The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-22
The Reslults.

East High OF Des Moines captured
with ease the state high school meet
at Haskins stadium yesterday after
noon, securing total of forty-eight
points. The East High athletes doubl-
ed the total of their nearest rival,
West Des Moines
The meet was splendidly contested.
several state records being smashed
or tied, and many of the races being OF
the heartrending variety But from
the first race, which it won, to the last,
In which the scarlet and black also
flashed across the finish line ahead.
East High was predominant. When
the all-star Ben Gates and the feet
Rolla Baird finished first and second
in the 100 the great crowd felt sure
that to East High would,go the honors
OF the meet.
It is six years since the East High
captured meet, Ida Grove and West
High being the champions in the inter.
val since 1893. The long predicted
slump of the plucky high school of
northern Iowa, Ida Grove became q
reality yesterday. But one point was
captured and that was in the last
track event Of the day, the half mile
relay. The days of the Wards, the
Freeneys and Mooreheads have gone,
| perhaps never to return.
Ben Gates was the star OF the meet,
| taking individual honors. The lanky
and seemingly ungainly boy proved to
| be the fastest Splinter in the, state,
winning the 100 yard dash in fast time
BY a whirlwind finish he
gained first honors in the 230
yard hurdles, and took second
place in both the broad jump and
high hurdles. After doing all this he
had enough left in him to run great
race in the half mile relay. Gates
tied the state record in the low hurd
les. The great weight tosser from
Marion, Weiss. was second for the In
dividual honors. getting eleven points.
| He smashed the state hammer throw
record by many feet. Fife of Ana
mosa, Baird of East High, Redfern and
Hammitt Of West High also performed
with exceptionally great ability.
1 Star Race was Half.
The race that brought the crowd to
its feet in a frenzy of enthusiasm was
the half mile The battle between the
| tall. 1.-THE. easy running Leibsle OF
East High and the stocky and plucky
little Redfern of West High was SO
/ fierce that it smashed the former
state record held by Redeem by
almost second. Leibsle ran most
! judicious and well timed race. He
hung within striking distance of the
lead until the last three quarters and
then cut loose, passing Redeem on the
back stretch and sprinting home in
the lead by five steps. The struggle
between Redfern of West and Town
send Of East in the mile was just
about as great. This time Townsend
set the pace and Redeem gradually
wore him down and finished with an
astonishing burst of speed The first
quarter was run in slow time, but the
rest of the mile was race al the time.
Summary.
100 yard dash-Gates (E. D. NJ first
Baird (E. D. b second Ewers LIE
Mars) third. Time, 10 3-5.
12o yard hurdles Hammitt (W. D.
Nd first. Gates &c. D. Nd second,
Martin (Goldfield) third. Time, :1s
IS.
440 yard dash-Fairall fOskaloosa)
first, Harris CIV. D. Nd second. Stou-
fer fMarion) third. Time, "a As
200 yard hurdles Gates fE. D. Nd
first Rodger fMarion) second. Sanders
CIV. D. Nd third. Time, :27 rs.
800 yard run-Leobsle (E. D. Nj
first Redfern (W d. NJ second. Mat
thias fW D. Nj third. Time. 2:03 2-5.
New state record
220 yard dash-Baird fE. D. NJ
first, Gob1eman fMarshalltown) sec
ond Van Auken James third. Time,
"a %.
Mile relay West Des Moines first,
East Des Moines second Davenport
third. Time. $40 As.