. Athletic principles and activities . general throughout th(> country will be reflected in increased interest in schoolcompetition. TRACK AND FIELD. Several years ago most of the girls high schools liegan to encourage trackand field activities within the school. In 1921 Southern. Frankford and Ken-sington combined in a triangular meet held at the Xortheast Boys HighField. Frankford won. Southern being a close second. In 1922, for the firsttime, all of the girls high schools combined to hold a track and field Normal School was invited to enter the competition, and accepted. Each sc
. Athletic principles and activities . general throughout th(> country will be reflected in increased interest in schoolcompetition. TRACK AND FIELD. Several years ago most of the girls high schools liegan to encourage trackand field activities within the school. In 1921 Southern. Frankford and Ken-sington combined in a triangular meet held at the Xortheast Boys HighField. Frankford won. Southern being a close second. In 1922, for the firsttime, all of the girls high schools combined to hold a track and field Normal School was invited to enter the competition, and accepted. Each school was represented by a team of twenty girls. From each teamthree competed in the 75 yards dash, ten in the standing hop, step and jump,ten in the , twenty in the round-arm basket ball far throw, and three iuthe running high jump. The first five placed counted. In each event exceptthe relay the school making the best individual record was credited with 5points, second with 4, third 3, fourth 2, fifth 1. Records for each member. SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 43 of the team were added to give a team total score in every event. The schoolhaving the highest team total in each event received io points, second 8,third 6, fourth 4, and fifth 2. Individual and team scores were credited toeach school. The results gave West Philadelphia first place with 64 , Girls High second with 46 7-10, Frankford third with 32 1-2. The records made in each event are as follows : 75 yards dash— sec-onds, by West Philadelphia. Basket ball far throw—70 feet 7 inches, bvNormal. Standing hop, step and jump—22 feet 1 inch, bv Girls High. Run-ning high jump—4 feet 7 inches, by West Philadelphia. Relay— seconds,by West Philadelphia. THREE VIEWS OF A STANDING BROAD .TUMP.
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