The tenth annual Shanghai Schools Sports Meeting, which is being conducted by the Shanghai Inter-Schools Athletic Association, will begin today, starting at 4 p.m., on the grounds of the Shanghai American School.
Fifteen preliminary competitions of field events are listed on today's programme while the preliminaries for the track events will be run off tomorrow, beginning at the same time on the same grounds.
All finals for all field competitions are to take place on Friday afternoon and the finals for all track competitions will be held on May 13, starting at 2 pin.
No less than eight schools are entered in this meeting. Competitors participate in the events are divided into five classes, A, B, C, D, E, for the purpose of handicapping, which (is determined on, a system taking into account a competitor's age, height and weight.
In the final of each individual event the first six places shall score 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1 points respectively, and in team events 12, 8, 6, 4, 2, 2, points. In case of a tie the points at stake shall be equally divided.
The Public and Thomas Hanbury School has successfully captured the Rotary Shield for successive four years. Last year the team was given a close race by St. Francis Xavier's College as the final margin stood at 188% to 182%.
The Shanghai American School, possessing bigger boys, encountered no difficulty to win the "A" Class championship and the team should Tepeat the performance again this year.
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