The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-16
M BIG -FOUR, Ira TRACK
l'GS N RJGF FIELD MEET

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The fOllSSw ,,nt NJ, o. Gloryick of the
.siTed by SUPP lP"bo U from Clifford D.
Plenty enaIg9" Superintendent o. 70 ''f the big
.on s s 3TCack and Field Meet W9dcn
-Four I beIJ at Culbertson' Saturday,
NAY 9TH; Culbertson, Montana.
March /, 1928.
Dear S SP5 District and District BaSI
The o tournaments are over, and
btball lU "Ir one thing for most OF
there IS Gi''' 70 think about now. And
that ,d Is spring event. Some sc ;Il Us
the Ila aiyia ~ started indoor work; In
have, al ltbecstern corner of the state
the N l.I;ties now center on the Big |
al a e, Tr"ck and FIELD Meet which is
annla;n T. always held before the state |
meet IL IF @WIissoula and in q way acts
Meet a. estimation contest fot the State |
as an sI For it is certain 5hat those VINO
meet i r,ir some place il The meet
s % p9 are not good enough to The state
Meet. -;r+ardent A. A. Wood of Cul-
SupTi'i in 1921 originated the idea
beF's1H mas q. been an annual and sue
and II flair ever since. Mr.. Wood
ces sow at Libby, Montana, as Super
hl.a aO% but his plan still continues
ln'e s.o+ion and this year will be car
to iu n" under the supervision of Super
Ie su UI Clifford D. Knapp and
MENU L EDGAR L. Bowers. Several
Coach Iois have have already signified that
sslU0I will enter and are going to try
une! tbp Meet which will be held
% WIN inring on Saturday, May 9Th.
'nl Gr 5P'B ig Four" accordin" to Mr..
u.d ljs original idea stands for the
HOOu r1ortbeastern counties, Daniels,
ID Ga5 md Roosevelt and Sheridan.
SSDiItostsnts from all the accredited
S g;nS Schools of these big Four"
n mites enter each spring in a track
sg sJ field meet at Culbertson and this
an With the Meet about one week
i' I@l tban usual, should give all the
. atI, a chance to present stronger
ss.wratition. No one outside the four
.on1ties can enter and the High
S,booI they represent must be fully
sscrpdited and in good standing with
%o State Athletic Association. Mon
s s Hiob School Interscholastic AS
Saeiation rules apply to this meet and
M atblete can enter unless deemed
sIicibIe bv the State Association. A
number of the athletes winning in the
GBic Four" Meet have been made
cood records at the State meets.
Medals are given for first and sec
ond place in fourteen events: A silver
GD and a pennant are given for first
and second place in the meet and a
large silver cup to the school winning
tbe greatest number of points in the
meet. This large cup must be won
three consecutive years before any
school is entitled to keep it perman-
emily Culbertson has won it the last
two years but their chances this veal
are not so good, as their star man
Edward Mute" Anklam graduated
last spring. Mute was high point mar
the last two years.
Each year there are about 100 con
teStants entered on the eligibility lists
Of which about 65 actually take part
In the last three years twelve new
records have been made. 1t is believ
ed that few more records will b.
broken this spring if the weather al
lows good track conditions.
A banquet is given each year t,
the COntetants and the coaches O
school representatives in charge o
the contestants. This is usually fol
lowed by big dance which brings t
close another glorious "Big Four
track and field meet. The Culbertso.
band of 40 pieces furnish the musi
for the day.
The Culbertson High School an
community hereby extends a cordis
invitation to all eligible schools an
their rOOters.
Don't forget the date of the Obi
fOur Track and Field Day, May 5tl
Respectfully yours,
CLIFFORD D. KNAPP,
Superintendent. n.