The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-08
THE field MEET \ !
IS EXCITING
events Are Being Pulled OF This AZ.
ternoon at Athletic Field In
Sight Of Good
Crowd.
GOOD RECORDS ARE MADE

Visiting Athletes Here From Many PIs-
ces and the Interest in In
tense In the Big Athlet-
10 Events.
Rain nut a severe crimp in the sec
md annual Tri-State athletic meet
held today at the athletic park. When
tae first four athletes lined up at the
start of the first trial heat In the
1O0.yard dash this morning the rain
was falling fast and the entire field
had already been drenched In the
down-pour.
The week had been favored by per-
feet weather and 1t was hoped that 1t
would remain clear over Saturday.
The track was in lightning condition
until shortly before s o'clock this
morning when the down pour began.
Il continued throughout the entire
morAkg e. letting up now and then. but
during the preliminaries of the 100
and 220-yard dash the rain was quite
heavy The athletes we're brought to
the starting point under cover OF UNI
brellas and bath robes and were ex-
posed only while in actual running
and few seconds at the start.
Track Heavy.
AJShnVoI, he track Was pYCentl0nal-
" heavy several excellent heats were
nm and rare form was displayed by
some of the classy men entered.
The following twelve teams register
ed this morning as having repre-.
sentatives in the meet Iowa City,
Pittsfield, Seymour, Galesburg, Ma.
comb, Wapello. Biggsville, Rock Is
land, Kahoka. Burlington, Fairfield
Moline. Keokuk.
In all there were seventy athletes
from the various high schools of the
three states and had the meet been
favored by good weather the meet
sould have been one of the best In
kr-scholastic affairs ever held in this
ction.
Many of the athletes gathered al
field today are men who have
points In big meets and would
e lowered many of tie Tri-Statt
fks had the track been fast.
Trial Heats.
echstein and G. King. entered b!
snk in. the 100-yar.. dash were VI
brm this morning In the short rae,
! both were entitled to place II
semi-finals, which were schedule,
/ the afternoon owing to the condl
of the track. Pecistein ran
) ty race in the first heat when Mad
of Fairfield led him to the tap,
IA few feet in the time of IL sec
s. In the third heat King took !
u and ran next to Smith n a.
eptionaIly slow heat. The othe
- men in the heat were slow an
5, de things easy for the winners 0
Il II, and second place. who are er
" ed to a place in the semi-finals.
\ The star performer of the mornin
II s Lewis of Pittsfield, who is
III ored athlete. In heat consistin
II classy sprinters he led the quartz
II the tape in the second heat of tn
O-yard dash in the time of 10 A.
Il conds this being fast consit
Il ing the weather conditions. III
II so carried off honors In tn
IVA % yard dash. first predlimi,
III ~. by covering the dlstanc
II ithout being pushed in the time {
liz seconds.
Semi Finals.
The 220 yard dash semi.finals wa
II run in two heats. The first one wa
II won by Lewis OF Pittsfield, with Smit
II of Galesburg, second. time "a As. TIL
II second heat was won by Dyson {
II biggsyille, with Steenburg of Roc
ii Island, second, time 25 seconds.
II Good Sized Crowd.
II Ihere was good sized crowd o,
II tiAs afternoon in spite of the weathe
II the grand stand being almost filled an
| ABOUT $50 being in the field. TIL
| ram caused more damage to the jun
ing pits than anything else and CO..
| SIDERABLE trouble is expected in tt
nlsn jump and pole vault event
me straightaway 100 yard track is
poor condition.
Dyson Runs Well.
~'coH VI DiS6SVlHe, VINO SeuJ
school to tie for second place Wi
IT. Madison last year in the tt
state meet, again made his appearan,
N the meet today and displayed ra
form. In the four heats of tle 10
yard dash he ran second to Wylar
Of Moline, taking that place and usii
good Judgment in not pushing the ia
man for first place early in the gam
IN the 220-yard dash, fourth heat,
captured first with ease, Zeigler
FAIRFIELD, passing King of Keokuk ne
tne tape and taking second place.
another sterling athlete entered
,oday's meet is Wyland of Moline. T
= a star all around man and display
great form In the fourth heat Of Il
lUo.yard dash.
according to the work this mornil
me finals In the 100-yard dash "
De between Lewis of Pittsfield. >Dysc
u Biggsville, and Wyland of Molir
win Lewis the favorite.
Lewis looks good for the 220-ya