The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-24
BOYS ATHLETIC
MEET PLANNED
approximately $50 Expected
TO Enter Events to Be Held
on May 81


pected to participate in the sixth
annual Bismarck Boys Athletic
meet to be held Thursday, May 81,
at the Hughes field.
Boys eligible to enter the differ
ent events must be in the fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth
grades and must be 10 years old on
May 81. "There can be no excep-
tions to this rule" w. G. Fulton,
superintendent of the meet, said.
The public and parochial schools
participating are the Rlchholt,
Wachter, Roosevelt, William Moore,
st. Mary's (including the ninth
grade) and the high school fresh
men.
The school whose athletes win the
greatest number Of points will be
declared champions and will receive
a silver loving cup awarded by the
Elks lodge Of Bismarck.
Four Events Per Boy
Each boy is expected to enter the
four events of his class. The rules
for each event will be the same as
those of the high school league. In
each event, each boy will have the
following number of tries: One in
the dash, one in the baseball throw,
one in the standing and running
broad jumps and three at each
height in the high jump.
Climaxing the meet will be a re-
lay race with eight boys from each
school on the different teams. No
boys will be allowed on the relay.
teams who have not competed in
other events.
To obtain the point average of
each school in order to determine
the championship, the total num-
Der of points earned by it's entries
will be divided by the total enroll
ment Of boys in each school who are
eligible to take part. The total
number of points will not be divided
by the total number of boys actual
~ taking part. The relay race shall
not count IS points except in case of
q tie.
The classification Of boys fol-
/. lows:
Glass A boys who are 10 or
II and in the fifth grade, but weigh
under 81 pounds.
Class A Boys who are 10 or IL
who weigh over 81 pounds, boys
who are IL or Is who weigh under
81 pounds.
Class Boys who are IL or Is
who weigh over 81 pounds, boys
who are IA or Is who weigh under
SO pounds.
Class C-Boys who are IA or Is
who weigh over 90 pounds. boys
who are Is or IL who weigh less
than III pounds.
Class D-Boys who are Is or II
who weigh Ill pounds.
The minimum scoring table and
events follow:
Class A standing broad jump,
3 feet; running broad jump, 5 feet
6 inches: baseball throw for dis
! tance. 60 feet; so yard dash in IL
seconds.
I Class A 2 Standing broad jump,
3 feet 5 inches; running broad jump,
6 feet 10 inches; baseball throw for
\ distance, 10 feet; 50 yard dash in
10 seconds.
Class b Standing broad jump, )
feet IL inches; running broad jump,
6 feet 10 inches: baseball throw for
distance, 100 feet; Is yard dash in
! Is seconds.
Class C-Standirc broad jump, 4
feet 5 inches; running board jump.
- feet 10 inches; baseball throw for
distance 10 feet; 100 yard dash in
is seconds.
Class Drumming broad jump, s
! feet 10 inches; running high jump,
3 feet 2 inches; taceball throw for
! distance, $50 feet; 100 yard dash in
!. IS seconds.
The points from events above the
! minimum:
Standing broad jump. l inch bet
. ter than minimum 2 points.
: Running broad jump. ! inch bet
. ter than minimum point.
Running high jump. / inch bet
! ter than minimum points.
Baseball throw foot better
! than minimum point.
Dashes, Is second better than
minimum l point.