New Britain herald., 1925-09-09
ID CLOSE
 FOR TRACK MEET
First Industrial Athletic Field
 Day to Be Held Saturday

All entries for the first Industrial | Field Day and athletic meet Ul the New Britain industries which will be he'd al Memorial field in Willow Brook park on Saturday afternoon, must be in by tonight at the latest. The meet will take place at o'clock daylight saving time and is expected 1 10 bring out the best athletes in the i city.
 The majority of tho events Will be closed to employees of the various ] factories of the city but H special feature attraction has been arranged in 100 yard dash for the cham- pionship of New Britain which is open to all registered A. A. L. ath- lctes, Besides this, there win be an open event in the l2-round shot put.
 The mermaids of the city will also have an opportunity to display their skill as on the program lhcre has l been arranged 50-yard swim. any stroke, for the women of the city. The feature of the program and one that will draw more interest | than any other, it is thought, will be the tug between the police and fire departments for large sil- yer cup, the trophy offered for this event. Not in great many years has there been any contest between the fire and police departments for supremacy in athletics. Not even s | ball game has been staged and the tug of-war Saturday is expected to revive the old rivalry that used to exist between the departments years ago.
 The events which will be closed to the bona f1de employees of the local factories are as follows 100 yard dash; 44o-yard dash: $50 yard dash; one mile run; two mile run; running broad jump; standing broad jump: running high jump: 12-pound shot put and one mile relay.
 The events open to all registered A. A. U. athletes will be: 100 yard dash for the championship of New Britain and 12-pound shot put, also for the championship of the city. There will also be the 50 yard swim for women, any stroke, also for the city championship and the tug-of- war between the two city depart ments.
 The prizes to be offered for the events are as follows: Industrial events, silver cups to first, second and third; women's event. silver cups to first second and third; A. A. U. events, silver cups to first, sec- ond and third; City service meet, large silver trophy cup to winning department A large silver trophy cup will be given to the highest in- dividual point winner in the indus trial events; a large silver trophy cup will be given to the factory whose team scores the highest num- Der of points and a large silver tro- phy cup will be given to the winning relay team.
 It is expected that hy tonight, there will be at least 200 entries for the meet and these will be arranged in heats for the events. The off, cials for the meet have all been se- lected and will be assigned to their various duties on Saturday. Crowds of sport hungry fans wifi attend the meet,Fit is thought 10 watch what is considered very important turn in athletics in this city. This will be the first industrial meet ever held here and if the affair is in any meas ure a success, an athletic association will be formed here so that in the future, the city will be assured of 6 meet at least once a year.