Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-05
KEWANEE WINNER
Carries Away Victory in the Track
Meet of Military Tract
Association.
LONG LEAD OVER SECOND
Moline Comes Under Wire Third
Rock Island Contestants Get
Ten Points.

Rock Island won 10 points in the
sixth annual track meet of the Mill
tary Tract association at Galesburg
yesterday afternoon. Kewanee was
first with "a points, Monmouth second
with IS, and Moline third with IA. The
features of the meet were the break
ing of the 22O-yard hurdle record of the
association by Trask of Kewanee. and
the 100-yard dash record by Schaum-
loffel of Monmouth.
The schools holding membership in
the association and represented yes
terday were Abingdon, Aledo, Canton,
Elmwood, Galesburg, Moline, Mon
mouth, Princeton and Rock Island.
The largest delegation was from Ke-
vance, about 200 being present
Following the morning oratorical,
declamatory, essay and typewriting
contests all interest was transferred to
the athletic field, about fifteen hundred
people gathering at the Williams track
to watch the events. The track was in
perfect condition and the weather was
ideal with the exception of a west wind.
The result OF the meet follows:
Events and Records.
80 yard dash-Won by Schaumloffel,
Monmouth; Ehrenhart, Abingdon, sec
ond; Gates, Galesburg, third, Time,
:05 4-5
100 yard dash-Won by Schaumlof-
fel, Monmouth; Gates. Galesburg, sec
ond; Slaughter, Princeton, third.
Time, 10 3-5.
Shot put-Won by EhrhOrn, Rock
Island; Moore, Macomb, second, Nance
Kewanee, third. Distance, 81 feet 6
inches.
Pole yault-Won by Reed, Kewanee;
Marshall, Abingdon, second; Hodgson,
Moline, third. Height, 8 feet 10 inches.
Standing broad jump-Won by Hill,
Kewanee; SaRtee, Moline. second:
Collins, Rock Island, third. Distance, .
feet, 104 inches.
440 yard dash-Won by Hodge, Ke
vance; Turnball, Monmouth, second;
Berry, Princeton, third Time, 81.
D.scus-Won by Mcfarland Aledo;
Moore, Macomb, second; Palmquist.
Moline, third. Distance, 80 feet
inches.
220 yard burdles-Won by Trask,
Kewanee; HodSson, Moline. second;
West, Galesburg, third Time, rs.
900 yard dash-Won by McClanahan.
Monmouth; Richards. Moline, second;
Slaughter, Princeton, third. Time,
pa 2-5.
Relay race, u mile-Won by kewa-
nee, Moline second, Princeton, third
Time, 1:4O So,
Running high jump-Won by Mer-
rill. Kewanee; Lift, Rock Island, sec
ond Blazer. Aledo, third. Height, 5
feet 3A inches.
Running broad jump-Wor by Eth
renhart, Abingdon; Nance. Kewanee.
second; Collins, Rock Island, third.
Distance, 20 feet inches.
Association Records.
With the new records made at the
meet, the list of best time and dis
tances of the association is as fol-
lows:
so yard dash-Randall of Monmouth.
Time, :05 As, 1901.
100 yard dash-Schaumloffel of
Monmouth. Time. 10 3-5. 1906.
220 yard dash-HamiltoR of Mon
mouth Time. :23 Is. 1904
44O yard dash-Menell of Monmouth |
Time, :53 Is. 1904.
220 yard hurdle-Trask of Kewanee. |
Time, :2S 1906.
Half mile relay-Monmouth team.
Time. 1:3SA.
Shot put-Liitt of Rock Island Dis
ance, AZ feet inches, 1902. /
Discus throw-Liitt of Rock Island,
Distance. 80 feet Z inches, 1902.
Running broad jump-McClanaha
If Monmouth. Distance, 20 feet 81. |
inches, 1905.
Running high jump-Turner of Elm
wood Height, 5 feet 4 inches, 1902.
Standing broad jump-Schwab, OF
ialva. Distance, 10 feet Ia inches.
905.
Pole vault-Nance of kewanee.
Height, 10 feet inches, 1905.