Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-25
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Student Athletes Of Iova Colleges
Competing For Hsnors at Des
Moines Today.
The Varsity Team From lows City
Picked For the Prize
Winner.
Attendance Unusually Large and
the Track Other Iowa
News.

Des Moines, May 25.-With propitious
weather the annual field meet of the
Iowa Intercollegiate Association this
afternoon promises to be the best and
biggest every held. Assurances received
in the city during the past week by the
representatives on the games commit
tee We're to the effect that the attend
ance from each Of the school towns
was going to be unprecedented. Low
rates We're granted from various points
in the state and athletic enthusiasts,
decorated with their various college
8colors, will do their best to outvie the
dressy appearance Of the delegates to
the Mothers Congress in giving the
town gala appearance. The state fair
grounds are in excellent condition for
the meet and everything is in readiness
for the successful pulling off Of every
event.
The meet commenced promptly at
1880 and the street car service to and
from the fair grounds prior to that time
was adequate to meet the heavy de-
mands made upon 1t.
+ The state fair grounds are the best
place in the city for the holding of such
q meet and the accommodation of so
many people. The immense grand
stands afford room for all who go
out on foot and the persons who
go in carriages find an excellent
place for their teams on the quarter
stretch. 1t is within perfect view
ing distance Of all the games. The
grounds We're prepared Thursday, after
being worked all week, and are in SUI
perb condition. The 22O-yard run will
be straight away ana the track over
the entire distance is fast for the long
runs and the bicycle events.
The State University seems to be ben
orally the choice for first place. Drake
lis a good second and there are many
enthusiastic supporters of the univer-
sity who claim that the chances are
good for the first place. Ames and
Grinnell will make a strong fight for
third, while Penn and the State Nor
NAL era urged to be within fighting
distance for the same place. Upper
Iowa and Cornell are both represented
in. the meet this year, altho they were
practically dropped from the associa-
Btion thru failure to score ten points at
the last two annual meets. They have
both been permitted to enter teams this
year and will both make q strong eff
fort to be entitled to places next year
and the reinstatement of their repre-
sentatives on the games committee
Upper Iowa has depended upon Fulie,
in retrieving their lost ground for then
in the runs, but it Is understood thai
he will not enter. 1t is not improbable
that the loss of Upper Iowa will also
prove the loss of the S. U. l., as the re-
suits of the 22O and 440-yard runs are
in doubt with Fuller out of the field.
Some Of the teams arrived in the city
last evening and the prospect Of today's
meet was, OF course, the general topic OF
conversa ton. On all hands the State
University of Iowa seemed to be accord
ed the first place. The members of the
Ames team arrived early in the evening
and while there was a hopeful spirit
manifest among some of them that sec
ond place could be attained. it was gem
erally expressed that the team would be
satisfied with third. Drake has got the
best of US on the weights said one OF
them. "and it is hardly possible that we
will be able to beat them
Ames has got strong man for the
sprints in Peck. and the members of this
team are very confident that he will win
out In the 1OO-yard. Lamb inSthe hurdles
is also regarded as cure winner. They
are the prettiest events OF the day" said
a ~
boys will be surprised when they see his
work. He is new man. but is Very
good. especially on hurdles' Pratt, the
famous Yale hurdler, has been in Ames
for some time and has helped in the de-
yelopment of the new man. State Score.
tary John Proll, Of the Y. NJ. G. A., has
also done some good work for the team
we have como dnwniwi,h only three
men this year said Capt. Axtell of the
state normal. ..Detwiler and Wyant are
old men, and are good, all-around men
We are confident that thye will be able
to pull some points in the long run. Oul
new man Wolf is a Splinter and a good
one"
All we expect to do is to get enough
points to permit us to remain in the as
ISOLATION said Capt. Crop, Of Cornell
"All Of the team is made up Of new
men. with the exception OF Christian
son, in the vault, but we have got SONS
good ones among them and are sure that
we will be able 10 get six points,"
THE MISSIONARY MEETING.
Program for the district Convention
to BE Held AZ Iowa Falls.