Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
co. A winner
OF TRACK MEET
OF REGIMENT
Rock Island Boys Have Prac-
ticaIIy No Composition in
tho Different Events.
OPPONENTS SCORE BUT IL
Took All But Dozen Points, Distributed
Among Five Companies-come
Home Well Pleased.

National Guard broke camp at Spring
field Saturday evening at $3.50 and the
rren were taken to the depot of the
Chicago & Alton on special street cars. |
The train carrying Company A and Col |
onel Channon of this city and the head |
quarters left there at $3.50 and came
by way of Peoria, arriving here about
G O'Clock yesterday morning. The |
men were all pleased with their trip
and came home in the best of spirits. |
The last two days in camp were the |
busiest ones there as there was some.
thing doing all of the time
Had No Opposition.
Winning the track meet of the
regiment proved easy for Com.
pany A. The greater part of
the meet was held Friday
morning and when time came to finish
1t the next day there was no one VINO
wanted to because the local athletes
were so fer in the lead that there was
no chance to beat them out. Shin
strom was the star performer of the
day. He took first place in the dashes.
44O-yard run and in the discuss throw
He was second in the standing broad
jump and in the shot put, making q to-
tai of 26 points for the company. Enr-
horn contributed points, getting first
place in the shot put. second in the
discus and third in the standing broad
hump. Roy Wilmerton took second in
| the 220 and the 440 and was third in
the 100-yard dash. This made AZ
points for Company A to IL for its
competitors, represented by five COM
psnies. Company c of Galesburg ard
| Company G of Dixon We're the only
two others to make any points. each
of them taking 6. Price of Company
G. is Wisconsin university man and
he was feared up to the time of the
meet. He hardly figured however, the
best he could get being a second and
three thirds. Andrews of Company c
took the only first which the local
company failed land, by winning
the standing bJ jump.
Company X If Kewanee which won
the cup last year by two points from
Rock Island refused to enter the meet
on the grounds that they were not
prepared because 80 days notice was
not issued. They claim they could
have enlisted number of good ath-
letes if they had been sure the meet
would be held. 1t was to prevent this
lenlisting of athletes who would come
Idown only for the meet which caused
its announcement to be withheld and
il is probable that Company X will be
forced to relinquish the cup to its
rightful holders, Rock Island.
Fourth In Shoot.
The company rife team trophy will
} not be here. however, this year, the
best the company A rifle team could
do in the rifle shoot Friday was fourth
place. Company E of Sterling took
first place and the cup with'73S points.
Company B of Geneseo was second
with ia and Company C of Galesburg
. made 694. Company A had total of
$50 points. Considering that fact that
the three higher teams were composed
of practical marksmen who were fav.
ored with company rife ranges, the
,, local boys made a very creditable
showing high wind was blowing
across the range making it necessary
&c allow for windage on the sights Of
land boys fell down as constant prac
!. ice with ones own rifle is necessary
Ito learn just how to allow for thu
i wind. Company E won the cup las
u year and their team was made up o
+ men who knew just how to allow 70
anything, besides knowing just hoy
: leach individual gun shoots. This is
big factor in a rife shoot and Captain
Dunavin's team expects to be up Il
this department after shooting 70
lpractice on it's own range which is bt
ing located out back of the Watc
Tower. The locals had the best scor
by far of any of the companies whic
! have no range at home. Company
4 lof Moline was in eighth place. TIL
coloners staff sent team to the NEE
which was ineligible to compete fC
the company cup but which carried o
the high score of the day with a tot;
of 754 points.
IN Scores of Local Team.
Sergeant Latimer made the hie
score for the Rock Island team maxim
LA total of I55 out of a possible 20
The sergeant is an expert marksms
but he is accustomed to the new riff
and the change to the old Springfie
threw him of somewhat. CAPITA
Dunavin was second man in total, wi
IlI38 points, and MacManus was clio
Itthird with 1877. Orr made 134 poin'
IiWochner fell down somewhat and he
the team total down. He made on
116 when it was expected he wou
make about 140 It was his first tir
Hin competition, though, and he becar
nervous. Sergeant Simpson was 81
II Il. - AZ a.