Waxahachie.
Section D: Dallas. Denison. Green
vile, Mckinney. Paris, Sherman, Sui
phur Springs.
Section 6: Lufkin, Jacksonville,
Marshall. Nacogdoches, Palestine. Tex
arkana. Tyler.
Section q: Beaumont. Galveston,
Houston. Orange, Port Arthur.
San Antonio in Section s.
Section s.: Austin. Corpus Christi.
San Antonio. Temple.
Schedules: A Conference "a
team shall play as many as one-ha't.
or. IL an uneven number. majority.
of the other membcr-schools in its see
ton not later than November s. or in
its subsection not later than Noyem-
Der /.
A Conference "B, team shall play
at least four games with different
high schools in its section not later
than November /. These games sba y
be with teams truly representative OF
the section judged OH strength shown
last season.
Each participating school shall sub,
nit its schedule To the state office by
october /. showing games that have
been arranged IN 10 and including No
vembcr s. If necessary. the league
hall re-arrange schedules in order tC
hnve the sectional champion determin
cd Mt the proper time.
Championships. how determined
Sectional championships shall be dc
| tsrmincd by the percentage method
| Tbe team in each section having th'
fiehest percentage on November ] fo
Inference AZ" and November 3 ia
Conference "a" shall he declared th
sectional champion. II two or NOR