Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-12
FIELD MEET.
Rock Island and Moline to Try
Conclusions Next Sat
urday.
LOCAL BOYS ARE CONFIDENT
An interesting List Of Events Ar
ranged--Athletes in Good
Form.

made by the students of the Rock ISL
and and Moline High schools as TO the
outcome of the approaching track and
field meet between the two institn-
| tions. The meet will be run off on
the Ninth street track at 100 O'Clock
Saturday, NAV 10. The Rock Island
boys held their inter-class meet last
Saturday and say that the records
made then in comparison with those
made a year ago leads them TO be-
lieve that they will turn the tables on
their rivals. Last year. it will be re-
membered. the Moline boys won by
five points.
The Moline athletes are saying
nothing about their records or per-
formances, but look wise when ques-
toned and say that they will let their
performances do the talking when the
time comes. They intimate, however,
that the Rock Island boys will have
TO ''go some" TO win. especially in
the Jumps. runs, bicycles aud weights.
As this includes practically all of the
events on the program. the listener is
led TO believe that they do not fear
the outcome.
Strong on the Track.
Rock Island seems strongest in the
track events, with Whitman Dart for
the sprints. assisted by rotten, Hoff-
man, Eye, Barnhart. Stafford. Harms
and others. These should win, at
least two places. in each event 10
Rock Island. Darts work is very
commendable for so young perform
er. He will be entered in the lOO-yard
dash. 22O-yard dash, 120-yard low
hurdles, standing broad and running
broad Jump and the relay race. His
performances in the inter-class meet
were strong. especially so in the
22O-yard dash when he covered the
distance in % 4-5 seconds on heavy
track. lie is expected 10 better this
mark by the 18Th. should conditions
be favora ole. Hoffman and Harms
are both good seconds to Dart in the
100 ward dash and the low hurdles.
In the weight events Collins, Tut
tie, Jens aud DIck are the most
promising contestants. Collins leads
the others, especially so in the ham
mer throw. He did 1O4 feet, 9 inches
in the inter-class meet and is booked
10 do better than this by the time OF
the Moline meet.
Stone, Fred Clark, A. Simon and
Montgomery will run a pretty race.
it is said. Simon seems To be trifle
better than the others just at present,
but Stone and Montgomery are push
ing him hard. Fred Clark should
make a fine miller were that event on
81 ion lar-
strength lies in his great powers of
endurance. while Stone has good stay
ing powers combined with an excel
lent sprint. Montgomery has been
troubled with weak ankles, but is
rapidly rounding into shape. With
weeks more good hard work these
boys should cut the 2:20 mark close.
Many BicyclIsts.
Ii has been found impossible to pick
the contestants for the two bicycle
races. A large field composed of
Totten, Collins, Mosenfelder. Stafford,
Barnhart. A. Simon, Loosely and
9TH RS are at work every night on the
track, which has been in fairly good
condition for a week or so. Totten
won both events in. the inter-class
meet. but the riders were all punched
so that no selections were made then.
Trial races will be run Monday nj ght.
With such q field the pace should be
warm and the outcome will be
doubtful The "cranks" pick the
Rock Island boys as winners in these
events the 18th.
Louie Harms, ChauRcey futile.
Weiss and Totten are all doing Il feet
in the running broad jump. Harms
won the 9th with a leap of l6 feet liz
inches. The others were but snort
way behind. however. As nothing is
known of the Moline boys perform
ances in this event, predictions are
useless.
The pole vault contestants are I'M
known quantities as vet. None ofthe
boys have been pushed to their limit.
Weiss and Collins are improving in
form day by day and may furnish
surprises in a weeks time.
Great preparations are being made
TO have a good time by the students
at large rs well as the athletes! School
yells and school songs are being re-
vived, banners and colors are being
overhanled, and when the meet comes
the air will be split with wells such
as old Black Hawk never heard nor
even dreamed of.
The Events.
The events TO be contested are: 100
yard dash, 220-yard dash, 120-yard
low hurdles. half mile run. half mile
bicycle. two mile bicycle, half mile
relay race eight meu). putting the
y pound shot. throwing the L pound
hammer, running broad jump. run
ming high Jump. standing broad jump,
pole vault, tug Of war Give men on q
side), basketball game (girls) in the
evening, Emanons VS.. Moline High
school team
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